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Darren Shahlavi

Darren Shahlavi

Birthday: 1972-08-05 | Place of Birth: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2016
Kickboxer: Vengeance

as    Eric Sloane

2015
Pound of Flesh

as    Goran

2014
Survival Code

as    Sergei

2012
Aladdin and the Death Lamp

as    Aladdin

2012
Violence of Action

as    Bojan Popovich

2011
Tactical Force

as    Storato

2011
Ip Man 2

as    Twister

2010
Born to Raise Hell

as    Costel

2008
Alien Agent

as    Kaylor

2003
Beyond the Limits

as    Dennis

2002
Guaranteed on Delivery

as    Hitman #3

2001
Legion of the Dead

as    Peter

1999
Lethal Combat

as    Twister

1997
Bloodmoon

as    The Killer

1997
Techno Warriors

as    Twister

1996
Tai Chi II

as    Smith

1994
Deadly Target

as    Randy

1993
Guns & Roses

as    Passport syndicate member