Mark Dacascos

Mark Dacascos is an American actor and martial artist. The general public is known for his roles in the films "American Samurai", "Only the Strongest", "The Raven" and others. He has over 70 films in his collection.

The star of the 90s, without which no significant Hollywood action movie of that time could do, Mark Dacascos was born in 1964 (according to the zodiac sign of Pisces) in Hawaii in the family of the master of kung fu Al Dacascos and his student Moriko Mac Wei. The ancestors of Mark's parents were Irish, Filipinos, Japanese and Spanish. Thanks to this mixing of blood, it becomes impossible to determine the nationality of the actor. Later this quality was often used by directors. Over the years of his career, Mark played a Chinese, a Japanese, a Kazakh and even a Mexican.

The boy spent his childhood on the shores of the ocean in the family of his grandparents. But at the age of six, his life changed dramatically: his father married a second time to Malia Bernal, who was also a martial artist. Under her leadership, little Mark learned all the subtleties of the art of fighting. He was so imbued with a feeling of love and gratitude for Malia that he began to call her his second mother. And he still considers his half-brother Greg to be his best friend.

When Mark was just over 10 years old, his father's family moved to the German city of Hamburg, where his half-brothers entered a local college. Freedom-loving boys did not like the excessive severity of Germany, but they endured the test of study with honor. The actor received a good education: he is fluent in English, French and German. In addition, he repeatedly became the winner of European kung fu competitions, which added to his respect among his peers.

Mark began to win the first victories in sports at the age of nine. And this is not surprising, because the boy attended daily judo, kempo, boxing and karate trainings. And in the style of "Wun Hop Kuen Do", which his father invented, Mark managed to get a black belt.

At the age of 17, at the insistence of his stepmother, the young man went to Taiwan to study the fighting styles of Shaolin monks. Then he even considered becoming a monk himself. But, on the other hand, Mark was seriously aiming at a sports career. Upon his return to America, the young man became interested in capoeira - a sports form of wrestling with elements of dance.

Despite the fact that Mark's sports biography was confidently going uphill, in 1985 he decided to try his hand at cinema. Chance helped: a young man with an athletic build and tall stature (at 175 cm his weight varies from 65 to 70 kg) was accidentally noticed on the street by the assistant director of the film "Dim Sam: Excitement of the Heart". The work brought pleasure to the young man, although during the editing the scenes with him were cut out. But during his work, he managed to acquire the necessary acquaintances and light up at the Hollywood get-together.

For another seven years, Mark Dacascos continued to act in minor films, until he was invited to star in the film "American Samurai". Since that time, the rapid ascent of the star of Dacascos began. Over the course of several years, he managed to star in 17 blockbusters, each of which was a resounding success with viewers. Mark's next success was the films with his participation "Only the Strongest" and "Crying Killer". The last tape was an action movie with elements of a detective and thriller.

The best roles of the actor are considered to be the work in the film "Kickboxer", where Dacascos had the opportunity to stage stunts and fights on his own, the film "Drive" and the TV series "The Raven. Stairway to Heaven". The multi-part mystical film, commissioned by Canadian television, became a kind of remake of the film of the same name, in which Brandon Lee starred. Judging by the photos, the similarities between the actors are hard to miss. This predetermined the choice of Canadian producers.

At the beginning of the XXI century, interest in action films began to fade, and the actor gradually switched to deeper roles. One of the successes of this period - work in the film "From the Cradle to the Grave" by Hollywood director Andrzej Bartkowiak. Jet Li and rapper DMX became Mark's colleagues on the set. In this action movie, the actor played the role of a villain.

The historical films Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Nomad, and the thriller I Am Omega were also striking works of this period. For his work in the film Brotherhood of the Wolf, the actor was nominated for the Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actor. His partners on the set were Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Samuel Le Bian and other popular actors.

In an interview, he was asked how he acts when he receives a script that he does not like at all. He told a real situation from his life. This happened two years after filming "Brotherhood of the Wolf". He was offered a role in the film, in which he was to play again with Monica.

He admits that then he was offered such royalties that he had never been offered in his entire film career. But the script was just awful. He decided to call Monica Bellucci to get her opinion on this matter. And then she told him the right thing, that despite the good money that they were offered, if they act there, this could be their last movie job.

In the same years, Mark Dacascos in Hollywood met the Russian bodybuilder and producer Alexander Nevsky. At the suggestion of a Russian friend, the actor starred in the film "Maximum Impact", and then tried himself in directing.

So in 2016, a picture of the production center of Alexander Nevsky "Showdown in Manila" was released. The project was also co-produced by an old friend of the athletes, director Andrzej Bartkowiak. Thanks to his advice, a love story was added to the script, as well as the story of a Russian hero - a sniper, played by Dmitry Dyuzhev. The father of the Hollywood star, Al Dacascos, was invited to stage the stunt.

And this is not his only experience of working with Russian actors and directors. In 2014, he took part in the filming of Oksana Sidorenko's series "The Batagami Case". Along with him, Andrey Chadov, Igor Zhizhikin, Lyubov Tolkalina and others starred in the film.

Dacascosi starred in many rating series, including "CSI Crime Scene", "Stargate Atlantis". In 2015, he joined the cast of SHIELD Agents, where he received the recurring role of SHIELD Security Chief.

He also appeared in the series "Hawaii 5-0" (its other name is "Hawaii Police"). Mark plays the main negative role there.

In addition to filmmaking, Mark Dacascos participates in Alexander's public project to promote a healthy lifestyle. For several years now, the Russian athlete has been leading this project in schools in the Tula region. Hollywood stars such as Don Wilson, Matthias Hughes, Adrian Paul, Cynthia Rothrock also take part in the charity project. All athletes are friends with each other, and it has already become a tradition for them to regularly come to Russia.

In addition, since 2005, Mark has been the permanent TV host of the popular American food show Iron Chef America - America's Iron Chef. As the actor himself admits, over the years he has not become a skillful cook, but he can be safely called a gourmet. After all, on duty, he has to try ten dishes per program.

At the age of 31 on the set of The Crying Killer, the actor met actress Julie Condra, who became his only beloved wife. Mark Dacascos did not dare to have a serious relationship for a long time, since as a child he witnessed many of his father's love affairs (only officially he was married 6 times).

He remained true to his choice. The actor has been happily married for over 20 years. Mark and Julie are raising three children together: two sons and a daughter.

In May 2018, it became known that Dacascos signed a contract with the creators of the John Wick franchise and will star in the sequel to the cult action movie. Jason Mantsukas will be his co-star on the set. They will play professional killers named Zero and Tick-Tock Man. Halle Berry and Angelica Houston also joined the cast. "John Wick 3" will hit theaters on May 16, 2019.

Now the shooting is in full swing, new photos from the set regularly appear on the actor's Instagram. By the way, it is on Instagram that the most relevant information about the life of the actor is collected, since even Mark's official website is only links to his social networks.

1992 - "American Samurai" 1995 - "Kickboxer 5: Retribution" 1996 - "Doctor Moreau Island" 1997 - "Genosaurus" 1997 - "Drive" 2001 - "Brotherhood of the Wolf" 2003 - "From Cradle to the Grave" 2005 - "Nomad" 2007 - "Nicknamed" The Cleaner "2013 -" SHIELD Agents " 2014 - The Batagami Affair 2015 - Lucifer 2016 - Showdown in Manila 2018 - The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells 2019 - John Wick 3

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2021

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2020

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2019

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2018

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2017

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Mark Dacascos Net Worth 2016

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