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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
The Immortal Guardians is a 2022 American superhero film based on the Roblox superhero team of the same name, by Jaxon Harmon. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo with a screenplay written by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Tim Robbins, Mila Kunis, Keith David, Garrett Hedlund and Scott Adkins as the Immortal Guardians, alongside Clea DuVall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Crispin Glover, Zoe Kravitz and Gary Oldman. The Immortal Guardians premiered in HBO Max on January 19th, 2022, and was released on Febuary 4th, 2022. At 87% of rotten tomatoes, it was widely praised for its screenplay, direction, visual effects, themes, acting (particularly Robbins, Kunis, Hedlund and DuVall), tone, villains, score, and emotionally satisfying ending. The film grossed over $596 million worldwide and became the fourth highest grossing superhero film of all time, and garnered numerous award nominations and won several Academy Awards, including Best Superhero FIlm; Best Screenplay; Best Directors; Best Actor and Best Actress for Robbins and Kunis.
