
Darren Shahlavi
Actor
Born: August 5, 1972 (42 years old)
Died: January 14, 2015
Place of birth: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK
Biography
Darren Majian Shahlavi (5 August 1972 – 14 January 2015), sometimes credited as Shahlavi, was an English actor, martial artist and stuntman. His surname is of Persian origin. He may be best known for his role as Taylor "The Twister" Milos in the 2010 film Ip Man 2. Shahlavi was known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as Bloodmoon and Tai Chi Boxer. He had starred in the Asian film series The Techno Warriors, and American films Hostile Environment, Sometimes a Hero, Legion of the Dead and the cult classic Beyond the Limits for German horror master Olaf Ittenbach. In recent years, Shahlavi appeared in big-budget films such as 300 and Watchmen, independent features such as The Final Cut with Robin Williams, and as an actor and stuntman in several of Uwe Boll's films, including BloodRayne and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.
Filmography (38)
- Bloodmoon (1997, ★ 6.8)
- Tai Chi II (1996, ★ 6.8)
- Watchmen (2009, ★ 7.4)
- Ip Man 2 (2010, ★ 7.5)
- Hostile Environment (1999, ★ 5.8)
- Violence of Action (2012, ★ 6.2)
- Pound of Flesh (2015, ★ 5.7)
- Tomorrowland (2015, ★ 6.3)
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011, ★ 7.1)
- Red Riding Hood (2011, ★ 6)
- The Final Cut (2004, ★ 6.1)
- Slither (2006, ★ 6.5)
- Night at the Museum (2006, ★ 6.6)
- Reaper (2007, ★ 7)
- Arrow (2012, ★ 6.8)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011, ★ 6.9)
- Sanctuary (2008, ★ 7.3)
- Continuum (2012, ★ 7.5)
- Human Target (2010, ★ 7.2)
- Born to Raise Hell (2010, ★ 4.7)
- Beyond the Limits (2003, ★ 5.3)
- Tactical Force (2011, ★ 5.6)
- The Package (2013, ★ 5.2)
- Survival Code (2013, ★ 5.3)
- Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016, ★ 5.1)
- Legion of the Dead (2001, ★ 4.5)
- I Spy (2002, ★ 5.4)
- Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018, ★ 5.4)
- The Marine 3: Homefront (2013, ★ 6.2)
- Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012, ★ 5.9)