Sébastien Foucan

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Sébastien Foucan

Born	May 27, 1974 (1974-05-27) (age 34) Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Parkour, acting

Sébastien Foucan (born May 24, 1974 in Paris, France) is one the founders of free running. He created the sport along with his friends including David Belle. He has been influenced by the art of parkour and is generally considered to be a "second generation" founder of parkour along with David Belle. He is well known as an ambassador for free running to many countries and is generally considered to represent free running. Well known for his views on the philosophy behind free running, he also stresses the need for proper training in the basics of free running, not only for safety, but also to maintain the positive appearance of the activity in the public eye.

He came to prominence in the United Kingdom after the showing of Mike Christie's Jump London documentary on Channel 4 in September 2003, and the subsequent documentary Jump Britain.

In addition to leading these programs, Sébastien also appears as Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale.^[1] He spent three months in the Bahamas filming his role in the movie. A stunt double was used for portions of the opening chase scene.^[2] Besides this, Sébastien appears in the music video for Madonna's 2005 single, Hung Up.

Foucan helped K-Swiss develop the Ariake, the first free running and parkour shoe in a line of 5 models.

[edit] References

^ IMDb, Casino Royale (2006)
^ Curtis - Sébastien's stunt double. www.theurbanheroes.com (2006-11-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-14. “Curtis was hired to be a stunt double in the recent James Bond Film ‘Casino Royale’. He was on location in the Bahamas for 13 weeks working closely with Gary Powell the stunt coordinator to help plan and execute the opening chase scene.”