Scott Adkins | |
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.jpg.webp) Adkins in 2023. | |
| Born | Scott Edward Adkins 17 June 1976 Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | scottadkins |
Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976[1]) is a British actor, film producer and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, Undisputed III: Redemption, and Boyka: Undisputed, Weapon XI in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Deadpool 2, and also for his roles in Day Shift and John Wick: Chapter 4.
Early life
Scott Edward Adkins was born in Sutton Coldfield,[1] a town within Birmingham, England 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 has also gained experience in Ninjutsu, Krav Maga, Karate, Wushu, Aikido, Jujutsu, MMA, Capoeira and Gymnastics.
Acting career
He secured a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Dei Seung Chui Keung (2001) (aka Extreme Challenge). He was spotted by Head of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Association and director Wei Tung and British-born Hong Kong movie expert Bey Logan, and 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.
He has 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.
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]
In 2022, he starred in Day Shift with Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco, and appeared in John Wick: Chapter 4 alongside Keanu Reeves in 2023.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Also known as Danny the Dog |
| 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[8] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Deadpool 2 | Weapon XI | Archive footage | |
| 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 | ||
| The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud | Max Cloud | ||
| 2021 | One Shot | Jake Harris | |
| Castle Falls | Mike Wade | Limited release | |
| 2022 | Day Shift | Diran Nazarian | |
| Section Eight | Leonard Locke | Direct-to-video | |
| Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday | Mike Fallon | Direct-to-video; a sequel to Accident Man; Also producer, screenwriter and fight choreographer | |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Killa Harkan | |
| Wherever You Go † | Joseph | Originally known as Matrah Matrouh | |
| 2024 | One More Shot | Jake Harris | Direct-to-video; A sequel to One Shot |
| Lights Out † | Don 'The Reaper' Richter | Completed; Direct-to-video | |
| Take Cover † | Sam | Post-production; Direct-to-video | |
| The Killer's Game † | Angus Mackenzie | Post-production[9] | |
| TBA | Warpath† | Filming; Direct-to-video |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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
- 1 2 "About Scott Adkins". ScottAdkins.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (29 June 2021). "'John Wick 4': Scott Adkins In Talks To Join Keanu Reeves In Next Installment". Deadline. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Scott Adkins". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Fuge, Jonathan (11 July 2023). "John Wick 4 Stars Scott Adkins & Marko Zaror Join Dave Bautista in Action Flick The Killer's Game". MovieWeb. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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