--- title: Mad Max Fury Road: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron Stunt Doubles Married description: Max Max stunt doubles fell in love on set canonical: https://time.com/3919616/mad-max-stunt-double-married/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-12T20:17:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:24.160Z og:title: These 'Mad Max' Stunt Doubles Fell in Love On Set og:description: Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron's doubles are now married with a kid og:url: https://time.com/3919616/mad-max-stunt-double-married/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa72842fbce86fc4/6988545a3c1639931245859b/mad-max.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: FURY ROAD og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These 'Mad Max' Stunt Doubles Fell in Love On Set twitter:description: Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron's doubles are now married with a kid twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa72842fbce86fc4/6988545a3c1639931245859b/mad-max.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These _Mad Max_ Stunt Doubles Fell in Love On Set and Then Got Married ## Video: 100 Years of Blockbusters in 5 Minutes [Watch (HLS stream): 100 Years of Blockbusters in 5 Minutes](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tfrXo5zL.m3u8) (5:21)  _Published 2014-02-12. Time has taken the highest grossing film each year for the past century and crammed them into 5 and a half minutes. No Intermission._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 12, 2015 8:17 PM UTC  Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star in Mad Max: Fury Road Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star in Mad Max: Fury RoadJasin Boland—Warner Bros. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 12, 2015 8:17 PM UTC _Mad Max: Fury Road_ may not _seem_ like a particularly romantic film, but two stunt doubles ended up falling love on set, and they’re now married with a kid. Dane Grant, 37, came aboard as Tom Hardy’s temporary double, while Dayna Porter (now Dayna Grant), 39, was serving as Charlize Theron’s double. “I remember that first day meeting her in the stunt rehearsal gym,” Dane told _The Telegraph._ “She stood out for all the right reasons” Having to fight each other for hours every day clearly fostered a connection between Dane, who’s from South Africa, and Dayna, who’s from New Zealand. “Every time we get to work together is a blast, but none more so than the initial fight rehearsal,” Dane said. “In the film it’s the first time Max meets Furiousa and they fight it out with a sequence that fight choreographer had us training non-stop for weeks.” A few key takeaways: * Yes, this a married couple named Dayna n’ Dane. Dayna Grant and Dane Grant. Yup. * The _Mad Max_ shoot was a really long time ago. 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