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Mark Dacascos

26th February 1964 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Acting

Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food Network's television series Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef, and Dacascos' character is presented as Kaga's nephew, though the actors are not related. Dacascos went on to continue the role in Iron Chef Australia. His other roles include: Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Eubulon, the Advent Master, on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, the lead role of "Mani" in the French film Brotherhood of the Wolf and the lead role of "Crying Freeman" in the film of the same name. Dacascos competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars. His partner was So You Think You Can Dance finalist Lacey Schwimmer. The pair was eliminated in the 7th episode. On November 2, 2010, CBS announced Dacascos was cast to reprise the role of Steve McGarrett's arch-nemesis, Wo Fat, in the modern remake of Hawaii Five-0.

67 Movies 23 TV Shows 1 In Production 91 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Jade poster
Jade 5th May 2024 as Reese
The Base poster
The Base 25th March 1999 as Maj. John Murphy / Cpl. John Dalton
Drive poster
Drive 6th August 1997 as Toby Wong
DNA poster
DNA 7th March 1997 as Dr. Ash Mattley
Roosters poster
Roosters 1st January 1993 as Filipino's Son
Lucifer poster
Lucifer 25th January 2016 as Rolf Van Zandt
Legend of the White Dragon poster Coming soon
Legend of the White Dragon 28th August 2026 as Xang