{"id":18183,"date":"2026-07-26T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18183"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:00:53","slug":"matt-damons-4-5-stunt-double-says-the-odyssey-was-a-career-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18183","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon&#8217;s 4&#8242; 5&#8243; Stunt Double Says The Odyssey Was A Career Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Odyssey.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-id=\"1613993\" data-title=\"Matt Damon\u2019s 4\u2032 5\u2033 Stunt Double Says She\u2019s Prepared Her Entire Career for Role in The Odyssey\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/matt-damon-odyssey-stunt-double\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>While Matt Damon is rightfully getting accolades for his performance as Odysseus in <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/the-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>, his 4-feet-5-inches stunt double deserves praise as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/devyn.dalton\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AZipjyR8dBR3F74dHOeD8Eh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Devyn Dalton<\/a>, a Canadian-born actor, stunt performer, motion-capture artist, voice actor and dancer, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/23\/lifestyle\/meet-matt-damons-stuntwoman-in-the-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spoke with the <em>New York Post<\/em><\/a> about her experience as Damon\u2019s double in the Christopher Nolan\u2019s adaptation of the Greek epic as well as her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpportunities like this come from building trust and [having] a strong reputation in the industry,\u201d Dalton told the <em>New York Post<\/em>. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t just happen overnight. It takes so long and I spent my entire career [preparing] for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Dalton\u2019s size was one of her key characteristics that landed her the role. She\u2019s prominently featured in the battle scene with the giant, silver-plate clad Laestrygonians. Being under 5 feet tall allowed for some forced perspective movie making magic that gave the already massive 7 feet tall cast members under the armor to appear even bigger. A scene from the battle featuring Dalton even made promotional material. So not only did she lend her talents to the filmmaking process, she also helped to promote the film on a poster that many surely believe depicts Damon. But, nope, that\u2019s Dalton retreating from the mountainesque Laestrygonians in the well-circulated poster<\/p>\n<p>She hit the gym and started working on her combat skills as soon as she landed <em>The Odyssey<\/em> role, she told the <em>New York Post<\/em>. Her scenes were physically demanding, but she stays excellent shape and being on a film with high-profile actors forced her to \u201clevel up and be a genius,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Damon praised Dalton\u2019s performance while out promoting the film, saying that he thanked her \u201cfor all the work she put in,\u201d and noting she has \u201cthe greatest arms I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d In an interview about Damon\u2019s praise, Dalton said \u201cI thought it was so awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1981476\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dalton has credits<\/a> on more than 60 films, but she got a jumpstart to her Hollywood career by doing a motion capture role as ape Cornelia in 2011\u2019s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a franchise she would continue with in the proceeding years. In recent years, she has had roles in <em>Scary Movie<\/em>, <em>Weapons<\/em>, <em>The Last of Us<\/em>, and <em>Thunderbolts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So if <em>The Odyssey, <\/em>which <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Consequence<\/em> called \u201cthe epic we truly need,\u201d<\/a> wins the Oscar for Best Picture, we\u2019ll all know who made that happen \u2014 the 4-feet 5-inches Devyn Dalton.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbKNXlFN2W4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Matt Damon is rightfully getting accolades for his performance as Odysseus in The Odyssey, his 4-feet-5-inches stunt double deserves praise as well. 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