Robert Maillet

 ( 1969 Births ) 

Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his time in the WWE (WWF) from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of The Truth Commission and The Oddities. He is also known for his roles in films such as 300 (2006), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Immortals (2011), Pacific Rim (2013), Brick Mansions (2014), Hercules (2014), and Deadpool 2 (2018).

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Early life Maillet was born in Georgetown, Ontario, northwest of Toronto. Less than a year later, his family moved to Ste-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick, a French-Acadian village where he grew up.

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Professional wrestling career

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Early career (1989–1997) He began wrestling as the Acadian Giant in the early 90s.

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Maillet made an initial appearance in the WWF on November 11, 1991, when he wrestled as The Cajun Giant, defeating Bob Bradley in a dark match at a television taping in Utica, NY. He worked for Super World of Sports as Giant Goliath in 1991. He also spent some time working for the Japanese W*ING promotion as Goliath El Gigante.

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World Wrestling Federation (1997–1999) He was signed to the WWE in 1997, alongside Don Callis, as a member of The Truth Commission. The group was sent to the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) before being called up to the main WWF roster in June of that year, where Maillet's ring name evolved into The Interrogator and later to Kurrgan (whose name was inspired by The Kurgan in November 1997, and was occasionally referred to as Kurrgan the Interrogator on television). Under the tutelage of The Jackyl, a charismatic cult leader, Kurrgan was a heel known for applying the Iron Claw to his opponents and not breaking the hold until The Jackyl slapped him across the face.

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After The Truth Commission disbanded in March 1998, Maillet (now billed simply as Kurrgan) continued as a singles wrestler managed by The Jackyl. He later went on to be part of The Oddities, The Jackyl's new stable; however, once The Jackyl was removed as the advisor of The Oddities and replaced by the Insane Clown Posse, The Oddities turned face and became fan favourites.

Kurrgan was taken off WWF TV in February 1999 and was later released that November.

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Mexico and Canada (1999–2001) After WWF, Kurrgan worked in Mexico CMLL as Gigante Kurrgan. He also worked in the Independents in Canada working in Nova Scotia, Calgary and British Columbia. By the end of 2001, Kurrgan took a hiatus from wrestling.

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Later career (2005–2011) Maillet returned to wrestling working for Jacques Rougeau's wrestling events in Quebec as Kurgan. On July 8, 2005, he lost to Jim Duggan in Montreal. He continued working in Quebec and other parts of Canada until he retired from wrestling in 2011.

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Acting career Maillet appeared in the 2006 film 300, an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name. He played the Ãœber-Immortal, a savage berserker who was part of the enemy's imperial guard. In November 2008, during a fight scene for the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, he accidentally punched Robert Downey Jr. in the face, bloodying Downey and knocking him down. Downey later stated on an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman that Maillet was "10 times more upset about it" than he was.

Maillet played a Russian professional boxer who takes a dive in the 2011 film The Big Bang. Later that year, he appeared in the film Monster Brawl as Frankenstein in a wrestling tournament of eight classic monsters that fight to the death. He played Polyphemus in the 2013 film , Blackwell in the 2013 film adaptation of , and the executioner in the 2014 film Hercules.

He also had a recurring role on the Syfy original series Haven billed as a "Heavy", a thug for the series antagonist. In 2018, Maillet had a small part in the superhero film Deadpool 2 as Sluggo, a mutant mercenary who is in prison alongside the titular character. He also had a part in the 2018 Netflix film Game Over, Man!. He appeared in the 2020 thriller film Becky, alongside Kevin James in a rare non-comedic role.

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Personal life Maillet has been married to Laura Eaton since June 14, 1997. He has two stepdaughters, as well as a daughter adoption from Ethiopia. Being an Acadian, his first language is French language and he is conversant in English language.

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Filmography

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Film

2006	300	Ãœber-Immortal	Zack Snyder	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (vs. Gerard Butler)
2009	Sherlock Holmes	Dredger	Guy Ritchie
2011	The Big Bang	Anton Protopov	Tony Krantz
	Monster Brawl	Frankenstein	Jesse Thomas Cook
	Immortals	Minotaur	Tarsem Singh
2012	A Little Bit Zombie	Terry Thompkins	Casey Walker
2013		Samuel Blackwell	Harald Zwart
	Septic Man	Giant	Jesse T. Cook
	The Young and Prodigious Spivet	Giant Hobo	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Uncredited
		Polyphemus & Laistrygonians	Thor Freudenthal
	Pacific Rim	Lt. Aleksei Kaidonovsky	Guillermo del Toro
2014	Brick Mansions	Yeti	Camille Delamarre
	Hercules	Executioner	Brett Ratner
2015	Rabid Dogs	Bear Man #2	Éric Hannezo
2016	Killer Waves	Barracuda Ben	James Balsamo
2018	Game Over, Man!	Tall Thug	Kyle Newacheck
2018	Deadpool 2	Sluggo	David Leitch
2019	Polar	Karl	Jonas Ã…kerlund
2020	Becky	Apex	Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion
2020	Vicious Fun	Mike	Cody Callahan

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Television

2001	Lexx	Leroy	1 episode
2003	Liocracy	Behemoth Jones	1 episode
2011	Merlin	Derian	1 episode
2011	Once Upon a Time	Behemoth	1 episode
2012		Momo	1 episode
2013; 2015	Haven	Heavy	5 episodes; also credited as Robert Norman Maillet in Season 5
2014–2015	The Strain	The Master/Jusef Sardu	11 episodes
2014		Bedard	5 episodes
2019	American Gods	Balor	1 episode
2020	Titans	Ring Fighter	1 episode, "Faux Hawk"
2020	The Umbrella Academy	Lights Out Lubbock	1 episode, "The Swedish Job"
2021	Jupiter's Legacy	Big Man	1 episode, "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"

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Championships and accomplishments

• Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
• AGPW Continental Championship (1 time)
• NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• Legend City Wrestling
• LCW Newfoundland Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. Fantastic
• Real Action Wrestling
• RAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• United States Wrestling Association
• USWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Barry Buchanan
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
• Worst Tag Team (1998) with John Tenta
• Worst Gimmick (1998) as Kurrgan,as part of The Oddities
• World Wrestling Association (South Korea)
• WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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See also

• List of tallest people

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External links

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