Steven Seagal

Known for ActingBorn 1952-04-10 (age 74)Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Love in Hollywood

In the Name of Justice

The Art of Action

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

Celebrity Guide to Wine

The Joe Show

E! True Hollywood Story

How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Ramez is Playing With Fire

Saturday Night Live

The Real Miyagi

Get Bruce!

The Oscars

Machete

Violence of Action

Executive Decision

Under Siege

The Onion Movie

Hot!

Angel of Death

Street Wars

Out for Justice

The Friday Night Project

Marked for Death

Blood Alley

Above the Law

True Justice

Never Say Never Again

Exit Wounds

Hard to Kill

Projectorparishilton

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Dark Vengeance

Dragon Squad

The Challenge

Fire Down Below

Pistol Whipped

The Patriot

Vengeance is Mine

Deadly Crossing

Steven Seagal: Lawman

Belly of the Beast

China Salesman

Dead Drop

Lethal Justice

Beyond the Law