Steven Seagal

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	Acting
Most Rating	3.7345
Birthday	1952-04-10
Place of Birth	Lansing, Michigan, USA
Also Known As	Steven Frederic Seagal, 史蒂文·席格, 史蒂文·史葛, Стивен Фредерик Сигал, Стивен Сигал,

Half Past Dead

Marked for Death

Attack Force

Executive Decision

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Exit Wounds

Ticker

The Patriot

Out for a Kill

Today You Die

Machete

Flight of Fury

Into the Sun

Under Siege

Belly of the Beast

Hard to Kill

The Keeper

On Deadly Ground

The Glimmer Man

Above the Law

Shadow Man

Mercenary for Justice

A Dangerous Man

Submerged

Kill Switch

Out of Reach

Fire Down Below

Out for Justice

The Onion Movie

Against the Dark

Born to Raise Hell

Clementine

My Giant

Driven to Kill

Pistol Whipped

Urban Justice

Black Dawn

Get Bruce!

The Foreigner

Sheep Impact

Maximum Conviction

The Making of Exit Wounds

Force of Execution

The Joe Show

Celebrity Guide to Wine

Street Wars

Angel of Death

Blood Alley

A Good Man

Deadly Crossing

Gutshot Straight

Violence of Action

Dead Drop

Urban Warfare

Vengeance is Mine

Absolution

Payback

Hot!

Death Riders

Lethal Justice

Dark Vengeance

Code of Honor

Sniper: Special Ops

The Asian Connection

Killing Salazar

The Perfect Weapon

End of a Gun

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Contract to Kill

One Shot, One Life

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

China Salesman

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

Attrition

General Commander

The Real Miyagi

Beyond the Law

Love in Hollywood

Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought