Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 10, 1952
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Credits
103 titles
Steven Seagal
Biography
Steven Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist, and a reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, he began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan. He became the first foreigner to operate an Aikido Dojo in Japan. He later moved to the Los Angeles, California, area where he made his film debut in 1988 in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in three successful films, and would go on to achieve greater fame in Under Siege (1992), where he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback. However, his image became tarnished when both On Deadly Ground (1994, which he directed) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) did poorly in theaters. During the later half of the 90s, he starred in three more theatrical films and a direct-to-video The Patriot. Aside from Exit Wounds (2001) and Half Past Dead (2002), his career shifted almost entirely to direct-to-video films (often low budget productions and shot in Europe or Asia). Between 1998 to 2009, he appeared in a total of 22 of these. At the age of 59, he finally returned to the big screen as Torrez in the 2010 film Machete. He is also a recording artist and guitarist and the founder of Steven Seagal Enterprises. In addition to his professional achievements, he is also known as an environmentalist, an animal rights activist and a supporter of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, and the Tibetan independence movement.
Known For
Filmography
Order of the Dragon
Mason Ryker
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
Self
In the Name of Justice
Self / Host
The Art of Action
Self
Beyond the Law
Augustino 'Finn' Adair
Hot!
Steven Seagal
General Commander
Jake Alexander
Attrition
Axe
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar
Self
Zhara Music Awards
Self - Audience Member
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Self (archive footage)
China Salesman
Lauder
Killing Salazar
John Harrison
Contract to Kill
John Harmon
End of a Gun
Decker
The Perfect Weapon
The Director
Ramez is Playing With Fire
Self
The Asian Connection
Gan Sirankiri
Code of Honor
Colonel Robert Sikes
Sniper: Special Ops
Sergeant Jake Chandler
Absolution
John Alexander
The Real Miyagi
Self
Gutshot Straight
Paulie Trunks
A Good Man
Alexander
The Joe Show
Self
Force of Execution
Alexander Coates
Dead Drop
Elijah Kane
Angel of Death
Elijah Kane
Violence of Action
Elijah Kane
Maximum Conviction
Cross
Blood Alley
Elijah Kane
One Shot, One Life
Elijah Kane
Vengeance is Mine
Elijah Kane
Urban Warfare
Elijah Kane
Death Riders
Elijah Kane
Sheep Impact
Paul
Dark Vengeance
Elijah Kane
Payback
Elijah Kane
True Justice
Elijah Kane
Lethal Justice
Elijah Kane
Street Wars
Elijah Kane
Deadly Crossing
Elijah Kane
Born to Raise Hell
Bobby
Machete
Rogelio Torrez
A Dangerous Man
Shane Daniels
Steven Seagal: Lawman
The Keeper
Rolland Sallinger
Driven to Kill
Ruslan Drachev
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
Himself
Against the Dark
Commander Tao