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