Nicolas Bosc
Nicolas Bosc Born in Avignon, France, is a top professional Parkour and Freerunning athlete, one of France's best. Since 2004, Bosc has been living in the United States, working in the biggest live shows and movie productions as an acrobat, actor, and stuntman.
Early life
1980s-90s
Bosc lived with his family in a modest house in the small town of Sorgues, in the south of France. He is the youngest of two children. Bosc loves acting and will be playing in many school plays, as well as with the local theatre. One day, with his best friend Johan Guy, Nicolas watched a Jackie Chan movie, project A, and from that point on, his goal was to become a Stuntman in Hollywood. Bosc began training in gymnastics, martial arts, and more.
1996-2003
Nicolas realized that gymnastics was not really the right way to become a stuntman. So, following Jackie Chan's footsteps, he and his three friends decided to bring gymnastics to the streets! It started by copying Jackie Chan, pushing off a wall to jump over a gate, jumping from one roof to another, down to the floor, using balconies, as well as copying some acrobatics he was doing! Remember, in 1995, there was no internet like today, no YouTube or Facebook… all they had were Jackie Chan movies on VHS and their own imagination!
They kept climbing buildings, jumping from their parents' house roofs, then one day, they saw a new boy band in 1997, the 2Be3. They were three friends from youth, singing but also doing flips like they had never seen before! Our four friends really related to the ‘2Be3, and when they realized that they used to do gymnastics and martial arts, they also decided to join the local gymnastic club, ‘’the A.N.T. club.’’ There, they were able to learn new moves and repeat them over and over! Moves like wall flips, front and back flips, side flips, handstands, and more… Then one day in 1998, watching Stade 2 for the sports news, they saw the documentary about those young people in Paris, the Yamakasi with David Belle and his team! And they realized that other kids were doing exactly what they had been doing. Then they did some research and found the Speed-Air-Man video.
And once again, they said to themselves, "That’s cool, other people are doing what we do! We should go to Paris one day and meet up, to share and train together." In 2001, the movie Yamakasi came out in theatres. They were not too impressed by the performance, and they decided to, one day, go to Paris and try to show their talent. After all, “we are doing the same 'new sport', with a different style, so if they can get some work, why not us?” The local news started to get interested in our four boys. They were featured in many local newspapers, even getting a few covers. Then some national magazines got interested in them. Then their first TV appearance was a six-minute documentary on France 3 TV Chanel.
Meanwhile, their idea to try it in the capital, Paris, kept growing stronger, and in early 2003, they finally went to Paris, visited many production offices to drop off their portfolio, and they came up with a team name, Fils du Vide, which later became Ronins. Soon after coming back from Paris, they received a call from canal+ TV Channel, which was interested in doing a six-episode series with them, but also Cirque du Soleil was interested in them for the creation of their upcoming show, KA! After a lot of talks, they decided to go to Montreal and join Cirque du Soleil.
2003-08 / 2010-12
Bosc has been recognized by Cirque du Soleil as one of the top performers and they made him captain of the house troop, and also made him the first super sub, which made him the only performer to know most of the acts in the show, and be floating from one to another, while the others would only perform the acts they signed for!
Also, Nicolas was awarded the most badass high fall of all time for the show KA.
2008
Bosc was hired by the singer Kylie Minogue as one of the four acrobats on her upcoming tour, KylieX2008, and toured all around the world.
2009- 10
Bosc was hired to perform on the new Britney Spears show, the Circus tour, but three weeks after the creation of the tour started, Bosc had to leave the show for visa issues. In the meantime, Bosc received a call from Universal Studios asking him to join them in a new stunt show which would be performed in their brand new theme park in Singapore.
Bosc was also selected by Red Bull to represent his country, France, at their upcoming Parkour and Freerunning competition, the Red Bull Art of Motion, which brought to Vienna the world's 20 best athletes to compete for the title, as well as the Barclaycard World Freerun Championships in London, a competition in which Bosc performed two tricks never seen before.
2011 - present
Bosc is now working as a stuntman for the movie industry. We can see Bosc in various projects such as Man from U.N.C.L.E., Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The walking dead and more.
Bosc is also a filmmaker. He has already released two short films and is working on more. With his editing and film-making skills, one of Bosc's many goals is to, one day, release a feature film!
Ronins Clothing Brand
In 2014, Bosc released his clothing brand, "Ronins Clothing," a brand inspired by his love for extreme sports and fashion, freedom of spirit, and love! Already some of the biggest names in the film industry are wearing Bosc's brand. Ronins Clothing website: [1]
Live Shows
- 2003-08 Cirque du Soleil KA
- 2008 KylieX2008 - Acrobat for Kylie Minogue
- 2009 Red Bull Art of Motion in Vienna - Parkour and Freerunning competition with the top 20 athletes worldwide
- 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championships in London - Parkour and Freerunning competition with the top 20 athletes worldwide
- 2009-10 Universal Studios Singapore
- 2010-12 Cirque du Soleil KA
- 2011 EDC Las Vegas - Acrobatic performer
Filmography
As a Stuntman
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stuntman | TV Serie |
| 2007 | Road Rules: Vegas Circus | Aerial Coach | TV Game show |
| 2009 | Barclaycard World Freerun Championship | Freerunning Performer | Television Film |
| 2012 | Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. the World | Stuntman | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | Stuntman | |
| 2011-2012 | CSI: NY | Stuntman | TV Serie |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Stuntman | |
| 2013 | Touch | Stuntman | TV Serie |
| 2013 | RED 2 | Stuntman | |
| 2014 | Community | Stuntman | |
| 2014 | Revolution | Stuntman / Stunt double | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Stuntman | |
| 2014 | The Prince | Stuntman | |
| 2014 | Bang Bang | Utility Stunt / Stunt Double | |
| 2014 | Banshee | Stunt Double | TV Serie |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Stuntman | TV Serie |
| 1997 | Helio | Stuntman / Stunt Double | Short Film |
| 2015 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Stunt Double | |
| 2015 | San Andreas | Stuntman | |
| 2015 | American Ultra | Stuntman | |
| 2015 | Terminator: Genisys | Stuntman | T800 |
As an Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Retribution | Hero | Short Film |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | French Pirate | |
| 2014 | Nico | Nico | Short Film |
| 2012 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Italian Policeman | |
| 2012 | American Ultra | The Party Guy |
As a Director - Editor
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Retribution |
| 2014 | Nico |
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