Mahsa Ahmadi

Born and raised in Iran, Mahsa Ahmadi is referred to as the first Iranian stunt woman and the first and only international Iranian stunt coordinator. Ahmadi received her formation as a gymnast where she was part of the National Gymnastics team of Iran and became national champion for 11 years. She started her stunt career in in Iran at 16 years old where 90% of her job was doubling men or acting as ‘the bad guys’ in movies and live shows. Ahmadi is also the first Iranian female skydiver, base jumper and first and only wind tunnel female coach in Iran. As the first Moslem woman in Iran to enter the arena of stunt performance, Ahmadi found herself in the position of needing to self-teach, alone, through youtube. She now advocates for aspiring female stunt performers to receive equal opportunities in training and coaching and shares her experiences in workshops throughout the Middle East and Italy. Mahsa received her break into Hollywood as a stunt performer in the James Bond film “Skyfall” filmed in Turkey where she won a screen actors guild award (SAG). She also received Best Stunt Woman (Crystal Award) in 2015 and the Artemis Stunt Unsung Heroine Award in 2019. She is now based in Los Angeles.