Scott Adkins

Scott Adkins
Adkins in 2017
Born Scott Edward Adkins
(1976-06-17) 17 June 1976
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor, martial artist, gymnast
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Lisa Adkins
Website scottadkins.com

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist who is best known for playing 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 (2016) and as Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. He has also appeared in Doctor Strange, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Expendables 2 and Zero Dark Thirty.[1]

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 is of Spanish descent.[2] 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.[3] After being robbed at age 13, his interest in martial arts grew even more. That same year, he began to practice Taekwondo, receiving his black belt at the age of 19. Since the age of 16, Scott also started to practice Kickboxing with Anthony Jones, eventually becoming a kickboxing instructor for the Professional Karate Association (PKA). Scott Adkins also has experience in Ninjutsu, Karate, Wushu, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Acrobatic 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 English-born Hong Kong movie expert Bey Logan, Adkins found himself in the East for the first time. He got the chance to work with some of Hong Kong cinema's leading action directors including Woo-ping Yuen, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and the legendary Jackie Chan. Acting roles started to come in and he was offered a guest role in BBC's Doctors (2000) filmed at Birmingham's Pebble Mill. He appeared in a few episodes in BBC's EastEnders (1985) and City Central (1998), and a lead role in Sky One comedy drama Mile High (2003) followed by a regular role in BBC's Holby City (1999) 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). Adkins appears in the role of King Amphitryon in The Legend of Hercules.[4][5]

In 2012, he was cast to star in Métal Hurlant Chronicles, a sci-fi Franco-Belgium TV show, adapted from the French comic books Metal Hurlant. He was to appear in two episodes.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001The Accidental SpyLee's Bodyguard / Turkish leaderas Scott Edward Adkins
2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksDr. Lang
2003Special ForcesTalbot
The MedallionSnakehead's Henchman
2005UnleashedSwimming Pool Fighter
Pit FighterNathanDirect-to-video
2006The Pink PantherJacquard / Footballer
Undisputed II: Last Man StandingYuri BoykaDirect-to-video
2007The Bourne UltimatumAgent Kiley
2008The Shepherd: Border PatrolKarpDirect-to-video
Stag NightCarlDirect-to-video
2009X-Men Origins: WolverineWeapon XI / DeadpoolShared with Ryan Reynolds
The TournamentYuri PetrovDirect-to-video
NinjaCasey BowmanDirect-to-video
2010Undisputed III: RedemptionYuri BoykaDirect-to-video
2011Assassination GamesRoland FlintDirect-to-video
2012Universal Soldier: Day of ReckoningJohnLimited release
El GringoThe Man
The Expendables 2Hector
Zero Dark ThirtyJohn
2013Green Street 3: Never Back DownDanny HarveyDirect-to-video
Ninja: Shadow of a TearCasey BowmanDirect-to-video
2014The Legend of HerculesKing Amphitryon
2015Wolf WarriorTom Cat[6]
Close RangeColton MacReadyDirect-to-video
Re-KillParkerDirect-to-video
Zero ToleranceStevenDirect-to-video
2016GrimsbyPavel Lukashenko
CriminalPete Greensleeves
Jarhead 3: The SiegeGunny RainesDirect-to-video
Home InvasionHeflinDirect-to-video
Hard Target 2Wes BaylorDirect-to-video
Doctor StrangeLucian / Strong Zealot
EliminatorsMartin ParkerDirect-to-video
Boyka: UndisputedYuri Boyka
2017Savage DogMartin Tillman
American AssassinVictor
Altar RockMarco
2018Accident ManMike FallonDirect-to-video
The Debt CollectorFrenchDirect-to-video
Karmouz WarThe Crazy One
IncomingReiserDirect-to-video
Triple ThreatCollinsPost-production
AbductionQuinnPost-production
Ip Man 4Post-production
2019AvengementCain BurgessFilming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998DangerfieldEpisode: "Paths"
1999City CentralJake ClantonEpisode: "Life Liberty and Pursuit"
2000DoctorsRoss3 episodes
2001The Big BreakfastHimself1 episode
2002Mutant XMarkoEpisode: "Sign from Above"; uncredited
2003EastEndersJoel6 episodes
2005Mile HighEd Russell12 episodes
2005Hollyoaks: Let LooseRyan2 episodes
2006Holby CityBradley Hume9 episodes
2013"Gustakh Dil"Bhattacharya20 Episodes
2012, 2014Métal Hurlant ChroniclesGuillame / Joe Manda3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Results
2010 Undisputed III: Redemption Action on Film Award Breakout Action Star Won[7]
2015 Wolf Warriors China International Film Festival Most Accomplished Actor Won[8]

References

  1. ↑ Dave McNary. "'Kickboxer' Reboot Adds Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa - Variety". Variety.
  2. ↑ "About Scott Adkins". www.scottadkins.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Interview | Scott Adkins on 'Close Range' and 'Doctor Strange' - CraveOnline". CraveOnline. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ↑ Peter Martin. "Scott Adkins Crowned King In Renny Harlin's HERCULES 3D". TwitchFilm. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "'Kickboxer' Reboot Punches Up Cast With Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa". Variety. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Scott Adkins". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Official Action on Film 2010 Award Winners" (PDF). Action on Film International Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Scott Adkins won the Best Actor Award". 3rd Chinese International Film Festival London 2015.
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