He is an extremely active person, and has a passion for surfing, and
has surfed all over the world. He is an extreme mountain biker and has
dabbled in martial arts like kickboxing and Wing Tsun. He worked to
make money from a very young age, and delivered milk bottles on
trolleys in the snow, to save for his first set of skis, at the age of
12.
For filming the movie "Last of the Living", he studied martial arts -
Goju Ryu Karate - for several weeks, particularly the high kicks
required to be performed by his character 'Johnny.' He also studied
Laban techniques and principles, and visited and stayed with students
at the internationally recognized theatre school ' Teatro Dimitri' in
Switzerland. He also trained and performed in mime, and developed a
passion for the art after seeing Marcel Marceau and Dimitri perform
live. As an aside, he also has a passion for drumming and has recorded
several, unreleased, songs.
His first pet was a black cat.
