Steven Seagal
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.
Known For
John Hatcher
Marked for Death
Sasha Petrosevitch
Half Past Dead
Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
Attack Force
Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Executive Decision
Casey Ryback
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Orin Boyd
Exit Wounds
Frank Glass
Ticker
Wesley McClaren
The Patriot
Professor Robert Burns
Out for a Kill
Harlan Banks
Today You Die
Rogelio Torrez
Machete
John Sands
Flight of Fury
Travis Hunter
Into the Sun
Casey Ryback
Under Siege
Jake Hopper
Belly of the Beast
Mason Storm
Hard to Kill
Rolland Sallinger
The Keeper
Forrest Taft
On Deadly Ground
Jack Cole
The Glimmer Man
Nico Toscani
Above the Law
Jack Foster
Shadow Man
John Seeger
Mercenary for Justice
Shane Daniels
A Dangerous Man
Chris Cody
Submerged
Det. Jacob King
Kill Switch
William Lansing
Out of Reach
Jack Taggart
Fire Down Below
Gino Felino
Out for Justice
Cock Puncher
The Onion Movie
Commander Tao
Against the Dark
Bobby
Born to Raise Hell
Jack Miller
Clementine
Himself
My Giant
Ruslan Drachev
Driven to Kill
Matt Conlin
Pistol Whipped
Simon Ballister
Urban Justice
Jonathan Cold
Black Dawn
Self
Get Bruce!
Johnathon Cold
The Foreigner
Paul
Sheep Impact
Cross
Maximum Conviction
Self
The Making of Exit Wounds
Alexander Coates
Force of Execution
Self
The Joe Show
Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Elijah Kane
Street Wars
Elijah Kane
Angel of Death
Elijah Kane
Blood Alley
Alexander
A Good Man
Elijah Kane
Deadly Crossing
Paulie Trunks
Gutshot Straight
Elijah Kane
Violence of Action
Elijah Kane
Dead Drop
Elijah Kane
Urban Warfare
Elijah Kane
Vengeance is Mine
John Alexander
Absolution
Elijah Kane
Payback
Steven Seagal
Жара
Elijah Kane
Dark Vengeance
Elijah Kane
Lethal Justice
Elijah Kane
Death Riders
Colonel Robert Sikes
Code of Honor
Sergeant Jake Chandler
Sniper: Special Ops
Gan Sirankiri
The Asian Connection
John Harrison
Killing Salazar
The Director
The Perfect Weapon
Decker
End of a Gun
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
John Harmon
Contract to Kill
Elijah Kane
One Shot, One Life
Self - Interviewee
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Lauder
China Salesman
Himself
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
Axe
Attrition
Jake Alexander
General Commander
Self
The Real Miyagi
Augustino 'Finn' Adair
Beyond the Law
Self
Liebe in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Kadyrov, Ubu dictateur de Tchétchénie
Sensei
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
Self / Host
Во имя справедливости
Self
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
Mason Ryker
Order of the Dragon
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
83
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-04-10
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Steven Frederic Seagal