Scott Adkins
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| Scott Adkins | |
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| Born | Scott Edward Adkins 17 June 1976 Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor, martial artist |
| Years active | 2001- present |
| Height | 5'11 (1.80 m) |
Scott Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist who is perhaps best known for playing Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and Undisputed III: Redemption and Bradley Hume in Holby City and Ed Russell in Mile High. Adkins has also appeared in Dangerfield, Hollyoaks, The Tournament and many other TV series as well as many films.
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[edit] Personal life
Adkins was born in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, England, into a family that for generations were butchers. He has an older brother, Craig. A natural athlete, Scott enjoyed a variety of sports as he grew up, but when he was 10 years old, he accompanied his father and brother to the local Judo club, thus beginning an extensive association with various martial arts. Scott's great great grandmother was of Spanish descent.[1]
[edit] Martial arts career
At the age of 14, Scott went on to train in Tae Kwon Do under the instruction of Ron Sergiew with the T.A.G.B. After a few years he moved on to kickboxing under Anthony Jones [disambiguation needed 
]. He is now a fully trained kickboxing Instructor for the P.K.A..
[edit] Acting career
Scott enrolled in a drama class at Sutton Coldfield College. At the age of 21, Scott was offered a place at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. However, as an impoverished student he found it hard to make ends meet without a grant, and was forced to leave without completing the course.
His first professional break came when he was offered a role in a Hong Kong martial arts film called “Extreme Challenge” and found himself in the East for the first time. Scott got the chance to work with some of Hong Kong cinema’s leading action directors including Yeun Wo Ping, Cory Yeun, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. Acting roles started to come in and he was offered a guest role in BBC’s “Doctors” filmed at Birmingham’s Pebble Mill. Roles followed in BBC’s “EastEnders” and “City Central”, Sky One comedy drama “Mile High” and a regular role in BBC’s “Holby City” as Bradley Hume, the assistant General Manager of Holby General. Scott's first leading role in Isaac Florentine's "Ninja" was released theatrically in Malaysia on October 29, 2009, and was released in the United States on March 2, 2010.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Dangerfield | ||
| 1999 | Central City | Jake Clanton | One Episode |
| 2000 | Doctors | Ross | Three Episodes |
| 2001 | The Big Breakfast | Himself | One Episode |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Marko | One Episode, Uncredited |
| 2003 | EastEnders | Joel | Six Episodes |
| 2005 | Mile High | Ed Russel | Twelve Episodes |
| 2005 | Hollyoaks: Let Loose | Ryan | Two Episodes |
| 2006 | Holby City | Bradley Hume | Nine Episodes |
| 2011 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles | Guillame | One Episode |
[edit] References
- ^ Scott Adkins at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] External links
- 1976 births
- British judoka
- English taekwondo practitioners
- British wushu practitioners
- English film actors
- English soap opera actors
- English television actors
- Living people
- British jujutsuka
- People from Sutton Coldfield
- People educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
- English stunt performers
- English people of Spanish descent
