![]() He portrayed Kung Lao in the second season of the YouTube series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. 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.ĭacascos played the recurring role of Wo Fat on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0. 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 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.ĭacascos was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf. 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. In the series' backstory he is the nephew of the original Iron Chef Chairman, Takeshi Kaga. He plays the role of the Chairman of Iron Chef America, Iron Chef Australia and Iron Chef Mexico. 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. 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 ritual combat technique of Angola. The show was not picked up at the time but the concept evolved into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He was originally set to play as the Red Ranger, Victor Lee, in Bio-Man, an adaptation of Choudenshi Bioman produced by Haim Saban. 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. Career 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 1983ĭacascos 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 has also extensively studied Muay Thai, capoeira with Amen Santo, and Wushu. He is proficient in his father's style of martial arts, Wun Hop Kuen Do and holds a 4th degree black belt. He also attended Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. He attended Los Angeles Valley College, where he was on the gymnastics team. His stepmother is award-winning martial artist Malia Bernal. ![]() In the History Channel presentation Samurai, Dacascos revealed that many members of his mother's family were killed in the bombing of Hiroshima. His mother, Moriko McVey-Murray, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. 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. Early life ĭacascos was born February 26, 1964, in Oahu, Hawaii. He also competed in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars. His other roles include Kung Lao in the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven and Eubulon in Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. Perhaps best known as "The Chairman" on Food Network's Iron Chef America series since January 2005, he has continued the role as of 2022 on Netflix's Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. He is known for his roles as Wo Fat in Hawaii Five-0, Louis Stevens in Only the Strong, Mani in Brotherhood of the Wolf, Toby Wong in Drive, Ling in Cradle 2 the Grave, the titular role in Crying Freeman and as Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. He won numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist.
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