Meet the Dubliner who was a stuntman in Lord of the Rings, Avatar and more

Did you hear about the Irish guy who became a stuntman? He fell into it. Peter Dillon tells Richard Fitzpatrick about a career path that has seen him work on Lord of the Rings and many other films

WHEN the stunt actor Peter Dillon goes to work in the morning, the day can throw up some odd tasks. He might be catapulted through the air into a wall or maybe he’ll have to go galloping on a horse into an explosion. Or one that really bugs him — because he suffers from claustrophobia — is when he has to be buried alive in a grave. He took a smartphone with him last time to keep himself distracted.