Alicia Vela-Bailey

Alicia Frances Vela-Bailey (born July 8, 1982) is an American stunt performer, stunt double, actress, dancer, and choreographer. Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actresses in films Avatar, Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Awakening (2012), Divergent (2014), Lucy (2014), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Avatar: The Way of Water (2023), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).

Vela-Bailey also had several acting roles, predominately in horror films, including portraying Diana, a main antagonist in the 2016 supernatural horror film Lights Out, also appearing in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). Additionally, Vela-Bailey portrayed recurring characters in television series, including Alisha Whitley in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), and Owl in Disney+ superhero dark comedy fantasy series Agatha All Along (2024).

Biography Alicia Vela-Bailey was born on July 8, 1982, in California, United States, and grew up in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States. She is a daughter of magician Carlos Armando from El Salvador, and dancer Cecelia Vela-Bailey from North Carolina, United States. She is also a professional dancer, practicing classical ballet, jazz, and hip-hop, among other styles. Vela-Bailey began her career as a stunt performer, working on the production of the 2005 action film BloodRayne, and the 2006 science fiction action film Ultraviolet, as the stunt double of their lead actresses, Kristanna Loken and Milla Jovovich, respectively. For her performance in the latter production, she was nominated for two categories at the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards.

Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actress Zoe Saldaña, who starred as Neytiri in the 2009 20th Century Studios epic science fiction film Avatar. She was also a movement specialist, being a key figure in developing choreography for the characters, and training actors working with the motion capture. and Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Wonder Woman (2017). She was also a stunt double and stunt performer in television series such as Agent Carter (2015), K.C. Undercover (2015), Westworld (2015), The Punisher (2017), The Defenders (2017), Luke Cage (2018). She also appeared in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017).

She was a stunt double for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver in the epic science fiction films Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), also training actors on set in the choreography. Vela-Bailey also portrayed a secondary character named Zdinarsik "Z-Dog" in Avatar: The Way of Water.

Personal life She is married to actor and martial artist Matt Mullins.

Filmography Films + Acting roles Year Title Role Notes2009 Avatar Blonde woman in a bar Feature film; special edition cut and collector's extended cut Ikeyni Feature film Operations center employee Feature film; deleted scene Saeyla Feature film 2011 Hostel: Part III Japanese cyberpunk woman Feature film 2013 The Purge Blonde woman freak purger Feature film 2014

Television series + Acting roles Year Title Role Notes 2013 True Blood Fairy #2 Episode: "You're No Good"; uncredited 2014 New Girl Baby shower guest Episode: "Girl Fight"; uncredited 2015–2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Alisha Whitley Recurring role; 6 episodes 2017 Future Man Woman biotic police officer #2 Episode: "Girth, Wind & Fire"; uncredited2024 Agatha All Along Owl Recurring role; 6 episodes Marvel Studios: Assembled Herself Documentary series; episode "The Making of Agatha All Along" 2025 NCIS Reactor #5 Episode: "Killer Instinct"

Video games + Stunt work Year Title Role 2023 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Movement coach and movement specialist

Music videos + Stunt work Year Title Role 2010 "Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers Stunt double for Charlize Theron (as herself)