Scott Adkins

Known for ActingBorn 1976-06-17 (age 49)Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006), a role he reprised in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), which won him an Action on Film Award for Breakout Action Star, and Boyka: Undisputed (2017), which won him a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award for Best Action Movie Actor. His early acting credits include minor roles in the Hong Kong films The Accidental Spy (2001), Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002), and The Medallion (2003), and the American films Special Forces (2003), Unleashed (2005), and The Pink Panther (2006). His first lead role was as Casey Bowman in the American martial arts film Ninja (2009), a role he reprised in the sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013). He has since been cast in several mainstream films in supporting roles, such as The Expendables 2, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), though most of his lead roles have been in direct-to-video films or limited theatrical releases, such as Close Range (2015), Savage Dog (2017), Accident Man(2018), Triple Threat, Avengement (both 2019), Legacy of Lies (2020), Castle Falls (2021), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). Adkins has been practising martial arts since the age of 13, when he took up taekwondo and earned his black belt at age 19. He is also trained in the styles of judo, kickboxing, capoeira, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do (JKD), and Wushu. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Adkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

The Art of Action

Pure Vengeance

John Wick: Chapter 4

Undisputed III: Redemption

Doctor Strange

Diablo

The Bourne Ultimatum

Ip Man 4: The Finale

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

Boyka: Undisputed IV

Prisoner of War

The Rip

Lights Out

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

Zero Dark Thirty

Unleashed

Avengement

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

Day Shift

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

One Shot

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

Seized

One More Shot

The Killer's Game

Close Range

Triple Threat

American Assassin

Day of Reckoning

Take Cover

Eliminators

The Expendables 2

Accident Man

Castle Falls

Assassination Games

El Gringo

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Reckless

Debt Collectors

Wolf Warrior

Criminal

Hard Target 2

Section 8

Jarhead 3: The Siege

Ninja

Abduction

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

Re-Kill