Celebrities Who’ve Been in Shark Movies: Blake Lively, Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian Ziering and More

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Celebrities Who've Been in Shark Movies: Blake Lively, Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian Ziering and More

Shark attack! Every year, the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week gives fans of the scary, but intriguing, animals a place to watch all-things sharks — no matter your fear level. However, outside of Shark Week there are many films starring great whites, tiger sharks and more of the fascinating species that fans can sink their teeth in. Some of the movies include Hollywood A-listers, such as Blake Lively, Halle Berry, Mandy Moore and Samuel L. Jackson. While films like Jaws seemingly put sharks on the map when it comes to Hollywood’s obsession with the creatures, other movies have flown under the radar. Still, being in shark-centered film doesn’t mean its stars aren’t scared of them. Lively, for example, told Entertainment Weekly in June 2016 that she was “terrified” of sharks before she filmed The Shallows, which used CG technology and a foam shark on screen. “I never even watched Jaws because I was so scared of sharks,” the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants actress explained. “I went diving with great whites maybe five years ago and that was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. It was really eye opening.” [jwplayer xR5gyyS0-l3ahXupL] She said her perspective changed after diving with sharks, adding: “You see these creatures in their habitat, not hunting you. They’re just swimming in the ocean. You get to observe them as they are. There’s such a peacefulness to them and such a beauty to them.” Sharknado star Ian Ziering admitted that he was only fearful of the animals when doing a triathlon in the Pacific Ocean, which happened before he began battling fake sharks on screen. “I was wearing a black wetsuit and I was swimming with hundreds of other people in the water. And I figured if there was ever gonna be a shark feeding frenzy, it would be probably be at that moment,” he recalled in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in July 2013. “Being that we all looked like seals and we were all splashing in the water. So that half-a-mile swim in the ocean was the most fearful I’ve even been of sharks.” Scroll down to see a list of stars who’ve been in shark movies through the years: [podcast_block]

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Celebrities Who've Been in Shark Movies: Blake Lively, Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian Ziering and More

Shark attack! Every year, the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week gives fans of the scary, but intriguing, animals a place to watch all-things sharks — no matter your fear level. However, outside of Shark Week there are many films starring great whites, tiger sharks and more of the fascinating species that fans can sink their teeth in. Some of the movies include Hollywood A-listers, such as Blake Lively, Halle Berry, Mandy Moore and Samuel L. Jackson. While films like Jaws seemingly put sharks on the map when it comes to Hollywood’s obsession with the creatures, other movies have flown under the radar. Still, being in shark-centered film doesn’t mean its stars aren’t scared of them. Lively, for example, told Entertainment Weekly in June 2016 that she was “terrified” of sharks before she filmed The Shallows, which used CG technology and a foam shark on screen. “I never even watched Jaws because I was so scared of sharks,” the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants actress explained. “I went diving with great whites maybe five years ago and that was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. It was really eye opening.” [jwplayer xR5gyyS0-l3ahXupL] She said her perspective changed after diving with sharks, adding: “You see these creatures in their habitat, not hunting you. They’re just swimming in the ocean. You get to observe them as they are. There’s such a peacefulness to them and such a beauty to them.” Sharknado star Ian Ziering admitted that he was only fearful of the animals when doing a triathlon in the Pacific Ocean, which happened before he began battling fake sharks on screen. “I was wearing a black wetsuit and I was swimming with hundreds of other people in the water. And I figured if there was ever gonna be a shark feeding frenzy, it would be probably be at that moment,” he recalled in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in July 2013. “Being that we all looked like seals and we were all splashing in the water. So that half-a-mile swim in the ocean was the most fearful I’ve even been of sharks.” Scroll down to see a list of stars who’ve been in shark movies through the years: [podcast_block]

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Roy Scheider in 'Jaws'

Scheider is known for his iconic role as Chief of Police Martin Brody in 1975’s Jaws. In the shark thriller, Brody teams up with a marine biologist and old seafarer to hunt down a killer shark that is preying on a beach community. He later reprised his role in 1978’s Jaws 2.

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Samuel L. Jackson in 'Deep Blue Sea'

Jackson plays Russell Franklin in the 1999 sci-fi movie, which revolves around a group of scientists searching for a cure to Alzheimer’s disease when they become prey for three sharks they are testing.

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Katharine McPhee in 'Shark Night'

The Smash alum portrays Beth, one of seven vacationers in the Louisiana Gulf, in the 2011 thriller. The group quickly discovers that their saltwater lake house is not safe thanks to a mysterious influx of sharks — which attack more than one of them during their stay. The movie also stars Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan and Chris Carmack.

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Halle Berry in 'Dark Tide'

Berry’s Kate returns to the deep waters of the ocean in this 2012 action film, one year after the character had an encounter with a shark that resulted in a diver being killed on her watch.

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Ian Ziering in 'Sharknado'

The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum appears as bar owner and surfer Fin Shepard in 2013’s Sharknado. The horror comedy details what happens when a “sharknado,” or tornado filled with sharks, hits Los Angeles, killing anyone in their path. Ziering has since reprised his role in five more Syfy films.

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Tara Reed in 'Sharknado'

Reed plays Fin Shepard’s (Ziering) wife, April Wexler, in the Syfy shark franchise. The duo must team up when “sharknadoes” begin popping up wherever they go, beginning with L.A. and eventually following them to New York, Washington D.C. and more locations throughout the six movies.

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Blake Lively in 'The Shallows'

The Gossip Girl alum plays surfer Nancy in the 2016 film. Although she’s only 200 yards from shore, Nancy gets attacked by a great white and seeks refuge on a rock in the middle of the ocean. She must somehow get back to land without the shark killing her.

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Nicolas Cage in 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'

During World War II, an American navy ship called the USS Indianapolis is sunk by a Japanese submarine, leaving the men on board stranded in shark-infested waters. The 2016 film stars Cage as Captain McVay, Thomas Jane as Lieutenant Adrian Marks and Matt Lanter as Bama.

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Mandy Moore in '47 Meters Down'

The This Is Us star plays Lisa in the 2017 movie, which also stars Claire Holt as her sister Kate. The siblings are on a Mexican vacation when they decide to go shark diving. The adventure goes south when the chain holding their shark cage breaks, and they plumet 47 meters down into the ocean.

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Jason Statham in 'The Meg'

The 2018 film is loosely based on the 1997 book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. In the movie, Statham portrays Jonas Taylor, one of many scientists who encounters a 2-million-year-old megalodon shark while on a rescue mission in the Pacific Ocean.

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Josh Duhamel in 'Capsized: Blood in the Water'

The crew of a Florida yacht find themselves stranded in the chilling Atlantic Ocean waters after they unexpectedly capsize during a storm in this 2019 film. The group, including Duhamel’s John Lippoth and Tyler Blackburn’s Brad Cavanagh, must do anything to survive as tiger sharks surround their lifeboat.