Scott Adkins was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, on 17 June 1976. He became interested in martial arts at the age of ten when he, his father, and older brother, Craig, visited the local Judo club. After he was mugged at 13 years old, his interest towards martial arts grew even more at age 14 . That same year, he started practicing Taekwondo. Since age 16, Adkins has also trained in Kickboxing under Anthony Jones. He is now a fully trained Kickboxing Instructor for the P.K.A. He has also trained in other martial arts including Ninjutsu, Karate, Capoeira, Jujutsu, Judo, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Wushu and Gymnastics.
Career
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 Woo-ping Yuen, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 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 Mile High (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 Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006). It was this film that broke him into the mainstream with his villainous portrayal of a 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). Adkins appears in the role of King Amphitryon in The Legend of Hercules.
In 2012, he was cast to star in Métal Hurlant Chronicles, a sci-fi Franco-Belgium TV show, adapted from the French comic books Metal Hurlant. He will star in 2 episodes; "King's crown" with Michael Jai White, "Second chance" in the episode "Loyal Khondor" with Karl E. Landler and John Rhys Davies, his character from "Second chance" is doing a cameo, encountering Khondor, played by Karl E. Landler, in front of an intergalactic pub. Guillaume Lubrano creator and director of the show decided to cross the universe of two originals stories.
Filmography
Actor
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Lights Out (post-production) as
Don 'The Reaper' Richter
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Matrah Matrouh (post-production)
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One More Shot (post-production) as
Jake Harris
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 as
Killa
2022
The Art of Action (TV Series) as
Host
- The Art of Accident Man (2022) - Host
2022
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday as
Mike Fallon
2022
Section 8 as
Leonard Locke
2022
Day Shift as
Diran Nazarian
2021
Castle Falls as
Mike Wade
2021
One Shot as
Jake Harris
2020
The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud as
Max Cloud
2020
Dead Reckoning as
Marco
2020
Seized as
Nero
2020
Debt Collectors as
French
2020
Legacy of Lies as
Martin Baxter
2019
Ip Man 4: The Finale as
Barton Geddes
2019
Avengement as
Cain Burgess
2019
Triple Threat as
Collins
2019
Abduction as
Quinn
2018
No Surrender as
Crazy officer
2018
Incoming as
Reiser
2018
The Debt Collector as
French
2018
Accident Man as
Mike Fallon
2017
American Assassin as
Victor
2017
Savage Dog as
Martin Tillman
2016
Eliminators as
Thomas
2016
Doctor Strange as
Lucian / Strong Zealot
2016
Boyka: Undisputed (Video) as
Boyka
2016
Hard Target 2 (Video) as
Wes Baylor
2016
Criminal as
Pete Greensleeves
2016
The Brothers Grimsby as
Pavel Lukashenko
2016
Jarhead 3: The Siege (Video) as
Gunny Raines
2016
Home Invasion (Video) as
Heflin
2015
Re-Kill as
Parker
2015
Close Range as
Colton MacReady
2015
Wolf Warrior as
Tomcat (as Scott Edward Adkins)
2015
Zero Tolerance as
Steven
2012
Metal Hurlant Chronicles (TV Series) as
Joe Manda / Guillam
- Loyal Khondor (2014) - Joe Manda
- Second Chance (2014) - Joe Manda
- King's Crown (2012) - Guillam
2014
The Legend of Hercules as
King Amphitryon
2013
Green Street 3: Never Back Down (Video) as
Danny
2013
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear as
Casey
2013
Legendary as
Travis Preston
2012
Zero Dark Thirty as
John
2012
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning as
John
2012
The Expendables 2 as
Hector
2012
El Gringo as
The Man
2011
Assassination Games as
Roland Flint
2010
Undisputed 3: Redemption (Video) as
Boyka
2009
Ninja as
Casey Bowman
2009
The Tournament as
Yuri Petrov
2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine as
Weapon XI
2008
Stag Night as
Carl
2008
The Shepherd (Video) as
Karp
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum as
Agent Kiley
2006
Holby City (TV Series) as
Bradley Hume
- Moondance (2006) - Bradley Hume
- If the Heart Lies (2006) - Bradley Hume
- Now or Never (2006) - Bradley Hume
- Just Another Day (2006) - Bradley Hume
- Horses to Water (2006) - Bradley Hume
- Conscience (2006) - Bradley Hume
- Looking After Number One (2006) - Bradley Hume
- I Am Not What I Am (2006) - Bradley Hume
- One Tender Kiss (2006) - Bradley Hume
2006
Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (Video) as
Yuri Boyka
2006
The Pink Panther as
Jacquard
2005
Hollyoaks: Let Loose (TV Series) as
Ryan
- Episode #1.14 (2005) - Ryan
- Episode #1.9 (2005) - Ryan
2004
Mile High (TV Series) as
Ed Russell
2005
Pit Fighter as
Nathan
2005
Unleashed as
Swimming Pool Fighter
2003
The Medallion as
Henchman
2003
Special Forces (Video) as
Talbot
2003
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Joel
- Episode dated 28 February 2003 (2003) - Joel
- Episode dated 21 February 2003 (2003) - Joel
- Episode dated 24 January 2003 (2003) - Joel
- Episode dated 14 January 2003 (2003) - Joel
- Episode dated 9 January 2003 (2003) - Joel
- Episode dated 1 January 2003 (2003) - Joel
2002
Black Mask 2: City of Masks as
Dr. Lang
2002
Mutant X (TV Series) as
Marko
- Sign from Above (2002) - Marko (uncredited)
2001
Extreme Challenge as
Isaac Borman
2001
Pure Vengeance (Short) as
Danny
2001
The Accidental Spy as
Lee's Bodyguard (as Scott Edward Atkins)
2000
Doctors (TV Series) as
Ross
- Abide with Me (2000) - Ross
- Mum's the Word (2000) - Ross
- Letting Go (2000) - Ross
1999
City Central (TV Series) as
Jake Clanton
- Life Liberty and Pursuit (1999) - Jake Clanton
1998
Dangerfield (TV Series)
- Paths (1998) - (uncredited)
Producer
2022
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (producer)
2022
Section 8 (executive producer)
2021
Castle Falls (executive producer)
2020
The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud (executive producer)