Christopher Tardieu

Chris was born in Manly, a popular and relaxed coastal suburb across the bay from one of the most iconic cities in the world. From the North Head, the Sydney skyline is clearly visible in the distance, with the world famous Harbour Bridge and Opera House only a short ferry ride from the Manly wharf. Just prior to Chris' 4th birthday, his family moved to the tropical paradise of Cairns, a small tourist town in the far north regions of Queensland. Cairns is renowned for its picturesque and post card perfect beaches, breath-taking islands, untouched rain forests, spectacular waterfalls, large saltwater crocodiles, and most notably, the Great Barrier Reef. Millions of international travelers from the far corners of the globe have ventured through Cairns on their way to marvel at one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Chris was exceptionally athletic from the beginning, excelling in all sports growing up as a child. He was particularly skilled in soccer, cricket and track & field, amassing many athletic records in his age groups as he grew. He was dominant in events such as the 110-metre hurdles, 100, 200 and 400 metre sprints, 800 and 1500 metres, and remarkably, 5k & 10k marathons as well. Several of these records still stand to this day. Spending most of his life near the ocean, Chris is also a very strong swimmer and free diver, and is generally outstanding in all watersports.

As Chris entered his late teenage years, and much to his parent's detest, he traded in his running shoes for the lifelong lure of motorcycles. Having been gifted a non-working Yamaha 400cc motorbike from a neighbour down the road, Chris nursed it back to life and taught himself to ride. A short time later Chris began roadracing at the local circuits, immediately impressing. He achieved podium finishes on stock machinery against larger displacement machines in only his second race. During his third race weekend the wins started to arrive.

While an accomplished rider on anything with two wheels, Chris is a highly skilled driver as well, having spent time in the driver's seat of V8 Supercars back home in Australia in between racing seasons abroad. He also has a decade behind the wheel of exotic Supercars, including Audi, Ferrari, and Lamborghini racing machines.

2007 found Chris at Walt Disney World in Florida where he witnessed a live stunt show with motorcycles, cars, jet skis, stage fights and high falls. He submitted his resume and was invited to audition for Disney's "Lights, Motors, Action" Extreme Stunt Show the following year. He was hired and found his start into the world of stunts. After spending three years in Orlando learning his new craft, and also working on large productions in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington D.C., in 2010 Chris relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue his stunt career after he auditioned and was subsequently hired for the "Waterworld" stunt show at Universal Studios. Chris was the sole jet skier and 1 of 3 new hires picked from a crop of over 300 hopefuls.

Since then, Chris has worked all over the world on dozens of major movies and over 150 episodes of television. In motion pictures, he's stunt doubled A-listers the likes of Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd and Miles Teller to name a few. On the small screen the names include Andrew Lincoln, Seth MacFarlane, Norman Reedus, and Sean Teale. Additionally, Chris has worked closely alongside dozens of the biggest names in Hollywood including Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Connely, Tom Cruise, Eric Dane, Nina Dobrev, Clint Eastwood, Will Ferrell, L.L. Cool J, Angelina Jolie, Dylan O'Brien, Glen Powell, Chris Pratt, Maggie Q, Robert Redford, Alan Ritchson, Michael Rooker, Liev Schreiber, Shantel VanSanten, Shailene Woodley, and countless others...