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

  • Taff

    Taff

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Projectorparishilton

    Projectorparishilton

  • Exit Wounds

    Exit Wounds

  • Executive Decision

    Executive Decision

  • The Making of Exit Wounds

    The Making of Exit Wounds

  • Into the Sun

    Into the Sun

  • Born to Raise Hell

    Born to Raise Hell

  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

  • Urban Justice

    Urban Justice

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Flight of Fury

    Flight of Fury

  • Machete

    Machete

  • True Justice

    True Justice

  • Deadly Crossing

    Deadly Crossing

  • Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

  • Against the Dark

    Against the Dark

  • Marked for Death

    Marked for Death

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • China Salesman

    China Salesman

  • End of a Gun

    End of a Gun

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • The Asian Connection

    The Asian Connection

  • Hard to Kill

    Hard to Kill

  • Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

  • Sniper: Special Ops

    Sniper: Special Ops

  • Submerged

    Submerged

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • The Glimmer Man

    The Glimmer Man

  • Attrition

    Attrition

  • Pistol Whipped

    Pistol Whipped

  • Maximum Conviction

    Maximum Conviction

  • Celebrity Guide to Wine

    Celebrity Guide to Wine

  • Killing Salazar

    Killing Salazar

  • The Perfect Weapon

    The Perfect Weapon

  • The Onion Movie

    The Onion Movie

  • Today You Die

    Today You Die

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Lethal Justice

    Lethal Justice

  • Out of Reach

    Out of Reach

  • Shadow Man

    Shadow Man

  • The Art of Action

    The Art of Action

  • Contract to Kill

    Contract to Kill

  • Violence of Action

    Violence of Action

  • Kill Switch

    Kill Switch

  • Attack Force

    Attack Force

  • Zhara Music Awards

    Zhara Music Awards

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • Half Past Dead

    Half Past Dead

  • Mercenary for Justice

    Mercenary for Justice

  • Payback

    Payback

  • Out for Justice

    Out for Justice

  • General Commander

    General Commander

  • The Real Miyagi

    The Real Miyagi

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

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

  • Black Dawn

    Black Dawn

  • Blood Alley

    Blood Alley

  • Death Riders

    Death Riders

  • The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

    The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

  • Belly of the Beast

    Belly of the Beast

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • Gutshot Straight

    Gutshot Straight

  • A Good Man

    A Good Man

  • Vengeance is Mine

    Vengeance is Mine

  • Clementine

    Clementine

  • Steven Seagal: Lawman

    Steven Seagal: Lawman

  • Steven Seagal: Lawman

    Steven Seagal: Lawman

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Absolution

    Absolution

  • Street Wars

    Street Wars

  • Order of the Dragon

    Order of the Dragon

  • Dead Drop

    Dead Drop

  • Love in Hollywood

    Love in Hollywood

  • Get Bruce!

    Get Bruce!

  • A Dangerous Man

    A Dangerous Man

  • Dark Vengeance

    Dark Vengeance

  • Force of Execution

    Force of Execution

  • Angel of Death

    Angel of Death

  • Out for a Kill

    Out for a Kill

  • The Foreigner

    The Foreigner

  • Ramez Beyla'ab Bel Nar

    Ramez Beyla'ab Bel Nar

  • My Giant

    My Giant

  • One Shot, One Life

    One Shot, One Life

  • Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

    Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

  • Hot!

    Hot!

  • Urban Warfare

    Urban Warfare

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • In the Name of Justice

    In the Name of Justice

  • The Joe Show

    The Joe Show

  • Sheep Impact

    Sheep Impact

  • The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal

    The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal

  • Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought

    Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought