Mark Dacascos
Actor and martial artist
American actor who grew up in a family martial arts school.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth2/26/1964
Country of OriginUnited States
Biography
His father Al Dacascos created the Wun Hop Kuen Do style and Mark grew up in it from childhood, later adding capoeira and training in Germany. The blend of kung fu with capoeira elements gives his screen work a signature no one else in the genre has.
Associated Martial Arts
CapoeiraNotable figure→
A Brazilian martial art fused with dance and music; practised in a circle called the roda to the sound of the berimbau.
Kung FuNotable figure→The collective name for hundreds of Chinese fighting traditions. It has no founder: Bodhidharma is a legend spread only from the early 20th century.
Filmography
A screen role does not mean the person actually practises the art — that is listed above.