Steven Seagal

Acting

Born Apr 10, 1952

From Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.

Steven Seagal

Known For

Under Siege

Machete

Executive Decision

Out for Justice

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Clementine

Hard to Kill

On Deadly Ground

Fire Down Below

Above the Law

Filmography — Acting

Under Siege

Machete

Executive Decision

Out for Justice

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Clementine

Hard to Kill

On Deadly Ground

Fire Down Below

Above the Law

Exit Wounds

Half Past Dead

Sniper: Special Ops

The Onion Movie

Born to Raise Hell

Marked for Death

Driven to Kill

Out for a Kill

Into the Sun

A Good Man

The Patriot

My Giant

Ticker

The Glimmer Man

A Dangerous Man

The Keeper

Beyond the Law

Order of the Dragon

Hot!

Maximum Conviction

Shadow Man

Kill Switch

Today You Die

Belly of the Beast

Against the Dark

Killing Salazar

Absolution

Gutshot Straight

Attrition

Black Dawn

Force of Execution

Submerged

Get Bruce!

China Salesman

Code of Honor

Vengeance is Mine

Urban Justice

Mercenary for Justice

Pistol Whipped

Attack Force

Blood Alley

Angel of Death

Contract to Kill

The Foreigner

End of a Gun

Out of Reach

General Commander

Dead Drop

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Flight of Fury

The Joe Show

The Asian Connection

Urban Warfare

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

Violence of Action

Lethal Justice

Deadly Crossing