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Steven Seagal

Born
April 10, 1952
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, Seagal 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. Seagal 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
Under Siege
(1992)
Casey Ryback
Machete
(2010)
Rogelio Torrez
Above the Law
(1988)
Nico Toscani
Borderlands
(2024)
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Forrest Taft
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(1995)
Casey Ryback
Executive Decision
(1996)
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Marked for Death
(1990)
John Hatcher
Kill Switch
(2008)
Det. Jacob King
Out for Justice
(1991)
Gino Felino
China Salesman
(2017)
Lauder
The Foreigner
(2003)
Johnathon Cold
Exit Wounds
(2001)
Orin Boyd
Fire Down Below
(1997)
Jack Taggart
Hard to Kill
(1990)
Mason Storm
Maximum Conviction
(2012)
Cross
Full Filmography
Acting
Above the Law
(1988)
Nico Toscani
Marked for Death
(1990)
John Hatcher
Hard to Kill
(1990)
Mason Storm
Celebrity Guide to Wine
(1990)
Self
Out for Justice
(1991)
Gino Felino
Under Siege
(1992)
Casey Ryback
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Forrest Taft
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(1995)
Casey Ryback
The Glimmer Man
(1996)
Lt. Jack Cole
Executive Decision
(1996)
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Love in Hollywood
(1996)
Self
Fire Down Below
(1997)
Jack Taggart
The Patriot
(1998)
Wesley McClaren
My Giant
(1998)
Himself
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
Exit Wounds
(2001)
Orin Boyd
Ticker
(2001)
Frank Glass
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
(2001)
Sensei
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
(2002)
Self - Interviewee
Half Past Dead
(2002)
Sasha Petrosevitch
The Making of Exit Wounds
(2002)
Self
The Foreigner
(2003)
Johnathon Cold
Out for a Kill
(2003)
Professor Robert Burns
Belly of the Beast
(2003)
Jake Hopper
Clementine
(2004)
Jack Miller
Out of Reach
(2004)
William Lansing
Submerged
(2005)
Chris Cody
Black Dawn
(2005)
Jonathan Cold
Into the Sun
(2005)
Travis Hunter
Today You Die
(2005)
Harlan Banks
Mercenary for Justice
(2006)
John Seeger
Shadow Man
(2006)
Jack Foster
Attack Force
(2006)
Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
Flight of Fury
(2007)
John Sands
Urban Justice
(2007)
Simon Ballister
Pistol Whipped
(2008)
Matt Conlin
Kill Switch
(2008)
Det. Jacob King
The Onion Movie
(2008)
Cock Puncher
Driven to Kill
(2009)
Ruslan Drachev
Against the Dark
(2009)
Commander Tao
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
(2009)
Himself
A Dangerous Man
(2009)
Shane Daniels
The Keeper
(2009)
Rolland Sallinger
Born to Raise Hell
(2010)
Bobby
Deadly Crossing
(2010)
Elijah Kane
Machete
(2010)
Rogelio Torrez
Sheep Impact
(2011)
Paul
Payback
(2011)
Elijah Kane
Street Wars
(2011)
Elijah Kane
Dark Vengeance
(2011)
Elijah Kane
Death Riders
(2011)
Elijah Kane
Lethal Justice
(2011)
Elijah Kane
Maximum Conviction
(2012)
Cross
Vengeance is Mine
(2012)
Elijah Kane
Violence of Action
(2012)
Elijah Kane
Urban Warfare
(2012)
Elijah Kane
Urban Warfare
(2012)
Elijah Kane
Blood Alley
(2012)
Elijah Kane
Force of Execution
(2013)
Alexander Coates
Dead Drop
(2013)
Elijah Kane
One Shot, One Life
(2013)
Elijah Kane
Angel of Death
(2013)
Elijah Kane
Gutshot Straight
(2014)
Paulie Trunks
The Joe Show
(2014)
Self
A Good Man
(2014)
Alexander
The Real Miyagi
(2015)
Self
Absolution
(2015)
John Alexander
Contract to Kill
(2016)
John Harmon
End of a Gun
(2016)
Decker
The Perfect Weapon
(2016)
The Director
Sniper: Special Ops
(2016)
Sergeant Jake Chandler
Code of Honor
(2016)
Colonel Robert Sikes
The Asian Connection
(2016)
Gan Sirankiri
Cartels
(2017)
John Harrison
China Salesman
(2017)
Lauder
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Attrition
(2018)
Axe
General Commander
(2019)
Jake Alexander
Beyond the Law
(2019)
Augustino 'Finn' Adair
Hot!
(2019)
Steven Seagal
Borderlands
(2024)
With Love
(2025)
Crew
Production
Directing
Writing
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