Conrad Pla (born October 24, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

. He is best known for founding

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and starring in the Canadian television series ''

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''.

Early life

Pla was born in Madrid and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of three.

Career

Pla was a professional kickboxer between the ages of 18 and 32. He competed in the light heavyweight and super middleweight division. With 26 pro fights, he was ranked 3rd in the world, was the

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North American Champion as well as the WKA Intercontinental Champion. He fought

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for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California, in 1995 but lost a close split decision. An injury forced him to retire from the sport. He started the

in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko. He teaches kickboxing and

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

in Montreal. After his injury he turned to acting. He has studied with Danielle Schneider and Ivana Chubbuck. He had supporting roles in films such as ''

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'', '' The Terminal'', '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', '' The Sum of All Fears'', '' Jericho Mansions'', ''

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'' and '' Pawn Sacrifice''. He was the male lead in the 2004 horror film ''

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''. In 2009, Pla was the writer and director for ''Burning Mussolini'', in which he also acted opposite his friend and ''ReGenesis'' co-star

Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series ''Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in ''Orphan Black'', Bob Corbett ...

. In 2013, he had a supporting role in the film ''Riddick'' as Vargas. He also played the main antagonist of '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', Governor Laureano de Torres y Ayala. He also played the voicing of Jackal in '' Rainbow Six Siege''. In 2017, Pla portrayed the science officer Colonel Janus over the course of five episodes of the space opera TV series, ''

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''. In 2021, Pla appeared in Ubisoft's ''

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'' as guerilla fighter Carlos Montero.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pla, Conrad 1966 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male kickboxers Canadian Muay Thai practitioners Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Madrid Male actors from Montreal Spanish emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Madrid Sportspeople from Montreal