Damian Chapa
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 Chapa at the premiere of Polanski Unauthorized |
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| Born | October 29, 1963 Dayton, Ohio, USA |
Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Mexican-American[1] actor, film director and film producer.
Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was briefly married to Natasha Henstridge. Among his earlier notable film roles are one of the leads in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out and the part of Ken in the film adaptation of Street Fighter. Subsequently, Chapa has directed and produced, in addition to starring in, his own films. These movies include 1998s Kill You Twice, 2000s The Lonely Life of Downey Hall, 2002s Man of Faith, 2004s Shade of Pale, 2004s El Padrino, and 2006s I.R.A.: King of Nothing.
Chapa co-wrote and directed Polanski Unauthorized, a biopic of Roman Polanski, in which he played the title role. It was released on February 13, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. He followed this with "Vatos Locos", starring himself. The film is about the Chinese mafia in Los Angeles and how the Mexican gang boys, known as "vatos," fought back and defeated the Chinese gang-bangers.
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[edit] Personal life
Chapa was married to actress Natasha Henstridge from 1995 to 1996.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 1992 | There's a riot in the foodcourt | Tomislav Maric | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Miklo | |
| 1994 | Dead Connection | Detective Louis Donato | |
| Saints and Sinners | Pooch | ||
| Street Fighter | Ken | ||
| 1997 | Midnight Blue | Martin | |
| Money Talks | Carmine | ||
| 1998 | Kill You Twice | ||
| Exposé | Jason Drake | ||
| 1999 | Cypress Edge | Beau McCammon | |
| Hitman's Run | Paolo Catania | ||
| Sometimes They Come Back... for More | Dr. Carl Schilling | ||
| 2000 | The Lonely Life of Downey Hall | Downey Hall | |
| Facade | Raul Belliard | ||
| 2001 | U.S. Seals II | Ratliff | |
| 2002 | Are You a Serial Killer | James | |
| Bad Karma | Mr. Miller | ||
| The Calling | Preacher | ||
| 2003 | Betrayal | Tony | |
| 2004 | Shade of Pale | Thomas | |
| El Padrino | Kilo | ||
| 2005 | Man of Faith | ||
| 2006 | I.R.A.: King of Nothing | Bobby O'Brien | |
| 2007 | FUEGO | Fuego | |
| 2008 | Mexican American | Tony | |
| 2008 | Chicano Blood | Gabriel Bentez | |
| 2008 | Mexican Gangster | Johnny Sun | |
| 2008 | El Padrino II | Kilo | |
| 2009 | Polanski Unauthorized | Roman Polanski | Director |
| 2009 | Bobby Fischer Live | Bobby Fischer | Director |
| 2011 | Vatos Locos | ||
| 2011 | Brando Unauthorized | Marlon Brando | |
| 2012 | The Mexican Connection |
