Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, gymnast, and martial artist. He has played 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 (2017); Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear; French in the 2018 film The Debt Collector and its 2020 sequel Debt Collectors (starring alongside Louis Mandylor). He worked in four films with his idol Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Adkins first became interested in martial arts at the age of ten, when he visited a local Judo club with his father and older brother. At age 13, he was robbed and his interest in martial arts grew even more. That is when he started to practice Taekwondo, receiving his black belt at the age of 19.
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Adkins also started to practice Kickboxing since the age of 16 with Anthony Jones. He eventually became a kickboxing instructor for the Professional Karate Association (PKA). Scott also has experience in Ninjutsu, Karate, Wushu, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, Capoeira, and Acrobatic Gymnastics.
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). Acting roles started to come in and he was offered a guest role in BBC’s Doctors (2000). 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.
