Conrad Pla

{{short description|Canadian actor and kickboxer}}

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| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| occupation = Actor, kickboxer

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

Early life

Pla was born in Madrid and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of three.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Ralph |date=2016-09-24 |title=Conrad Pla - Biography |url=https://www.northernstars.ca/pla_conrad_bio/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Northernstars.ca |language=en-CA}}

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 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.{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Stu |title=Stu Cowan: Montreal's Tristar Gym becomes MMA training mecca |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/stu-cowan-montreals-tristar-gym-becomes-mma-training-mecca |accessdate=February 20, 2020 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=June 2, 2016}}{{cite web |title=Tristar |url=https://www.tristargym.com/conrad-pla |website=Tristar Gym |accessdate=February 20, 2020}} An injury forced him to retire from the sport.

He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco.{{cite news |last1=Morin |first1=Vincent |title=Conrad Pla: père du Tristar |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/11/28/conrad-pla-pere-du-tristar |accessdate=February 20, 2020 |work=Le Journal de Montréal |date=November 28, 2012}} In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko.{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Kenai |title=MMA Crossfire Conversations - Future of Boxing author Alexandre Choko |url=https://o.canada.com/sports/alexandre-choko-steps-into-the-crossfire |accessdate=February 20, 2020 |work=Canada.com |date=September 18, 2013 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220124353/https://o.canada.com/sports/alexandre-choko-steps-into-the-crossfire |url-status=dead }} He 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. 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. In 2017, Pla portrayed the science officer Colonel Janus over the course of five episodes of the space opera TV series, The Expanse. In 2021, Pla appeared in Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 as guerilla fighter Carlos Montero.

Filmography

= Film =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|Dead Awake

|Veronica

|

2002

|Swindle

|Cisco

|

2002

|Steal

|Officer

|

2002

|data-sort-value="Sum of All Fears, The" | The Sum of All Fears

|Pentagon Security Guard

|

2002

|Nearest to Heaven

|Bellboy

| rowspan="2" |Uncredited

2002

|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

|Large Man

2003

|Chasing Holden

|Cornish Pedestrian #2

|

2003

|Jericho Mansions

|Cordero

|

2004

|data-sort-value="Terminal, The" | The Terminal

|CBP Officer

|

2004

|Eternal

|Raymond Pope

|

2006

|16 Blocks

|Ortiz

|

2007

|Imitation

|Angel

|

2008

|Max Payne

|Captain Bowen

|

2009

|Burning Mussolini

|Paul Choquino

|Also writer and director

2010

|Casino Jack

|Agent Hanley

|

2011

|Immortals

|Jailer

|

2012

|data-sort-value="Factory, The" | The Factory

|Steve

|

2013

|data-sort-value="Informant, The" | The Informant

|Chauffeur

|

2013

|Riddick

|Vargas

|

2014

|Pawn Sacrifice

|Carmine Nigro

|

2014

|Wings of the Dragon

|Slaven

|

2018

|data-sort-value="Hummingbird Project, The" | The Hummingbird Project

|Agent Santana

|

2023

|Evergreen$ (Sapin$)

|Homeless Santa

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|All Souls

|Cardenza

|Episode: "Bad Blood"

2001

|No Ordinary Baby

|Policeman

|Television film

2001

|Tracker

|Victor

|Episode: "Pilot"

2001

|Relic Hunter

|Brando

|Episode: "Devil Doll"

2002

|data-sort-value="Rendering, The" | The Rendering

|Ernesto

|Television film

2002

|Street Time

|Paco Aviles

|2 episodes

2002

|Just a Walk in the Park

|Girardo

|Television film

2002

|Odyssey 5

|Paul Nieves

|2 episodes

2002

|Lathe of Heaven

|Search Man #1

| rowspan="2" |Television film

2002

|Conviction

|Trustee

2002

|Mutant X

|Valdex

|Episode: "Power Play"

2002

|Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

|Vince Toma

|Episode: "The Signing"

2002

|Big Wolf on Campus

|Officer

|Episode: "Switch Me Baby One More Time"

2003

|Wicked Minds

|Det. Mormino

|Television film

2003

|Wild Card

|Ray Ramirez

|Episode: "Pilot"

2003

|Wall of Secrets

|Diego

| rowspan="3" |Television film

2004

|False Pretenses

|Nando

2004

|data-sort-value="Wool Cap, The" | The Wool Cap

|Cop at Bar

2004–2008

|ReGenesis

|Carlos Serrano

|52 episodes

2005

|Kevin Hill

|Juan Fontez

|2 episodes

2005

|Kojak

|Sergeant Mendoza

|Episode: "Kind of Blue"

2006

|Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

|Cuban Taxi Driver

| rowspan="3" |Television film

2007

|data-sort-value="Robber Bride, The" | The Robber Bride

|Sgt. Parker

2007

|Lethal Obsession

|George Friezen

2009

|Flashpoint

|Rafael Castillo

|Episode: "Eagle Two"

2009

|Hidden Crimes

|Finn

|Television film

2009

|Guns

|Detective Smith

|2 episodes

2009

|data-sort-value="Line, The" | The Line

|Sal Florio

|15 episodes

2009

|data-sort-value="Beautiful Life, The" | The Beautiful Life

|Carlos Velora

|Episode: "Pilot"

2009

|data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border

|Peter Romano

|Episode: "The Dead"

2010

|Tangled

|Jacob

|Television film

2010

|Covert Affairs

|Felix Artigas

|Episode: "When the Levee Breaks"

2010

|Durham County

|Mitch Tanzy

|Episode: "Family Day"

2011

|Republic of Doyle

|Robert Stanford

|Episode: "Live and Let Doyle"

2011

|King

|Lucio Barrata

|Episode: "T-Bone"

2011

|XIII: The Series

|Miguel Santos

|Episode: "Lockdown"

2011

|Alphas

|Luke

|Episode: "Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure"

2012

|data-sort-value="Firm, The" | The Firm

|Manny Reyes

|Episode: "Pilot"

2013

|Nikita

|Vasquez

|Episode: "High-Value Target"

2013

|data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener

|Carter O'Brien

|Episode: "Caged In"

2014

|Hell on Wheels

|Jose Spano

|Episode: "Life's a Mystery"

2014–2017

|19-2

|Sergeant Julien Houle

|22 episodes

2015

|Dark Matter

|Cain

|2 episodes

2015

|data-sort-value="Art of More, The" | The Art of More

|Mel Thomas

|3 episodes

2015

|Les Jeunes Loups

|Pedro Diaz

|Episode #2.7

2015–2016

|Rogue

|Ordonez

|5 episodes

2016

|Suits

|Ron Da'Mico

|Episode: "Blowback"

2016

|Pregnant at 17

|Dom Sheridans

|Television film

2016

|Quantico

|Agent Mike Alonzo

|Episode: "Drive"

2017

|data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse

|Colonel Janus

|5 episodes

2017

|21 Thunder

|Albert Rocas

|7 episodes

2017

|Star Trek: Discovery

|Stone

|Episode: "Context Is for Kings"

2018

|Taken

|El Major

|Episode: "S.E.R.E."

2018

|Frankie Drake Mysteries

|Vernon Ashton

|Episode: "Dealer's Choice"

2019

|Pure

|Octavio Orff

|6 episodes

2019–present

|Blood & Treasure

|FBI Agent Harper

|3 episodes

2021

|Departure

|Carlos Orega

|2 episodes

2022

|Transplant

|Frank Brezina

|Episode: "Roads"

= Video games =

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|+

!Year

!Title

!Role

2012

|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

|Diego Vásquez

2013

|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

|Laureano de Torres y Ayala / Additional voices

2021

|Far Cry 6

|Carlos Montero

References

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