A few years ago, we wrote how Hawaii Five-O actor Scott Caan was a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He trained under Egan Inoue whilst living in Hawaii. It turns out that Caan’s co-star, Alex O’Loughlin also trained with him during this time and is also a black belt.
To put it into context, when Caan was a brown belt, O’Loughlin was a blue belt – so he has some catching up to do in that sense. Nonetheless, it’s impressive to see yet another actor and celebrity turn their hand to the art of BJJ.
O’Loughlin was awarded his black belt at ADCC 2022 and was literally in tears – adding, “I don’t know what to say. On behalf of my training partners, everyone whose been a part of my journey, thank you. I have to say with all of my heart and all of my love. Thank you to Egan Inoue for the first 10 years of my journey. It’s one of the only things that I understand to be a purely solitary venture that requires everyone. It’s an honor.”
Aside from Hawaii Five-O, O’Loughlin has also starred in movies such as The Holiday, The Backup Plan and TV shows such as The Shield.
