Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Shotgunned as a prison snitch by Woody Harrelson! Blown across a barroom by Will Forsythe! Slammed to the floor by Sylvester Stallone!

Kent Shelton has abducted Sandra Bullock as a secret agent... subdued Sean Astin in a bar fight... and to this day remains the only Chinchilla Wrangler in the history of Saturday Night Live.

One of the founding members of the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater (the venerable Chicago stunt company which conceived and developed the original three-act theatrical Renaissance Festival joust), Kent is a 1978 graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 1979 Kent also received his certification from the Society of American Fight Directors in NYC.

Since then, Kent has worked steadily as an actor, stuntman, jouster, wrangler, and fight choreographer for dozens of film, television, and theatre productions, both on- and off-Broadway...and even the MET, where he wrangled horses onstage during live opera performances, all while working as a carriage driver in Central Park by day.

Between movie gigs, jousts, and gunfights, Kent continues to write, direct, and perform in jousts at Renaissance Festivals and Wild West shows across the country.

Off-season, he presides over the 20 tranquil acres of Knights' Rest Ranch in historic Luther, Oklahoma. The Ranch houses Kent's vast collection of period wardrobe, tack, armor, and prop weaponry, up to and including several working horse-drawn vehicles; it is also a working ranch and "horse hotel" where travelers can feed and board their steeds overnight.

Drove a surrey (yes, with a fringe on top) for Burl Ives in the Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Stunt-doubled Mike Ditka in full armor for a commercial filmed at Soldier Field.

Grappled with - and subdued - Sean Astin in &quot;Rudy.&quot;.

Wrangled chinchillas for a Bill Murray sketch on &quot;Saturday Night Live.&quot;.

Was slammed to the floor by Sylvester Stallone in &quot;Tulsa King.&quot;.

Abducted Sandra Bullock in &quot;Hangmen,&quot; her first feature.

Ran John Goodman off the road with a horse and carriage in &quot;The Babe.&quot;.

Pursued Kyle Chandler in a high-speed horseback chase in &quot;Early Edition.&quot;.

Kent was born on the same day as Buffalo Bill Cody, whom he often portrays at Wild West events.

Taught Christina Applegate how to safely swing a sword in the movie &quot;Just Visiting&quot; (2001).

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