Scott Adkins

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his villainous portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American martial arts film ''Undisputed II: Last Man Standing'' (2006), a role he reprised in its sequels ''Undisputed III: Redemption'' (2010) and ''Boyka: Undisputed'' (2017). He has since made films in a variety of genres, such as crime dramas, martial arts movies, war films, action thrillers, sci-fi actioners and action comedies, mostly as the lead.

Born in Sutton Coldfield, Adkins began practising martial arts at age 13, taking up taekwondo and earning his black belt at age 19. 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 portrayal of Yuri Boyka in the ''Undisputed'' film series won him an Action on Film Award for Breakout Action Star in 2010 and a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award for Best Action Movie Actor in 2017. 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).

Adkins is known for his collaborations with Jean-Claude Van Damme, starring in ''The Shepherd: Border Patrol'' (2008), ''Assassination Games'' (2011), ''Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning'' and ''The Expendables 2'' (both in 2012). He also starred opposite Kellan Lutz in ''The Legend of Hercules'' (2014), Wu Jing in ''Wolf Warrior'' (2015), Donnie Yen in ''Ip Man 4: The Finale'' (2019), Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais in ''Triple Threat'' (2019), and Keanu Reeves in ''John Wick: Chapter 4'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia