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Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006), a role he reprised in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), which won him an Action on Film Award for Breakout Action Star, and Boyka: Undisputed (2017), which won him a Jackie Chan Action Movie Award for Best Action Movie Actor. 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), Unleashed (2005), and The Pink Panther (2006). His first lead role was as Casey Bowman in the American martial arts 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, Avengement (both 2019), Legacy of Lies (2020), Castle Falls (2021), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). 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 Wushu. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Adkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Scott Adkins
Snake Eyes
for Snake Eyes in JOSS WHEDON'S G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
Suggested by ivaneavendano
The story follows two G.I. JOE MEMBERS, Duke (played by Channing Tatum) and Flint, the latter who joins the G.I. Joe Team, along with Ripcord after being attacked by Military Armaments Research Syndicate (M.A.R.S.) troops. Alternate Real Life Production: During development of the film, Stephen Sommers decided to step down from his position as director to instead do Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen after The Original Director Michael Bay and Writers Roberto Ocri and Alex Kurtzman left due to the Writer's strike, and gave it to Joss Whedon, Stephen Sommers would still contribute to the film as a producer. With Joss Whedon as Director, he did some changes in the film and Examples being with Duke being already part of the G.I. Joe Team and portrayed as a battled hardened soldier and the role of the newcomer given to Flint, portrayed by Tobey Maguire, and the Neo Vipers and Cobra Viper Commandos portrayed as Combat androids.
