Mark Dacascos is a famous Hollywood actor and director of American descent. Thanks to his knowledge of martial arts, in the 90s he was the main star in adventure films and action movies of the time. He gained the greatest popularity thanks to the films American Samurai and Crying Killer.
Biography
In February 1964, on the 26th in the paradise of our planet in Hawaii, in the city of Honolulu, the future actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos was born. The boy’s father and mother were kung fu masters, and from childhood instilled a love of martial arts in Mark. He willingly mastered new techniques and trained hard. When the boy was six years old, his parents divorced and his father married Malia Bernal, the girl also had a direct relationship to martial arts. She quickly found a common language with her stepson, they trained regularly together. Malia's skills impressed little Mark so much that he began to call her second mother.
A few years later, the Dacascos family moved to the German city of Hamburg. The almost alien culture and strict customs of the Germans did not frighten Mark at all, moreover, he very quickly got used to it in a European country. He coped with his studies "with a bang" and easily mastered German and French. In addition, the guy actively participated in sports competitions in martial arts and won prizes, this added Mark authority among peers.
Career
Mark Dacascos planned to connect his life with sports, but one single case changed everything. In 1985, the director of the adventure action movie "Dim Sam: Excitement of the Heart" drew attention to him and invited him to play in several episodes. Despite the fact that Mark never got on the screen (the frames with his participation were cut at the editing), he was very inspired by the new craft and decided to become an actor.
The debut on the TV screen took place in 1987. Mark took part in the television series "Main Hospital", which is still popular today. By the way, this is one of the most “long-playing” projects on television; by 2018, more than 14 thousand episodes aired. The real actor revealed himself in the 1992 film "American Samurai", where he played a major role. After this film, Mark literally rained down offers to translate on the screen the central character in the next blockbuster.
To date, the artist has more than 70 roles, most of which are major. In May 2019, the third part of the film about the adventures of John Wick is preparing to be released, in this picture Mark Dacascos received one of the main roles. In 2016, a Russian-American film "Disassembly in Manila" was released. This picture was the debut of Mark Dacascos as a director.
