Steven Seagal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
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
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Filmography
Order of the Dragon
Movie · as Mason Ryker
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
Movie · as Self
In the Name of Justice
Movie · as Self / Host
The Art of Action
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot!
Movie · as Steven Seagal
General Commander
Movie · as Jake Alexander
Beyond the Law
Movie · as Augustino 'Finn' Adair
Attrition
Movie · as Axe
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar
Movie · as Self
Zhara Music Awards
TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep
Killing Salazar
Movie · as John Harrison
China Salesman
Movie · as Lauder
Code of Honor
Movie · as Colonel Robert Sikes
Sniper: Special Ops
Movie · as Sergeant Jake Chandler
The Asian Connection
Movie · as Gan Sirankiri
The Perfect Weapon
Movie · as The Director
End of a Gun
Movie · as Decker
Contract to Kill
Movie · as John Harmon
Ramez is Playing With Fire
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Absolution
Movie · as John Alexander
The Real Miyagi
Movie · as Self
Force of Execution
Movie · as Alexander Coates
The Joe Show
Movie · as Self
A Good Man
Movie · as Alexander
Gutshot Straight
Movie · as Paulie Trunks
Angel of Death
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Dead Drop
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Maximum Conviction
Movie · as Cross
Blood Alley
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Violence of Action
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Urban Warfare
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Vengeance is Mine
Movie · as Elijah Kane
One Shot, One Life
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Sheep Impact
Movie · as Paul
Street Wars
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Deadly Crossing
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Payback
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Dark Vengeance
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Lethal Justice
Movie · as Elijah Kane
Death Riders
Movie · as Elijah Kane
True Justice
TV · as Elijah Kane · 26 eps
Machete
Movie · as Rogelio Torrez
Born to Raise Hell
Movie · as Bobby
The Keeper
Movie · as Rolland Sallinger
A Dangerous Man
Movie · as Shane Daniels
Against the Dark
Movie · as Commander Tao
Driven to Kill
Movie · as Ruslan Drachev
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
Movie · as Himself
Steven Seagal: Lawman
TV · as Self · 21 eps
Kill Switch
Movie · as Det. Jacob King
The Onion Movie
Movie · as Cock Puncher
Pistol Whipped
Movie · as Matt Conlin
Projectorparishilton
TV · 1 ep
Flight of Fury
Movie · as John Sands
Urban Justice
Movie · as Simon Ballister
Attack Force
Movie · as Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
Shadow Man
Movie · as Jack Foster
Mercenary for Justice
Movie · as John Seeger
Black Dawn
Movie · as Jonathan Cold
Today You Die
Movie · as Harlan Banks
Into the Sun
Movie · as Travis Hunter
Submerged
Movie · as Chris Cody
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Out of Reach
Movie · as William Lansing
Clementine
Movie · as Jack Miller
Out for a Kill
Movie · as Professor Robert Burns
Belly of the Beast
Movie · as Jake Hopper
The Foreigner
Movie · as Jonathan Cold
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Half Past Dead
Movie · as Sasha Petrosevitch
The Making of Exit Wounds
Movie · as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Exit Wounds
Movie · as Orin Boyd
Ticker
Movie · as Frank Glass
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
Movie · as Sensei
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Movie
Get Bruce!
Movie · as Self
The Patriot
Movie · as Wesley McClaren
My Giant
Movie · as Himself
Fire Down Below
Movie · as Jack Taggart
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie · as Self
Taff
TV · as self · 1 ep
Executive Decision
Movie · as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
The Glimmer Man
Movie · as Jack Cole
Love in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Movie · as Casey Ryback
On Deadly Ground
Movie · as Forrest Taft
Under Siege
Movie · as Casey Ryback
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Out for Justice
Movie · as Gino Felino
Marked for Death
Movie · as John Hatcher
Hard to Kill
Movie · as Mason Storm
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Movie · as Self
Above the Law
Movie · as Nico Toscani
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps