Acting
Damian Chapa
EN, DE, FR cinema · 59 credits
Born
29 October 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also known as Дэмиан Чапа
Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Native-Latino 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
Known for
Filmography
Night Bird
as Jack Kennedy
Last Kiss in Paris
as David, Director, Writer, Lyricist
Mexican Connection
as Anthony D'Angelo, Director, Producer
Born Into a Dream
as Scribe Of Dreams, Director, Writer
Mexican Gangster 2: Venganza
as Johnny Sun, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
The Devil's Ring
as Mr.Deville
Dark Light
as Agent Sonny Pietra, Director, Writer
Rifkin's Festival
as Festivalgoer
Pistolera
as Rico, Director
Latin Hitman
as Ramos, Director
Adam Weishaupt: The Illuminati
as Marquis de Sade, Director, Writer
Luz
as Michael, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director, Writer
Proof of the Illuminati
as Self, Director, Writer
Vatos Locos 2
as Mickey Solis, Director
To Live and Die in Amsterdam
Actor, Director
New York Murder
Actor, Director
Enemy Within
as Nick, Producer, Director, Writer
La Rancherita
as Mr. King, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Father Rupert Mayer
as Capitan Paintsville, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Love, Hate & Security
as Nick, Director
Mafia Man: Robstown Gangster
as Eduardo, Director
Red Rose of Normandy
as Brahms
Brando Unauthorized
as Marlon Brando, Director, Writer, Producer
Killer Priest
Actor, Director, Producer, Cinematography
Vatos Locos
as Mickey Solice, Director, Writer
Dark Crossing
2010
Dark Crossing
as Jack O'Reilly, Director, Producer
Bad Cop
as Angel Almaraz, Director, Producer
Vampiro
as Casanova, Producer
Polanski Unauthorised
as Roman Polanski, Director, Writer
Bobby Fischer Live
as Bobby Fischer, Director, Writer
Death of Evil
Director
Mexican Gangster
as Johnny Sun, Director, Writer
El Padrino II: Border Intrusion
as Kilo, Director, Writer
Chicano Blood
as Gabriel Bentez, Writer, Producer, Associate Producer
Mexican American
as Tony, Director, Writer, Producer
I.R.A. King of Nothing
as Bobby O'Brien, Director
Fuego
as Fuego, Writer, Director, Producer
The Switch
Actor, Director
Shade of Pale
as Thomas, Director, Writer, Producer
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
as Kilo, Director, Screenplay, Story
Betrayal
as Tony
The Calling
as Leroy Jenkins, Writer, Director
U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force
as Chief Frank Ratliff
Hitman's Run
as Paolo Catania
Facade
as Raul Belliard
Cypress Edge
as Beau McCammon
Sometimes They Come Back... for More
as Dr. Carl Schilling
Kill You Twice
as Mickey, Director, Writer
Exposé
as Jason Drake
Midnight Blue
as Martin
Money Talks
as Carmine
On Seventh Avenue
as Anthony Occipente
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Lyle Menendez
Dead Connection
as Det. Louis Donato, Actor
Saints and Sinners
as Pooch
Bound by Honor
as Miklo
Under Siege
as Tackman