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.
Marked for Death
(John Hatcher)
Half Past Dead
(Sasha Petrosevitch)
Attack Force
(Cmdr. Marshall Lawson)
Executive Decision
(Lt. Colonel Austin Travis)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(Casey Ryback)
Exit Wounds
(Orin Boyd)
Ticker
(Frank Glass)
The Patriot
(Wesley McClaren)
Out for a Kill
(Professor Robert Burns)
Today You Die
(Harlan Banks)
Machete
(Rogelio Torrez)
Flight of Fury
(John Sands)
Into the Sun
(Travis Hunter)
Under Siege
(Casey Ryback)
Belly of the Beast
(Jake Hopper)
Hard to Kill
(Mason Storm)
The Keeper
(Rolland Sallinger)
On Deadly Ground
(Forrest Taft)
The Glimmer Man
(Lt. Jack Cole)
Above the Law
(Nico Toscani)
Shadow Man
(Jack Foster)
Mercenary for Justice
(John Seeger)
A Dangerous Man
(Shane Daniels)
Submerged
(Chris Cody)
Kill Switch
(Det. Jacob King)
Out of Reach
(William Lansing)
Fire Down Below
(Jack Taggart)
Out for Justice
(Gino Felino)
The Onion Movie
(Cock Puncher)
Against the Dark
(Commander Tao)
Born to Raise Hell
(Bobby)
Clementine
(Jack Miller)
My Giant
(Himself)
Driven to Kill
(Ruslan Drachev)
Pistol Whipped
(Matt Conlin)
Urban Justice
(Simon Ballister)
Black Dawn
(Jonathan Cold)
Get Bruce!
(Self)
The Foreigner
(Johnathon Cold)
Sheep Impact
(Paul)
Maximum Conviction
(Cross)
The Making of Exit Wounds
(Self)
Force of Execution
(Alexander Coates)
The Joe Show
(Self)
Celebrity Guide to Wine
(Self)
Street Wars
(Elijah Kane)
Angel of Death
(Elijah Kane)
Blood Alley
(Elijah Kane)
A Good Man
(Alexander)
Deadly Crossing
(Elijah Kane)
Gutshot Straight
(Paulie Trunks)
Violence of Action
(Elijah Kane)
Dead Drop
(Elijah Kane)
Urban Warfare
(Elijah Kane)
Vengeance is Mine
(Elijah Kane)
Absolution
(John Alexander)
Payback
(Elijah Kane)
Hot!
(Steven Seagal)
Dark Vengeance
(Elijah Kane)
Lethal Justice
(Elijah Kane)
Death Riders
(Elijah Kane)
Love Hurts
Code of Honor
(Colonel Robert Sikes)
Sniper: Special Ops
(Sergeant Jake Chandler)
The Asian Connection
(Gan Sirankiri)
Killing Salazar
(John Harrison)
The Perfect Weapon
(The Director)
End of a Gun
(Decker)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
(Self)
Contract to Kill
(John Harmon)
One Shot, One Life
(Elijah Kane)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
(Self - Interviewee)
China Salesman
(Lauder)
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
(Himself)
Attrition
(Axe)
General Commander
(Jake Alexander)
The Real Miyagi
(Self)
Beyond the Law
(Augustino 'Finn' Adair)
Love in Hollywood
(Self)
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
(Self (archive footage))
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
(Sensei)
In the name of justice
(self/host)
Justicia Extrema: The Cut-Out Man
(Elijah Kane)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Steven Seagal: Lawman
True Justice
(Elijah Kane)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Projectorparishilton
Steven Seagal: Lawman
(Self)
The Art of Action
(Self)
Ramez is Playing With Fire
(Self)
Taff
(self)
Attack Force
(Executive Producer)
Attack Force
(Author)
Belly of the Beast
(Writer)
Half Past Dead
(Producer)
Marked for Death
(Producer)
The Patriot
(Producer)
Today You Die
(Producer)
Under Siege
(Producer)
Above the Law
(Producer)
Belly of the Beast
(Producer)
Shadow Man
(Author)
Shadow Man
(Producer)
The Keeper
(Writer)
The Keeper
(Producer)
On Deadly Ground
(Director)
On Deadly Ground
(Producer)
The Glimmer Man
(Producer)
Kill Switch
(Writer)
Born to Raise Hell
(Writer)
Pistol Whipped
(Producer)
Attrition
(Producer)
Force of Execution
(Producer)
Into the Sun
(Story)
Into the Sun
(Producer)
Into the Sun
(Screenplay)
Prince of Central Park
(Producer)
Angel of Death
(Writer)
Lethal Justice
(Writer)
Lethal Justice
(Creator)
Black Dawn
(Producer)
Dragon Squad
(Executive Producer)
Born to Raise Hell
(Producer)
Urban Warfare
(Writer)
Street Wars
(Writer)
Deadly Crossing
(Writer)
Out for Justice
(Producer)
Kill Switch
(Executive Producer)
Absolution
(Producer)
Driven to Kill
(Executive Producer)
Hard to Kill
(Fight Choreographer)
Against the Dark
(Producer)
Dark Vengeance
(Writer)
Mercenary for Justice
(Executive Producer)
Maximum Conviction
(Producer)
Flight of Fury
(Executive Producer)
Out of Reach
(Executive Producer)
Urban Justice
(Producer)
Flight of Fury
(Screenplay)
Killing Salazar
(Producer)
Contract to Kill
(Producer)
Fire Down Below
(Producer)
The Challenge
(Martial Arts Choreographer)
End of a Gun
(Producer)
Out for a Kill
(Producer)
Attrition
(Writer)
The Foreigner
(Producer)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(Producer)
In the name of justice
(Director)
In the name of justice
(Creator)
True Justice
(Executive Producer)
True Justice
(Writer)
Steven Seagal: Lawman
(Producer)
True Justice
(Creator)