# Damian Chapa

Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.

## Biography

Chapa's ancestry is Mexican, Italian, German and Native American. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Chapa played the part of evangelist Leroy Jenkins in the 2002 film The Calling. He played Miklo Velka in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out. He appeared as Ken Masters in Raúl Juliá's final film Street Fighter, based on the video game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.
In 2011, Chapa was arrested in Madrid and later transferred to a Munich jail to await a court appearance on a charge of the alleged rape of former girlfriend Roxanna Foell. He was released after seven weeks Chapa filed a $1.3 million lawsuit for damages against Foell, and the case was later disposed by judge Malcolm Mackey.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Tackman | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Miklo | |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Lyle Menendez | |
| 1994 | Dead Connection | Detective Louis Donato | |
| 1994 | Saints and Sinners | Pooch | |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Ken Masters | |
| 1997 | Midnight Blue | Martin | |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Texas DPS Sgt. Santiago Perez | |
| 1997 | Money Talks | Carmine | |
| 1998 | Kill You Twice | Mickey | Also writer and director |
| 1998 | Exposé | Jason Drake | |
| 1999 | Cypress Edge | Beau McCammon | |
| 1999 | Hitman's Run | Paolo Catania | |
| 1999 | Sometimes They Come Back... for More | Dr. Carl Schilling | |
| 2000 | The Lonely Life of Downey Hall | Downey Hall | Also director |
| 2000 | Facade | Raul Belliard | |
| 2001 | U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force | Ratliff | |
| 2002 | Are You a Serial Killer | James | Short |
| 2002 | Bad Karma | Mr. Miller | Uncredited |
| 2002 | The Calling | Leroy Jenkins | Also director, producer |
| 2003 | Betrayal | Tony | |
| 2004 | Shade of Pale | Thomas | Also director and producer |
| 2004 | El Padrino | Kilo | Also director, producer |
| 2005 | Man of Faith | Preacher | |
| 2006 | I.R.A.: King of Nothing | Bobby O'Brien | Also director, producer |
| 2007 | Fuego | Fuego | Also director |
| 2007 | Mexican American | Tony | Also director and producer |
| 2008 | Mexican Gangster | Johnny Sun | Also director and producer |
| 2008 | El Padrino II | Kilo | Also director |
| 2009 | Polanski Unauthorized | Roman Polanski | Also director and producer |
| 2009 | Bobby Fischer Live | Bobby Fischer | Also director and producer |
| 2009 | Bad Cop | Angel Almaraz | Also director |
| 2011 | Vatos Locos | Mickey Solice | Also director and producer |
| 2011 | Brando Unauthorized | Marlon Brando | Also director and executive producer |
| 2012 | The DSK Story | Crowe | Also writer and director |
| 2012 | Mafia Man: Robstown Gangster | Eduardo | Also writer and director |
| 2014 | Love, Hate & Security | Nick Angelo | Also director |
| 2014 | Father Rupert Mayer | Lt. Murphy | Also director, writer and cinematographer |
| 2016 | Enemy Within | Nick | Also writer and director |
| 2016 | The Last Wizard | Jack Armstrong | Also writer |
| 2016 | La Rancherita | Mr. King | Also director, producer, writer |
| 2016 | Streets of East L.A. | Mickey Solis | Also director and writer |
| 2018 | Luz | Michael | Also writer and director |
| 2020 | Pistollera | Rico | Also director |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Festivalgoer |
| 2020 | Latin Hitman | Ramos Ferrari | Also director, writer and producer |
| 2021 | Dark Light | Sonny Pietra | Also writer and director |
| 2021 | The Devil's Ring | Mr. Deville |
| 2022 | Iron Cross: The Road to Normandy | Brahms |
| 2023 | Born Into a Dream | Scribe of Dreams | Also writer and director |
| 2023 | Mexican Gangster 2: Venganza | Johnny Sun | Also writer and director |
| 2023 | Mexican Connection | Antonio D'Angelo | Also director |
| 2024 | Last Kiss in Paris | David Michaels | Also writer and director |
| 2024 | Room 4D | Donny (club owner) |
| TBA | Adam Weishaupt: The Illuminati | Marquis de Sade | Also writer and director |
| TBA | Cry Me an Ocean | Ray Coast | Also director |
| TBA | Chicano Gangster | Guero | Also writer and director |
| TBA | Secret of the Shroud | Father Miller | Also writer and director |
| TBA | The Mystery of Coral Castle | CIA Agent Lemont | Also writer and director |
| TBA | Death of a Witch | John Todd | Also director |

### Television

| | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | FBI: Most Wanted | Warden Smith | Episode: "These Walls" |