Scott Adkins
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
Filmography (52)
The Rip
One Last Shot
Day of Reckoning
Diablo
Prisoner of War
The Killer's Game
Lights Out
Take Cover
One More Shot
John Wick: Chapter 4
Day Shift
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
Section 8
Castle Falls
One Shot
Seized
Debt Collectors
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Abduction
Avengement
Triple Threat
Accident Man
The Debt Collector
American Assassin
Doctor Strange
Criminal
Hard Target 2
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Grimsby
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Close Range
Wolf Warrior
Re-Kill
The Legend of Hercules
Green Street 3: Never Back Down
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
The Expendables 2
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Zero Dark Thirty
El Gringo
Assassination Games
Undisputed III: Redemption
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Tournament
Ninja
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Pink Panther
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Unleashed
The Medallion
