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Rodney Cook(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Rodney Cook
Interview with Rodney Cook about The Lord of the Rings becoming a TV series in Auckland
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Stuntman Rodney Cook dishes on what goes down on the LOTR set
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Rodney Cook is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and Avatar (2009). He is married to Hil Cook. They have one child.
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    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Stunts
    • 2003
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7.4
    • Stunts
    • 2014
    Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Stunts
    • 2009
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Stunts
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Stunts

    • Wolf Man
      • assistant stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Chief of War
      • utility stunts
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Barbed Wire Canoe
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
    • Buzz Kill (2023)
      Buzz Kill
      Short
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2023
    • Arthur Acuña, Christian Kane, and Samantha Richelle in Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • action director
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2020–2023
    • Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Jamie Flatters in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • stunt performer
      • 2022
    • Don't Make Me Go (2022)
      Don't Make Me Go
      6.7
      • stunt driver
      • 2022
    • Flora & the Greater Good (2022)
      Flora & the Greater Good
      10
      Short
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • Mia Goth in X (2022)
      X
      6.5
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
      Wellington Paranormal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • safety coordinator
      • stunt coordinator
      • safety coorinator ...
      • 2018–2021
    • Cousins (2021)
      Cousins
      6.9
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Reunion (2020)
      Reunion
      4.4
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2020
    • Rebecca Gibney, Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Cohen Holloway, James Rolleston, Min Kim, Samuel Austin, and Olivia Morphew in Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020)
      Lowdown Dirty Criminals
      4.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2020
    • Jake Ryan in Savage (2019)
      Savage
      6.2
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • Christopher Gorham and Natalie Medlock in The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith (2019)
      The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
      5.6
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • stunt performer
      • 2018
    • The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
      The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
      Justice League
      6.1
      • stunt performer: motion capture
      • 2017

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Barbed Wire Canoe
      • second unit director
      • Post-production
    • Buzz Kill (2023)
      Buzz Kill
      Short
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Arthur Acuña, Christian Kane, and Samantha Richelle in Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • second director
      • 2020–2023
    • Christopher Gorham and Natalie Medlock in The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith (2019)
      The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • The Dead Room (2015)
      The Dead Room
      4.8
      • second unit director
      • 2015

    Actor

    • Chief of War
      • Nootka crew
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Teddy Bomber
      • 2021
    • Cian Elyse White and Eds Eramiha in Vegas (2021)
      Vegas
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Assassin Member Mow Self Drive
      • 2021
    • Arthur Acuña, Christian Kane, and Samantha Richelle in Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Shady
      • 2020
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • Scuttlebug Thug (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Taika Waititi, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, and Stu Rutherford in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      7.6
      • Mauled Cameraman (Dave)
      • 2014
    • Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • Trooper (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Legend of the Seeker (2008)
      Legend of the Seeker
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Storag
      • 2009
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • Uruk-hai (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Cleopatra 2525 (2000)
      Cleopatra 2525
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Scientist
      • Betrayer #1
      • Mutant #1
      • 2000
    • Bruce Campbell and Angela Marie Dotchin in Jack of All Trades (2000)
      Jack of All Trades
      7.7
      TV Series
      • French Soldier #2
      • 2000
    • Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
      Xena: Warrior Princess
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Spearman
      • Man #1
      • 1997–1999
    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Farmer
      • Passerby
      • Mean Soldier
      • 1997–1999
    • Ryan Gosling in Young Hercules (1998)
      Young Hercules
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Thug
      • 1998

    Videos5

    RODNEY COOK SHOWREEL
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    Rodneycookstunts stunt coordinator Almost Paradise
    Demo Reel 1:10
    Rodneycookstunts stunt coordinator Almost Paradise
    Stuntman Rodney Cook dishes on what goes down on the LOTR set
    Demo Reel 4:40
    Stuntman Rodney Cook dishes on what goes down on the LOTR set
    Testing Props
    Demo Reel 0:07
    Testing Props

    Personal details

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      • Stunt Guild NZ profile
      • rodneycookstunts.com
    • Alternative names
      • RJ Cook
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Spouse
      • Hil Cook? - present (1 child)

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