- Stephannie Hawkins is a well-known stunts performer whose initial career tilted toward acting
- Her background in gymnastics and martial arts made her find a more appealing path in stunt doubling for movies
- The family woman, Stephannie, has also tried her hands at screenwriting and production.
Stephannie Hawkins(37) is a stunt performer, actress, and screenwriter. She is an American known for her roles in 2008’s Jumper, 2014’s Robocop, 2019’s Shazam!, and 2021’s Raccoon City.
Her background in martial arts has given her an edge in the industry as a stunt double. Given that she had always wanted to be an actress, she found a new, satisfying career in acting as a double in movies.
Even marriage and bearing kids have not put a hold on her career, instead, it has given her leverage to branch out into other enticing aspects of her life, like screenwriting and producing.
Here Are Some Exciting Facts About Stephannie Hawkins You Should Know
1. She is a Family-oriented Woman
Born Stephannie Hawkins on September 22, 1986, the stunts woman is also known as Steph Annie Hawkins. She most likely goes by many other monikers and pet names as she is very close to her family.
Steph has a brother known as Devin as well as three sisters. From her Instagram posts, she has flaunted pictures of women whom she called her sisters. The names that often make it to her page are; Sheena, Victoria, and Katrina Engel.
Most of her posts on said social media handles are of her having fun with her extended and immediate family. Be it a family function, wedding, or just a vacation, trust Stephannie to be there.
Her parents’ names are not published, however, it is known that her mother celebrates her birthday in March. Hawkins’ ‘Nana’ as she fondly calls her grandmother, unfortunately, died On January 10, 2015. The actress posted the news of the sad demise as she is wont.
2. Stephannie Hawkins’ First Love was Acting
From the get-go, Stephannie had an eye for acting. Her first known gig was in 1999 where she represented the role of Young Jan in the TV Series The Practice. Since then, she has been in as many as 13 more movies with the latest being in 2021.
Here are some more movies the 88 actress has been featured in:
3. Her Career As a Stunt Double was Facilitated by Her Martial-arts Background
The Shazam actress became a stunt double shortly after her acting stint kicked off. She was initially a gymnast who specialized in kickboxing. Stephannie was also one who loved the fast life and drifting cars.
She had been acting for a while before she got a job to be in an Indie fight movie. With her stellar performance, she realized that she enjoyed acting stunts. This was Stephannie’s ‘eureka’ moment as she decided that stunt performance was the perfect path to take.
Here is a look at a few of the movies Hawkins acted as a stunt double:
4. She is Married to Colin Danielson
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Hawkins is not so public about her life outside her job. Though she shares a lot of pictures on her social media, she keeps most of the information private. However, it is gathered from her posts and captions that she is married to Colin Danielson.
Traveling way back through her Instagram posts, Colin began to appear in her pictures from 2014. However, it is likely that they started a relationship before then.
The stunt woman has also shown pictures of her, Colin who celebrates his birthday on March 27, and two kids. From the look of the picture, the four of them looked like a perfect picture of a happy family.
5. Stephannie Hawkins is a Film Producer with ‘Kitty Party Films’
As earlier stated, Hawkins is not just a performer of stunts, neither is she just an actress. In addition to these roles, she took up coordinating scenes and movies, screenwriting, as well as production.
Annie Hawkins delved into film production with Kitty Party Films. The production unit was up and running for a bit although it is inactive at the moment. Nonetheless, she still has the link to it on her Instagram and Twitter bios.
6. Some Ways Hawkins Prepares for Her Stunts
The kickboxing athlete, in an interview, shared some things she does to prepare for her job as a stunt double. One of the ways she perfects her roles is by not looking down during a fall. However, this was just the tip of the iceberg as Stephannie revealed more ways.
According to her, she often shed or adds weight to look like the main character. She also cuts her hair or dyes it to whatever color of hair, the character she is to mimic has. This is certainly not all as Hawkins has also learned the mannerism of most of her ‘mains’. She stays behind the scenes and watches her character closely so she could do a perfect job at copying.
Sometimes, Steph also trains with the actor who she would be doubling as. She goes as far as asking her ‘main’ questions on how they feel about the scene, to get a proper understanding of what to do.
Her job as a stunt performer has afforded her the privilege of working with top-notch directors and producers, as well as other notable stunt performers. She has worked with the likes of Bruce Willis, and Linda C. Hamilton, whom she refers to as her childhood hero.
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7. Stephannie Hawkins is a Big Sports Fan
The 37-year-old Stephannie Hawkins is a huge sports fan. She loves to watch games such as football, ice hockey, and cricket. Being a former athlete, this isn’t so weird, however, what is interesting about her being a fan is that she often gets to go to the stadium to watch the games.
She has also shared such fun times with her husband, Colin, who loves sports as much as she does. Something else, the actress has always had a liking to, is sports cars and races, as earlier stated.
The athletic wife cum mother is still quite young and still very much active in her career as an actress but most notably, stunt doubling. She also knows how best to balance her life as a professional and her family. Though her kids are still young, we would love to think that at least, one of them would be following in her footsteps.
