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Mark Alan Dacascos was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, February 26, 1964 (in Chinese astrology - in the year of the Dragon). Mark has a unique pedigree. His father - Al Dacascos - is Philippine, Spanish and Chinese blood. His mother - Moriko Mak Wei - half Irish, half-Japanese woman. Up to 6 years, Mark.
Mark Dacascos in 2011 | |
Born | February 26, 1964 (age 55) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
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Other names | Marc Dacascos The Chairman |
Alma mater | Portland State University |
Occupation | Actor, martial artist, television personality |
Years active | 1985–present |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Website | www.dacascos.com |
Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist.[1] He won numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. He is best known for his roles as Mani in Brotherhood of the Wolf, Toby Wong in Drive, Ling in Cradle 2 the Grave, the titular role in Crying Freeman and Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos played 'The Chairman' on Food Network's Iron Chef America. The character was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese version. His other roles include Wo Fat on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0, Kung Lao in the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven and Eubulon in Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. He also competed in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars.[2][3]
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Early life[edit]
Dacascos was born in Oahu, Hawaii. His father, Al Dacascos, is from Hawaii and is a martial arts instructor of Chinese, Filipino and Spanish ancestry. His biological mother, Moriko McVey-Murray, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry.[4] In the History Channel presentation 'Samurai,' Dacascos revealed that many members of the Japanese side of his mother's family were killed in the bombing of Hiroshima. His stepmother is award-winning martial artist Malia Bernal. He attended Los Angeles Valley College, where he was on the gymnastics team. He also attended Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. He is proficient in his father's style of martial arts, Wun Hop Kuen Do. He has studied Muay Thai, Capoeira with Amen Santo and Wushu.[1]
Career[edit]
Dacascos in a production still taken during filming of a deleted scene in Wayne Wang's film Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart in 1983
Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down the street in San Francisco's Chinatown by Chris Lee (at that time, assistant director) and Rexall Chin (hairstylist) for director Wayne Wang. Though his first scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, he went on to establish a film and television career primarily playing martial artists. He was originally set to play as the Red Ranger, Victor Lee in Bio-Man produced by Haim Saban which never got picked up but would later evolve into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[5]
His breakout role was in the 1993 film Only the Strong, in which he played Louis, a Capoeira master who takes a high school's potential failures and turns their lives around by teaching them the Brazilian martial art based on the West African martial art brought by slaves. In the following year, Dacascos co-starred with Party of Five's Scott Wolf as Jimmy and Billy Lee, respectively, in the movie, based on the video game, Double Dragon.
He plays the role of the Chairman of Iron Chef America and Iron Chef Australia. In the series' backstory he is the nephew of the original Iron Chef Chairman, Takeshi Kaga; the actors hold no relation in real life.
He has been featured in many action films such as Brotherhood of the Wolf, Crying Freeman and Cradle 2 the Grave, in which he squared off against Jet Li. He also performed in three video games: voice acting in Stranglehold, live acting in Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and digitally recreating The Chairman in the Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine video game for Wii.
Dacascos was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf.[6] He also appeared in the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, which was a follow-up to the 1994 film The Crow. He also appears in the children's television show, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, where he portrays Eubulon, also known as the Advent Master, mentor of the Kamen Riders and creator of the Advent Decks.
Dacascos plays the recurring role of Wo Fat on the CBS series, Hawaii Five-0. He portrayed Kung Lao in the second season of the YouTube series Mortal Kombat: Legacy.[7] He had a recurring role in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Mr. Giyera, an Inhuman servant of Hydra who can manipulate inanimate objects.
In May 2019, Dacascos played Zero, a lead antagonist in the action thriller film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.[8] Recently, he starred in a recurring role on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Dacascos is married to actress Julie Condra, who starred with him in Crying Freeman. They have three children: two sons and a daughter.[10] Mark has five siblings: two brothers and three sisters.
Filmography[edit]
Dacascos (center) in a deleted scene from Dim Sum
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Angel Town | Stoner Driver | |
1992 | American Samurai | Kenjiro Sanga | |
1993 | Only The Strong | Louis Stevens | |
Roosters | Filipino's Son | Cameo | |
1994 | Double Dragon | Jimmy Lee | |
1995 | Deadly Past | Leo | |
Kickboxer 5 | Matt Reeves | ||
Crying Freeman | Yo Hinomura / Freeman | ||
1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Lo-Mai | |
Sabotage | Michael Bishop | ||
1997 | Drive | Toby Wong | Direct-to-video |
Sanctuary | Luke Kovak | ||
DNA | Dr. Ash Mattley | ||
Deathline | Merrick | ||
1998 | Boogie Boy | Jesse Page | |
No Code of Conduct | Paul DeLucca | ||
1999 | The Base | Maj. John Murphy / Cpl. John Dalton | |
2000 | China Strike Force | Tony Lau | |
2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Mani | |
The Perfect Husband | J.T. Dillon | ||
2002 | Scorcher | Ryan Beckett | |
2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Ling | |
2005 | Final Approach | Kato | |
2006 | Only the Brave | Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki | |
The Hunt for Eagle One | Lt. Matt Daniels | Direct-to-video | |
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | Direct-to-video | ||
Nomad | Sharish | ||
2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Eric Hauck | |
Alien Agent | Rykker | ||
I Am Omega | Renchard | ||
2008 | Gideon Falls | Set | |
2009 | Serbian Scars | Peter Olsen Obilich | |
2010 | Shadows in Paradise | Lt. Max Forrester | |
Secret of the Sultan | |||
2011 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Cobra | |
2014 | Roger Corman's Operation Rogue | Capt. Max Randall | |
The Extendables[11] | Cameo | ||
2016 | Showdown in Manila | Matthew Wells | Also director and producer |
2017 | Maximum Impact | Tony Lin | |
2018 | The Legend of Hallowaiian | Pono (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Zero | |
The Driver | The Driver | ||
Lucky Day | Louis |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–97 | General Hospital | Police Cadet | 4 episodes |
1990 | Doogie Howser, MD | Julian | Episode: 'The Grass Ain't Always Greener' |
The Flash | Osaku | Episode: 'Child's Play' | |
New Dragnet | Kevin Chow | Episode: 'Queen of Hearts' | |
1991 | Dead on the Money | Martial Arts Teacher | Television film |
1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Johnny Ramirez | Television film |
Tales from the Crypt | Felix Johnson | Episode: 'The Pit' | |
1995 | One West Waikiki | Moku | Episode: 'Rest in Peace' |
1998–99 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Eric Draven | 22 episodes |
1999 | Martial Law | Steven Garth | Episode: 'Ninety Million Reasons to Die' |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ananda | Episode: 'Felonious Monk' |
2004–14 | Iron Chef America | The Chairman | 236 episodes |
2006 | Solar Attack | Lucas Foster | Television film |
2007–08 | Stargate Atlantis | Tyre | 2 episodes |
2007–12 | The Next Iron Chef | The Chairman | 16 episodes |
2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee | Thai Boxer[12] | 3 episodes |
The Middleman | Sensei Ping | Episode: 'The Sino-Mexican Revelation' | |
2009 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | Eubulon / Advent Master | 9 episodes |
Dancing with the Stars | Himself | 7 episodes | |
2010–18 | Hawaii Five-0 | Wo Fat | 16 episodes |
2014 | Chicago P.D. | Jimmy Shi | Episode: 'Different Mistakes' |
2015–16 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Giyera[13] | 11 episodes |
2016 | Lucifer | Kimo Vanzandt | Episode: 'Weaponizer' |
2019 | Wu Assassins | Monk | Recurring role[9] |
Web[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Kung Lao | 4 episodes |
Awards[edit]
Year | Work | Award | Result |
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2002 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Discovering the Samurai Within'. Inside Kung Fu. Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^'Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast'. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19.
- ^Eng, Joyce (2009-08-17). 'Dancing with the Stars 2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed!'. TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^Kim, Serena (2019-05-07). 'Meet Actor Mark Dacascos—The Martial Artist Behind Zero In 'John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum''. CharacterMedia. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^'Blackjack – Die Strategie fürs Spielen im Online Casino!'. www.markdacascos.de. Archived from the original on 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^Munoz, Lorenza (2003-01-03). 'Little pictures have a big year'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^'Web Series 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2′ Hitting February 17th'. Latino Review. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^Busch, Anita (2018-05-21). 'Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Returning Cast For 'John Wick'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ abPetski, Denise (2018-08-15). ''Wu Assassins': JuJu Chan & Mark Dacascos To Recur In Netflix Martial Arts Drama'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^'Mark Dacasco Official Facebook Page'. Facebook. Facebook. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^Thompson, Brian (2013-10-22). 'THE EXTENDABLES Trailer'. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-05-04 – via YouTube.
- ^'Mark Dacascos Interview'. Martial Arts Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^Petski, Denise (2015-11-06). 'Marvel's 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Casts Mark Dacascos In Recurring Role'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
External links[edit]
- Mark Dacascos on IMDb
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Dacascos&oldid=931122096'
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/OnlyTheStrong
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Only The Strong is a 1993 live-action film starring Mark Dacascos and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Louis Stevens (Dacascos), having completed his tour as a Green Beret in Brazil, returns to his old Miami neighborhood to find that the local high school has been overrun by drug dealers. He intervenes in a dispute with one of the more prominent dealers, an act that ends with the gangsters being forced off campus. Seeing this, Louis' old teacher Mr. Kerrigan (Geoffrey Lewis) brings a proposal to the principal of teaching the art of capoeira (which Louis learned while in Brazil) to several of the school's worst at-risk students as a means of instilling discipline into them.
However, Louis' earlier intervention with the drug dealer does not go down well with the local drug kingpin Silverio, who is himself a Capoeira master and proceeds to viciously beat Louis as a warning not to interfere. Louis eventually recovers, but what follows is a fight to liberate the neighborhood from Silverio's influence.
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Only the Strong provides examples of:
- Artistic License – Martial Arts: Averted for the most part, as the film makes a pretty good job of portraying the culture of capoeira in such a reduced context, but several of the fight scenes indulge in the standard kung fu flick kicking instead of showing the intrincated game of dodges and level switches which is instrumental to the Brazilian style. This is justified because Mark Dacascos had never trained in capoeira until this very film and already had a background in other martial arts.
- Badass Boast: Between Silverio and Louis during their second confrontation:Silverio: This time, I play for keeps.
- Badass Teacher: Louis himself, although technically he's not a member of the school faculty.
- Benevolent Boss: Silverio is this to his henchmen and a good deal of the people in his section of the neighborhood. As Orlando says about his cousin, 'They're either scared of him or they think he's Robin Hood.'
- Berserk Button: Silverio does not take it well when he learns that Louis has wrecked his chop-shop.
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- Curb-Stomp Battle: Silverio does this to Louis during their first meeting.
- Dreadlock Rasta: Philippe, Silverio's enforcer, sports the hairstyle.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: Orlando, Silverio's cousin, has to choose between his respect for Louis and his loyalty to his cousin. He chooses the former.
- Police are Useless: It's justified, though, as a cop indicates that Silverio's history of intimidating potential witnesses who would otherwise give testimony against him has left the police unable to arrest him on any solid charges.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Louis goes on one against Silverio's operatives after Donovan's death.
- Skewed Priorities: Donovan dies because he runs back into the burning building to save a musical instrument.
- Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him?: Philippe thinks Silverio should do this to Louis. However, Silverio refuses on the grounds that doing so will make Louis a martyr in the eyes of the neighborhood and thus cement his positive influence, which would undermine Silverio's power in the process.