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Scott Adkins Biography

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist who is best known for playing 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 (2016) and Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. He has also appeared in Doctor Strange, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Expendables 2 and Zero Dark Thirty. Adkins has also appeared in Holby City, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Doctors and many direct-to-video films.

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I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.

Art, Believe, Mom, Movie, Stars, Turned

They don't mind getting punched in the face and, more importantly, they don't mind punching other people in the face. I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.

Acting, Actors, Different, Mind, Movies, People

I prefer to play the villain or the antihero.

Antihero, Antiheroes, Play, Prefer, Villain

I was about 10 years old. I just remember the film Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee blowing my mind on the screen and I thought to myself, "That's what I want to do for a living when I'm older. " Bruce Lee was so magnetic and charismatic and held the screen so well. It's just a very powerful performance in that film. That's the first memory I have - him in that movie.

Blowing, Memories, Mind, Powerful, Thought

Whenever you're looking at new ways to get in shape, first you have to decide what you want. Do you want a more muscular look, or do you want to slim down and appear more toned and ripped? I adapt my training and diet with each role I do, depending on the image I want to convey.

Diet, Look, Looks, Ripped, Roles, Training

You've got to be a certain type of person to be a professional fighter. I prefer to do it for pretend.

Certain, Fighter, Person, Pretend, Professional, Type

My first break was in a Hong Kong movie that I shot in China - I was going out there and working as a western stunt man, if you like, but at the same time in England I was working in daytime soap stuff. Eventually I put the two together.

Men, Same, Time, Together, Two

I think every red-blooded male enjoys brandishing a firearm.

Brandishing, Male, Males, Red, Think, Thinking

Best fight ever in a movie: 'They Live. ' I want to do a martial arts version of that, where you think it's ended, and it just keeps on going. I love that fight. It was funny as well. Unexpected.

Art, Fighting, Funny, Love, Think, Thinking

Im always trying to improve my skills as an actor. I think it shows in El Gringo; it shows in the new Universal Soldier. You cant rest on your laurels; youve got to keep improving.

Always Trying, Improve, Rest, Skills, Thinking

I'll be honest, I never saw myself making a ninja movie, never entertained the idea. I think ninja films can be quite cheesy unless you do them in feudal Japan.

Ideas, Japan, Making, Saw, Thinking

I've been typecast. People don't want to take a risk or a chance. Quite a few times they've come up to me and say "We want you to do that Russian accent. " And I'll be like, "How about if I do an Irish accent or a South African accent," and they don't trust that you can properly pull them off.

Chance, People, Risk, Times, Typecast

The genre of '80s action movies, I think, changed really when The Matrix came out and Keanu Reeves was able to perform kung fu. Then you had Matt Damon in the Bourne films, doing a great job. So it's different now, they can train actors to do their own fights convincingly on screen, so those guys aren't needed anymore. But I think everything goes around in circles; people still do want to see the guys that can do stuff for real, that's why The Expendables is so popular. I think it will come back again.

Convincingly, Fighting, Kung, Real, See, Thinking