Edward Perez Edward " Eddie " Perez is a stuntman , stunt coordinator , and assistant director who performed stunts in J . J . Abrams ' . Perez was born in New York and graduated with a degree in education and a minor in biology from the Long Island University in New York . With athletic skills and experiences in boxing , he took jobs such as a doorman at several New York nightclubs , before he got the job as personal trainer and bodyguard for the music group . Perez also worked as head of security for the group and as bodyguard for stars such as and , before he has followed his true passion , stunts and acting . He studied under stuntman Paul Stader and acting under Peter Flood . Perez has made his first steps into the business , performing on television series such as " Baywatch " ( under stunt coordinator Gregory J . Barnett ) and in feature films such as the music drama " La Bamba " ( 1987 , with Rosanna DeSoto , Noble Willingham , and stunts by Jimmy Ortega and Janet Brady ) , the crime thriller " JFK " ( 1991 , with Tony Plana , John Larroquette , Jeff Bornstein , and under stunt coordinator Webster Whinery ) , and the drama " Mi Vida Loca " ( 1993 , with Bertila Damas and Brittany Parkyn ) , for which he also served as stunt coordinator . He served as stunt coordinator for the television series " NewsRadio " ( starring Stephen Root and Andy Dick ) and the feature films " Where Truth Lies " ( 1996 , with John Savage , Kim Cattrall , Malcolm McDowell , Eric Pierpoint , and stunts by Mark Ginther and Hugh Aodh O ' Brien ) , " Legend of the Mummy " ( 1997 ) , " Desert Thunder " ( 1998 ) , and " Permanent Midnight " ( 1998 , with Spencer Garrett , Douglas Spain , Sam Anderson , and stunts by Jeff Cadiente ) . He also continued to appear in front of the cameras and performed in the television series " High Incident " , " Pacific Blue " , " Nash Bridges " , " brooklyn South " ( 1997 - 1998 , starring James B . Sikking and Titus Welliver ) , and " Walker , Texas Ranger " ( 1999 - 2000 ) , and in the thriller " The Net " ( 1995 , with Christopher Darga , Vaughn Armstrong , and stunts by Pat Romano and Jeffrey Eith ) , the action thriller " Con Air " ( 1997 , with Colm Meaney ) , the horror film " Mimic " ( 1997 , starring F . Murray Abraham ) , the horror film " Wishmaster " ( 1997 , with Kane Hodder , Tony Todd , and stunts by Dennis Madalone and Johnny Martin ) , the thriller " Out of Sight " ( 1998 ) , the vampire action " Blade " ( 1998 ) , the crime drama " American History X " ( 1998 , with Avery Brooks , Jennifer Lien , and stunts by Kiante Elam , Denney Pierce , and Mark Aaron Wagner ) , the thriller " Enemy of the State " ( 1998 ) , the horror sequel " Wishmaster 2 : Evil Never Dies " ( 1999 , with stunts by Bobby Burns , Clint Lilley , and Eileen Weisinger ) , and the horror film " Bats " ( 1999 , starring Dina Meyer and Bob Gunton ) . Perez continued with performances in the television series " 24 " , " Mighty Morphin ' Power Rangers " , " The Closer " ( 2007 , with Gina Ravera , Michelle Bonilla , under coordination of Spike Silver ) , " Heroes " ( 2007 , with Cristine Rose , George Takei , Dominic Keating , Mark Colson , and stunts by Chrissy Weathersby under coordination of Scott Wilder ) , and " Numb3ers " ( 2007 , with stunts by Denney Pierce and Joey Anaya ) , as well as in the comedy " Next Friday " ( 2000 ) , the war drama " We Were Soldiers " ( 2002 ) , the spin - off " The Scorpion King " ( 2002 , starring The Rock and with Branscombe Richmond and Joseph Ruskin ) , ' s " Minority Report " ( 2002 , with Neal McDonough ) , ' s science fiction film " Serenity " ( 2005 ) , the action film " Crank " ( 2006 ) , and the sequel " Ocean ' s Thirteen " ( 2007 , with Ray Xifo , Tommy Hinkley , Scott L . Schwartz , and stunts by Brian , Joni , and Rick Avery ) . He served as stunt coordinator and a few times also as second unit director for the television series " Curb Your Enthusiasm " , " Special Unit 2 " ( 2001 ) , " Phil of the Future " , and " Threshold " ( 2005 , starring Brent Spiner ) , and several feature films , including the thriller " Mexico City " ( 2000 , with Daniel Roebuck ) , ' film debut " Crossroads " ( 2002 , with Zoe Saldana , Kim Cattrall , and Bahni Turpin ) , the fantasy film " The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen " ( 2003 ) , as co - stunt coordinator on the sequel " Blade : Trinity " ( 2004 ) , and the science fiction comedy " Idiocracy " ( 2006 ) . Among his recent projects are stunt work in the comedy " Meet the Spartans " ( 2008 , with Diedrich Bader and Phil Morris ) , the thriller " Stiletto " ( 2008 , with stunts by Buck McDancer , Peewee Piemonte , and Jim Wilkey ) , and the comedy " You Don ' t Mess with the Zohan " ( 2008 , with stunts by Alex Chansky and Paul Eliopoulos ) . Perez serves as associate producer and stunt coordinator on the thriller " While She Was Out " ( 2008 ) and as second unit director and stunt coordinator on the action film " 62 Pickup " ( 2008 ) .