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Scott Adkins(II)

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Scott Adkins
Actor Scott Adkins reveals his 3 favorite roles including the martial artist anti-hero Boyka in the 'Undisputed' franchise, the manifestation behind his role of Mike Fallon in 'Accident Man,' and how he transformed into the mobster, Killa for 'John Wick: 4.'
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Scott Adkins on His Physical Transformation for 'John Wick 4'
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Scott Edward Adkins was born on June 17, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England, into a family that for generations were butchers. Along with his elder brother Craig, he was raised by their parents, John and Janet (Sanders) Adkins, in a loving middle-class family. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield. Probably not the best of students, he used to sneak downstairs after his parents had gone to bed and watch films all night then fall asleep during lessons. A natural athlete, Scott enjoyed a variety of sports as he grew up, but when he was 10 years old, he accompanied his father and brother to the local Judo club. The attraction was instantaneous. Idolising stars such as Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott began to train everyday. He took over his Dad's garage and turned it into his own Dojo. He even had a shrine to Bruce Lee in there that he would bow to. He remembers being mugged on a bus when he was around 13 and that really kicked his training into overdrive. He wasn't ever going to let that happen again. At the age of 14, Scott went on to train in Tae Kwon Do under the instruction of Ron Sergiew with the T.A.G.B. After a few years, he moved on to Kickboxing under Anthony Jones. He is now a fully trained Kickboxing Instructor for the P. K. A. A self confessed "film junkie" Scott's attention was drawn to acting through the Hollywood Greats. He enrolled in a drama class at Sutton Coldfield College. Being a shy lad he initially found it difficult to be put on stage in front of an audience. Finally, at the age of 21, Scott was offered a place at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. However, as an impoverished student, he found it hard to make ends meet without a grant and was forced to leave without completing the course. Very dejected he thought that was the end.

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. Scott got the chance to work with some of Hong Kong cinema's leading action directors including Yuen Woo-Ping, Corey Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung 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. A few episodes in BBC's EastEnders (1985) and City Central (1998), and a lead role in Sky One comedy drama 7ème ciel (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 Un seul deviendra invincible : Dernier Round (2006). It was this film that broke him into the mainstream with his villainous portrayal of a Russian MMA underground fighter Boyka in what has been hailed as one of the best American made Martial Arts films of recent times. Along with lead actor Michael Jai White, fight coordinator J.J. Perry and the slick direction of Isaac Florentine this movie has some unbelievably heart stopping fight scenes. After this Scott has had guest starring roles in bigger budget films like La Vengeance dans la peau (2007) and The Tournament (2009), and played Jean-Claude Van Damme's main adversary in Sony Pictures L'empreinte de la vengeance (2008).
BornJune 17, 1976
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      • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Keanu Reeves in John Wick : Chapitre 4 (2023)
    John Wick : Chapitre 4
    7.6
    • Killa
    • 2023
    Scott Adkins, Perry Benson, Ray Stevenson, Faisal Mohammed, Beau Fowler, Andreas Nguyen, and Sarah Chang in Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
    Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
    5.9
    • Mike Fallon
    • 2022
    Scott Adkins in Boyka : Un seul deviendra invincible (2016)
    Boyka : Un seul deviendra invincible
    6.9
    Video
    • Boyka
    • 2016
    Scott Adkins in Avengement (2019)
    Avengement
    6.6
    • Cain Burgess
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Reckless
      • Devon
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Skyline: Warpath
      • Eric Corley
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • The Rip
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Breaking Cover
      • Will Fisher
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Irish Dog
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • One Last Fight
      • Marcus
      • Pre-production



    • Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror in Diablo (2025)
      Diablo
      5.6
      • Kris Chaney
      • 2025
    • Scott Adkins in Prisoner of War (2025)
      Prisoner of War
      8.9
      • James Wright
      • 2025
    • Billy Zane, Scott Adkins, Zach Roerig, and Cara Jade Myers in Day of Reckoning (2025)
      Day of Reckoning
      4.6
      • Kyle Rusk
      • 2025
    • Scott Adkins and Alice Eve in Take Cover (2024)
      Take Cover
      5.1
      • Sam Lorde
      • 2024
    • Ben Kingsley, Scott Adkins, Daniel Bernhardt, Terry Crews, Marko Zaror, Shaina West, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, Drew McIntyre, Pom Klementieff, and Lucy Cork in The Killer's Game (2024)
      The Killer's Game
      5.8
      • Angus Mackenzie
      • 2024
    • Lights Out (2024)
      Lights Out
      4.9
      • Don 'The Reaper' Richter
      • 2024
    • Tom Berenger, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, and Alexis Knapp in One More Shot (2024)
      One More Shot
      5.4
      • Jake Harris
      • 2024
    • Matrah Matrouh (2023)
      Matrah Matrouh
      3.4
      • Joseph
      • 2023
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick : Chapitre 4 (2023)
      John Wick : Chapitre 4
      7.6
      • Killa
      • 2023
    • Scott Adkins, Perry Benson, Ray Stevenson, Faisal Mohammed, Beau Fowler, Andreas Nguyen, and Sarah Chang in Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
      Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
      5.9
      • Mike Fallon
      • 2022
    • Dolph Lundgren and Ryan Kwanten in Section 8 (2022)
      Section 8
      4.3
      • Leonard Locke
      • 2022
    • Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Meagan Good, Karla Souza, Dave Franco, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo in Day Shift (2022)
      Day Shift
      6.1
      • Diran Nazarian
      • 2022
    • Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins in Piège de métal (2021)
      Piège de métal
      5.3
      • Mike Wade
      • 2021
    • Ryan Phillippe, Scott Adkins, and Ashley Greene in One Shot (2021)
      One Shot
      5.7
      • Jake Harris
      • 2021
    • John Hannah, Scott Adkins, Tommy Flanagan, Elliot James Langridge, and Sally Collett in Max Cloud (2020)
      Max Cloud
      4.7
      • Max Cloud
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror in Diablo (2025)
      Diablo
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Billy Zane, Scott Adkins, Zach Roerig, and Cara Jade Myers in Day of Reckoning (2025)
      Day of Reckoning
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Scott Adkins, Perry Benson, Ray Stevenson, Faisal Mohammed, Beau Fowler, Andreas Nguyen, and Sarah Chang in Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
      Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Dolph Lundgren and Ryan Kwanten in Section 8 (2022)
      Section 8
      4.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins in Piège de métal (2021)
      Piège de métal
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • John Hannah, Scott Adkins, Tommy Flanagan, Elliot James Langridge, and Sally Collett in Max Cloud (2020)
      Max Cloud
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Scott Adkins in Legacy of Lies (2020)
      Legacy of Lies
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Scott Adkins in Avengement (2019)
      Avengement
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Scott Adkins in Abduction (2019)
      Abduction
      4.6
      • co-executive producer
      • 2019
    • Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor in The Debt Collector (2018)
      The Debt Collector
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Scott Adkins, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, Michael Jai White, Ross O'Hennessy, Amy Johnston, and Ashley Greene in Profession tueur (2018)
      Profession tueur
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Scott Adkins, Keith David, Vladimir Kulich, Marko Zaror, Cung Le, and JuJu Chan Szeto in Chien sauvage (2017)
      Chien sauvage
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Scott Adkins in Close Range (2015)
      Close Range
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Christian Slater and Scott Adkins in Bad Yankee (2012)
      Bad Yankee
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2012

    Writer



    • Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror in Diablo (2025)
      Diablo
      5.6
      • story
      • 2025
    • Scott Adkins in Prisoner of War (2025)
      Prisoner of War
      8.9
      • story
      • 2025
    • Scott Adkins, Perry Benson, Ray Stevenson, Faisal Mohammed, Beau Fowler, Andreas Nguyen, and Sarah Chang in Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
      Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
      5.9
      • story
      • 2022
    • The Art of Action (2020)
      The Art of Action
      9.1
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2020
    • Scott Adkins, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, Michael Jai White, Ross O'Hennessy, Amy Johnston, and Ashley Greene in Profession tueur (2018)
      Profession tueur
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2018

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    Videos83

    Scott Adkins on His Physical Transformation for 'John Wick 4'
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    Scott Adkins on His Physical Transformation for 'John Wick 4'
    Close Range - Kitchen Fight
    Clip 1:09
    Close Range - Kitchen Fight
    Close Range - Kitchen Fight
    Clip 1:09
    Close Range - Kitchen Fight
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:38
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:52
    Official Trailer
    Final Trailer
    Trailer 1:20
    Final Trailer

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      • Scott Adkin
    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Born
      • June 17, 1976
      • Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Lisa? - present (2 children)
    • Parents
        Janet Adkins
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Holds a red belt (below black) in Taekwondo and a black belt in Kickboxing. He is also trained in Judo, Karate, Ninjitsu, Capoeira, Krav Maga, Wushu, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Acrobatic Gymnastics.
    • Quotes
      [on doing fight choreography] Dolph's really easygoing. He's a big guy and he likes his movements to be that of a bigger guy; a little bit slower and more powerful. So you need to address the choreography for Dolph. So it's a flurry for me, and then a nice powerful movement from him. With Jean-Claude, to be honest, I have to dumb it down a little bit to cater for him, I'm afraid to say, because we're from different eras. We do it faster, more like they do in Hong Kong these days. And when Van Damme came up, they were doing it the Western way. That's a bit slower and a bit more step to step.
    • Trademarks
        Spectacular Martial Arts Performer

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      48 years old
    • When was Scott Adkins born?
      June 17, 1976
    • Where was Scott Adkins born?
      Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
    • What is Scott Adkins's birth name?
      Scott Edward Adkins
    • How tall is Scott Adkins?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters

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