Steven Seagal
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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
Credits
Under Siege (1992)
as Casey Ryback
Machete (2010)
as Rogelio Torrez
Executive Decision (1996)
as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
as Casey Ryback
Out for Justice (1991)
as Gino Felino
Above the Law (1988)
as Nico Toscani
Fire Down Below (1997)
as Jack Taggart
Marked for Death (1990)
as John Hatcher
Hard to Kill (1990)
as Mason Storm
On Deadly Ground (1994)
as Forrest Taft
The Glimmer Man (1996)
as Jack Cole
Into the Sun (2005)
as Travis Hunter
Exit Wounds (2001)
as Orin Boyd
Belly of the Beast (2003)
as Jake Hopper
The Foreigner (2003)
as Johnathon Cold
Get Bruce! (1999)
as Self
Killing Salazar (2017)
as John Harrison
Half Past Dead (2002)
as Sasha Petrosevitch
Clementine (2004)
as Jack Miller
Sheep Impact (2011)
as Paul
Beyond the Law (2019)
as Augustino 'Finn' Adair
The Patriot (1998)
as Wesley McClaren
The Onion Movie (2008)
as Cock Puncher
Submerged (2005)
as Chris Cody
Driven to Kill (2009)
as Ruslan Drachev
A Dangerous Man (2009)
as Shane Daniels
China Salesman (2017)
as Lauder
The Perfect Weapon (2016)
as The Director
The Asian Connection (2016)
as Gan Sirankiri
Ticker (2001)
as Frank Glass
Today You Die (2005)
as Harlan Banks
Kill Switch (2008)
as Det. Jacob King
Out for a Kill (2003)
as Professor Robert Burns
Attack Force (2006)
as Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
The Keeper (2009)
as Rolland Sallinger
Against the Dark (2009)
as Commander Tao
Mercenary for Justice (2006)
as John Seeger
Order of the Dragon (2026)
as Mason Ryker
Shadow Man (2006)
as Jack Foster
Attrition (2018)
as Axe
Absolution (2015)
as John Alexander
Sniper: Special Ops (2016)
as Sergeant Jake Chandler
Black Dawn (2006)
as Jonathan Cold
Contract to Kill (2016)
as John Harmon
Maximum Conviction (2012)
as Cross
Born to Raise Hell (2010)
as Bobby
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
Actor
Flight of Fury (2007)
as John Sands
End of a Gun (2016)
as Decker
Urban Justice (2007)
as Simon Ballister
Vengeance is Mine (2012)
as Elijah Kane
General Commander (2019)
as Jake Alexander
Gutshot Straight (2014)
as Paulie Trunks
My Giant (1998)
as Himself
Force of Execution (2014)
as Alexander Coates
Out of Reach (2004)
as William Lansing
Dark Vengeance (2011)
as Elijah Kane
A Good Man (2014)
as Alexander
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
as Self - Interviewee
Code of Honor (2016)
as Colonel Robert Sikes
Angel of Death (2013)
as Elijah Kane
Pistol Whipped (2008)
as Matt Conlin
Payback (2011)
as Elijah Kane
Violence of Action (2012)
as Elijah Kane
Love in Hollywood (1996)
as Self
Blood Alley (2012)
as Elijah Kane
Dead Drop (2013)
as Elijah Kane
Deadly Crossing (2010)
as Elijah Kane
Lethal Justice (2011)
as Elijah Kane
One Shot, One Life (2012)
as Elijah Kane
Street Wars (2011)
as Elijah Kane
The Real Miyagi (2015)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
Urban Warfare (2012)
as Elijah Kane
In the Name of Justice (2024)
as Self / Host
Celebrity Guide to Wine (1990)
as Self
Death Riders (2011)
as Elijah Kane
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar (2018)
as Self
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought (2001)
as Sensei
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal (2025)
as Self
The Making of Exit Wounds (2002)
as Self
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) (2009)
as Himself
Hot! (2019)
as Steven Seagal
The Joe Show (2014)
as Self