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