Skip to main content

Darren Shahlavi

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.

Known For

Bloodmoon
Bloodmoon
Tai Chi II
Tai Chi II
Born to Raise Hell
Born to Raise Hell
Beyond the Limits
Beyond the Limits
Tactical Force
Tactical Force
Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment
Techno Warriors
Techno Warriors
The Package
The Package
Aladdin and the Death Lamp
Aladdin and the Death Lamp

Filmography

2018 Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Eric Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Eric Sloane
2015 Tomorrowland
as Tough Guard
2015 Pound of Flesh
as Goran
2013 The Marine 3: Homefront
as Cazel
2013 Survival Code
as Sergei
2012 Violence of Action
as Bojan Popovich
2012 The Package
as Devon
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles
as Adam
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles
as Mel
2012 Arrow
as Constantine Drakon
2012 Aladdin and the Death Lamp
as Aladdin
2012 Continuum
as Greystone
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Sabine Moreau's Bodyguard (uncredited)
2011 Tactical Force
as Storato
2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Kano
2011 Red Riding Hood
as Solomon's Soldier
2010 Born to Raise Hell
as Costel
2010 Ip Man 2
as Twister
2010 Human Target
as Eladio Lopez