With well-received roles in both television and film, Mark Dacascos is well on his way to becoming a sought-after leading man. Dacascos was most recently seen in the French box-office hit and critically acclaimed Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pact Des Loups) opposite Monica Belluci, Samuel Le Bihan and Vincent Cassell. Brotherhood of the Wolf is based on a well-known French legend about a mysterious creature who is laying waste to the countryside in a rural province in France and savagely killing scores of women and children. Dacascos plays “Mani,” an Iriquois Indian who befriends the wolves of the forest to unearth the Beast’s lair.

Dacascos is an exotic blend of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Spanish and Irish. His parents were both internationally recognized martial arts champions who established dojos all over the world. He was born in Hawaii, but raised primarily in Hamburg, Germany, where he won his first martial arts tournament at the age of eight. At eighteen he took the European Championship title.

Dacascos was seen in Stanley Tong’s China Strike Force starring opposite rapper Coolio, and in Gustavo Graef Marino’s The Perfect Husband based on the best-selling novel.

Dacascos starred in the hugely successful syndicated television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, which was inspired by the feature film, and in many cult favorite action films including Crying Freeman, Drive and Only the Strong. His other film credits include Universal’s Double Dragon, Dimension’s No Code of Conduct, New Line’s The Island of Dr. Moreau and Showtime’s Dragstrip Girl. Television credits include Martial Law, One West Waikiki and Tales From the Crypt.

Dacascos resides in Los Angeles.