body double

noun

1. a person whose body is shown in a movie or TV show in substitution for a leading actor, especially in a nude scene.

body double

noun

1. films a person who substitutes for a star for the filming of a scene that involves shots of the body rather than the face

Word History and Origins

Origin of body double¹

1990–95

Example Sentences

Walz, who was slightly nervous and entirely sincere, seemed to be debating a body double.

From Los Angeles Times

You could offer to “body double” for your loved one and sit with them while they call these supports or offer to do so if they would prefer.

From Salon

And that she was most definitely not replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella after dying more than 20 years ago.

From New York Times

Had she been replaced by a body double?

From Seattle Times

Last week users on X were being actively recommended content by the site's algorithms falsely suggesting a video of the Princess of Wales out shopping was really a body double.

From BBC