Ky Furneaux

Ky Furneaux
Born 29 October 1973
Adelaide, Australia
Years active 2000–present

Ky Furneaux (born 29 October 1973) is an Australian outdoor guide, TV host, survival expert and stunt person who has appeared in over 80 films and TV productions.

Early life

Furneaux was born Kylie Anne Burford in Adelaide, Australia. Her parents, Peter and Loy Burford, are both retired teachers. Furneaux is the youngest of two children. Her older sister Shauna is a business consultant.

At 19, Furneaux was involved in a car accident that left her bedridden with a fractured spine.[1][2] Her doctor speculated that she would have limited mobility for the rest of her life. However, after a year of intense physical therapy, Furneaux was active again, and decided to channel her love of nature into being an outdoor team leader for Venture Corporate Recharge in Australia.[1]

Furneaux worked with Venture for over seven years, leading groups in climbing, rappelling, high ropes, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, and hiking.[2] She also has a degree in business.[2]

Career

In 1999, a visit to her sister Shauna in Vancouver, Canada, ignited Furneaux’s interest in changing careers.[1] She relocated to Vancouver[3] and began training in martial arts, gymnastics, stunt driving, and high falls to pursue her new career in stunt work. Her first stunt job was in the TV show Dead Like Me, but her big break came when she was hired to do stunts for Sharon Stone in Catwoman.[3][4]

Since 2003, Furneaux has worked steadily in TV and films, including regular stunt work for Jaimie Alexander[5] in Kyle XY and Erica Durance on Smallville. Recent projects include the 2011 releases Thor[4] and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[1][3] Other notable Hollywood names she has doubled for include Anne Hathaway,[2] Jennifer Garner [6] and Camilla Belle.[1]

Furneaux has also branched into hosting, working on independent projects such as The World Out There, an adventure travel show, and Hike for Survival,[1][5] a gritty documentary about survival and living off the land. She has also appeared as a contestant on the Discovery Channel reality show Naked and Afraid; in the episode Beware the Bayou.[7]

She is currently in discussions with ABC Australia to do an Australian version of Hike for Survival.

Filmography

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