Damian Chapa
Damian Chapa | |
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Born | Damian Robert Chapa October 29, 1963 Dayton, Ohio, United States |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, film producer |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) |
Ciara O'Brien
(m. 1998; div. 2003) |
Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is an American actor,[1] film director, producer and Vato Loco.[2]
Life
Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio. His ancestry is of Mexican, Italian and German descent.[3]
Career
Chapa played the part of evangelist Leroy Jenkins in the 2002 film The Calling.[4] Perhaps his most notable film role is that of Miklo Velka in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out.[5] He appeared as Ken Masters in Raúl Juliá's final film Street Fighter, based on the video game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.[6]
Legal history
In 2011 Damian Chapa was arrested in Madrid and later transferred to a Munich jail to await a court appearance on a charge of the alleged rape of former girlfriend Roxanna Foell. He was subsequently released and exonerated in September 2011 after being held in custody for seven weeks. Chapa was paid €2,000 by the Bavarian state of Germany for his wrongful arrest.[7] Chapa has apparently since filed a $1.3 million lawsuit for damages against Foell.[8]
Filmography includes
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Under Siege | Tackman | |
1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Miklo | |
1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Lyle Menendez | |
1994 | Dead Connection | Detective Louis Donato | |
1994 | Saints and Sinners | Pooch | |
1994 | Street Fighter | Ken | |
1997 | Midnight Blue | Martin | |
1997 | Walker Texas Ranger | Sgt. Santiago Perez | |
1997 | Money Talks | Carmine | |
1998 | Kill You Twice | Director | |
1998 | Exposé | Jason Drake | |
1999 | Cypress Edge | Beau McCammon | |
1999 | Hitman's Run | Paolo Catania | |
1999 | Sometimes They Come Back... for More | Dr. Carl Schilling | |
2000 | The Lonely Life of Downey Hall | Downey Hall | Also director |
2000 | Facade | Raul Belliard | |
2001 | U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force | Ratliff | |
2002 | Are You a Serial Killer | James | Short |
2002 | Bad Karma | Mr. Miller | Uncredited |
2002 | The Calling | Preacher | Also director, producer |
2003 | Betrayal | Tony | |
2004 | Shade of Pale | Thomas | Also director and producer |
2004 | El Padrino | Kilo | Also director, producer |
2005 | Man of Faith | Leroy Jenkins | |
2006 | I.R.A.: King of Nothing | Bobby O'Brien | Also director, producer |
2007 | Fuego | Fuego | Also director |
2007 | Mexican American | Tony | Also director, producer |
2008 | Mexican Gangster | Johnny Sun | Also director, producer |
2008 | El Padrino II | Kilo | Also director |
2009 | Polanski Unauthorized | Roman Polanski | Also director, producer |
2009 | Bobby Fischer Live | Bobby Fischer | Also director, producer |
2009 | Bad Cop | Angel Almaraz | Also director |
2011 | Vatos Locos | Mickey Solice | Also director, producer |
2011 | Brando Unauthorized | Marlon Brando | Also director, executive producer |
2012 | The DSK Story | ||
2014 | Love, Hate & Security | Nick Angelo | Also director |
2016 | The Last Wizard | Jack Armstrong | Also writer |
2016 | La Rancherita | Mr. King | Also director, producer, writer |
2016 | Streets of East L.A. | Mickey Solis | Also director, writer |
2016 | Enemy Within | Nick | Also director, writer |
2018-19 | Vatos Locos 3: Vatos Locos Forever | Mickey Solice | Also director, producer, writer |
References
- ^ "Damian Chapa". The New York Times.
- ^ "Damian Chapa Filmography". The New York Times.
- ^ "Damian Chapa: Everyone asks me why I did a movie about Roman Polanski". Today.Az. December 31, 2009.
- ^ Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Friday June 15, 2001 State, Storied ministry, by Joe Milicia
- ^ Canby, Vincent (April 30, 1993). "Bound by Honor (1993) Review/Film; The Chicano Experience, in Its Glory and Tedium". The New York Times.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 24, 1994). "Street Fighter (1994) FILM REVIEW; Raul Julia's Last Film, With Van Damme". The New York Times.
- ^ München, Torsten (October 29, 2011). "Dispute over paternity: A diaper as evidence". Abendzeitung.
- ^ TMZ Staff (October 7, 2012). "'Blood In Blood Out' Star I Did NOT Rape My German Baby Mama". TMZ.
External links
- Damian Chapa at IMDb
- 1963 births
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American film directors
- American film directors of Mexican descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- American film producers
- American people of German descent
- Living people
- American actors of Mexican descent
- American people of Italian descent
- Male actors of Italian descent
- Male actors from Dayton, Ohio