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| Date of Birth: | July 27, 1970 | ||||
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| Age: | 55 | ||||
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Tommy Europe (born July 27, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario) is the Canadian actor and stunt performer who portrayed Rally, a member of the Caprica Buccaneers, in "The Plan." Before entering the entertainment industry, Europe played eleven seasons as a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and has subsequently worked as a personal trainer, television host, and motivational speaker.
Career
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edit sourceEurope attended Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec, where he played college football.[external 1] He was selected seventh overall — second round — in the 1993 CFL Draft by the BC Lions.[external 2]
Europe spent four seasons with the Lions (1993–1996), appearing in all 18 regular-season games in each of his first four years.[external 1] The Lions won the 82nd Grey Cup in 1994, with Europe among the team members honoured by the BC Sports Hall of Fame.[external 3] He earned CFL West All-Star honours as a defensive back in 1995 and again in 2002.[external 4]
In 1997, Europe signed with the Montreal Alouettes, where he played two seasons. He then joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1999, remaining with the club through the 2003 season. A hamstring injury limited him to eight games in his final year, and he retired in May 2004 after 175 regular-season games and eleven seasons in the CFL.[external 5] He also had a brief trial with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL in 1997 between his Lions and Alouettes tenures.[external 6]
Following his retirement, Europe was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1994 BC Lions, the BC Lions Wall of Fame, the BC Football Hall of Fame, and Bishop's University's Wall of Distinction.[external 7]
Fitness and television
edit sourceAfter retiring from professional football, Europe established himself as a personal trainer in Vancouver, founding Tommy Europe Fitness. He was named best personal trainer in The Georgia Straight's Best of Vancouver readers poll in 2006, 2007, and 2009.[external 8] Beginning in 2007, he starred as the fitness coach on the Slice network reality series The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp and Bulging Brides, running for six seasons.[external 9] In 2011, HarperCollins Canada published his fitness book The 10-Pound Shred: From Flab to Fit in 4 Weeks.[external 10]
Stunt and acting work
edit sourceEurope transitioned into film and television production work as a stunt performer, with early credits including Scary Movie 4 (2006) and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009).[external 11] Subsequent stunt credits include Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), Skyscraper (2018), The Predator (2018), and Snake Eyes (2021), as well as recurring stunt work across multiple seasons of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Snowpiercer, and The Last of Us.[external 12] He appeared on screen as Adult Randy Finkle in Totally Killer (2023).[external 13]
Personal life
edit sourceEurope is the father of two children.[external 14] He is a national champion for the Canadian Men's Health Foundation and has served as a KidSport BC ambassador, receiving the KidSport Community Champion Award in 2014.[external 15]
References
edit sourceExternal Sources
edit source- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Canadian Men's Health Foundation. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ 1993 CFL Draft Archives (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). CFL.ca. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ 1994 BC Lions (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Canadian Men's Health Foundation. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Blue Bombers' Europe retires (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). CBC Sports (18 May 2004). Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Keynote Speakers Canada. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Keynote Speakers Canada. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Canadian Men's Health Foundation. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Europe, Tommy (2011). The 10-Pound Shred: From Flab to Fit in 4 Weeks (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). HarperCollins Canada. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Canadian Men's Health Foundation. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Keynote Speakers Canada. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Tommy Europe (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Canadian Men's Health Foundation. Retrieved on 24 May 2026.