Editing Dave Hospes

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'''Dave Hospes''' is a Canadian stunt performer and stunt coordinator who served as a stunt double for [[Leland Adama|Lee Adama]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396115/#:~:text=Shanghai%20Noon|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_profile">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=Stunt%20Coordinator%20%7C%20Stunt%20Performer|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref> He is a member of [[w:Stunts Canada|Stunts Canada]], the Burnaby-based stunt performers' association.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_membership">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=Members|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

== Career ==

Hospes began his careeer in the late 1990s, appearing in genre productions filming in and around Vancouver. His early acting credits include appearances in ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'' (with [[Sebastian Spence]]) and ''[[w:The Net (TV series)|The Net]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_early_acting">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0396115/filmotype/actor#:~:text=First%20Wave|title=Dave Hospes – Actor filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref> In the years that followed, he stunt peformed on more than two dozen genre television series filming in and around Vancouver, including ''[[w:The 4400|The 4400]]'', ''[[w:Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'', ''[[w:Dark Angel (American TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'', ''[[w:Highlander: The Series|Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[w:Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]'', ''[[w:Level 9 (TV series)|Level 9]]'', ''[[w:M.A.N.T.I.S.|M.A.N.T.I.S.]]'', ''[[w:Mysterious Ways (TV series)|Mysterious Ways]]'', ''[[w:Night Man|Night Man]]'', ''[[w:Night Visions|Night Visions]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Poltergeist: The Legacy|Poltergeist: The Legacy]]'', ''[[w:The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]'', ''[[w:Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'', ''[[w:Sleepwalkers (TV series)|Sleepwalkers]]'', ''[[w:Sliders|Sliders]]'', ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:So Weird|So Weird]]'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[w:Strange Luck|Strange Luck]]'', ''[[w:Strange World|Strange World]]'', ''[[w:Tru Calling|Tru Calling]]'', ''[[w:The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', and ''[[w:Viper (TV series)|Viper]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_profile" /><ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_profile" /> Hospes also worked on three series produced by [[w:Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]]: ''[[w:The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'', ''[[w:Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', and ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_profile" />

His feature film work from this period includes stunts on ''[[w:Shanghai Noon|Shanghai Noon]]'' (2000), for which he received a nomination for Best Fight at the [[w:Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus World Stunt Awards]] in 2001.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_taurus_shanghai">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=Nominated%20Best%20Fight%20%E2%80%93%20Shanghai%20Noon|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref> He also performed stunts on ''[[w:The 13th Warrior|The 13th Warrior]]'' (1999), ''[[w:Thir13en Ghosts|Thir13en Ghosts]]'' (2001), and ''[[w:X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_early_features">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0396115/filmotype/stunts#:~:text=13th%20Warrior|title=Dave Hospes – Stunts filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

During the mid-2000s, Hospes worked as a stunt performer on ''[[w:Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2005), ''[[w:Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007), and ''[[w:The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford|The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' (2007).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_mid2000s">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0396115/filmotype/stunts#:~:text=Aliens%20vs%20Predator|title=Dave Hospes – Stunts filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref> His work on ''[[w:Hot Rod (film)|Hot Rod]]'' (2007) earned him a second Taurus World Stunt Awards nomination, this time for Best Fire Stunt in 2008.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_taurus_hotrod">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=Nominated%20Best%20Fire%20Stunt%20%E2%80%93%20Hot%20Rod|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

Hospes transitioned into stunt coordination beginning with the first film in the ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' franchise in 2010, a role he reprised for ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]'' (2011) and ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_wimpy_kid">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=DIARY%20OF%20A%20WIMPY%20KID%3A%20RODERICK%20RULES|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_dogdays_hospes_coord">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2023453/fullcredits/#:~:text=Dave%20Hospes|title=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref> He also performed stunts on ''[[w:Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009), ''[[w:Inception|Inception]]'' (2010), and ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hospes_2009_2011">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0396115/filmotype/stunts#:~:text=Watchmen|title=Dave Hospes – Stunts filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

Among the actors Hospes has doubled are [[w:Casey Affleck|Casey Affleck]], [[w:Jason Biggs|Jason Biggs]], [[w:Tony Danza|Tony Danza]], [[w:James Marsden|James Marsden]], [[w:Luke Perry|Luke Perry]], and [[w:Adrian Pasdar|Adrian Pasdar]].<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_hospes_actors_doubled">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/#:~:text=Casey%20Affleck|title=Dave Hospes|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

Hospes served as stunt double for [[w:Ryan Robbins|Ryan Robbins]] on the AMC period drama ''[[w:Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'', performing the fall into an open grave for the execution scene of Robbins's character Hawkins in Season 2. Robbins confirmed Hospes by name in a 2013 interview with AMCtv.com, noting: "we timed it out with what's called a 'cowboy switch' and my stunt double, Dave Hospes, went in the pit."<ref group="commentary" name="robbins_amc_hawkins_hospes_stunt">{{cite web|url=https://www.amc.com/blogs/ryan-robbins-interview--1009456#:~:text=my%20stunt%20double%2C%20Dave%20Hospes%2C%20went%20in%20the%20pit|title=Q&A – Ryan Robbins (Hawkins)|publisher=AMC|date=28 January 2013|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

His later credits include stunt coordination on ''[[w:Nancy Drew (TV series)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2019) and stunt work on the ''[[w:Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' films (2020, 2022), ''[[w:Ghostbusters: Afterlife|Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021), and ''[[w:The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' (2023).<ref group="external" name="tvguide_hospes_recent_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dave-hospes/credits/3000195627/#:~:text=Sonic%20the%20Hedgehog|title=Dave Hospes – Credits|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>

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== External Links ==
* [https://stuntscanada.com/dave-hospes/ Dave Hospes's profile at Stunts Canada]
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