1952-04-10 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.
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Order of the Dragon | Mason Ryker | 2026-12-18 |
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The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal | Self | 2025-04-11 |
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Во имя справедливости | Self / Host | 2024-10-10 |
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Beyond the Law | Augustino 'Finn' Adair | 2019-12-06 |
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General Commander | Jake Alexander | 2019-04-26 |
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Жара | Steven Seagal | 2019-09-05 |
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Attrition | Axe | 2018-09-24 |
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Kadyrov, Ubu dictateur de Tchétchénie | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-15 |
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Killing Salazar | John Harrison | 2017-01-23 |
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China Salesman | Lauder | 2017-06-16 |
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The Asian Connection | Gan Sirankiri | 2016-05-13 |
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The Perfect Weapon | The Director | 2016-09-09 |
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End of a Gun | Decker | 2016-09-23 |
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Contract to Kill | John Harmon | 2016-12-09 |
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Code of Honor | Colonel Robert Sikes | 2016-05-06 |
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Sniper: Special Ops | Sergeant Jake Chandler | 2016-04-03 |
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The Real Miyagi | Self | 2015-02-20 |
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Absolution | John Alexander | 2015-05-04 |
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Force of Execution | Alexander Coates | 2014-02-03 |
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Gutshot Straight | Paulie Trunks | 2014-10-11 |
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The Joe Show | Self | 2014-02-26 |
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A Good Man | Alexander | 2014-08-19 |
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Angel of Death | Elijah Kane | 2013-06-13 |
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Dead Drop | Elijah Kane | 2013-09-16 |
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Vengeance is Mine | Elijah Kane | 2012-06-25 |
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Maximum Conviction | Cross | 2012-10-25 |
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Blood Alley | Elijah Kane | 2012-10-15 |
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Urban Warfare | Elijah Kane | 2012-02-13 |
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One Shot, One Life | Elijah Kane | 2012-08-08 |
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Violence of Action | Elijah Kane | 2012-12-24 |
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Dark Vengeance | Elijah Kane | 2011-10-10 |
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Sheep Impact | Paul | 2011-10-26 |
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Lethal Justice | Elijah Kane | 2011-04-25 |
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Death Riders | Elijah Kane | 2011-10-28 |
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Payback | Elijah Kane | 2011-09-28 |
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Street Wars | Elijah Kane | 2011-04-25 |
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Deadly Crossing | Elijah Kane | 2010-12-27 |
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Born to Raise Hell | Bobby | 2010-10-19 |
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Machete | Rogelio Torrez | 2010-09-01 |
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How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) | Himself | 2009-04-14 |
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The Keeper | Rolland Sallinger | 2009-10-03 |
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Against the Dark | Commander Tao | 2009-02-17 |
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A Dangerous Man | Shane Daniels | 2009-12-28 |
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Driven to Kill | Ruslan Drachev | 2009-05-01 |
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Kill Switch | Det. Jacob King | 2008-10-06 |
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Pistol Whipped | Matt Conlin | 2008-03-04 |
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The Onion Movie | Cock Puncher | 2008-05-31 |
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Flight of Fury | John Sands | 2007-02-20 |
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Urban Justice | Simon Ballister | 2007-10-21 |
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Black Dawn | Jonathan Cold | 2006-02-13 |
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Attack Force | Cmdr. Marshall Lawson | 2006-12-05 |
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Shadow Man | Jack Foster | 2006-09-05 |
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Mercenary for Justice | John Seeger | 2006-04-25 |
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Today You Die | Harlan Banks | 2005-09-13 |
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Submerged | Chris Cody | 2005-05-06 |
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Into the Sun | Travis Hunter | 2005-11-26 |
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Clementine | Jack Miller | 2004-05-21 |
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Out of Reach | William Lansing | 2004-11-12 |
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Out for a Kill | Professor Robert Burns | 2003-08-14 |
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The Foreigner | Johnathon Cold | 2003-06-01 |
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Belly of the Beast | Jake Hopper | 2003-12-30 |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
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The Making of Exit Wounds | Self | 2002-03-14 |
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Half Past Dead | Sasha Petrosevitch | 2002-11-15 |
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Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought | Sensei | 2001-01-01 |
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Exit Wounds | Orin Boyd | 2001-03-16 |
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Ticker | Frank Glass | 2001-06-23 |
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Get Bruce! | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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My Giant | Himself | 1998-04-10 |
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The Patriot | Wesley McClaren | 1998-07-10 |
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Fire Down Below | Jack Taggart | 1997-09-05 |
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | 1997-02-24 |
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Liebe in Hollywood | Self | 1996-12-08 |
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Executive Decision | Lt. Colonel Austin Travis | 1996-03-15 |
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The Glimmer Man | Jack Cole | 1996-10-04 |
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Casey Ryback | 1995-07-13 |
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On Deadly Ground | Forrest Taft | 1994-02-18 |
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Under Siege | Casey Ryback | 1992-10-08 |
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Out for Justice | Gino Felino | 1991-04-12 |
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Marked for Death | John Hatcher | 1990-10-05 |
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Celebrity Guide to Wine | Self | 1990-01-01 |
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Hard to Kill | Mason Storm | 1990-02-09 |
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Above the Law | Nico Toscani | 1988-04-08 |