Damian Chapa

Damian Chapa

1963-10-29 Dayton, Ohio, USA Male 59 Known Credits

Biography

Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Mexican-American actor, film director and film producer. Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was briefly married to Natasha Henstridge. Among his earlier notable film roles are one of the leads in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out and the part of Ken in the film adaptation of Street Fighter. Subsequently, Chapa has directed and produced, in addition to starring in, his own films. These movies include 1998's Kill You Twice, 2000's The Lonely Life of Downey Hall, 2002's Man of Faith, 2004's Shade of Pale, 2004's El Padrino, and 2006's I.R.A.: King of Nothing. Chapa co-wrote and directed Polanski Unauthorized, a biopic of Roman Polanski, in which he played the title role. It was released on February 13, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Chapa will begin filming the only film about Marlon Brando ever to be made, in June 2010 called Brando Unauthorized. He followed this with "Vatos Locos", starring himself. Albert Pyun was supposed to direct, but left the project following a dispute over his salary, so Chapa directed himself. The film is about the Chinese mafia in Los Angeles and how the Mexican gang boys, known as "vatos," fought back and defeated the Chinese gang-bangers. As of 2011, Chapa has yet another project in development, an indie drama titled "The Best So Far," which takes place in the late 80's, about a small-town Canadian girl who loves Judo and dreams about being one of the finalists at the '88 Olympics. The ensemble drama follows the lines of Rocky, in the sense that it's not about winning, but going the distance and getting your life back. Chapa, who wrote the drama, will play the widowed father, who does his best to make life easier for his daughter. Although the film is in its very early development stages, Chapa hopes the script will attract the interest of talented artists such as Ellen Page for the main role and Jennifer Connelly for the supporting role, this being the part of the final, toughest competition Page's character faces off during the '88 Olympics and gets defeated by. Although not winning, she gets her sense of victory be offering a brave stand against the better fighter, and both discover, in the process, they are quite simillar, despite their differences. Insiders who had a chance to read the script stated that it is one of the finest not-yet-filmed scripts they had ever seen. Acclaimed director David Cronenberg asked for New Line to bid for the script, but Chapa wouldn't sell it, because of his determination to direct the picture himself. The project is slated to be shot sometime in mid-2012, for tentative release in 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Chapa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-10-29

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Known Credits

59

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Дэмиан Чапа

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Under Siege

1992

Tackman

Bound by Honor

1993

Miklo

Money Talks

1997

Carmine

Mexican Gangster

2008

Johnny Sun

Rifkin’s Festival

2020

Festivalgoer

Pistolera

2020

Rico

Betrayal

2003

Tony

Enemy Within

2016

Nick

Dark Light

2021

Agent Sonny Pietra

U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force

2001

Chief Frank Ratliff

Dead Connection

1994

Det. Louis Donato

Facade

1999

Raul Belliard

Vatos Locos

2011

Mickey Solice

Hitman's Run

1999

Paolo Catania

Bad Cop

2009

Angel Almaraz

Vatos Locos 2

2016

Mickey Solis

Bobby Fischer Live

2009

Bobby Fischer

Chicano Blood

2008

Gabriel Bentez

Vampiro

2009

Casanova

Midnight Blue

1997

Martin

The Devil's Ring

2021

Mr.Deville

Luz

2018

Michael

Fuego

2007

Fuego

Exposé

1998

Jason Drake

Cypress Edge

1999

Beau McCammon

On Seventh Avenue

1996

Anthony Occipente

Mexican Connection

2023

Anthony D'Angelo

The Calling

2003

Leroy Jenkins

Brando Unauthorized

2011

Marlon Brando

Polanski Unauthorised

2009

Roman Polanski

Dark Crossing

2010

Jack O'Reilly

Kill You Twice

1998

Mickey

Latin Hitman

2020

Ramos

Night Bird

Jack Kennedy

Father Rupert Mayer

2015

Capitan Paintsville

Shade of Pale

2005

Thomas

Born Into a Dream

2023

Scribe Of Dreams

I.R.A. King of Nothing

2007

Bobby O'Brien

TV Credits

FBI: Most Wanted

2020

Warden Smith (1 episodes)

Melrose Place

1992

Josh Laughlin (3 episodes)

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Santiago 'Santos' Perez (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Mexican Gangster

Director

2008

Pistolera

Director

2020

Enemy Within

Producer

2016

Dark Light

Director

2021

Vatos Locos

Director

2011

Bad Cop

Director

2009

Vatos Locos 2

Director

2016

Bobby Fischer Live

Director

2009

Chicano Blood

Writer

2008

Vampiro

Producer

2009

Luz

Producer

2018

Fuego

Writer

2007

Last Kiss in Paris

Director

2024

Death of Evil

Director

2009

Mexican Connection

Director

2023

The Calling

Writer

2003

Brando Unauthorized

Director

2011

New York Murder

Director

2016

Dark Crossing

Director

2010

Kill You Twice

Director

1998

The Switch

Director

2006

Mexican American

Director

2007

Latin Hitman

Director

2020

Father Rupert Mayer

Producer

2015

Shade of Pale

Director

2005

Born Into a Dream

Director

2023

Killer Priest

Director

2011

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.