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.

Filmography

• 2018Kickboxer: Retaliation — Eric Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2016Kickboxer: Vengeance — Eric Sloane
• 2015Pound of Flesh — Goran, Thanks
• 2015Tomorrowland — Tough Guard
• 2014Pompeii — Stunts
• 2013Big Thunder — Clyde
• 2013Survival Code — Sergei
• 2013The Marine 3: Homefront — Cazel
• 2013The Package — Devon
• 2012Aladdin and the Death Lamp — Aladdin
• Arrow — Constantine Drakon
• Continuum — Greystone
• Metal Hurlant Chronicles — Adam, Mel
• 2012Violence of Action — Bojan Popovich
• 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol — Sabine Moreau's Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy — Kano
• 2011Red Riding Hood — Solomon's Soldier
• 2011Tactical Force — Storato
• 2010Born to Raise Hell — Costel
• Human Target — Eladio Lopez
• 2010Ip Man 2 — Twister
• 2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball — Stunts
• 2009Watchmen — NY SWAT
• Sanctuary — Jason, Ennis Camden
• 2007Alien Agent — Kaylor
• 2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale — Gatekeeper
• Reaper — Dash Ariell
• 2006BloodRayne — Priest
• Merlin's Apprentice — Chester
• 2006Night at the Museum — Roman (uncredited)
• 2006Slither — Brenda's Husband
• 2005Alone in the Dark — John Dillon
• 2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood — Johnny Stompanato
• 2004The Final Cut — Karim
• 2003Beyond the Limits — Dennis
• 2003Sometimes a Hero — Russ Fortus
• 2002I Spy — Cedric Mills
• 2001Guaranteed on Delivery — Hitman #3
• 2001Legion of the Dead — Peter
• 1999Hostile Environment — Rocky
• 1999Lethal Combat — Twister
• 1997Bloodmoon — The Killer
• 1997Techno Warriors — Twister
• 1996Tai Chi Boxer — Smith
• 1995Angel On Fire — Thug
• 1994Deadly Target — Randy
• 1993Guns & Roses — Passport syndicate member

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2001Hong Kong Superstars — Self