Name
Darren Shahlavi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-08-05
Deathday
2015-01-14 (43 years old)
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.
Known For
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- 1997 Bloodmoon as The Killer
- 2005 Alone in the Dark as John Dillon
- 1996 Tai Chi II as Smith
- 2010 Born to Raise Hell as Costel
- 2003 Beyond the Limits as Dennis
- 2011 Tactical Force as Storato
- 1999 Hostile Environment as Rocky
- 1997 Techno Warriors as Twister
- 2013 The Package as Devon
- 2012 Aladdin and the Death Lamp as Aladdin
- 1999 Lethal Combat as Twister
- 2001 Guaranteed on Delivery as Hitman #3
- 2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Johnny Stompanato
- 1994 Deadly Target as Randy
- 1993 Guns & Roses as Passport syndicate member
- 2012 Violence of Action as Bojan Popovich
- 2007 Alien Agent as Kaylor
- 2013 Survival Code as Sergei
- 2016 Kickboxer: Vengeance as Eric Sloane
- 2015 Pound of Flesh as Goran
- 1995 Angel On Fire as Thug
- 2015 Tomorrowland as Tough Guard
- 2001 Legion of the Dead as Peter
- 2009 Watchmen as NY SWAT
- 2011 Red Riding Hood as Solomon's Soldier
- 2010 Ip Man 2 as Twister
- 2003 Sometimes a Hero as Russ Fortus
- 2001 Hong Kong Superstars as Self
- 2004 The Final Cut as Karim
- 2002 I Spy as Cedric Mills
- 2005 BloodRayne as Priest
- 2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Gatekeeper
- 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Sabine Moreau's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- 2018 Kickboxer: Retaliation as Eric Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006 Slither as Brenda's Husband
- 2013 The Marine 3: Homefront as Cazel
- 2006 Night at the Museum as Roman (uncredited)
- 2013 Big Thunder as Clyde
- 2007 Reaper ( 1 episode ) as Dash Ariell
- 2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles ( 1 episode ) as Adam
- 2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles ( 1 episode ) as Mel
- 2012 Arrow ( 1 episode ) as Constantine Drakon
- 2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy ( 3 episodes ) as Kano
- 2008 Sanctuary ( 1 episode ) as Jason
- 2008 Sanctuary ( 1 episode ) as Ennis Camden
- 2012 Continuum ( 1 episode ) as Greystone
- 2010 Human Target ( 1 episode ) as Eladio Lopez
- 2006 Merlin's Apprentice ( 2 episodes ) as Chester
