Sebastien Foucan

Biography

Sébastien Foucan, born in Paris in 1974, is a French freerunner who founded freerunning and is seen as an early developer of parkour. He has emphasized that participants in both disciplines should master the fundamentals, for their own safety and to keep public perception positive. Foucan became known in the United Kingdom through Mike Christie's Channel 4 documentary Jump London in 2003 and the later Jump Britain. He played Mollaka in the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), having spent three months filming in the Bahamas. His other screen appearances include a Nike Presto running shoe advertisement, Madonna's 2005 video for Jump, her Confessions Tour, and a promotional trailer for the video game Mirror's Edge. He helped K-Swiss design its Ariake freerunning shoe. On television he competed among fifteen celebrities on Dancing on Ice in 2012, appeared in Ninja Warrior UK's fourth and fifth series, and won World Chase Tag PRO 2 GO Europe with his team Blacklist.

52years old

Turns 53 on May 27in 198 days

Born May 27, 1974Paris
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 14 years2006 to 2020

Every film, newest first

2020KnuckledustIMDb rating 4.8
2019Creators: The PastIMDb rating 2.9
2015The Antwerp DollsIMDb rating 3.9
2009The TournamentIMDb rating 6.0
2006Casino RoyaleIMDb rating 8.0

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Did you know?!

A first
Foucan founded and created the chase tag team Blacklist, which won World Chase Tag PRO 2 GO Europe with him as its star.
Big break
Mike Christie's Channel 4 documentary Jump London, which aired in September 2003, introduced Foucan to audiences in the United Kingdom, and Jump Britain followed it.
A first
Guillaume Pelletier, a colleague of Foucan's during Jump London, was credited by Foucan with the name free running. The word was coined while that filming took place, to present Parkour to English speakers.