Steven Seagal
Born 1952 · American actor, martial artist, and film producer
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-dan black belt and shihan in Aikikai aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan, where he became the first non-Japanese and American to operate an aikido dojo. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he continued teaching aikido. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law, which is regarded as the first American film to feature aikido in fight sequences.
Steven Seagal, in order
- 1988 Above the Law: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Andrew Davis
- 1990 Hard to Kill: acted · directed by Bruce Malmuth
- 1990 Marked for Death: produced, acted · directed by Dwight H. Little
- 1991 Out for Justice: produced, acted · directed by John Flynn
- 1992 Under Siege: produced, acted · directed by Andrew Davis · critics 83%, audiences 62% · streaming on Hoopla, Tubi
- 1992 Universal Cops: acted · directed by Georges N. Chamchoum
- 1994 On Deadly Ground: directed, acted
- 1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: produced, acted · directed by Geoff Murphy
- 1996 Executive Decision: acted · directed by Stuart Baird · critics 63%, audiences 53% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex
- 1996 The Glimmer Man: produced, acted · directed by John Gray
- 1997 Fire Down Below: produced, acted · directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá
- 1998 My Giant: acted · directed by Michael Lehmann
- 1998 The Patriot: produced, acted · directed by Dean Semler
- 2000 Prince of Central Park: produced · directed by John Leekley
- 2001 Exit Wounds: acted · directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
- 2001 Ticker: acted · directed by Albert Pyun
- 2002 Half Past Dead: produced, acted · directed by Don Michael Paul
- 2003 Belly of the Beast: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Ching Siu-tung
- 2003 Out for a Kill: produced, acted · directed by Michael Oblowitz
- 2003 The Foreigner: produced, acted · directed by Michael Oblowitz
- 2004 Clementine: acted · directed by Du-yeong Kim
- 2004 Out of Reach: acted · directed by Po-Chih Leong
- 2005 Black Dawn: produced, acted · directed by Alexander Gruszynski
- 2005 Into the Sun: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Christopher Morrison
- 2005 Submerged: acted · directed by Anthony Hickox
- 2005 Today You Die: produced, acted · directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy
- 2006 Attack Force: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Michael Keusch
- 2006 Mercenary for Justice: acted · directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy
- 2006 Shadow Man: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Michael Keusch
- 2007 Flight of Fury: wrote, acted · directed by Michael Keusch
- 2007 Urban Justice: produced, acted · directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy
- 2008 Kill Switch (TV movie): wrote, produced, acted · directed by Jeff F. King
- 2008 Pistol Whipped: produced, acted · directed by Roel Reiné
- 2008 The Onion Movie: acted · directed by Tom Kuntz · audiences 46% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 2009 A Dangerous Man: produced, acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2009 Against the Dark: produced, acted · directed by Richard Crudo
- 2009 Driven to Kill: acted · directed by Jeff F. King
- 2009 Steven Seagal: Lawman (TV series): acted
- 2009 The Keeper (TV movie): wrote, produced, acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2010 Born to Raise Hell: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
- 2010 Machete: acted · directed by Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez · critics 70%, audiences 63%
- 2011 True Justice (TV series): created, acted
- 2012 Maximum Conviction: produced, acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2013 Force of Execution: produced, acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2014 A Good Man: produced · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2014 Gutshot Straight: acted · directed by Justin Steele
- 2015 Absolution: acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2015 The Real Miyagi: acted · directed by Kayvon Derak Shanian
- 2016 Code of Honor: acted · directed by Michael Winnick
- 2016 End of a Gun: produced, acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 2016 Sniper Special Ops: produced, acted · directed by Fred Olen Ray
- 2016 The Asian Connection: produced, acted · directed by Daniel Zirilli
- 2016 The Perfect Weapon: acted · directed by Titus Paar
- 2019 Beyond the Law: acted · directed by James Cullen Bressack
- 2019 General Commander: acted · directed by Philippe Martinez and Ross W. Clarkson
- Cyborg Nemesis: acted · directed by Albert Pyun
- Order of the Dragon (2026): acted · directed by Vjekoslav Katusin