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Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the age of 9 and 18 . He has been featured in such films as Only The Strong and Cradle 2 the Grave.

His father, Al Dacascos, is a Filipino martial arts instructor of Malay, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. His mother, Moriko McVey, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. Dacascos refers to McVey as his "natural mother" and his stepmother, martial artist Malia Bernal, as his "second mother."

Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food Network's Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef. IMDB incorrectly states that Takeshi Kaga is his uncle on his mother's side. This likely stems from confusion over Dacascos playing the character of the nephew of "Chairman Kaga" in Iron Chef America. The misunderstanding most probably arises over "Chairman Kaga" himself being a fictional character. IMBD has since amended their information to correct this inaccuracy.

Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down the street in San Francisco's Chinatown by two men working for director Wayne Wang. Though Dacascos' first scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, he has gone on to establish a film and television career mostly playing martial artists.

Filmography

Rahan (2006) .... Rahan

The Cleaner
(2006)

Only The Brave (2005) .... Steve "Zaki" Senzaki

The Hunt For Eagle One (2006) (V) .... Lt. Matt Daniels

Junior Pilot (2006) .... Kato

Solar Strike (2005) (TV) .... Lucas Foster

Nomad (2004) .... Sharish

Cradle 2 the Grave
(2003) .... Ling

Scorcher (2002) .... Ryan Beckett

Instinct To Kill (2001) .... aka The Perfect Husband (USA)....J.T. Dillon

Le Pacte des loups
(2001) ... aka Brotherhood of the Wolf
(USA).... Mani

Lei ting zhan jing (2000) ... aka China Strike Force (Hong Kong: English title).... Tony Lau

The Base (1999) (V) .... Maj. John Murphy/Cpl. John Dalton

No Code Of Conduct (1998) .... Paul DeLucca

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998) TV Series .... Eric Draven

Boogie Boy
(1998) .... Jesse

Deathline (1997) ... aka Redline (USA).... Merrick

Drive (1997) .... Toby Wong

DNA (1997) .... Dr. Ash Mattley

Sanctuary (1997) .... Luke Kovak

Sabotage (1996) .... Michael Bishop

The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1996) .... Lo-Mai

Crying Freeman (1995) .... Yo Hinomura/Freeman

Kickboxer 5 (1995) (TV) ... aka Redemption: Kickboxer 5.... Matt Reeves

Deadly Past (1995) .... Leo

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995) (Video Game) .... 2nd Lt. Troy 'Catscratch' Carter

Double Dragon (1994) .... Jimmy Lee

Dragstrip Girl (1994) (TV) .... Johnny

Roosters (1993) .... Filipino's Son

Only The Strong
(1993) ... aka Street Fighters.... Louis Stevens

American Samurai (1992) .... Kenjiro

Dead On The Money (1991) (TV)

Angel Town (1990) .... Stoner's Driver

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