The Keeper

The Keeper is a 2009 American action film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Keoni Waxman. It is the first collaboration between Seagal and director Waxman; the two have subsequently made eight more films and two seasons of a limited TV series together. Plot Grizzled L.A. cop Roland Sallinger (Steven Seagal) is shot by his corrupt partner during a raid. After recovering, an old friend named Connor Wells (Steph DuVall) hires him to be a bodyguard for his daughter Nikita (Liezl Carstens). Roland escorts Nikita to a night club so she can dance with her boyfriend Mason Silver (Arron Shiver), who is a boxer. Roland notices Jason Cross (Luce Raines), a dangerous man. Later, Mason betrays Connor and leads Nikita into an ambush, with Roland secretly following. Roland kills some kidnappers, but the rest escape with Nikita.