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