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Steven Seagal

Acting 74 years old Lansing, Michigan, USA ★ 4.1
Born: April 10, 1952

Biography

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.

External Links

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Known For

Under Siege
Under Siege Casey Ryback 1992
Out for Justice
Out for Justice Gino Felino 1991
Machete
Machete Rogelio Torrez 2010
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Casey Ryback 1995
Executive Decision
Executive Decision Lt. Colonel Austin Travis 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (100)

Order of the Dragon
Order of the Dragon Mason Ryker 2026
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal Self 2025
In the Name of Justice
In the Name of Justice Self / Host 2024
The Art of Action
The Art of Action Self 2020
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law Augustino 'Finn' Adair 2019
Hot!
Hot! Steven Seagal 2019
General Commander
General Commander Jake Alexander 2019
Attrition
Attrition Axe 2018
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar Self 2018
Zhara Music Awards
Zhara Music Awards Self - Audience Member 2018
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya Self (archive footage) 2018
China Salesman
China Salesman Lauder 2017
Killing Salazar
Killing Salazar John Harrison 2017
Contract to Kill
Contract to Kill John Harmon 2016
End of a Gun
End of a Gun Decker 2016
The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon The Director 2016
Ramez is Playing With Fire
Ramez is Playing With Fire Self 2016
The Asian Connection
The Asian Connection Gan Sirankiri 2016
Code of Honor
Code of Honor Colonel Robert Sikes 2016
Sniper: Special Ops
Sniper: Special Ops Sergeant Jake Chandler 2016
Absolution
Absolution John Alexander 2015
The Real Miyagi
The Real Miyagi Self 2015
Gutshot Straight
Gutshot Straight Paulie Trunks 2014
A Good Man
A Good Man Alexander 2014
The Joe Show
The Joe Show Self 2014
Force of Execution
Force of Execution Alexander Coates 2014
Dead Drop
Dead Drop Elijah Kane 2013
Angel of Death
Angel of Death Elijah Kane 2013
Violence of Action
Violence of Action Elijah Kane 2012
Maximum Conviction
Maximum Conviction Cross 2012
Blood Alley
Blood Alley Elijah Kane 2012
One Shot, One Life
One Shot, One Life Elijah Kane 2012
Vengeance is Mine
Vengeance is Mine Elijah Kane 2012
Urban Warfare
Urban Warfare Elijah Kane 2012
Death Riders
Death Riders Elijah Kane 2011
Sheep Impact
Sheep Impact Paul 2011
Dark Vengeance
Dark Vengeance Elijah Kane 2011
Payback
Payback Elijah Kane 2011
True Justice
True Justice Elijah Kane 2011
Street Wars
Street Wars Elijah Kane 2011
Lethal Justice
Lethal Justice Elijah Kane 2011
Deadly Crossing
Deadly Crossing Elijah Kane 2010
Born to Raise Hell
Born to Raise Hell Bobby 2010
Machete
Machete Rogelio Torrez 2010
A Dangerous Man
A Dangerous Man Shane Daniels 2009
Steven Seagal: Lawman
Steven Seagal: Lawman 2009
Steven Seagal: Lawman
Steven Seagal: Lawman Self 2009
The Keeper
The Keeper Rolland Sallinger 2009
Driven to Kill
Driven to Kill Ruslan Drachev 2009
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) Himself 2009
Against the Dark
Against the Dark Commander Tao 2009
Kill Switch
Kill Switch Det. Jacob King 2008
The Onion Movie
The Onion Movie Cock Puncher 2008
Projectorparishilton
Projectorparishilton 2008
Pistol Whipped
Pistol Whipped Matt Conlin 2008
Urban Justice
Urban Justice Simon Ballister 2007
Flight of Fury
Flight of Fury John Sands 2007
Attack Force
Attack Force Cmdr. Marshall Lawson 2006
Shadow Man
Shadow Man Jack Foster 2006
Mercenary for Justice
Mercenary for Justice John Seeger 2006
Black Dawn
Black Dawn Jonathan Cold 2006
Into the Sun
Into the Sun Travis Hunter 2005
Today You Die
Today You Die Harlan Banks 2005
Submerged
Submerged Chris Cody 2005
The Friday Night Project
The Friday Night Project Self - Host 2005
Out of Reach
Out of Reach William Lansing 2004
Clementine
Clementine Jack Miller 2004
Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast Jake Hopper 2003
Out for a Kill
Out for a Kill Professor Robert Burns 2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Celebrities Uncensored Self 2003
The Foreigner
The Foreigner Johnathon Cold 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Half Past Dead
Half Past Dead Sasha Petrosevitch 2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies Self - Interviewee 2002
The Making of Exit Wounds
The Making of Exit Wounds Self 2002
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee 2001
Ticker
Ticker Frank Glass 2001
Exit Wounds
Exit Wounds Orin Boyd 2001
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought Sensei 2001
Get Bruce!
Get Bruce! Self 1999
The Patriot
The Patriot Wesley McClaren 1998
My Giant
My Giant Himself 1998
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below Jack Taggart 1997
Taff
Taff self 1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Self 1997
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood Self 1996
The Glimmer Man
The Glimmer Man Jack Cole 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Executive Decision
Executive Decision Lt. Colonel Austin Travis 1996
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Casey Ryback 1995
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground Forrest Taft 1994
Under Siege
Under Siege Casey Ryback 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self - Guest 1992
Out for Justice
Out for Justice Gino Felino 1991
Marked for Death
Marked for Death John Hatcher 1990
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill Mason Storm 1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Celebrity Guide to Wine Self 1990
Above the Law
Above the Law Nico Toscani 1988
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (18)

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