Tom Hatt specialises in performing aerial and marine based stunts; he also provides safety rigging for film and camera crews working at height as well as on or under the water. Tom is trained in a variety of sports and all round stunt skills such as high falls, stair falls, car hits, wire work, jerk backs, gymnastics and a number of "extreme" sports. In addition to his stunt training he has trained with the Royal Marine Commandos in weapons, tactics, personal survival, field craft and their physical training program.
Tom is also a member of Independent Stunts "The Stunt and Fight Action Team". As a team they work on a range of projects from independent features, short films, adverts and corporate videos. The team are highly professional and safety is paramount, they are continually training and refining their skills, creating exciting stunts, action scenes and fight choreography.
In between projects and training Tom runs Hatt Adventures an outdoors pursuit and personal training business teaching; climbing, mountaineering, bushcraft, survival, kayaking and sports fitness. This enables him to prepare performers and actors for physically demanding roles and screen combat.
Skills and Disciplines
Stunt Skills
• Abseiling (Rappelling)
• Fast Roping
• High Falls
• Stair Falls
• Wire Work
• Jerk Backs
• Car Hits
• Near Misses
• Vehicle / Boat Transfers
• Horse Riding
• Horse / Car Drags
• Fire Gag Safety
• Explosions
Vehicles
• Motorbikes
• Cars / Vans
• Power Boats
Safety and Rescue
Marine Based
• Safety and Technical Advisor
• Sea and White Water Safety Rigging / Rescue
• Underwater Safety Rigging / Rescue
• Equipment Salvage Diver
• Beach / Pool Lifeguard / First Aid
• Sea Survival Training (Royal Navy)
• Submerged Helicopter Escape Training (Royal Navy)
Land Based
• Safety and Technical Advisor
• Abseiling (Repelling) Safety Rigging / Rescue
• Climbing Safety Rigging / Rescue
• Building Safety Rigging / Rescue
Sports and Skills
Water Sports
• Kayaking (Instructor)
• Surfing
• Power Boating
• Scuba Diving (Rescue Diver)
Mountaineering
• Rock Climbing (Instructor)
• Abseiling (Repelling) (Instructor)
• Mountaineering
• Survival Training (Royal Marine Commandos)
Gymnastics
• Floor
• Tumbling
• Trampolining / Trampette
• Aspects of all Apparatus
Martial Arts
• Kung Fu
• Kick Boxing
• Stage Combat
• Fight Choreography
• Weapons Work
• Firearms (Royal Marine Commandos)
Miscellaneous
• Snowboarding
• Mountain Boarding
• Power Kiting
• Horse Riding