Glenn Ennis

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Glenn Ennis
Date of birth (1964-05-19) May 19, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19-1991 James Bay AA ()
1991-1999 [1] Suntory ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1986-1998 Canada 32 (28)

Glenn D. Ennis (born May 19, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national rugby player.

Ennis played a total of 32 games for Canada, including 3 as captain. He played in the mid to late 1990s in Japan for Suntory. [2]

In his second career, Ennis works as an actor and stuntman in the motion picture and television industry. His notable credits include providing the stunts for Jason Voorhees in the 2003 slasher film Freddy vs. Jason, and playing the role of a vicious grizzly bear in the 2015 Western film The Revenant . [3]

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References

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  3. "Former B.C. Rugby star Glenn Ennis turns heads as the bear in 'The Revenant'". Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.