Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 17, 1976
Place of Birth
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
Credits
90 titles
Scott Adkins
Biography
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 Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Breaking Cover
Will Fisher
Reckless
Devon
The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender
Self
The Rip
FBI Agent Del Byrne
Prisoner of War
Wing Commander James Wright
Diablo
Kris Chaney
Day of Reckoning
Kyle Rusk
Take Cover
Sam
The Killer's Game
Angus Mackenzie
Lights Out
Don 'The Reaper' Richter
One More Shot
Jake Harris
Wherever You Go
John Wick: Chapter 4
Killa
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
Mike Fallon
Section 8
Leonard Locke
Day Shift
Diran Nazarian
Castle Falls
Mike Wade
One Shot
Jake Harris
Bisping
Self
The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud
Max Cloud
Dead Reckoning
Marco
Seized
Nero
Legacy of Lies
Martin Baxter
The Art of Action
Himself
Debt Collectors
French
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Barton Geddes
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self
Real Men
Himself - Actor
Avengement
Cain Burgess
Abduction
Quinn
Triple Threat
Collins
Karmouz War
الضابط المجنون
The Debt Collector
French
Incoming
Reiser
Accident Man
Mike Fallon
Savage Dog
Martin
American Assassin
Victor
Eliminators
Thomas
Doctor Strange
Lucian / Strong Zealot
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Yuri Boyka
Hard Target 2
Wes Baylor
Criminal
Pete Greensleeves
Grimsby
Pavel Lukashenko
Home Invasion
Heflin Piers
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Gunny Raines
Close Range
Colton MacReady
Re-Kill
Parker
Zero Tolerance
Steven
Wolf Warrior
Tom Cat