Iko Uwais

Iko Uwais
Uwais at the New York premiere of The Raid 2 in March 2014
Born
Uwais Qorny

(1983-02-12) 12 February 1983 (age 41)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stuntman
  • fight choreographer
  • martial artist
Years active2007–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
Signature

Uwais Qorny (pronounced [uˈwaɪh ˈkorni]),[1] known professionally as Iko Uwais, is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist.[2][3] He is best known for acting in the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), The Raid 2 (2014), Headshot (2016), Mile 22 (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Stuber (2019) and the Netflix series Wu Assassins (2019–22).[4][5]

  1. ^ "Belajar Silat Dari Iko Uwais". Lapor Pak!. Trans7. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ Brown, Todd (4 February 2009). "Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais talk Merantau". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Iko Uwais". Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (16 September 2016). "Film Review: 'Headshot'". Variety. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Iko Uwais and the Indonesian heroes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens". BBC News. BBC. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.