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Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born April 10, 1952 (74) · Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1952 (74)
From
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Steven Seagal's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
50%
Survival
20%
Bonds
12%
Self
6%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Justice35 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival21 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 26 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 16 · Intense 38

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 47 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 18

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

55 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 42 of 55 analyzed roles.

Hero
42 of 55
Shadow
6 of 55
Mentor
4 of 55
Ally
2 of 55
Shapeshifter
1 of 55
Show the 55 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
54
Thrilling
42
Dread
10
Cold
7
Absurd
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Rousing26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steven Seagal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (33).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Seagal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Order of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mason Ryker

  • In the Name of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Creator · as Self / Host

  • Beyond the Law(2019)

    as Augustino 'Finn' Adair

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Steven Seagal

  • General Commander(2019)

    as Jake Alexander

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Attrition(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Axe

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • China Salesman(2017)

    as Lauder

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cartels(2016)

    Producer · as John Harrison

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Contract to Kill(2016)

    Producer · as John Harmon

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • End of a Gun(2016)

    Producer · as Decker

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Weapon(2016)

    Executive Producer · as The Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Asian Connection(2016)

    Producer · as Gan Sirankiri

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Code of Honor(2016)

    Producer · as Colonel Robert Sikes

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sniper: Special Ops(2016)

    Producer · as Sergeant Jake Chandler

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Absolution(2015)

    Producer · as John Alexander

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Gutshot Straight(2014)

    as Paulie Trunks

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • A Good Man(2014)

    Producer · as Alexander

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Force of Execution(2013)

    Producer · as Alexander Coates

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dead Drop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Elijah Kane

  • Angel of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Violence of Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elijah Kane

  • Maximum Conviction(2012)

    Producer · as Cross

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blood Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elijah Kane

  • One Shot, One Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elijah Kane

  • Vengeance is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Elijah Kane

  • Urban Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Death Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Elijah Kane

  • Sheep Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Paul

  • Dark Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Elijah Kane

  • True Justice(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Elijah Kane

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Lethal Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Creator · Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Street Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Deadly Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Elijah Kane

  • Born to Raise Hell(2010)

    Producer · Writer · as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Machete(2010)

    as Rogelio Torrez

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Man(2009)

    Producer · as Shane Daniels

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Steven Seagal: Lawman(2009)

    Show 21 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Keeper(2009)

    Producer · Writer · as Rolland Sallinger

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Driven to Kill(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Ruslan Drachev

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Against the Dark(2009)

    Producer · as Commander Tao

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Kill Switch(2008)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Det. Jacob King

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Onion Movie(2008)

    as Cock Puncher

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Projectorparishilton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pistol Whipped(2008)

    Producer · as Matt Conlin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Urban Justice(2007)

    Producer · as Simon Ballister

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Flight of Fury(2007)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as John Sands

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Attack Force(2006)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Cmdr. Marshall Lawson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shadow Man(2006)

    Producer · Writer · as Jack Foster

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mercenary for Justice(2006)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as John Seeger

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Black Dawn(2005)

    Producer · as Jonathan Cold

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Into the Sun(2005)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Travis Hunter

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Squad(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Today You Die(2005)

    Producer · as Harlan Banks

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Submerged(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Chris Cody

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Out of Reach(2004)

    Executive Producer · as William Lansing

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Clementine(2004)

    as Jack Miller

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Belly of the Beast(2003)

    Producer · Writer · as Jake Hopper

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Out for a Kill(2003)

    Producer · as Professor Robert Burns

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Foreigner(2003)

    Producer · as Johnathon Cold

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Half Past Dead(2002)

    Producer · as Sasha Petrosevitch

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Unbeatable Bruce Lee(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ticker(2001)

    as Frank Glass

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Exit Wounds(2001)

    as Orin Boyd

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Aikido: The Path Beyond Thought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sensei

  • Prince of Central Park(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Patriot(1998)

    Producer · as Wesley McClaren

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fire Down Below(1997)

    Producer · as Jack Taggart

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Glimmer Man(1996)

    Producer · as Jack Cole

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Executive Decision(1996)

    as Lt. Colonel Austin Travis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory(1995)

    Producer · as Casey Ryback

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • On Deadly Ground(1994)

    Director · Producer · as Forrest Taft

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Under Siege(1992)

    Producer · as Casey Ryback

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Out for Justice(1991)

    Producer · as Gino Felino

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Marked for Death(1990)

    Producer · as John Hatcher

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hard to Kill(1990)

    Fight Choreographer · as Mason Storm

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Above the Law(1988)

    Producer · Story · as Nico Toscani

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Never Say Never Again(1983)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Challenge(1982)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles, 79 of them dated from 1982 to 2024; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Under Siege (1992)

$157M worldwide

Highest rated

Machete (2010)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822024

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 44 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 80: 29 only acting, 46 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thDirecting2 of 80: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting16 of 80: 0 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thProducing41 of 80: 2 only producing, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thOther crew6 of 80: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role

80 titles, 47 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 39 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s11 · 11 acting · 9 crew2000s30 · 28 acting · 22 crew2010s34 · 34 acting · 16 crew2020s1 · crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 87% of 54 roles
8893980813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Steven Seagal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th46

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed47

Most divisive · actor

Beyond the Law (2019)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)

Midcredits 77th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Steven Seagal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles72–93 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles18–67 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles60–93 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–72 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles53–74 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steven Seagal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Seagal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phillip B. Goldfine shares the most, 27.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles