Terry Notary (born August 14, 1968)[1] is an American actor, stunt co-ordinator/double and movement coach.
[2] Notary mainly portrays creatures and animals for the film and television industry, and is known for his motion capture performances in films like Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin: Secrets of the Unicorn, the Planet of the Apes reboot series, The Hobbit trilogy, and Kong: Skull Island.
Born in San Rafael, California, Notary was diagnosed as being severely hyperactive at age 7.
His first job as a stunt movement coach was on Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
[5] Swedish director Ruben Östlund hired Notary when casting his Palme d'Or-winning 2017 film The Square.