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Film & TV
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food Network's television series Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef, and Dacascos'…
Known for
- The Sheriff — Enzo2026
- Legend of the White Dragon — Xang2026
- Glass Dragon2026
- Jade — Reese2024
- Knights of the Zodiac — Mylock2023
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI — Shindo Samurai 2 / Angry Cook (voice)2023
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI — Chiaki / Referee (voice)2023
- Run & Gun — Brando2022
- Blade of the 47 Ronin — Shinshiro2022
- Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend — Chairman2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Mark Alan Dacascos , ( 1964-02-26 ) February 26, 1964 (age 62) , Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.
- Other names
- Marc Dacascos The Chairman
- Alma mater
- Portland State University
- Occupations
- Actor martial artist television personality
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Spouse
- Julie Condra ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
- Website
- dacascos .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Honolulu
- Spouse
- Julie Condra
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Portland State University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- Muay Thai
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.dacascos.com
- Image
- Mark Dacascos - Drive 1997.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Mark Dacascos
- date of birth
- 1964-02-26
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
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- English language
- name in native language
- Mark Dacascos
- birth name
- Mark Alan Dacascos
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist and television personality. 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 (1993), the title role in Crying Freeman (1995), Mani in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, the antagonist Ling in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Sharish in Nomad (2005), and as the assassin Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019).
On television, Dacascos is known for his portrayal of Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020), 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.
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