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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
Damian Walsh
for Damian Walsh in Vigilante: New York War
Suggested by matthewfenner
In the grim underbelly of New York City on Earth-56732, Adrian Chase has worn the mask of Vigilante for fifteen relentless years — a one-man crusade against the rot that the Justice League’s spotlight never reaches. A former district attorney turned executioner, Adrian long abandoned faith in the legal system after seeing corruption infect both the courts and capes alike. His war reignites when Lennie Allen — a ruthless British aristocrat turned drug kingpin — brings a new narcotic empire to the city. Protected by an army of mercenaries and politicians on his payroll, Lennie’s network poisons the streets and tightens its grip on the city’s pulse. To take him down, Adrian must cross lines even he once swore never to breach. As Vigilante hunts through the blood-soaked alleys of Gotham’s sister city, he faces a war not just for justice, but for his soul. His pursuit of Lennie drags him through nightclubs, docks, and luxury penthouses — each encounter more brutal and desperate than the last. When Adrian uncovers that Lennie’s trade funds a larger network tied to foreign syndicates, his mission transforms from vengeance to eradication. Haunted by ghosts of his victims and hunted by both heroes and police, Adrian Chase becomes the embodiment of moral decay — a man who fights monsters by becoming one. In the end, only one truth remains: redemption may be impossible, but punishment is absolute.
