Scott Adkins(II)
- Actor
- Producer
- Autor
Scott Edward Adkins was born on June 17, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England,
into a family that for generations were butchers. Along with his elder
brother Craig, he was raised by their parents, John and Janet (Sanders) Adkins, in a loving
middle-class family. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's
Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield. Probably not the best of students,
he used to sneak downstairs after his parents had gone to bed and watch
films all night then fall asleep during lessons. A natural athlete,
Scott enjoyed a variety of sports as he grew up, but when he was 10
years old, he accompanied his father and brother to the local Judo
club. The attraction was instantaneous. Idolising stars such as
Bruce Lee and
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott began
to train everyday. He took over his Dad's garage and turned it into his
own Dojo. He even had a shrine to
Bruce Lee in there that he would bow
to. He remembers being mugged on a bus when he was around 13 and that
really kicked his training into overdrive. He wasn't ever going to let
that happen again. At the age of 14, Scott went on to train in Tae Kwon
Do under the instruction of Ron Sergiew with the T.A.G.B. After a few
years, he moved on to Kickboxing under Anthony Jones. He is now a fully
trained Kickboxing Instructor for the P. K. A. A self confessed "film
junkie" Scott's attention was drawn to acting through the Hollywood
Greats. He enrolled in a drama class at Sutton Coldfield College. Being
a shy lad he initially found it difficult to be put on stage in front
of an audience. Finally, at the age of 21, Scott was offered a place at
the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. However, as an
impoverished student, he found it hard to make ends meet without a
grant and was forced to leave without completing the course. Very
dejected he thought that was the end.
His first break came when he was offered a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Extreme Challenge (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 Kam-Bo Hung 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 2: 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 in what has been hailed as one of the best American made Martial Arts films of recent times. Along with lead actor Michael Jai White, fight coordinator J.J. Perry and the slick direction of Isaac Florentine this movie has some unbelievably heart stopping fight scenes. After this Scott has 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 (2008).
His first break came when he was offered a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called Extreme Challenge (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 Kam-Bo Hung 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 2: 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 in what has been hailed as one of the best American made Martial Arts films of recent times. Along with lead actor Michael Jai White, fight coordinator J.J. Perry and the slick direction of Isaac Florentine this movie has some unbelievably heart stopping fight scenes. After this Scott has 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 (2008).