The English-born martial artist, is undoubtedly one of the best action stars to date, and most certainly one of the most underrated. Many will know his face for small roles in movies like Doctor Strange, Zero Dark Thirty, The Expendables 2, The Bourne Ultimatum, and most recently, Netflix’s Day Shift. True fans, however, know Scott Adkins for his brilliant role as Yuri Boyka from The Undisputed movies. More recently, Adkins is reportedly set to join the cast of John Wick Chapter 4.

As one of the best martial artists in cinema, Adkins is responsible for countless exhilarating action scenes. Known for his brutal and furious kicks, Adkins is super-fast, and incredibly deadly in all of his action scenes. This makes his showdowns between other phenomenal martial artists so special and exciting, including the many showdowns with Michael Jai White, a frenetic beat-down between Adkins, Tony Jaa, and Iko Uwais, and most notably, going toe-to-toe against the legendary Donnie Yen. All of Adkins’ movies are exciting, action epics that deserve to be watched by a larger audience. So with that, here are the best Scott Adkins movies.

6 Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010)

     Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Adkins returns once again to his iconic role of Yuri Boyka, delivering scene after scene of spectacular action. The Undisputed franchise is criminally underrated. Sure, the stories and acting from the supporting cast may not be so great, but the action is better than many of the action scenes from a big budget Hollywood movie. Each fight feels like watching an MMA match, from the amazing cinematography to the brutal, fast, and impressive choreography and physicality from all the actors. Once again, Boyka must compete in a prison fighting tournament, to earn his freedom. However, this time, Boyka injures his knee, meaning he must fight through the tournament with one leg.

5 Accident Man (2018)

     Destination Films

Based on the comic book of the same name, Accident Man sees Adkins in his most unique and stylish film yet. Accident Man is a fun, zany, and action-packed thrill ride. The film sports a phenomenal cast, with Michael Jai White, Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson, and Amy Johnston, with the cast all delivering exceptional performances as well as spectacular action scenes. While all of Adkins’ movies are brilliant for their action scenes, Accident Man deserves credit for being a lot of fun and almost borrowing some style similar to a Guy Ritchie movie. We are very excited about the film’s sequel, Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday, dropping in theaters and on digital October 14th.

Accident Man follows Mike Fallon, a deadly hitman known for making his hits look like an accident. However, after the death of his girlfriend, he is forced to target and terminate his own friends and crew to find out who is responsible.

4 Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

     Well Go USA

Scott Adkins takes a villain turn in this iconic martial arts franchise. Ip Man was made famous by Donnie Yen’s impeccable performance, as well as the jaw-dropping fight scenes; some of which are among the best in cinema. It was rumored that Scott Adkins would appear in an Ip Man sequel, which got fans giddy with excitement. Finally, we were able to live our dream and witness Scott Adkins as he takes on legendary martial arts icon Donnie Yen. The film itself was incredible, with more impressive action scenes, an engaging story, and a tragic end to Ip Man’s real life story. Ip Man 4 follows the martial arts master, Ip Man, as he travels to the United States to rescue his student who caused conflict within the martial arts community.

3 Triple Threat (2019)

     Well Go USA Entertainment

Triple Threat is nothing short of a martial arts movie fan’s dream. A star-studded martial arts-filled cast, beating each other to a pulp in many surreal action scenes. Never did we think we would see Iko Uwais, mostly known for The Raid movies, and Tony Jaa star of The Protector and Ong Bak (who are also set to star in the upcoming Expendables 4), tag team against the great Scott Adkins in one of the most underrated action scenes of recent years. The film can be best described as The Expendables for martial arts action stars, which is just as fun, if not in some instances better, than the blockbuster franchise. Triple Threat follows a small band of down-and-out mercenaries who must protect a billionaire’s daughter, who has recently had a hit put out on her by a deadly crime syndicate.

2 Boyka: Undisputed

Boyka delivers everything that we love from the Undisputed series, which in hindsight, is mainly the phenomenal action scenes. The fourth film in the franchise indulges audiences in the best fights yet, the choreography is more brutal than ever; the shots are longer and wider, and Boyka goes toe-to-toe with two twins in one of the best fight scenes in recent years. Yes, like we mentioned for Undisputed 3, Boyka carries on with the subpar acting from the supporting cast, but the story this time around, is pretty engaging. After Yuri Boyka kills his opponent, the underground fighter questions everything that he stands for and attempts to win the freedom of the dead mans wife through a series of deadly fights.

1 Avengement (2019)

     Samuel Goldwyn Films

Adkins brings it all in his most powerful and nuanced performance yet, screaming at the top of his lungs in many fight scenes, to encourage his enemies to attack him. Similarly, the fight scenes are some of the most vicious in Adkins’ career so far, with a brutal curb stomp, a few shotgun shells to the head, and even Adkins’ punches and kicks are incredibly visceral. The acting is spectacular all across the board, with Craig Fairbass and Nick Moran delivering brilliant performances in their usual Cockney outings. The story is simple, yet very engaging and heartbreaking, making the film feel somewhat grounded in reality, and more emotional. Avengement sees a small town criminal who breaks out of prison and embarks on a journey of brutal revenge, as he hunts down those who turned him into the monster he thinks he is.