9 rugby players turned actors including England internationals

9 rugby players turned actors including a Game of Thrones star

4. Adam Fogerty


Beginning around the same time as his rugby league career, Fogerty began acting and has played supporting roles in several films such as Shooting Fish and Played, as well as the unlicensed boxer, Gorgeous George, in the Guy Ritchie crime caper Snatch.

5. Daniel Cudmore


The older borther of Jamie, he is a former forward for the Capilano Rugby Football Club in Vancouver.  He since turned to acting and stuntman work and is perhaps best known for his roles as the mutant Piotr Rasputin / Colossus in the X-Men film franchise, and as the Volturi Felix in the Twilight Saga films.

6. Juan Soler


As a teenager he played rugby union and became part of the Argentina national team, winning four caps and scoring five tries. He later became a model and started acting in plays and TV in Argentina.

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