Scott Adkins
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| Born | Scott Edward Adkins 17 June 1976 Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | scottadkins |
Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor, film producer, screenwriter, gymnast, and martial artist. He has played Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the 2006 film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and its two sequels, Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) and Boyka: Undisputed (2017); Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear; French in the 2018 film The Debt Collector and its 2020 sequel Debt Collectors (starring alongside Louis Mandylor). He worked in four films with his idol Jean-Claude Van Damme: The Shepherd: Border Patrol, Assassination Games, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and The Expendables 2. He also had starring roles in The Legend of Hercules, Wolf Warrior and Ip Man 4: The Finale playing the main antagonist in all three movies, and also appeared in The Bourne Ultimatum, Zero Dark Thirty and the Marvel projects Mutant X, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Doctor Strange.[1] He is also starring in Day Shift with Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg, as well as a prominent role in John Wick: Chapter 4 alongside Keanu Reeves.
Early life
Scott Edward Adkins was born in Sutton Coldfield, a town within Birmingham, England on 17 June 1976 into a family of butchers. He first became interested in martial arts at the age of ten, when he visited a local Judo club with his father and older brother.[2] After being robbed at age 13, his interest in martial arts grew even more. That same year, he began to practice Taekwondo. Since the age of 16, Scott also started to practice Kickboxing with Anthony Jones, eventually becoming a kickboxing instructor for the Professional Karate Association. He ran classes at the Fitness First at Bearwood, Smethwick once a week. He also has experience in Ninjutsu, Krav Maga, Karate, Wushu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Gymnastics.
Career
His first break came when he was offered a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Dei Seung Chui Keung (2001) (aka Extreme Challenge). Spotted by Head of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Association and director Wei Tung and England-born Hong Kong movie expert Bey Logan, Adkins found himself in the East for the first time. He had the opportunity to work with some of Hong Kong cinema's leading action directors including Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. Acting roles soon started to come in and he was offered a guest role in the BBC's Doctors (2000) filmed at Birmingham's Pebble Mill. He appeared in a few episodes in BBC's EastEnders (2003) and City Central (1999), and a lead role in Sky One comedy drama Mile High (2003) followed by a regular role in BBC's Holby City (2006) as Bradley Hume, the assistant general manager of Holby General.
Starring roles in feature films soon followed with his portrayal of Talbot in Special Forces (2003) and Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006). It was this film that broke him into the mainstream with his villainous portrayal of the Russian MMA underground fighter Boyka. After this Scott had guest starring roles in bigger budget films like The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and The Tournament (2009), and played Jean-Claude Van Damme's main adversary in Sony Pictures The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008). He shared the role of Weapon XI with Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Adkins appears in the role of King Amphitryon in The Legend of Hercules.[3][4]
In 2012, he was cast to star in Métal Hurlant Chronicles, a television adaptation of the popular French comic book Metal Hurlant.
Adkins was reunited with action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in 2019 when he starred alongside Donnie Yen in Ip Man 4: The Finale as the main antagonist Barton Geddes, a Marine gunnery sergeant.[5] According to Adkins, Yen personally requested him to star in the film.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | The Accidental Spy | Lee's bodyguard / Turkish leader | Credited as Scott Edward Adkins |
| Extreme Challenge | Isac Borman | Direct-to-video | |
| Pure Vengeance | Dany | Short film | |
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | Dr. Lang | Voiced by Jordan Chan in the Cantonese dub version |
| 2003 | Special Forces | Talbot | Direct-to-video |
| The Medallion | Snakehead's Henchman | ||
| 2005 | Unleashed | Swimming Pool Fighter | |
| Pit Fighter | Nathan | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | The Pink Panther | Jacquard / Footballer | |
| Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | Yuri Boyka | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Agent Kiley | |
| 2008 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Karp | Direct-to-video |
| Stag Night | Carl | ||
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Weapon XI | |
| The Tournament | Yuri Petrov | Direct-to-video | |
| Ninja | Casey Bowman | ||
| 2010 | Undisputed III: Redemption | Yuri Boyka | |
| 2011 | Assassination Games | Roland Flint | |
| 2012 | El Gringo | The Man | |
| The Expendables 2 | Hector | ||
| Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | John | Direct-to-video | |
| Zero Dark Thirty | John | ||
| 2013 | Legendary | Travis Preston | Direct-to-video |
| Green Street 3: Never Back Down | Danny Harvey | ||
| Ninja: Shadow of a Tear | Casey Bowman | ||
| 2014 | The Legend of Hercules | King Amphitryon | |
| 2015 | Zero Tolerance | Steven | Direct-to-video |
| Wolf Warrior | Tom Cat[7] | ||
| Close Range | Colton MacReady | Direct-to-video | |
| Re-Kill | Parker | ||
| 2016 | Home Invasion | Heflin | |
| Jarhead 3: The Siege | Gunny Raines | ||
| Grimsby | Pavel Lukashenko | ||
| Criminal | Pete Greensleeves | ||
| Hard Target 2 | Wes Baylor | Direct-to-video | |
| Doctor Strange | Lucian / Strong Zealot |
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| Eliminators | Martin Parker (Thomas Mackenzie) | Direct-to-video | |
| 2017 | Savage Dog | Martin Tillman | |
| Boyka: Undisputed | Yuri Boyka | ||
| American Assassin | Victor | ||
| 2018 | Accident Man | Mike Fallon | Direct-to-video; also producer and screenwriter |
| The Debt Collector | French | Direct-to-video | |
| Incoming | Reiser | ||
| No Surrender | The Crazy One | Originally known as Karmouz War | |
| 2019 | Abduction | Quinn | Direct-to-video |
| Triple Threat | Collins | ||
| Avengement | Cain Burgess | ||
| Ip Man 4: The Finale | Barton Geddes | ||
| 2020 | Debt Collectors | French | Direct-to-video; a sequel to The Debt Collector; released as Payback in the UK |
| Legacy of Lies | Martin Baxter | Direct-to-video | |
| Seized | Nero | ||
| Dead Reckoning | Marco | ||
| Max Cloud | Max Cloud | ||
| 2021 | One Shot | Jake Harris | |
| Castle Falls | Mike Wade | Limited release | |
| 2022 | Day Shift | Diran Nazarian | |
| Section Eight | Leonard Locke | (Completed) ;Direct-to-video | |
| Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday | Mike Fallon | (Completed), Direct-to-video; also producer, screenwriter and Fight Choreographer | |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Killa | (Post-production) |
| Lights Out | Don 'The Reaper' Richter | (Post-production); Direct-to-video | |
| War Paint | Marcus Price/ Michael Price/ Vincent the God of revenge | (Pre-production); Direct-to-video |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dangerfield | Episode: "Paths" | |
| 1999 | City Central | Jake Clanton | Episode: "Life Liberty and Pursuit" |
| 2000 | Doctors | Ross | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Big Breakfast | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Marko | Episode: "Sign from Above"; uncredited |
| 2003 | EastEnders | Joel | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Mile High | Ed Russell | 12 episodes |
| Hollyoaks: Let Loose | Ryan | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Holby City | Bradley Hume | 9 episodes |
| 2012, 2014 | Métal Hurlant Chronicles | Guillame / Joe Manda | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Undisputed III: Redemption | Action on Film Award | Breakout Action Star | Won |
| 2017 | Boyka: Undisputed | Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards | Best Fight | Won |
| 2017 | Boyka: Undisputed | Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards | Best Action Movie Actor | Won |
References
- ^ Dave McNary (5 August 2014). "'Kickboxer' Reboot Adds Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa". Variety.
- ^ "Interview | Scott Adkins on 'Close Range' and 'Doctor Strange' - CraveOnline". CraveOnline. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Peter Martin. "Scott Adkins Crowned King In Renny Harlin's HERCULES 3D". TwitchFilm. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
- ^ "'Kickboxer' Reboot Punches Up Cast With Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa". Variety. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Meet Scott Adkins, Donnie Yen's nemesis in Ip Man 4". South China Morning Post. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Topel, Fred (1 January 2020). "'Ip Man 4: The Finale' Villain Scott Adkins Reveals One Big Change in His Fight with Donnie Yen". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Scott Adkins". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
External links
- 1976 births
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- British stunt performers
- English male film actors
- English male soap opera actors
- English male taekwondo practitioners
- English people of Spanish descent
- English jujutsuka
- English expatriates in the United States
- Krav Maga practitioners
- Living people
- Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands
- People educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
- People from Sutton Coldfield