Scott Adkins

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 film)|Special Forces]]'' (2003), ''[[Unleashed (2005 film)|Unleashed]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006). His first [[Leading actor|lead role]] was as Casey Bowman in the American martial arts film ''[[Ninja (2009 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 (2019 film)|Triple Threat]]'', ''[[Avengement]]'' (both 2019), ''[[Legacy of Lies]]'' (2020), ''[[Castle Falls]]'' (2021), and ''[[Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday]]'' (2022).{{cite web | title=Who Needs Big-Budget Action when You've Got Scott Adkins's Flying Kicks? | Defector | date=14 September 2022 | url=https://defector.com/who-needs-big-budget-action-when-youve-got-scott-adkinss-flying-kicks }}

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 film)|Special Forces]]'' (2003), ''[[Unleashed (2005 film)|Unleashed]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006). His first [[Leading actor|lead role]] was as Casey Bowman in the American martial arts film ''[[Ninja (2009 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 (2019 film)|Triple Threat]]'', ''[[Avengement]]'' (both 2019), ''[[Legacy of Lies]]'' (2020), ''[[Castle Falls]]'' (2021), and ''[[Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday]]'' (2022).{{cite web | title=Who Needs Big-Budget Action when You've Got Scott Adkins's Flying Kicks? | Defector | date=14 September 2022 | url=https://defector.com/who-needs-big-budget-action-when-youve-got-scott-adkinss-flying-kicks }}

Adkins has been practising martial arts since the age of 13, when he took up [[taekwondo]] and 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 [[Chinese martial arts|Wushu]].{{Cite web |title=Interview with Scott Adkins, Part 1 |url=http://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-scott-adkins-part-1/ |website=www.kungfukingdom.com |date=January 2014 |access-date=28 December 2024}}

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 [[Chinese martial arts|Wushu]].{{Cite web |title=Interview with Scott Adkins, Part 1 |url=http://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-scott-adkins-part-1/ |website=www.kungfukingdom.com |date=January 2014 |access-date=28 December 2024}}

==Early life==

==Early life==