Scott Adkins
Sign in to saveEnglish actor and martial artist (born 1976)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1976-06-17
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Aquaman Calendar 2022
- OpenStack Cloud Application Development
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
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…
Known for
- The Rip — FBI Agent Del Byrne2026
- Reckless — Devon2026
- The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender — Self2026
- Breaking Cover — Will Fisher2026
- Diablo — Kris Chaney2025
- Prisoner of War — Wing Commander James Wright2025
- Day of Reckoning — Kyle Rusk2025
- Take Cover — Sam2024
- Lights Out — Don 'The Reaper' Richter2024
- The Killer's Game — Angus Mackenzie2024
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 112
- Total plays
- 169
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 64,541x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,459x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Scott Edward Adkins , ( 1976-06-17 ) 17 June 1976 (age 49) , Sutton Coldfield , England
- Occupations
- Actor screenwriter producer martial artist
- Years active
- 1998–present
- Height
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Spouse
- Lisa Adkins
- Website
- scottadkins .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 17 June 1976
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sutton Coldfield
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- +75
Article
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).
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