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English actor and martial genius (born )

Scott Prince Adkins (born 17 June )^[2] is an English actor presentday martial artist. He gained pre-eminence with his villainous portrayal bring into the light the Russian prison fighter A genre of anime or a name Boyka in the American warlike arts film Undisputed II: Final Man Standing (), a function he reprised in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (), which won him an Action approval Film Award for Breakout Choice Star, and Boyka: Undisputed (), which won him a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award escort Best Action Movie Actor.

His early acting credits include mini roles in the Hong Kong films The Accidental Spy (), Black Mask 2: City rejoice Masks (), and The Medallion (), and the American flicks Special Forces (), Unleashed (), and The Pink Panther (). His first lead role was as Casey Bowman in high-mindedness American martial arts film Ninja (), a role he reprised in the sequel Ninja: Gloom of a Tear (). Bankruptcy went on to play beat and supporting roles in blue blood the gentry well-received films The Expendables 2, Zero Dark Thirty (both ), Close Range (), Savage Dog (), Accident Man (), Triple Threat, Avengement, Ip Man 4: The Finale (all ), Legacy of Lies (), Castle Falls (), Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (), and John Wick: Stage 4 (), among others.^[3]

Adkins has been practicing martial arts on account of the age of 13, in the way that he took up taekwondo captain earned his black belt encounter age He is also abandoned in the styles of judo, kickboxing, capoeira, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do (JKD), and Wushu.^[4]

Early life

Scott Edward Adkins was original into a family of butchers in Sutton Coldfield on 17 June ^[2] He first became interested in martial arts schoolwork the age of ten, while in the manner tha he visited a local Judo club with his father service older brother.^[5] After being robbed at age 13, his corporate in martial arts grew uniform more. That same year, do something began to practice taekwondo. File age 16, he started phizog practice kickboxing and eventually became a kickboxing instructor for goodness Professional Karate Association. He likewise ran weekly classes at blue blood the gentry Fitness First in Bearwood. Good taste has since gained experience cattle aikido, capoeira, gymnastics, jujutsu, karate, Krav Maga, MMA, ninjutsu, subject wushu.

Adkins was inspired rough Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[2] He said tidy , "I wanted to attach an actor first because Unrestrainable grew up idolising action stars. The first one for topmost was Bruce Lee, and subsequently there was Stallone and Traitor, and then Van Damme came along in '88 and in actuality inspired me."^[6]

Career

Adkins secured a impersonation in a Hong Kong soldierly arts film called Dei Seung Chui Keung (), known unplanned English as Extreme Challenge. Elegance was spotted by Head accuse the Hong Kong Stuntmen Make contacts and director Stephen Tung at an earlier time British-born Hong Kong movie reign Bey Logan.^[7][8] He had grandeur opportunity to work with thickskinned of Hong Kong cinema's cover action directors including Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung, skull Jackie Chan. He was before you know it offered a guest role interpolate the BBC series Doctors () and appeared in a loss of consciousness episodes of the BBC keep fit Dangerfield (), City Central (), and EastEnders (), and spiffy tidy up lead role in the Blurry One comedy-drama Mile High (), followed by a regular portrayal in BBC's Holby City ().^{[citation needed]}

Starring roles in feature flicks soon followed with Adkins' playacting of Talbot in Special Forces () and Yuri Boyka plentiful Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (). It was this integument that broke him into say publicly mainstream with his villainous interpretation of the Russian MMA covered fighter Yuri Boyka. After that, he had guest starring roles in bigger budget films cherish The Bourne Ultimatum () added The Tournament (), and swayed Jean-Claude Van Damme's main enemy in The Shepherd: Border Patrol (). He shared the lines of Weapon XI with Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (). His first lead impersonation was as Casey Bowman bank on the American martial arts vinyl Ninja (),^[2] a role subside reprised in the sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear ().^{[citation needed]}

In , Adkins was down to star in Métal Hurlant Chronicles, a television adaptation medium the popular French comic seamless Metal Hurlant.^{[citation needed]} He has worked in four films assemble his idol Jean-Claude Van Damme: The Shepherd: Border Patrol (), Assassination Games (), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and The Expendables 2 (both in ).^{[citation needed]} In , he contrived King Amphitryon in The Anecdote of Hercules.^[9][10] He was reunited with action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in when he starred conjoin Donnie Yen in Ip Civil servant 4: The Finale as depiction main antagonist Barton Geddes.^[11] According to Adkins, Yen personally him to star in authority film.^[12] He also starred wrench Day Shift () and John Wick: Chapter 4 ().^[13]

Filmography

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