Olivier Gruner is a talented actor who loves acting in action films and thrillers. Sports training allows him to perform complex tricks on his own, he rarely resorts to the help of stuntmen. For the first time, Olivier made himself known by the action movie City of Angels, in which he embodied the image of a master of martial arts. What else can be said about the Frenchman?
Olivier Gruner: the beginning of the journey
The actor was born in Paris, it happened in August 1960. Olivier Gruner was born into a family of a surgeon and a housewife. He has a younger brother who is an engineer.
Even as a child, the boy fell in love with action movies featuring Bruce Lee, the actor became his idol. This prompted young Olivier to also go in for sports. The guy started with karate, then boxing and kickboxing training entered his life. Parents hoped that their son would receive a decent education, but Gruner refused to go to university after graduation. He was 18 when he went to serve in the paratroopers.troops.
First successes
Olivier Gruner retired from the army in 1981, returned to Paris and focused on kickboxing. The young man became a professional kickboxer in 1984, after 10 fights he was awarded the title of champion of France. Olivier did not want to stop there, continued to train intensively. In 1986, he deservedly received the title of world champion.
When a childhood dream came true, Gruner thought about his future. He already had experience as a model, but this career did not attract him. Everything was decided by chance: the young athlete was offered a role in the action movie "City of Angels". In this picture, Olivier embodied the image of Jacques, a master of martial arts. The athlete liked acting in films, he decided to succeed in this area.
90s Movies
After the release of "City of Angels", the aspiring actor was out of work for a short time. Already in 1992, Olivier Gruner played a key role in the fantastic film Nemesis. The film tells about the events of the near future, in which cybernetic organisms fight for dominance over the world with people. The character of the actor was the secret agent Alex, on whom the outcome of this struggle directly depends. The hero cannot be called an ordinary person, because a bomb is planted in his heart.
In the fantastic action movie "Automatic" Olivier embodied the image of a cyborg that got out of control. In the film "The Savage" he brilliantly played a mighty warrior who intends to pay off his enemies forbrutal murder of his family. Deserves mention and released in 1997 the film "Dynamite". Olivier Gruner in this action movie reincarnated as a secret agent who is forced to confront his own leadership.
Then, the actor played a small role in the TV series "Chinese policeman", starred in the films "Captured by Speed" and "Interceptors". In the fantasy film White Pony, Olivier played the uncle of a girl who finds herself in a fairy tale. This film is interesting because the actor is almost the first time not involved in any fights.
New Age
In the new century, Olivier Gruner continues to actively act in action films, films with his participation are released one after another. "Live Goods", "Highest Honor", "Combat Elite", "Whirlwind", "Interceptors 2" - in all these films he played bright roles. Most of his characters are invincible heroes who can get out of any situation.
The film "Easy Target", released in 2006, deserves special mention. Olivier's partner on the set was another legendary actor-athlete - Don Wilson. The result of the joint work turned out to be an explosive action movie, saturated with adrenaline-filled scenes of chases and fights.
In 2009, actor Olivier Gruner starred in the drama "The War of the Brothers", covering the events of World War II. Then came the fantastic film "Tales of the Ancient Empire" with his participation. Gruner's most recent paintings include Offside and The Diamond Cartel.
Interesting facts
Olivier does not like to talk about his personal life, butother questions are answered willingly. It is known that he still devotes about three hours a day to training, which helps him maintain excellent shape. The actor also loves skydiving, diving and mountain climbing, and going on long hikes.
He's been running his own line of clothing for several years now, as well as making instructional pictures aimed at beginners who want to kickbox. Olivier Gruner's educational films are very popular.
