- BIRTH 10/04/1952
- Country United States
- SHOWS 4
- MOVIES 65
- SHOWRUNNER 1
- DIRECTOR 1
- SCRIPT 11
- PRODUCTION 36
Steven Seagal
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.
Shows (4)
Movies (65)
Showrunner
True Justice
Director
On Deadly Ground
Script (11)
Kill Switch
Dark Vengeance
Into the Sun
Flight of Fury
The Keeper
Born to Raise Hell
Belly of the Beast
Payback
Attrition
Deadly Crossing
Production (36)
Out for Justice
Under Siege
Marked for Death
Half Past Dead
The Glimmer Man
On Deadly Ground
Above the Law
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Kill Switch
Mercenary for Justice
Against the Dark
End of a Gun
Force of Execution
The Patriot
Born to Raise Hell
The Keeper
Pistol Whipped
Black Dawn
Flight of Fury
Fire Down Below
Urban Justice
Out for a Kill
Into the Sun
Driven to Kill
Out of Reach
Attack Force
Maximum Conviction
Belly of the Beast
Today You Die
The Foreigner
Absolution
Contract to Kill
Killing Salazar
Attrition
Shadow Man
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