Darren Shahlavi
Darren Majian Shahlavi (5 August 1972 – 14 January 2015), sometimes credited as Shahlavi, was an English actor, martial artist and stuntman. His surname is of Persian origin. He may be best known for his role as Taylor "The Twister" Milos in the 2010 film Ip Man 2. Shahlavi was known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as Bloodmoon and Tai Chi Boxer. He had starred in the Asian film series The Techno Warriors, and American films Hostile Environment, Sometimes a Hero, Legion of the Dead and the cult classic Beyond the Limits for German horror master Olaf Ittenbach. In recent years, Shahlavi appeared in big-budget films such as 300 and Watchmen, independent features such as The Final Cut with Robin Williams, and as an actor and stuntman in several of Uwe Boll's films, including BloodRayne and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.
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- 2018 · Kickboxer: Retaliation as Eric Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · Kickboxer: Vengeance as Eric Sloane
- 2015 · Tomorrowland as Tough Guard
- 2015 · Pound of Flesh as Goran
- 2013 · The Marine 3: Homefront as Cazel
- 2013 · Survival Code as Sergei
- 2012 · Violence of Action as Bojan Popovich
- 2012 · The Package as Devon
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as Adam
- 2012 · Metal Hurlant Chronicles as Mel
- 2012 · Arrow as Constantine Drakon
- 2012 · Aladdin and the Death Lamp as Aladdin
- 2012 · Continuum as Greystone
- 2011 · Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Sabine Moreau's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- 2011 · Tactical Force as Storato
- 2011 · Mortal Kombat: Legacy as Kano
- 2011 · Red Riding Hood as Solomon's Soldier
- 2010 · Born to Raise Hell as Costel
- 2010 · Ip Man 2 as Twister
- 2009 · Watchmen as NY SWAT
- 2008 · Sanctuary as Jason
- 2008 · Sanctuary as Ennis Camden
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Gatekeeper
- 2007 · Reaper as
- 2007 · Alien Agent as Kaylor
- 2006 · Slither as Brenda's Husband
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Priest
- 2005 · Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Johnny Stompanato
- 2005 · Alone in the Dark as John Dillon
- 2004 · The Final Cut as Karim
- 2003 · Beyond the Limits as Dennis
- 2003 · Sometimes a Hero as Russ Fortus
- 2002 · I Spy as Cedric Mills
- 2001 · Legion of the Dead as Peter
- 2001 · Guaranteed on Delivery as Hitman #3
- 2001 · Hong Kong Superstars as Self
- 1999 · Hostile Environment as Rocky
- 1999 · Lethal Combat as Twister
- 1997 · Techno Warriors as Twister
- 1997 · Bloodmoon as The Killer
- 1996 · Tai Chi II as Smith
- 1995 · Angel On Fire as Thug
- 1994 · Deadly Target as Randy
- 1993 · Guns & Roses as Passport syndicate member