Steven Seagal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-10 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Steven Seagal

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.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Taff

    Taff

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

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

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

  • Machete

    Machete

  • Gutshot Straight

    Gutshot Straight

  • Attrition

    Attrition

  • Exit Wounds

    Exit Wounds

  • Attack Force

    Attack Force

  • Lethal Justice

    Lethal Justice

  • Executive Decision

    Executive Decision

  • Urban Justice

    Urban Justice

  • The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

    The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

  • Maximum Conviction

    Maximum Conviction

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • Submerged

    Submerged

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • True Justice

    True Justice

  • Blood Alley

    Blood Alley

  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • Born to Raise Hell

    Born to Raise Hell

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • Projectorparishilton

    Projectorparishilton

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Killing Salazar

    Killing Salazar

  • Shadow Man

    Shadow Man

  • Hard to Kill

    Hard to Kill

  • China Salesman

    China Salesman

  • Clementine

    Clementine

  • Dead Drop

    Dead Drop

  • Street Wars

    Street Wars

  • Pistol Whipped

    Pistol Whipped

  • Flight of Fury

    Flight of Fury

  • The Glimmer Man

    The Glimmer Man

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • Death Riders

    Death Riders

  • Kill Switch

    Kill Switch

  • The Perfect Weapon

    The Perfect Weapon

  • Into the Sun

    Into the Sun

  • Dark Vengeance

    Dark Vengeance

  • Black Dawn

    Black Dawn

  • Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

  • Against the Dark

    Against the Dark

  • The Asian Connection

    The Asian Connection

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Mercenary for Justice

    Mercenary for Justice

  • The Art of Action

    The Art of Action

  • Half Past Dead

    Half Past Dead

  • Urban Warfare

    Urban Warfare

  • Out for Justice

    Out for Justice

  • Absolution

    Absolution

  • Marked for Death

    Marked for Death

  • End of a Gun

    End of a Gun

  • The Onion Movie

    The Onion Movie

  • Sniper: Special Ops

    Sniper: Special Ops

  • Force of Execution

    Force of Execution

  • Get Bruce!

    Get Bruce!

  • Out of Reach

    Out of Reach

  • Payback

    Payback

  • Order of the Dragon

    Order of the Dragon

  • Violence of Action

    Violence of Action

  • A Good Man

    A Good Man

  • The Real Miyagi

    The Real Miyagi

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • Contract to Kill

    Contract to Kill

  • Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

  • Belly of the Beast

    Belly of the Beast

  • Celebrity Guide to Wine

    Celebrity Guide to Wine

  • Today You Die

    Today You Die

  • Out for a Kill

    Out for a Kill

  • Sheep Impact

    Sheep Impact

  • General Commander

    General Commander

  • Vengeance is Mine

    Vengeance is Mine

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • Love in Hollywood

    Love in Hollywood

  • Ramez Beyla'ab Bel Nar

    Ramez Beyla'ab Bel Nar

  • The Foreigner

    The Foreigner

  • Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

    Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

  • Zhara Music Awards

    Zhara Music Awards

  • A Dangerous Man

    A Dangerous Man

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Steven Seagal: Lawman

    Steven Seagal: Lawman

  • Steven Seagal: Lawman

    Steven Seagal: Lawman

  • My Giant

    My Giant

  • One Shot, One Life

    One Shot, One Life

  • Deadly Crossing

    Deadly Crossing

  • Hot!

    Hot!

  • The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal

    The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal

  • In the Name of Justice

    In the Name of Justice

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Making of Exit Wounds

    The Making of Exit Wounds

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • The Joe Show

    The Joe Show

  • Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought

    Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought