- BIRTH 10/04/1952
- Country United States
- SHOWS 5
- MOVIES 66
- SHOWRUNNER 1
- DIRECTOR 1
- SCRIPT 13
- PRODUCTION 38
Steven Seagal
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.
Shows (5)
Movies (66)
Showrunner
True Justice
Director
On Deadly Ground
Script (13)
Into the Sun
Born to Raise Hell
Attack Force
Kill Switch
Belly of the Beast
Flight of Fury
The Keeper
Payback
Dark Vengeance
Attrition
Deadly Crossing
Shadow Man
Production (38)
Under Siege
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Marked for Death
Out for Justice
Above the Law
On Deadly Ground
Half Past Dead
Killing Salazar
Born to Raise Hell
Into the Sun
Maximum Conviction
Attack Force
Fire Down Below
The Glimmer Man
Attrition
Contract to Kill
Absolution
End of a Gun
Force of Execution
Flight of Fury
The Patriot
Prince of Central Park
Against the Dark
Mercenary for Justice
The Keeper
Driven to Kill
Pistol Whipped
Shadow Man
Black Dawn
猛龍
Today You Die
Out of Reach
Belly of the Beast
Out for a Kill
The Foreigner
Urban Justice
Kill Switch
The Perfect Weapon
