American actor, martial artist, television personality (born 1964)
Mark Dacascos
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Mark_Dacascos_cropped.jpg/220px-Mark_Dacascos_cropped.jpg) Dacascos in 2011
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Born
| Mark Alan Dacascos
(
1964-02-26
)
February 26, 1964
(age 60)
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Other names
| - Marc Dacascos
- The Chairman
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Alma mater
| Portland State University
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Occupations
| - Actor
- martial artist
- television personality
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Years active
| 1985?present
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Spouse
|
Julie Condra
(
m.
1998)
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Children
| 3
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Website
| dacascos
.com
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Mark Alan Dacascos
(born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist, and television personality.
[1]
A 4th-degree black belt in
Wun Hop Kuen Do
, he is known for his roles in
action films
, including as Louis Stevens in
Only the Strong
, the title role in
Crying Freeman
,
Mani in
Brotherhood of the Wolf
,
Ling in
Cradle 2 the Grave
,
Sharish in
Nomad
, and as Zero in
John Wick: Chapter 3 ? Parabellum
.
On television, Dacascos is known for his portrayal of
Wo Fat
on
Hawaii Five-0
(2010-20), and for serving as "The Chairman" of
Food Network
's
Iron Chef America
series since January 2005, a role he reprised in 2022 on
Netflix
's
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend
.
Dacascos' other roles include
Kung Lao
in the web series
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
,
Eric Draven
on
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
and Eubulon on
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
. He also competed in the ninth season of
Dancing with the Stars
.
[2]
[3]
Early life
[
edit
]
Dacascos was born February 26, 1964, in
Oahu
,
Hawaii
. His father, Al Dacascos, is from Hawaii and is a martial arts instructor whose parents originated from the Philippines and were of
Chinese
,
Filipino
and
Spanish
ancestry. His mother, Moriko McVey-Murray, is of
Irish
and
Japanese
ancestry.
[4]
In the
History Channel
presentation
Samurai
, Dacascos revealed that many members 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
, and holds a 4th degree black belt. He has also extensively studied
Muay Thai
,
capoeira
with
Amen Santo
, and
Wushu
.
[1]
During his upbringing he lived a time in
Hamburg
,
Germany
, where he learned to speak
German
.
[5]
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 (assistant director) and Rexall Chinn (hairstylist), who at the time were working for director
Wayne Wang
. He was cast in
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
, and though his scenes were cut from the final film, 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
, an adaptation of
Choudenshi Bioman
produced by
Haim Saban
. The show was not picked up at the time, but the concept evolved into
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
.
[6]
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 struggling students and turns their lives around by teaching them the Brazilian martial art based on the ritual combat technique of
Angola
. In the following year, Dacascos co-starred with
Party of Five
'
s
Scott Wolf
as Jimmy and Billy Lee, respectively, in the film
Double Dragon
, based on the video game
with the same name
.
He plays the role of the Chairman on
Iron Chef America
,
Iron Chef Australia
and
Iron Chef Mexico
. In the series' backstory, Dacascos's character is the nephew of the original
Iron Chef
Chairman,
Takeshi Kaga
.
He has been featured in many action films such as
Drive
,
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
.
[7]
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 played 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
.
[8]
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
.
[9]
He starred in a recurring role on the
Netflix
series
Wu Assassins
.
[10]
He has reprised his role as The Chairman of the
Iron Chef
series in
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend
, which was released on Netflix in June 2022.
[11]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Dacascos is married to actress Julie Condra, who starred with him in
Crying Freeman
as well as the 2020 film One Night in Bangkok.
[12]
They have three children: two sons and a daughter.
[13]
Filmography
[
edit
]
Dacascos (center) in a deleted scene from
Dim Sum
Film
[
edit
]
Television
[
edit
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Awards
[
edit
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References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
"Discovering the Samurai Within"
.
Inside Kung Fu
. Archived from
the original
on May 9, 2010
. Retrieved
June 18,
2010
.
- ^
"Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast"
. Archived from
the original
on August 19, 2009
. Retrieved
August 17,
2009
.
- ^
Eng, Joyce (August 17, 2009).
"
Dancing with the Stars
2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed!"
.
TV Guide
. Archived from
the original
on August 18, 2009
. Retrieved
August 17,
2009
.
- ^
Kim, Serena (May 7, 2019).
"Meet Actor Mark Dacascos?The Martial Artist Behind Zero in 'John Wick: Chapter 3?Parabellum'
"
. CharacterMedia
. Retrieved
November 26,
2019
.
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Mark Dacascos full Interview GCC 2019 Dortmund - speaks german / spricht deutsch - John Wick 3 movie
- ^
Dacascos, Mark (March 2001).
"IMPACT 90 Mark Dacascos: Kung Fou Style (fou for crazy)"
(Interview). Interviewed by Damien Granger. Translated by The Wolfsisters. www.markdacascos.de. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008
. Retrieved
May 4,
2018
.
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Munoz, Lorenza (January 3, 2003).
"Little pictures have a big year"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
November 17,
2019
.
- ^
"Web Series 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2′ Hitting February 17th"
. Latino Review. Archived from
the original
on December 6, 2012
. Retrieved
December 3,
2012
.
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Busch, Anita (May 21, 2018).
"Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston Join Returning Cast For 'John Wick"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
August 1,
2018
.
- ^
a
b
Petski, Denise (August 15, 2018).
"
'Wu Assassins': JuJu Chan & Mark Dacascos To Recur In Netflix Martial Arts Drama"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
September 29,
2018
.
- ^
Rice, Lynette (May 2, 2022).
"All New 'Iron Chef' Coming To Netflix In June; Alton Brown Returns As Host With Kristen Kish"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
May 3,
2022
.
- ^
Palan, Michael (June 4, 2021).
"What Happened To The Original Cast Of The Wonder Years?"
.
Looper
.
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Mossman, Bill (September 16, 2020).
"The Chairman Never Rests"
.
Midweek
.
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Thompson, Brian (October 22, 2013).
"THE EXTENDABLES Trailer"
.
Archived
from the original on March 9, 2016
. Retrieved
May 4,
2018
– via
YouTube
.
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"Mark Dacascos Interview"
.
Martial Arts Unlimited
. Archived from
the original
on April 17, 2010
. Retrieved
June 18,
2010
.
- ^
Petski, Denise (November 6, 2015).
"Marvel's 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Casts Mark Dacascos In Recurring Role"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on November 8, 2015
. Retrieved
June 18,
2016
.
- ^
Petski, Denise (July 27, 2022).
"
'Warrior': Mark Dacascos & Chelsea Muirhead Joins Season 3 Cast Of HBO Max Series"
.
deadline.com
. Deadline
. Retrieved
July 27,
2022
.
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