Darren Shahlavi
Biography
Darren Shahlavi was an English actor who built a career in martial arts cinema as both a performer and a stuntman. Born in Stockport, Cheshire, he studied judo as a child and later took up karate, boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai. In the mid-1990s he moved to Hong Kong, where Yuen Woo-ping signed him to play the villain opposite Jacky Wu in Tai Chi II (1996). Bloodmoon (1997) followed, in which he again played the heavy, and he later moved into horror with Legion of the Dead (2001) for director Olaf Ittenbach. He performed stunts in studio films such as 300 and Night at the Museum, and had a major role as the main antagonist Taylor Milos in Ip Man 2 (2010). Other credits included BloodRayne (2005), The Package (2012), The Marine 3: Homefront (2013) and his final film, Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016), as Eric Sloane.
42years old at death
- Born Stockport
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Darren Majian Shahlavi
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 21 years1995 to 2016
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Big break
In the mid-1990s Shahlavi moved to Hong Kong for an action cinema career. Yuen Woo-ping, a martial arts choreographer and director, discovered him and cast him as the villain against Jacky Wu in Tai Chi Boxer.
First role
At 16, Shahlavi began pursuing a film career and drew notice from Bey Logan, a Hong Kong action cinema expert. Logan wrote a script for Shahlavi to star in, and Shahlavi went to Malaysia.
Darren Shahlavi movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Uwe Boll directed two of these films, Jesse V. Johnson two. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Uwe Boll
All films by Jesse V. Johnson
Also two films together4 more actors
- Will SandersonAlone in the Dark (2005) and BloodRayne (2005)
- Constantin BarbulescuBorn to Raise Hell (2010) and BloodRayne (2005)
- T.J. StormKickboxer: Vengeance (2016) and BloodRayne (2005)
- Terese CilluffoPound of Flesh (2015) and The Package (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Darren Shahlavi's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$104 million
6 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 6 worldwide figure; 10 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$51M49.5% of the total
- 2$36M34.7% of the total
- 3$13M12.2% of the total
- 4$3.7M3.5% of the total
- 5$163K0.2% of the total
- 6$1K0.0% of the total
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