Darren Shahlavi

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-08-05 (43 years old)

Deathday

2015-01-14

Place of Birth

Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK

Darren Shahlavi

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 ...

Acting

1997

Bloodmoon

as The Killer

2005

Alone in the Dark

as John Dillon

1996

Tai Chi II

as Smith

2010

2003

2011

Tactical Force

as Storato

1997

Techno Warriors

as Twister

2012

The Package

as Devon

1999

Lethal Combat

as Twister

2001

2005

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

as Johnny Stompanato

1994

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

1995

2015

Tomorrowland

as Tough Guard

2001

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

2004

2002

I Spy

as Cedric Mills

2005

BloodRayne

as Priest

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

Production

2015

2014

Pompeii

as Stunts

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