Sebastien Foucan

Biography

Date of Birth 27 May 1974, Paris, France Sébastien Foucan is the founder of free running. Additionally, he has had influences on the art of parkour and is generally considered to be a "second generation" founder of parkour (second to 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 UK 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 these factual programmes, Sébastien has added acting credits and appears as Mollaka in the 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale. He spent three months in the Bahamas filming his role in the movie. (This bio came from Wikipedia.org)¥