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), ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Time I Almost Met Steven Seagal
2025
as Self
On the Toronto shooting set of 2001's "Exit Wounds", Steven Seagal almost got to meet Toronto legend Mike Wood. Circumstances kept it from happening, ...

In the Name of Justice
2024
as Self / Host
After the start of the Special Military Operation, Steven Seagal personally communicated with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his o...

In the Name of Justice
2024
Director, Creator
After the start of the Special Military Operation, Steven Seagal personally communicated with the victims of Ukrainian nationalists and saw with his o...

Beyond the Law
2019
as Augustino 'Finn' Adair
When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened streets he once knew so well. Armed, dangerous and...

Hot!
2019
as Steven Seagal
Russian pop stars are flying to Baku for the "Heat" festival. Among them is Dasha Steklova, a talented debutante whose fame began with a victory in a ...

General Commander
2019
as Jake Alexander
GRS operative Jake Alexander and his team of young recruits go after the most dangerous and notorious criminals with the help of a Hong Kong billionai...

Attrition
2018
as Axe
When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.

Attrition
2018
Producer, Writer
When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.

Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The lifestyle, self-styling and political opinions of Chechen dictator Ramsan Kadyrov are examined in this documentary.

China Salesman
2017
as Lauder
Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer who volunteers to go to North Africa and help the company he works for to win a competition. The winner can own ...

Killing Salazar
2017
as John Harrison
An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon fin...

Killing Salazar
2017
Producer
An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon fin...

Contract to Kill
2016
as John Harmon
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he f...

Contract to Kill
2016
Producer
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he f...

End of a Gun
2016
as Decker
A mall security guard—and former federal agent—crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after the guard saves a woman from danger.

End of a Gun
2016
Producer
A mall security guard—and former federal agent—crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after the guard saves a woman from danger.

The Perfect Weapon
2016
as The Director
In a not too distant future, a totalitarian state run by ‘The Director” controls all aspects of life. All enemies of the state are dealt in the harshe...

The Asian Connection
2016
as Gan Sirankiri
Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target ...

Code of Honor
2016
as Colonel Robert Sikes
Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politi...

Sniper: Special Ops
2016
as Sergeant Jake Chandler
A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler, are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman bein...

Absolution
2015
as John Alexander
When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a h...

Absolution
2015
Producer
When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a h...

The Real Miyagi
2015
as Self
The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

Gutshot Straight
2014
as Paulie Trunks
A professional poker player falls deep into underworld when he takes an unexpected wager from a mysterious high roller.

A Good Man
2014
as Alexander
After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment ...

The Joe Show
2014
as Self
Eight years in the making, The Joe Show is a shocking and wildly entertaining documentary about America’s most controversial Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, and ...

Force of Execution
2014
as Alexander Coates
Seagal stars as mob kingpin Mr. Alexander, an old-school boss who rules his criminal empire with both nobility and brutality. For a simple prison hit,...

Force of Execution
2014
Producer
Seagal stars as mob kingpin Mr. Alexander, an old-school boss who rules his criminal empire with both nobility and brutality. For a simple prison hit,...

Dead Drop
2013
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane is not your average cop. As leader of an elite, undercover police unit he has dedicated his entire life to the relentless pursuit of truth...

Angel of Death
2013
as Elijah Kane
Steven Seagal reprises his role as Seattle undercover cop Elijah Kane in this action thriller from the True Justice series. Responding to fresh intel,...

Angel of Death
2013
Writer
Steven Seagal reprises his role as Seattle undercover cop Elijah Kane in this action thriller from the True Justice series. Responding to fresh intel,...

Violence of Action
2012
as Elijah Kane
The Ghost's personal money launderer is due in town and Bojan, a ghost from Kane'e past suddenly appears on the scene. The CIA is convinced that Bojan...

Maximum Conviction
2012
as Cross
When former black ops operative Cross and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysteri...

Maximum Conviction
2012
Producer
When former black ops operative Cross and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysteri...

Blood Alley
2012
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane Is on a new mission for the government after being promised that the CIA will provide information about who put out a hit on his previous ...

One Shot, One Life
2012
as Elijah Kane
Kane and his team have removed The Ghost's support systems and Kane maneuvers to get a shot at the man responsible for the attack on his precinct - bu...

Vengeance is Mine
2012
as Elijah Kane
Following the attack on his precinct, Kane buries his friends and sets his sights on avenging their deaths. He assembles a new team and follows the tr...

Urban Warfare
2012
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane's knowledge of espionage tactics reconnaissance equipment and counter terrorism comes from years of being deep undercover in the war again...

Urban Warfare
2012
Writer
Elijah Kane's knowledge of espionage tactics reconnaissance equipment and counter terrorism comes from years of being deep undercover in the war again...

Death Riders
2011
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane and his team try to break up an organized crime syndicate known as the Yakuza and diffuse a hostage situation. Kane and his team set out t...

Sheep Impact
2011
as Paul
Paul (Steven Seagal) must rescue sheep from a bloodthirsty sex-crazed Australian police officer.

Dark Vengeance
2011
as Elijah Kane
A serial killer sows panic in the city of Seattle leaving several victims behind, all chosen under the same pattern: young women related to the world ...

Dark Vengeance
2011
Writer
A serial killer sows panic in the city of Seattle leaving several victims behind, all chosen under the same pattern: young women related to the world ...

Payback
2011
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane is prepping his team for court to convict Nicoli Putin of murder when they're ambushed by Putin's men.

Street Wars
2011
as Elijah Kane
When Officer Elijah Kane and his team of undercover cops discover a new lab drug flooding through the nightclubs of Seattle, they struggle to eliminat...

Lethal Justice
2011
as Elijah Kane
Kane's (Steven Seagal's) team is up against the "New Hope" Arian Nation as they work to sway the public's vote in the city elections. Kane, having dea...

Lethal Justice
2011
Writer, Creator
Kane's (Steven Seagal's) team is up against the "New Hope" Arian Nation as they work to sway the public's vote in the city elections. Kane, having dea...

Street Wars
2011
Writer
When Officer Elijah Kane and his team of undercover cops discover a new lab drug flooding through the nightclubs of Seattle, they struggle to eliminat...

Deadly Crossing
2010
as Elijah Kane
Elijah Kane, the head of a Special Investigation Unit, and his skilled four-member team track a network of drug dealers and killers led by Russian mas...

Deadly Crossing
2010
Writer
Elijah Kane, the head of a Special Investigation Unit, and his skilled four-member team track a network of drug dealers and killers led by Russian mas...

Born to Raise Hell
2010
as Bobby
A hard core Interpol Agent is assigned to an Eastern European task force to target gun trafficking and dope running throughout the Balkans. While inve...

Born to Raise Hell
2010
Writer, Producer
A hard core Interpol Agent is assigned to an Eastern European task force to target gun trafficking and dope running throughout the Balkans. While inve...

Machete
2010
as Rogelio Torrez
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against h...

A Dangerous Man
2009
as Shane Daniels
After serving 6 years for a crime he didn't commit, Shane Daniels is released from jail with an apology from the State of Arizona. Within hours of his...

The Keeper
2009
as Rolland Sallinger
Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to...

The Keeper
2009
Producer, Writer
Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to...

Driven to Kill
2009
as Ruslan Drachev
A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past als...

Driven to Kill
2009
Executive Producer
A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past als...

How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
2009
as Himself
Interview of Ayako Fujitani and her dad Steven Seagal.

Against the Dark
2009
as Commander Tao
When most of the population of Earth is infected by a virus and transformed into flesh eaters and blood drinking creatures, a group of hunters lead by...

Against the Dark
2009
Producer
When most of the population of Earth is infected by a virus and transformed into flesh eaters and blood drinking creatures, a group of hunters lead by...

Kill Switch
2008
as Det. Jacob King
A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

Kill Switch
2008
Writer, Executive Producer
A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

The Onion Movie
2008
as Cock Puncher
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation...

Pistol Whipped
2008
as Matt Conlin
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious m...

Pistol Whipped
2008
Producer
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious m...

Urban Justice
2007
as Simon Ballister
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.

Urban Justice
2007
Producer
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.

Flight of Fury
2007
as John Sands
John, a secret government operative is sent to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber from the hands of terrorist organization which plans to use it in a dea...

Flight of Fury
2007
Executive Producer, Screenplay
John, a secret government operative is sent to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber from the hands of terrorist organization which plans to use it in a dea...

Attack Force
2006
as Cmdr. Marshall Lawson
Marshall Lawson is the commander of an elite military unit. Marshall Lawson loses his strike-team in a cold-blooded and seemingly random attack, and h...

Attack Force
2006
Executive Producer, Screenplay
Marshall Lawson is the commander of an elite military unit. Marshall Lawson loses his strike-team in a cold-blooded and seemingly random attack, and h...

Shadow Man
2006
as Jack Foster
An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.

Shadow Man
2006
Producer, Writer
An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.

Mercenary for Justice
2006
as John Seeger
Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're tryi...

Mercenary for Justice
2006
Executive Producer
Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're tryi...

Black Dawn
2006
as Jonathan Cold
Jonathan Cold returns, this time he goes Undercover to stop a group of Terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.

Black Dawn
2006
Producer
Jonathan Cold returns, this time he goes Undercover to stop a group of Terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.

Into the Sun
2005
as Travis Hunter
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven S...

Into the Sun
2005
Story, Screenplay, Producer
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven S...

Dragon Squad
2005
Executive Producer
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is...

Today You Die
2005
as Harlan Banks
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.

Today You Die
2005
Producer
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.

Submerged
2005
as Chris Cody
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The ...

Out of Reach
2004
as William Lansing
Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal ...

Out of Reach
2004
Executive Producer
Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal ...

Clementine
2004
as Jack Miller
Kim, a Taekwondo champion decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of his daughter Sa Rang. But when an evil gambling kin...

Belly of the Beast
2003
as Jake Hopper
Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan...

Belly of the Beast
2003
Writer, Producer
Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan...

Out for a Kill
2003
as Professor Robert Burns
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge a...

Out for a Kill
2003
Producer
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge a...

The Foreigner
2003
as Johnathon Cold
This story is about a freelance agent who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands o...

The Foreigner
2003
Producer
This story is about a freelance agent who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands o...

Half Past Dead
2002
as Sasha Petrosevitch
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot in...

Half Past Dead
2002
Producer
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot in...

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the gen...

The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
as Self
Behind the scenes of Andrzej Bartkowiak's 'Exit Wounds'

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
as Self (archive footage)
A look at the life of superstar Bruce Lee.

Ticker
2001
as Frank Glass
Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of th...

Exit Wounds
2001
as Orin Boyd
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds ...
Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought
2001
as Sensei
This documentary shows footage taken from Seagal Senseis days in Japan at the Tenshin Dojo in Osaka, early days in America and some from the recent se...

Prince of Central Park
2000
Producer
A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself.

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...

The Patriot
1998
as Wesley McClaren
A deadly virus threatens to wipe out an entire Rocky Mountain town, leaving the town doctor to find some way to escape the soldiers who enforce the to...

The Patriot
1998
Producer
A deadly virus threatens to wipe out an entire Rocky Mountain town, leaving the town doctor to find some way to escape the soldiers who enforce the to...

My Giant
1998
as Himself
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

Fire Down Below
1997
as Jack Taggart
When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working wit...

Fire Down Below
1997
Producer
When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working wit...
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

Love in Hollywood
1996
as Self
Various Hollywood people talk about love.

The Glimmer Man
1996
as Lt. Jack Cole
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in t...

The Glimmer Man
1996
Producer
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in t...

Executive Decision
1996
as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) s...

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
as Casey Ryback
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to ...

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
Producer
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to ...

On Deadly Ground
1994
as Forrest Taft
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care w...

On Deadly Ground
1994
Director, Producer
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care w...

Under Siege
1992
as Casey Ryback
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've plann...

Under Siege
1992
Producer
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've plann...

Out for Justice
1991
as Gino Felino
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake......

Out for Justice
1991
Producer
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake......

Marked for Death
1990
as John Hatcher
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighbor...

Marked for Death
1990
Producer
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighbor...

Hard to Kill
1990
as Mason Storm
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is s...

Hard to Kill
1990
Fight Choreographer
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is s...

Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
as Self
Spago restaurant maître d’ Bernard Erpicum hosts this program featuring Hollywood stars as they share tips for choosing the best wine for any occasion...

Above the Law
1988
as Nico Toscani
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his jo...

Above the Law
1988
Producer
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his jo...

Never Say Never Again
1983
Martial Arts Choreographer
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuc...

The Challenge
1982
Martial Arts Choreographer
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between t...