I met a multitude of people while working at Universal Orlando Resort. People of all ages and backgrounds. Working somewhere with so many different people was really fantastic. One of the people I worked with was a kid named Timothy “Timmy” Flood. He was just a teen when we first met. He’s gone from sales to working stunts at Universal Orlando and beyond.

I reached out to him recently to ask some questions about his work evolution with Universal Orlando, projects he’s worked on, and what advice he has for people looking to break into stunt work.

Timmy’s first job was as a salesman at The Pearl Factory in Islands of Adventure. That was a third-party shop that is now a different company. We used to open oysters for guests and set their pearls in jewelry. He was a student studying architecture at the time. He used to sing and do a little dancing while we were working. He’d sometimes show me videos of him dancing. He was pretty good and I thought that was the direction he’d take.

Because he’s doing stunt work, I wondered when he knew it’s what he wanted to do.

“Originally I wanted to be an architect and UO was meant to be temporary.  When I saw Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure in 2014, I knew that performing was what I really wanted to get back into.  I auditioned for everything at UO trying to eventually be in the show the following year.  I auditioned for The 8th Voyage of Sinbad in 2016.  From that show alone, I knew I didn’t want to dance anymore. I didn’t know anything about film or television back then, but I knew I wanted to be a part of it.”

His first role working for Universal Orlando, after leaving the third party sales job, was as an attractions operator at TRANSFORMERS: The Ride 3-D where he eventually became a trainer. Timmy says, “I loved everything about it. The people, the inside jokes, and struggles. Met my best friend there.”

Timmy auditioned for “everything” until he landed roles as an animated performer in entertainment. He acted in roles “being mean and green, as a decaying demon in a stunt show, walked tall for a few seasonal events, handled dinosaurs, learned magic at an all guys school, and eventually peaked when I became the greatest superhero of all time.”

If you’ve been to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you may have seen Timmy perform. “I’ve only done Fantasmic at Disney outside of Universal as a principal stunt performer. I know all about the story of Aladdin.”

Power Rangers, Indiana Jones, Spider-Man, Transformers, and The Matrix are some of the movie and television inspiration that Timmy credits with having an impact on him wanting to do stunt work.

Away from the parks, Timmy has done some stunt work in television.

“I’ve done a few shows in Miami for Telemundo such as Betty en New York, 100 Dias Para Enamorarnos, and La Surte de Loli.  I would then get picked up by projects in Georgia like The Resident, Naomi, Will Trent, and even a TV show in Texas called Walker.”

On his first television stunt role he recalled, “I was asked to be a stunt double for an actor in Miami by Juan Bofill.  He needed someone the next day and I was available.  I made the trip to Miami the next morning and from there I would get tafted (sic) as a stunt performer and earn my SAG (That’s the Screen Actors Guild.) card.  The actors that day did the stunt as the director and coordinator needed, and I got to be there on standby just in case.  The whole day surreal as I couldn’t believe I was actually there.”

Here’s where Timmy goes big and does his first movie, even though he insists he isn’t big time. From the kid selling pearls and jewelry to this? Yeah, he’s going big. He worked on a little film you may have heard of, Black Panther Wakanda Forever.

“This time last year was actually my first movie stunt job, Black Panther Wakanda Forever.  Where I got to help open to the public the world of Talocahn.  I had been on sets before but the scale of this movie an(d) the talent around me was unmatched.  Nothing asked of me was out of my element but I know being there on those days and cold nights was a privilege and huge honor. I learned that one day, no matter how far, your dreams can work out in ways you don’t expect.”

“My best memory was driving home from the set of Black Panther. Still partially covered in makeup and prosthetic residue. Everything up to that point had been worth it. “

Timmy has also worked on Black Adam. That puts both DC and Marvel under his belt.

I asked Timmy if he could have done stunts in any movie in history, what would it have been and why. His fitting response was, “Anything Marvel or DC related really. I love super hero type movies. I would have loved to have been a part of any of the Spider-Man movies.” I really hope he gets a call one day to do one.

Where does he see himself in 5 years, 10 years? Timmy says, “In five years I’d like to have had the chances to play some of my favorite characters on television and film. Some form of Spider-Man, something from Metal Gear or Uncharted, anything in the next Avengers movie. In 10 years, still doing the same but settled down somewhere. I’d continue to be in front of the camera for as long as I physically can.”

Timmy is working on some things that he can’t announce yet, but he says, “My days as an undead warrior aren’t fully done.”

As for his current stunt roles at Universal Orlando, he’s “attending magic school, swinging through the streets of NYC, and saving the world from bad guys in a stuntacular way.” Now that you know who Timothy Flood is and what he looks like, you may possibly recognize him on your next visit to the parks.

Timmy had some help along the way to becoming the stunt performer he is now, and I’m sure he will have others as he continues to learn and grow. Referencing his start at Universal he says, “The list could go on for days, but in that time it was Tarel Newman and Jesse Haus as my trainers at Potter, Joop Katana and Anthony Matos at Sinbad, and every other person I ever met at the open gyms trying to help me perform better.”

“I remember all of my roles since I started doing anything entertainment. All of them have hit me in different ways. As uncomfortable as some of them were, they made me. “

For anyone who may be thinking about breaking into the business of stunts, Timmy offered this advice:

• Build your skills to the best of your ability.  Refine and hone the skills that you know you can perform well and as needed.
• Turn your practice into content.  It’s 2023.  If you have a phone, chances are you’ll be able to make short films of any kind.
• Learn from everyone.  Both from a higher level of experience, to lower.  Your current abilities may not match someone else’s but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a thing or two from your from your peers.
• Don’t stop trying. It can be hard and you will have bad days as equal to your good ones. Perseverance is the name of the game.

You can check out more of Timothy Flood’s work and follow him on his Instagram and You Tube channel. Scroll back to some of his older photos and you’ll see his great sense of humor really shining through.

Timmy Flood is a very talented and hard working guy, and a really good human being. He deserves every bit of success he has coming his way. I know we’re all going to see great things from him in the future.

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