What are some of Georges St-Pierre's major movie and TV roles?

Although Georges St-Pierre is primarily known for being one of the most dominant figures in modern mixed martial arts, the UFC legend is also an actor. Let's take a look at some of the fighter's memorable acting performances.

Based on the information available on IMDB, GSP's first acting gig came in the 2009 action thriller Never Surrender. The movie revolves around an unfortunate MMA champion who is thrust into the world of underground cage fighting. The movie also stars several other MMA fighters.

However, the Canadian's big break came in the 2014 Marvel film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The 41-year-old portrayed the internationally wanted mercenary Georges Batroc a.k.a 'The Leaper' in the film.

Watch GSP's fight scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier below:

The former mixed martial artist reprised the role of Batroc in the 2021 series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and What If...?

Watch The Falcon and Winter Soldier scene featuring GSP'below:

'Rush' was also one of the supporting characters in the 2016 movie Kickboxer: Vengeance, which was a soft reboot of the 1989 Jean Claude Van Damme film, Kickboxer. The retired UFC star played the role of a fighter named Kavi in the film.

Watch St-Pierre's fight scene from Kickboxer below:

The Canadian will next be seen in the 2023 action film, King of Killers, directed by Kevin Grevioux. 'Rush' is also expected to reprise the role of Kavi in the upcoming Kickboxer sequel.

Apart from these, Georges St-Pierre also had limited screen time in the 2022 series, La Mélancolite.

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Georges St-Pierre on how his fighting career helped him to be an actor

During a 2021 interview with Yahoo Finance, former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre explained that there's a lot of similarities between fighting and acting.

St-Pierre shared that he used to act confident and put on a tough face before all his fights, even when he was dead scared inside. 'Rush' added that the mental warfare involved in MMA was very much comparable to acting:

"I think there is a lot of similarities to fighting and acting. I act[ed] pretty much all my career. Before every fight I'm terrified, I'm extremely uncomfortable when I walk in the octagon. But I have to act like I'm excited and happy to be there to not give my opponent some confidence. A lot of mental warfare [is involved] so you have to act."

Watch St-Pierre explain how fighting is similar to acting below: