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