Damian Chapa

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

Biography Damian Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. to a father of Mexican and Italian descent and a mother of German, Irish and Native American descent. 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 on allegation of raping former girlfriend Roxanna Foell, whom he had met in Germany in 2006 at the Berlin Film Festival. He was later transferred to a Munich jail, and released after seven weeks. Chapa filed a $1.3 million lawsuit for damages against Foell in a California court, and the case was later disposed by judge Malcolm Mackey.

Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1992 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 1996 The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best Scotty Becker1997 Midnight Blue Martin1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Texas DPS Sgt. Santiago Perez1997 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 YearTitleRole Notes 2023 FBI: Most Wanted Warden Smith Episode: "These Walls"