Subscribe to our channel: Born in Venezuela, multilingual and passionately engaged in international politics, Edgar Ramirez was the perfect choice to play Illich Ramirez Sanchez - aka 'Carlos the Jackal' - who was born in Venezuela, multilingual and passionately engaged in blowing stuff up. They even share a name. Having popped up in The Bourne Ultimatum and Che, Ramirez knows his way around the shadier corners of international diplomacy and black ops - and it shows. He's terrific in a movie that he was at pains to explain, is definitely NOT a biopic. The up-and-coming actor explained his feelings about the terroristrevolutionary, and what it was like to put on enough pounds for the role to have Jake LaMotta rushing for the celery sticks. For more info. go to Official YouTube home of the world's biggest (and best) movie magazine and website.