Mark Dacascos is a famous Hollywood actor and director of American descent. Due to his knowledge of martial arts, in the 90s he was the main star in adventure films and action films of the time. He gained the greatest popularity thanks to the films "American Samurai" and "Crying Assassin".
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 masters of kung fu, and from childhood instilled in Mark a love of martial arts. He willingly learned new techniques and trained hard. When the boy was six years old, his parents separated and his father married Malia Bernal, the girl was also directly related 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 the second mother.
A few years later, the Dacascos family moved to the German city of Hamburg. Almost foreign culture and strict customs of the Germans did not frighten Mark at all, moreover, he very quickly settled 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 authority to Mark among his peers.
Career
Mark Dacascos planned to connect his life with sports, but one single case changed everything. In 1985, the director of the action adventure "Dim Sum: 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 footage with his participation was cut out during the editing), he was very imbued with the new craft and was determined to become an actor.
The debut on television took place in 1987. Mark took part in the popular and to this day television series "General Hospital". By the way, this is one of the longest running projects on television, by 2018, more than 14 thousand episodes were aired. The actor was truly revealed in the 1992 film American Samurai, where he played one of the main roles. After this film, Mark was literally showered with offers to embody the central character on the screen in the next blockbuster.
To date, the artist has more than 70 roles, most of which are the main ones. In May 2019, the third part of the film about the adventures of John Wick is being prepared; in this film, Mark Dacascos received one of the main roles. In 2016, the Russian-American film Showdown in Manila was released. This film marked the debut of Marc Dacascos as a director.
Personal life
Mark Dacascos is married. He met his future wife on the set of "Crying Killer" and has remained faithful to his chosen one ever since. The couple have three children: a daughter and two sons.
