Audiences on several continents know Georges St-Pierre as a major actor whose face is familiar even to people who have not seen the films. 23 was the age at the first credit. Action is where most of the work sits. Film and television both figure in the career, rather than one alone. Georges Batroc in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' is the role that turned into a reference point. There is 'Kickboxer: Vengeance' as well.
Georges St-Pierre
45 years (May 19, 1981)Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada
21 Movies4 Series
Audiences on several continents know Georges St-Pierre as a major actor whose face is familiar even to people who have not seen the films. 23 was the age at the first credit. Action is where most of the work sits. Film and television both figure in the career, rather than one alone. Georges Batroc in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' is the role that turned into a reference point. There is 'Kickboxer: Vengeance' as well.
Georges St-Pierre was born on May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, to Jim and Paulyne St-Pierre. St-Pierre had a difficult childhood, attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started learning Kyokushin karate at age seven from his father and later from a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died and also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees.
St-Pierre has trained with a number of groups in a large variety of gyms throughout his fighting career. Prior to his fight with B.J. Penn at UFC 58, he trained at the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York City. St-Pierre received his brown belt in BJJ from Renzo Gracie on July 21, 2006. In September 2008, St-Pierre earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.