Frank Grillo - A Phenomenal Actor, An Even Better Man

ough and well-versed in fighting, today's guest has made a career for himself as a secret agent, a detective, police officer, lawyer, and more through acting. As you can tell, he wears a lot of hats- on and off-screen- father, boxer, jiu-jitsu fighter, producer, and actor. It takes massive discipline to cover all of those and do so successfully. Today, Frank Grillo shares with the young men of Apogee how he gets it done. Today's sponsor is Discover Praxis. Right now, listeners of E11 can get a $1,000 scholarship + a free book! Simply follow the link: discoverpraxis.com/essential11 FRANK GRILLO Frank is an American actor best known for playing Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Endgame. Grillo was born the first of three boys in a working-class family in New York City, and raised in the Bronx and in Rockland County, New York. Grillo began wrestling at eight years old and took up boxing at eighteen. In 1991, he started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he has studied under Rickson Gracie and holds a brown belt. MORE PLACES YOU CAN FIND FRANK Instagram - @frankgrillo1 MORE CONTENT Follow Matt on social to get the latest updates and Essential content. Instagram: @mattbeaudreau Twitter: @mattbeaudreau YouTube: Matt Beaudreau