Conrad Pla

Conrad Pla (born October 24, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer. He is probably best known for starring in the Canadian television series ReGenesis.

Conrad Pla
Born (1966-10-24) October 24, 1966
Madrid, Spain

Biography

Pla was born in Madrid. He 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 ISKA North American Champion as well as the WKA Intercontinental Champion. He fought Javier Mendez for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California in 1995 but lost a close split decision.[1][2] An injury forced him to retire from the sport.

He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco.[3][4][1] In 2001 the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko.[3] He still teaches kickboxing and Muay Thai 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 16 Blocks, The Terminal, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Sum of All Fears, Jericho Mansions, Max Payne and Pawn Sacrifice.[5] He was the male lead in the 2004 horror film Eternal. 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. 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.

Video games
Year Title Role
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Laureano de Torres y Ayala
2016 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Jackal

References
  1. Cowan, Stu (June 2, 2016). "Stu Cowan: Montreal's Tristar Gym becomes MMA training mecca". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. "Tristar". Tristar Gym. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Andrews, Kenai (September 18, 2013). "MMA Crossfire Conversations - Future of Boxing author Alexandre Choko". Canada.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  4. Morin, Vincent (November 28, 2012). "Conrad Pla: père du Tristar". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. http://www.allocine.fr/personne/filmographie_gen_cpersonne=108355.html
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