Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006), a role he reprised in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), which won him an Action on Film Award for Breakout Action Star, and Boyka: Undisputed (2017), which won him a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award for Best Action Movie Actor.

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 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). He has since been cast in several mainstream films in supporting roles, such as The Expendables 2, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), though most of his lead roles have been in direct-to-video films or limited theatrical releases, such as Close Range (2015), Savage Dog (2017), Accident Man (2018), Triple Threat, Avengement (both 2019), Legacy of Lies (2020), Castle Falls (2021), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022).

Adkins has been practising martial arts since the age of 13, when he took up taekwondo; he earned his black belt at age 19. He is also trained in the styles of judo, kickboxing, capoeira, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do (JKD), and Wushu.

Early life Scott Edward Adkins was born into a family of butchers in Sutton Coldfield on 17 June 1976. 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.

Adkins was inspired by Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal.

Career

Adkins had a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Dei Seung Chui Keung (2001), known in English as Extreme Challenge. He was spotted by Head of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Association and director Stephen Tung and British-born Hong Kong movie expert Bey Logan. He worked with Hong Kong cinema action directors Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan. He has a guest role in the BBC series Doctors (2000) and appeared in a few episodes of the BBC series Dangerfield (1998), City Central (1999), and EastEnders (2003), and a lead role in the Sky One comedy-drama Mile High (2003), followed by a regular role in BBC's Holby City (2006).

Starring roles in feature films followed with Adkins' portrayal of Talbot in Special Forces (2003) and Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006). After this, he had guest starring roles in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and The Tournament (2009), and played Jean-Claude Van Damme's main adversary in The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008). He shared the role of Weapon XI with Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). 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).

In 2012, Adkins was cast to star in Métal Hurlant Chronicles, a television adaptation of the French comic book Metal Hurlant. He has worked in four films with Jean-Claude Van Damme: The Shepherd: Border Patrol, Assassination Games (2011), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and The Expendables 2 (both in 2012). In 2014, he played King Amphitryon in The Legend of Hercules. He worked again 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. He also starred in Day Shift (2022) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2001 The Accidental Spy Lee's Bodyguard / Turkish Thug 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. Lang2003 Special Forces Talbot Direct-to-video The Medallion Snakehead's Henchman 2005 Unleashed Swimming Pool Fighter Pit Fighter Nathan Direct-to-video2006 The Pink Panther Jacquard Undisputed II: Last Man Standing Yuri Boyka Direct-to-video 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum CIA Agent Kiley2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol KarpDirect-to-video Stag Night Carl2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Weapon XI Shared role with Ryan Reynolds The Tournament Yuri Petrov Ninja Casey BowmanDirect-to-video 2010 Undisputed III: Redemption Yuri Boyka 2011 Assassination Games Roland Flint2012 El Gringo The Man The Expendables 2 Hector Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning John Direct-to-video Zero Dark Thirty CIA SAD/SOG Operative John Simmons2013 Legendary Travis PrestonDirect-to-video Green Street 3: Never Back Down Danny Harvey Ninja: Shadow of a Tear Casey Bowman 2014 The Legend of Hercules King Amphitryon2015 Zero Tolerance Steven Direct-to-video Wolf Warrior Tom Cat Close Range Colton MacReadyDirect-to-video Re-Kill Trent Parker2016 Home Invasion Heflin Jarhead 3: The Siege Gunny Raines Grimsby Pavel Lukashenko Criminal CIA Agent Pete Greensleeves Hard Target 2 Wes Baylor Direct-to-video Doctor Strange Lucian / Strong Zealot Eliminators Martin Parker / Thomas MackenzieDirect-to-video2017 Savage Dog Martin Tillman Boyka: Undisputed Yuri Boyka American Assassin Victor2018 Accident Man Mike Fallon Direct-to-videoAlso producer and screenwriter No Surrender The Crazy One The Debt Collector "Frenchy" FrenchDirect-to-video Incoming Reiser2019 Abduction Quinn Triple Threat Collins Avengement Cain Burgess Direct-to-video Ip Man 4: The Finale Gunnery Sergeant Barton Geddes2020 Debt Collectors "Frenchy" FrenchDirect-to-video Legacy of Lies Martin Baxter Seized Nero Dead Reckoning Marco The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud Max Cloud2021 One Shot Jake Harris Castle Falls Mike Wade2022 Day Shift Diran Nazarian Section Eight Leonard Locke Direct-to-video Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday Mike Fallon Direct-to-videoAlso producer, screenwriter and fight choreographer2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Killa Harkan Wherever You Go JosephDirect-to-video2024 One More Shot Jake Harris Lights Out Don "The Reaper" Richter The Killer's Game Angus Mackenzie Take Cover Sam Lorde Direct-to-video2025 Day of Reckoning Kyle Rusk Diablo Kris ChaneyTheatrical release in US, Brazil and across the Middle-East Prisoner of War James WrightDirect-to-video2026 The Rip FBI Agent Del Byrne Reckless DevonDirect-to-video One Last Shot Jake Harris Eric Corley Warren "Trouble" James Also director

+ Key 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 UncreditedEpisode: "Sign from Above" 2003 EastEnders Joel 6 episodes2005 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

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2025 Marvel's Deadpool VR Omega Red Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Results2010Undisputed III: RedemptionAction On Film International Film FestivalBreakout Action Star2017Boyka: UndisputedJackie Chan Action Movie AwardsBest FightBest Action Movie Actor

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