Scott Adkins

Scott Edward Adkins was born in Sutton Coldfield, England on 17 June 1976 into a family of butchers. He has Spanish descent because of his grandmother. He first became interested in martial arts at the age of ten, when he visited a local Judo club with his father and older brother.

After being robbed at age 13, his interest inmartial arts grew even more. That same year, he began to practice Taekwondo,receiving his black belt at the age of 19. Since the age of 16, Scott alsostarted to practice Kickboxing with Anthony Jones, eventually becoming akickboxing instructor for the Professional Karate Association (PKA). ScottAdkins also has experience in Ninjutsu, Karate, Wushu, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai,Capoeira and Acrobatic Gymnastics.

His first break came whenhe was offered a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Dei Seung ChuiKeung (2001) (aka Extreme Challenge). Spotted by Head of the Hong Kong StuntmenAssociation and director Wei Tung and English-born Hong Kong movie expert BeyLogan, Adkins found himself in the East for the first time.

He got the chance to workwith some of Hong Kong cinema’s leading action directors including Woo-pingYuen, Corey Yuen, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and the legendary Jackie Chan.

Starring roles in filmsand Yuri Boyka Last Man Standing (2006). After this Scott had guest starringroles in bigger budget films like The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and TheTournament (2009), and played Jean-Claude Van Damme’s main adversary in SonyPictures The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008). Adkins appears in the role of KingAmphitryon in The legend Hercules.