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.
Acting (81 movies)
Half Past Dead
2002
Marked for Death
1990
Attack Force
2006
Executive Decision
1996
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
Exit Wounds
2001
Ticker
2001
The Patriot
1998
Out for a Kill
2003
Today You Die
2005
Machete
2010
Flight of Fury
2007
Into the Sun
2005
Under Siege
1992
Belly of the Beast
2003
Hard to Kill
1990
The Keeper
2009
The Glimmer Man
1996
On Deadly Ground
1994
Above the Law
1988
Shadow Man
2006
Mercenary for Justice
2006
A Dangerous Man
2009
Submerged
2005
Kill Switch
2008
Out of Reach
2004
Fire Down Below
1997
Out for Justice
1991
The Onion Movie
2008
Against the Dark
2009
Born to Raise Hell
2010
Clementine
2004
My Giant
1998
Driven to Kill
2009
Pistol Whipped
2008
Urban Justice
2007
Black Dawn
2006
Get Bruce!
1999
The Foreigner
2003
Sheep Impact
2011
Maximum Conviction
2012
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
Force of Execution
2014
The Joe Show
2014
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
Street Wars
2011
Blood Alley
2012
Angel of Death
2013
A Good Man
2014
Deadly Crossing
2010
Gutshot Straight
2014
Violence of Action
2012
Dead Drop
2013
Urban Warfare
2012
Vengeance is Mine
2012
Absolution
2015
Payback
2011
Hot!
2019
Dark Vengeance
2011
Death Riders
2011
Lethal Justice
2011
Code of Honor
2016
Sniper: Special Ops
2016
The Asian Connection
2016
Killing Salazar
2017
The Perfect Weapon
2016
End of a Gun
2016
Contract to Kill
2016
One Shot, One Life
2012
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
China Salesman
2017
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
2009
Attrition
2018
General Commander
2019
The Real Miyagi
2015
Beyond the Law
2019
Love in Hollywood
1996
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
2018
In the Name of Justice
2024
The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
2025
Order of the Dragon
2026
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Above the Law | 1988 | Producer |
| Marked for Death | 1990 | Producer |
| Out for Justice | 1991 | Producer |
| Under Siege | 1992 | Producer |
| On Deadly Ground | 1994 | Producer |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | 1995 | Producer |
| The Glimmer Man | 1996 | Producer |
| Fire Down Below | 1997 | Producer |
| The Patriot | 1998 | Producer |
| Prince of Central Park | 2000 | Producer |
| Half Past Dead | 2002 | Producer |
| The Foreigner | 2003 | Producer |
| Out for a Kill | 2003 | Producer |
| Belly of the Beast | 2003 | Writer |
| Belly of the Beast | 2003 | Producer |
| Out of Reach | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| Today You Die | 2005 | Producer |
| Dragon Squad | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Into the Sun | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Into the Sun | 2005 | Producer |
| Black Dawn | 2006 | Producer |
| Mercenary for Justice | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Shadow Man | 2006 | Producer |
| Shadow Man | 2006 | Writer |
| Attack Force | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Attack Force | 2006 | Screenplay |
| Flight of Fury | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Flight of Fury | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Urban Justice | 2007 | Producer |
| Pistol Whipped | 2008 | Producer |
| Kill Switch | 2008 | Writer |
| Kill Switch | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Against the Dark | 2009 | Producer |
| Driven to Kill | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| The Keeper | 2009 | Writer |
| The Keeper | 2009 | Producer |
| Born to Raise Hell | 2010 | Writer |
| Born to Raise Hell | 2010 | Producer |
| Deadly Crossing | 2010 | Writer |
| Lethal Justice | 2011 | Writer |
| Street Wars | 2011 | Writer |
| Dark Vengeance | 2011 | Writer |
| Urban Warfare | 2012 | Writer |
| Maximum Conviction | 2012 | Producer |
| Angel of Death | 2013 | Writer |
| Force of Execution | 2014 | Producer |
| Absolution | 2015 | Producer |
| The Perfect Weapon | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| End of a Gun | 2016 | Producer |
| Contract to Kill | 2016 | Producer |
| Killing Salazar | 2017 | Producer |
| Attrition | 2018 | Producer |
| Attrition | 2018 | Writer |