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 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.
Filmography (99)
Order of the Dragon
2026
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
2025
In the Name of Justice
2024
The Art of Action
2020
Hot!
2019
General Commander
2019
Beyond the Law
2019
Attrition
2018
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
2018
Steven Seagal & Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Seminar
2018
Zhara Music Awards
2018
Killing Salazar
2017
China Salesman
2017
Code of Honor
2016
Sniper: Special Ops
2016
The Asian Connection
2016
The Perfect Weapon
2016
End of a Gun
2016
Contract to Kill
2016
Ramez is Playing With Fire
2016
Absolution
2015
The Real Miyagi
2015
Force of Execution
2014
The Joe Show
2014
A Good Man
2014
Gutshot Straight
2014
Angel of Death
2013
Dead Drop
2013
Maximum Conviction
2012
Blood Alley
2012
Violence of Action
2012
Urban Warfare
2012
Vengeance is Mine
2012
One Shot, One Life
2012
Sheep Impact
2011
Street Wars
2011
Payback
2011
Dark Vengeance
2011
Death Riders
2011
Lethal Justice
2011
True Justice
2011
Machete
2010
Born to Raise Hell
2010
Deadly Crossing
2010
The Keeper
2009
A Dangerous Man
2009
Against the Dark
2009
Driven to Kill
2009
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
2009
Steven Seagal: Lawman
2009
Kill Switch
2008
The Onion Movie
2008
Pistol Whipped
2008
Projectorparishilton
2008
Flight of Fury
2007
Urban Justice
2007
Attack Force
2006
Shadow Man
2006
Mercenary for Justice
2006
Black Dawn
2006
Today You Die
2005
Into the Sun
2005
Submerged
2005
The Friday Night Project
2005
Out of Reach
2004
Clementine
2004
Out for a Kill
2003
Belly of the Beast
2003
The Foreigner
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Half Past Dead
2002
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
Exit Wounds
2001
Ticker
2001
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Get Bruce!
1999
The Patriot
1998
My Giant
1998
Fire Down Below
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
Taff
1997
Executive Decision
1996
The Glimmer Man
1996
Love in Hollywood
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
On Deadly Ground
1994
Under Siege
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Out for Justice
1991
Marked for Death
1990
Hard to Kill
1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
Above the Law
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Oscars
1953
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