Age: 43
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Uwais Qorny, better known as Iko Uwais (born on February 12, 1983, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is widely recognized for his roles in action films such as Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), and The Raid 2 (2014). Since the age of 10, Iko has been practicing pencak silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art, under the guidance of his grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, who was a silat master and founder of a silat school. In 2005, Iko won the national championship in the Silat Demonstration category. Iko's international career flourished with his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Razoo Qin-Fee. He also starred in other Hollywood films such as Mile 22 (2018) and Stuber (2019). In 2019, Iko portrayed Kai Jin in the Netflix series Wu Assassins and reprised the role in its sequel film Fistful of Vengeance (2022). In his personal life, Iko married singer Audy Item on June 25, 2012. The couple has been blessed with two daughters, Atreya Syahla Putri Uwais and Aneska Layla Putri Uwais. Recently, Iko made headlines after a Japanese fan, Norihiro Matsuo, became emotional upon meeting him, highlighting Iko's global popularity. With his dedication and talent, Iko Uwais continues to make significant contributions to the action film industry, both in Indonesia and internationally.
James Wan signed on as the film's producer in August 2015.[16] Simon McQuoid was hired as director in November 2016, marking his feature directorial debut, with Greg Russo writing the script.[17][18] Russo tweeted in February 2019 that the film's script was complete.[18] In May 2019, it was announced that the film had entered pre-production and would be shot in South Australia,[19] with a release date of March 5, 2021.[20] Russo tweeted in July 2019 that the film would indeed have an R rating and that the games' Fatalities would "finally be on the big screen".[21]
