Darren Shahlavi
Actor
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 such as 300 and Watchmen, independent features such as The Final Cut with Robin Williams, and as an actor and stuntman in several of Uwe Boll's films, including BloodRayne and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.
Filmography
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Sabine Moreau's Bodyguard (uncredited) 2011
Watchmen
as NY SWAT 2009
Tomorrowland
as Tough Guard 2015
Red Riding Hood
as Solomon's Soldier 2011
Ip Man 2
as Twister 2010
Slither
as Brenda's Husband 2006
I Spy
as Cedric Mills 2002
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
as Gatekeeper 2007
The Final Cut
as Karim 2004
Alone in the Dark
as John Dillon 2005
BloodRayne
as Priest 2005
Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Eric Sloane 2016
Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Eric Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018
Pound of Flesh
as Goran 2015
The Marine 3: Homefront
as Cazel 2013
Tactical Force
as Storato 2011