Terry Notary

CrewDirectingActorProducer Aug 14 (age 58) San Rafael, California, USA 2000–2026 (26 year career)

6.7 avg rating

Biography

Terry Notary (born August 14, 1968) is an American actor, stunt coordinator/double and movement coach. Notary mainly portrays creatures and animals for the film and television industry, and is known for his motion capture performances in films, including Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin: Secrets of the Unicorn, the Planet of the Apes reboot series, The Hobbit trilogy, and Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, Notary played Cull Obsidian in the Marvel Studios films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End…

Known For

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Cull Obsidian / On-Set Groot

Film

Avengers: Endgame

On-Set Groot / Cull Obsidian

Film

Avatar

Motion Capture Artist

Film

The Last of Us

Other

Film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Great Goblin / Yazneg (uncredited)

Film

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Goblin (uncredited)

Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Laketown Refugee (uncredited)

Film

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rocket / Bright Eyes

Filmography

Acting (26)

Movies (26)

Avengers: Endgame Encore

2026 Upcoming

as On-Set Groot / Cull Obsidian

Sep 24

The Electric State

2025

as Mr. Peanut / Pop Fly / Sentre Drones / Ice Cream Bot / Skeeve Bot

Nope

as Gordy

The Call of the Wild

as Rail Worker / Live Action Reference Performance of Buck

7.5

Avengers: Endgame

2019

as On-Set Groot / Cull Obsidian

8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Cull Obsidian / On-Set Groot

The Beautiful Escape

as Oleg

Kong: Skull Island

as Kong Mo-Cap Services

6.6

War for the Planet of the Apes

as Rocket

The Square

as Oleg

Warcraft

as Grommash Hellscream

6.4

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

as Laketown Refugee (uncredited)

7.3

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

as Rocket

7.3

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

as Goblin (uncredited)

7.6

The Appendices, Part Seven: A Long-Expected Journey

2013

as Self

The Appendices, Part Eight: Return to Middle-earth

2013

as Self

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

as Great Goblin / Yazneg (uncredited)

7.4

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

as The Clown (uncredited)

6.7

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

as Rocket / Bright Eyes

Attack the Block

as The Creature

The Lost Tribe

as Alpha Male

The Forgotten Ones

as Alpha Creature

The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk

2008

as Self

The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Abomination

2008

as Self

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007

as Movement Coach

5.6

Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!

2003

as Himself

4.3

Crew (25)

Movies (24)

Disclosure Day

2026

Choreographer

7.5

Avengers: Doomsday

2026 Upcoming

Other

Dec 16

Ramayana

2026 Upcoming

Action Director

Nov 5

The Electric State

2025

Other

6.5

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

Other

6.6

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Motion Capture Artist

Avengers: Endgame

Other

Warcraft

Choreographer

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Motion Capture Artist

7.3

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Stunt Coordinator

7.3

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Choreographer

6.7

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Motion Capture Artist

6.9

Avatar

2009

Motion Capture Artist

The Forgotten Ones

Choreographer

The Forgotten Ones

Executive Producer

The Forgotten Ones

Stunt Coordinator

The Incredible Hulk

Motion Capture Artist

6.3

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

Stunt Coordinator

Superman Returns

Choreographer

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Stunt Coordinator

Choreographer

The Hot Chick

Stunts

Planet of the Apes

Stunts

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

Stunts

6.8

Television (1)

The Last of Us

2023

Other

8.4