# Mic Rodgers

Michael G. “Mic” Rodgers (born 1954) is an American film and commercial director, second unit director, stunt coordinator, and stunt performer. As a stunt performer, he is known for serving as a stunt double for actors such as Mel Gibson. He has also served as a second unit action director and/or stunt coordinator for films such as Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge, The Fast and The Furious, and Twister. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, he won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2002 for his invention of the “Mic Rig,” a stunt vehicle. He has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his work on Hacksaw Ridge and two Taurus World Stunt awards.

## Career

In the 1970s and 1980s, Rodgers worked as a stunt performer on television series such as Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and Airwolf. He also played minor roles on productions such as the aforementioned Airwolf.
In the 1980s, Rodgers also began doubling for Mel Gibson on projects such as Lethal Weapon. Lethal Weapon was the first of his multiple collaborations with director Richard Donner. He went on to double for Gibson for 25 years on projects including Braveheart and Maverick. He also served as the main stunt coordinator on Maverick and Braveheart, and co-coordinator for Lethal Weapon 2 and Lethal Weapon 3. While doubling for Gibson in Maverick, Rodgers performed a team-to-team stagecoach transfer, which was a stunt originated by Yakima Canutt in the film Stagecoach. He also served as a second unit director for Braveheart.
In 1999, Rodgers made his directorial debut with the film Universal Soldier: The Return.
Rodgers was a second unit director and a stunt coordinator for the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious. During the production of The Fast and the Furious, Rodgers developed a vehicle named the “Mic Rig” in collaboration with special effects coordinator Matt Sweeney and the rest of the film's special effects department.
Rodgers received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2002 for his efforts designing the vehicle. Rodgers would return for other films in the series, including Fast & Furious (2009), for which he won the Taurus World Stunt award for Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director.
In the 2000s, Rodgers went on to serve as a second unit director and/or stunt coordinator for films such as Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Wanted.
Rodgers served as the stunt coordinator for the 2012 film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, training the film's star Benjamin Walker to perform the film's choreography.
In the 2010s, he continued working as a second unit director and stunt coordinator for films such as the 2015 remake of Point Break, Hacksaw Ridge, and 12 Strong. He would win a Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance By a Stunt Ensemble for his work on Hacksaw Ridge in 2017. He also won another Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director for Hacksaw Ridge.
Rodgers continued working as a stunt performer for productions such as Django Unchained and Sons of Anarchy. He has also directed commercials such as BMW’s “Epic Drift Mob.”
He was a long time member of the stunt organization Stunts Unlimited, leaving it to become one of the original members of Brand X Stunts.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award Show | Award Category | Work | Status |
| 2002 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordination - Sequence | The Last Castle | Nominated |
| 2002 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordination - Feature Film | The Fast and the Furious | Nominated |
| 2002 | Academy Awards | Technical Achievement Award | The Fast and the Furious, “Mic Rig” | Won |
| 2010 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director | Fast and Furious (2009) | Won |
| 2016 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director | Point Break | Nominated |
| 2017 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director | Hacksaw Ridge | Won |
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Stunt Ensemble | Hacksaw Ridge | Won |
| 2017 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Stunt Coordination | Hacksaw Ridge | Won |

## Filmography
### Director / Producer

| Year | Title | Director | Producer |
| 1999 | A Day in the Dirt | No | Yes |
| 2002 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Yes | No |

### Second-unit director / Stunt coordinator

| Year | Title | Stunts | Second unit director | Director | Notes |
| 1980 | Resurrection | No | Yes | Daniel Petrie | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Yes | No | Hal Needham | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | Yes | No | Martin Brest | |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | Yes | No | Peter Hyams | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Yes | No | Richard Donner | |
| 1988 | World Gone Wild | Yes | No | Lee H. Katzin | |
| 1988 | Rambo 3 | Yes | No | Peter MacDonald | |
| 1988 | Dead Bang | Yes | No | John Frankenheimer | |
| 1988 | Scrooged | No | Yes | Richard Donner | |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Yes | No | Robert Towne | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Yes | No | Richard Donner | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Yes | Yes | Various | TV series |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Yes | Yes | Various | TV series |
| 1991 | Dollman | Yes | No | Albert Pyun | Video |
| 1991 | Bird on a Wire | No | Yes | John Badham | |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Yes | No | Mark Rydell | |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | No | Yes | Peter Yates | |
| 1992 | Radio Flyer | Yes | No | Richard Donner | |
| 1993 | Arcade | Yes | No | Albert Pyun | Video |
| 1993 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Yes | No | Richard Donner | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Yes | No | John Badham | |
| 1994 | Intersection | Yes | No | Mark Rydell | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Yes | Yes | Richard Donner | |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Yes | Yes | Mel Gibson | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Yes | Yes | Brett Leonard | |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Yes | No | Geoff Murphy | |
| 1996 | Fled | Yes | Yes | Kevin Hooks | |
| 1996 | The Rock | Yes | No | Michael Bay | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Yes | No | Ron Howard | |
| 1996 | Twister | Yes | No | Jan De Bont | |
| 1997 | Nothing to Lose | Yes | Yes | Steve Oedekerk | |
| 1997 | Mouse Hunt | Yes | No | Adam Rifkin | |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Yes | No | Joel Schumacher | |
| 1997 | Volcano | Yes | Yes | Mick Jackson | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Yes | Yes | Richard Donner | |
| 1998 | Species II | No | Yes | Peter Medak | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Yes | No | Roland Emmerich | |
| 1999 | Payback | Yes | Yes | Brian Helgeland | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Yes | No | Roland Emmerich | |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Yes | Yes | Rob Cohen | |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | No | Yes | Steve Miner | |
| 2001 | James Dean | No | Yes | Mark Rydell | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Last Castle | Yes | Yes | Rod Lurie | |
| 2003 | Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle | Yes | Yes | McG | |
| 2004 | Catch That Kid | No | Yes | Bart Freundlich | |
| 2004 | Taking Lives | No | Yes | D.J. Caruso | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | No | Yes | Jon Turteltaub | |
| 2005 | Sin City | Yes | No | Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller | |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Yes | No | Lee Tamahori | |
| 2005 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Yes | Yes | Doug Liman | |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Yes | No | Jon Favreau | |
| 2006 | Apocalypto | Yes | Yes | Mel Gibson | |
| 2006 | Southland Tales | Yes | No | Richard Kelly | |
| 2006 | Payback: Straight Up | Yes | Yes | Brian Helgeland | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Yes | No | Liam Lynch | |
| 2007 | Superbad | Yes | No | Greg Mottola | |
| 2008 | The Eye | Yes | Yes | David Moreau and Xavier Palud | New Mexico |
| 2008 | Wanted | Yes | Yes | Timur Bekmambetov | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Yes | No | Jon Favreau | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | No | Yes | Justin Lin | |
| 2009 | Fighting | Yes | Yes | Dito Montiel | |
| 2009 | The Final Destination | Yes | No | David R. Ellis | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Yes | No | Jon Favreau | |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Yes | Yes | Rod Lurie | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Yes | Yes | Timur Bekmambetov | Civil War Unit |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Yes | No | Quentin Tarantino | |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Yes | No | John Moore | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Yes | No | Ric Roman Waugh | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Yes | No | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Yes | No | Alan Taylor | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Yes | No | Anthony and Joe Russo | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Yes | No | Michael Bay | |
| 2015 | The Boy Next Door | Yes | Yes | Rob Cohen | |
| 2015 | Point Break | Yes | Yes | Ericson Core | |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Yes | Yes | Mel Gibson | |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Yes | No | Antoine Fuqua | |
| 2016 | Blood Father | Yes | Yes | Jean-François Richet | For additional photography |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Yes | Yes | Nicolai Fuglsig | |
| 2023 | Surrounded | Yes | No | Anthony Mandler | |
| 2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Yes | No | Mark Molloy | |

### Stunt Performer

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1978 | The Return of Captain Nemo | TV series |
| 1979 | Survival Run | |
| 1979 | 1941 | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Resurrection | Double for Sam Shepard |
| 1980 | In God We Trust | Alternately known as Gimme That Old Time Religion |
| 1980 | Gridlock | |
| 1981 | Fall Guy | TV series |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | TV series |
| 1981 | Dynasty | TV series |
| 1981 | Riker | TV series pilot |
| 1981 | The Archer | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Devil & Max Devlin | |
| 1981 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1981 | Underground Aces | |
| 1982 | A Time to Die | |
| 1982 | Megaforce | |
| 1982 | Yes, Giorgio | |
| 1983 | The Sting II | |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | |
| 1984 | Raw Courage | |
| 1984 | Reckless | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run 2 | |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | |
| 1984 | The Woman in Red | As Mic Rogers |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Double for Dennis Quaid |
| 1984 | Cover Up | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | |
| 1984 | City Heat | Double for Burt Reynolds |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | |
| 1984 | Birdy | |
| 1985 | Into the Night | |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | As Mic Rogers |
| 1986 | Out of Bounds | |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | |
| 1986 | Let's Get Harry | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1987 | Down Twisted | As Mic Rodger |
| 1987 | Kidnapped | |
| 1987 | NightForce | Video |
| 1987 | Bulletproof | |
| 1987 | World Gone Wild | Also Stunt Coordinator |
| 1988 | Off Limits | |
| 1988 | Rambo III | |
| 1988 | Scrooged | |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | |
| 1989 | K-9 | |
| 1989 | Road House | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1990 | Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge | |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1991 | Tales from the Crypt | TV series - Ep: Carrion Death |
| 1991 | Run | |
| 1991 | For the Boys | |
| 1992 | Radio Flyer | |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1993 | Marked for Murder | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | |
| 1993 | Heart & Souls | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | |
| 1994 | Intersection | Double for Richard Gere |
| 1994 | Ring of Steel | |
| 1994 | Village of the Damned | |
| 1994 | Chasers | |
| 1994 | The Road Killers | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1995 | Under Siege: Dark Territory | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | |
| 1996 | The Rock | As Mic Rogers |
| 1996 | Ransom | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbots | |
| 1997 | Volcano | |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | |
| 1997 | Titanic | |
| 1997 | Mousehunt | |
| 1998 | Palmetto | As Mac Rodgers |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Ragtime | |
| 1999 | Payback | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | |
| 2000 | The Scorpion King | |
| 2000 | Van Helsing | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Stunt advisor to Mel Gibson |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | |
| 2001 | Double Take | |
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | |
| 2001 | Evolution | |
| 2003 | Old School | |
| 2005 | Sin City | |
| 2005 | xXx: State of the Union | |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure | |
| 2006 | Southland Tales | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | |
| 2007 | The Invasion | |
| 2007 | Superbad | |
| 2007 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | |
| 2009-2011 | Sons of Anarchy | TV series; Double for Ron Perlman |
| 2009 | The Final Destination | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | |
| 2010 | Faster | |
| 2012 | Bless Me, Ultima | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | |
| 2013 | Snitch | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | |
| 2013 | True Blood | TV series as Michael Rodgers |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | |
| 2013 | The List | |
| 2014 | The Night Shift | TV series |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | |
| 2016 | Blood Father | Double for Mel Gibson |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | |
| 2016 | Westworld | TV series |
| 2018 | Bird Box | |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | |

### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | M*A*S*H | Private | |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Character actor | Voice role |
| 1982 | Mae West | | TV movie |
| 1984 | Courage | West | |
| 1985 | Misfits of Science | Policeman | |
| 1985 | Airwolf | Haver | TV series |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Bus Driver | Uncredited |
| 1987 | Santa Barbara | Bounty Hunter | TV series |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Sergeant Kimble | |
| 1990 | Perfect Strangers | Video Vendor | TV series |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Policeman in Garage | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Bomb Scene Cop | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Glinn Corak | TV series |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Bajoran Security Deputy | TV series |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Cop | |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Secret Service Agent | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier | Big Biker | Uncredited |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Jeff Macher | TV series |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Bus Driver | |
| 2012 | Maniac | Old Man | |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | San Diego Cop | |
| 2022 | Boo, Bitch | | 1 episode, TV MiniSeries |