Personal details
- Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Birth Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Children: (3 children) Makoa Dacascos
- Parents: Al Dacascos
- Professions: Actor, Stunts, Director
Mark Dacascos has been kicking ass on screens for years, and honestly, he’s got one of those faces you just don’t forget. The guy’s done it all—action star, villain, martial arts king, even that mysterious Chairman guy on Iron Chef America (yeah, that was him with the apple-chomping drama). This May, he’s about to light up the screen as Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, going toe-to-toe with Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, and a bunch of other heavy hitters. Not a bad gig. But he’s not stopping there—later this summer, Mark pops up in Roger Avary’s Lucky Day as Louis, the guy who totally steals every scene he’s in, plus he’s got a role in Netflix’s Wu Assassins with Katheryn Winnick. The dude’s filmography is stacked—over 40 movies, including cult hits like Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive, and facing off with Jet Li in Cradle to the Grave. TV? He’s been everywhere: Hawaii 5-0 as baddie Wo Fat, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chicago P.D., Lucifer, and even Hallmark’s The Perfect Bride movies. Food Network fans know him as The Chairman, where he cranked up the drama and style on Iron Chef America for 200+ episodes. And yeah, he even busted out martial arts moves on Dancing With the Stars. Web series, directing his own action flick (Showdown in Manilla), you name it. Born in Hawaii, raised partly in Germany, Mark’s mixed heritage is wild—Japanese, Filipino, Spanish, Irish, Chinese—and he’s a proud dad of three. Multi-lingual, multi-talented, and always interesting.
Born with a seriously wild blend of Irish, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino roots, this actor’s background is basically a global passport. The family tree reads like a world tour—imagine the family dinners. That mix doesn’t just show up in the looks, either. There’s something about that energy on screen, something you can’t really pin down, but it grabs your attention. People always try to guess where they’re from, but honestly, good luck with that. It’s like, “Yeah, nice try, but you’re missing about three countries.” When you see them in a movie, there’s this vibe—like they could fit into pretty much any role, anywhere. That’s probably why they’re always getting cast in parts that need a bit of everything. Seriously, talk about representation. Hollywood loves to claim it’s all about diversity, but this actor? They’re living proof. It’s not just about heritage, it’s about bringing a whole world into one performance.
Man, shooting “The Crow” pilot was kind of a wild ride. Pressure everywhere, you know? Executives hovering around, watching your every move while you’re just trying to nail down who Eric is and what makes The Crow tick. It’s not exactly easy when you’re still figuring out how to move, how to stand—basically, how to be this iconic, haunted dude. Nobody really knew each other at first, either, so it was a little awkward, like the first day at a new school but with cameras in your face. Everyone’s sizing each other up, hoping things click before someone higher up starts freaking out. But hey, we found our rhythm pretty fast, honestly. The set started to feel like a team, people relaxed a bit, and that tension turned into energy we could actually use. It’s weird how those high-stress moments sometimes bring people together. By the end, it felt like we’d built something that actually worked.
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Yes, Makoa Dacascos
Al Dacascos and Surekha