Age: 62
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Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18. Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food Network's television series Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef, and Dacascos' character is presented as Kaga's nephew, though the actors are not related. Dacascos went on to continue the role in Iron Chef Australia. His other roles include: Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Eubulon, the Advent Master, on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, the lead role of "Mani" in the French film Brotherhood of the Wolf and the lead role of "Crying Freeman" in the film of the same name. Dacascos competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars. His partner was So You Think You Can Dance finalist Lacey Schwimmer. The pair was eliminated in the 7th episode. On November 2, 2010, CBS announced Dacascos was cast to reprise the role of Steve McGarrett's arch-nemesis, Wo Fat, in the modern remake of Hawaii Five-0.
Plot for the pilot movie: An American domestic terrorist group, secretly led by a media mogul, has stolen a top-secret prototype submarine from the United States Navy. They have also hired a rogue British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) agent to steal a highly classified weapon of last resort from the British government. The terrorists plan to use both weapons to attack London and frame the United States government for the attack in an attempt to destroy the alliance between the two countries. MI6 activates Section 73, a team from its highly classified Directorate of Special Projects, to find the former agent and the weapon. The weapon is currently in transit to Miami, Florida, where Section 73 is based. Their mission is to stop the delivery of the weapon, save the kidnapped creator of the classified British weapon, and take down the rogue agent. Pilot and series are Rated TV-14 in the United States; Rated 15 in the United Kingdom; Rated 14+ in Canada.
