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 guit…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Machete (2010) — Rogelio Torrez
2. Under Siege (1992) — Casey Ryback
3. Executive Decision (1996) — Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
4. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) — Casey Ryback
5. Above the Law (1988) — Nico Toscani
6. Hard to Kill (1990) — Mason Storm
7. Marked for Death (1990) — John Hatcher
8. Exit Wounds (2001) — Orin Boyd
9. On Deadly Ground (1994) — Forrest Taft
10. Out for Justice (1991) — Gino Felino
11. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
12. The Glimmer Man (1996) — Jack Cole
13. The Patriot (1998) — Wesley McClaren
14. Fire Down Below (1997) — Jack Taggart
15. Half Past Dead (2002) — Sasha Petrosevitch
16. The Onion Movie (2008) — Cock Puncher
17. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
18. Belly of the Beast (2003) — Jake Hopper
19. Into the Sun (2005) — Travis Hunter
20. Pistol Whipped (2008) — Matt Conlin
21. The Foreigner (2003) — Johnathon Cold
22. Out for a Kill (2003) — Professor Robert Burns
23. A Good Man (2014) — Alexander
24. Driven to Kill (2009) — Ruslan Drachev
25. Maximum Conviction (2012) — Cross
26. Submerged (2005) — Chris Cody
27. Ticker (2001) — Frank Glass
28. Against the Dark (2009) — Commander Tao
29. Urban Justice (2007) — Simon Ballister
30. Today You Die (2005) — Harlan Banks
31. Kill Switch (2008) — Det. Jacob King
32. Out of Reach (2004) — William Lansing
33. A Dangerous Man (2009) — Shane Daniels
34. The Keeper (2009) — Rolland Sallinger
35. China Salesman (2017) — Lauder
36. Born to Raise Hell (2010) — Bobby
37. Absolution (2015) — John Alexander
38. Attack Force (2006) — Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
39. Mercenary for Justice (2006) — John Seeger
40. My Giant (1998) — Himself

Directed

1. On Deadly Ground (1994) — Director
2. In the Name of Justice (2024) — Director