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Mark Dacascos

1964 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Dacascos has received more than 6,261,904 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Mark Dacascos is the 1,774th most popular actor (down from 1,377th in 2019), the 2,906th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,409th in 2019) and the 811th most popular American Actor.

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  • 6.3M

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  • 55.08

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  • 35

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  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mark Dacascos ranks 1,774 out of 13,578. Before him are Roy Chiao, Leon Russom, Jamel Debbouze, John Aniston, Elya Baskin, and Song Kang-ho. After him are Woody Strode, Eugene Levy, Irina Miroshnichenko, Dean Norris, Karen Black, and Oleg Tabakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Mark Dacascos ranks 84. Before him are Jorginho, Laura Linney, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Rossy de Palma, Melissa Gilbert, and Željko Komšić. After him are Michael Rummenigge, Vincent Perez, Calista Flockhart, Txiki Begiristain, Jean-Marc Bosman, and Melinda Gates.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Dacascos ranks 2,906 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon Russom (1941), Marty Friedman (1962), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), Philip Morrison (1915), J. Walter Christie (1865), and Lincoln Ellsworth (1880). After him are Delbert Mann (1920), Woody Strode (1914), Milton L. Humason (1891), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Carl Van Vechten (1880), and Ellen Church (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mark Dacascos ranks 811. Before him are Dyanne Thorne (1936), Harry Reems (1947), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Robert Walker (1918), Laurie Holden (1969), and Leon Russom (1941). After him are Woody Strode (1914), Dean Norris (1963), Karen Black (1939), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), Jeffrey Tambor (1944), and Martha Scott (1912).

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Television and Movie Roles

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Zero
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
May 15o 20197.4 / 10
Double Dragon
Jimmy Lee
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Nov 4o 19944.4 / 10
Crying Freeman
Yo Hinomura / Freeman
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
Apr 23o 19956.4 / 10