In a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast with Josh Horowitz, the two-time Golden Globe winner, Matt Damon, couldn’t stop talking about the arms of the performer who doubled for him in Christopher Nolan’s new epic The Odyssey.

That stunt double is Devyn Dalton, the under-5-foot female stunt artist hired to create the illusion of towering giants alongside 7-foot-tall Laestrygonians.

"My double was a female stunt performer who had the greatest arms I had ever seen," said Damon in the podcast.

Nolan’s production cast the petite Dalton as Damon’s double so the giants would appear even more massive on screen. The film, released July 17, 2026, put Dalton’s strength front and center, a fact celebrated on July 21 by the Instagram post of The Female Quotient with the caption: “Devyn Dalton’s strong arms are getting their close-up in ‘The Odyssey.’” 

In fact, he even shared her first meeting experience. He said, “When she came into the catering tent, it was the first time I met her. I went up, and I hugged her. And I thanked her for all the work she'd put in.”

 Dalton posted her own July 21 Instagram video, reflecting on the Laestrygonian battle.

“Scottish Highlands. The Odyssey. What an adventure. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚔️ No spoilers just yet, but I’m incredibly grateful to be a part of the Laestrygonian battle.”

So, there is no doubt about Dalton's fitness, but the interesting question is how she got such a toned physique and muscular arms. 

How Devyn Dalton built her stunt-ready physique

Dalton’s fitness is not the result of a single training or workout regimen, but a mix of various forms of training. 

On July 7, she shared a video on her Instagram, captioning it “Muay Thai with a lil’ WWE flavor. Thanks, Coach @kruchain.muay.thai.gym 🙏 🥊 💥.”

In the video, she practiced Muay Thai with coach Kruchain from Thailand at the KruChain Muay Thai facility.

Apart from that, she was seen sparring and performing movements such as:

• Punching drill 
• Pad work
• Foot work
• Kick drill
• Elbow drill

Not only does Dalton do combat training, but she also indulges in other forms of workout and training. On June 2, Dalton shared another Instagram video on social media, captioning “Balance. Footwork. Calisthenics.”

In the footage, she was seen doing calisthenics and balance training:

• Balancing on one foot and sit-ups
• Single-foot high jumps with rear foot elevated 
• Step-up high knees
• Depth jumps 
• Chin-ups
• Parallel bar dips

This is the perfect combination of intense combat training along with calisthenics, the real secret of Dalton’s fitness and toned physique. 

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Zaid Quraishi