Aja Frary
- Crew
- July 1, 1978 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography
Aja was born in Seattle, Washington. Her athletic ability was evident from a young age. By elementary school she was racing and beating all the boys on the playground. Born to Soun Frary, a ballerina dancer and her father, Lee Leavy, California State High School Wrestling Champion; Aja's athletic genes set the stage for her future. Aja excelled as a 3 sport high school athlete and by college earned a full scholarship as a Track and Field Heptathlete at San Diego State University. Aja went onto become a Division 1 NCAA Bronze Medalist and earned All-American Honors by her senior year. In 2000, while still a collegiate athlete, Aja was one of the youngest competitors at the Olympic Trials, placing 9th. After college Aja was accepted into the United States Olympic Training Center program where she was able to train full time and compete across the country and the world. In 2004 an injury struck just before her most promising Olympic Trails competition. While healing, a college friend knew she would make an ideal stunt double and stunt performer. Her first movie was on a film called American Gangster in 2006. Her career took off after her first film and since then has become one of the countries most sought after Stuntwoman. In 2016 she became a member of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Picture, one of Aja's highest career highlights.
Known for
Filmography
- How to Rob a Bank · Stunt Double
- Rolling Loud: The Movie · Stunts
- Driver's Ed · Stunt Double
- Crime 101 · Stunt Driver
- This Tempting Madness · Stunt Driver
- Bugonia · Stunts
- The Pickup · Stunt Driver, Stunt Double
- Superman · Stunts
- Daredevil: Born Again · Stunt Double
- Twisters · Stunts
- Twisted Metal · Manic Servant
- Full Circle · Stunt Double
- Renfield · Stunt Driver
- You People · Stunt Double
- Teen Wolf: The Movie · Stunt Driver
- Babylon · Stunts
- The Many Saints of Newark · Stunts
- Small Engine Repair · Stunt Coordinator
- Sweet Girl · Stunts
- Spenser Confidential · Stunts
- 21 Bridges · Stunts
- Spider-Man: Far From Home · Stunt Double
- The Possession of Hannah Grace · Stunt Double
- The First Purge · Stunts
- The Commuter · Stunt Double
- Kidnap · Stunt Double
- Okja · Stunts
- Baywatch · Stunt Double
- Unforgettable · Stunt Double, Stunts
- Collateral Beauty · Stunt Driver
- The Nice Guys · Stunts
- Sisters · Stunts
- The Intern · Stunt Driver
- True Story · Stunts
- Run All Night · Stunt Driver
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) · Stunts
- John Wick · Stunts
- Gotham · Stunt Double
- Deliver Us from Evil · Stunts
- 22 Jump Street · Stunts
- Noah · Stunts
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit · Stunts
- The Wolf of Wall Street · Stunts
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · Stunts
- Blood Ties · Stunt Double
- Peeples · Stunt Double
- Zombieland · High Heel Woman
- Iron Man 3 · Extremis Soldier, Stunts
- Elementary · Stunts
- Premium Rush · Stunts
- The Dark Knight Rises · Stunts
- The Amazing Spider-Man · Stunts
- The Dictator · Virgin Guard
- 21 Jump Street · Stunts
- Man on a Ledge · Stunt Double, Stunts
- New Year's Eve · Stunt Double
- Tower Heist · Stunts
- Homeland · Woman at Car
- Unforgettable · Stunt Double, Stunts
- The Smurfs · Stunts
- Mr. Popper's Penguins · Stunt Double
- The Adjustment Bureau · Stunts
- Zombieland · Stunts
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen · Stunts
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull · Stunts
- Pistol Whipped · Stunts
- 27 Dresses · Stunts
- I Am Legend · Stunt Double
- P.S. I Love You · Stunt Double
- American Gangster · Stunt Double
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Nila Green