Iko Uwais

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Birth Name: Uwais Qorny

Age: 43, born 12 February 1983

Country of origin: Indonesia

Currently Residing In: Indonesia

Height: 5' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Audy Item

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Iko Uwais and Gareth Evans teach 'The Raid 2' fight choreography

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☯ Iko Uwais Vs Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog) Lift Fight ☯

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Tutorial Film Indonesia - The Raid - Eps 1 Teknik Aksi & Reaksi dalam Adegan Action - Reel Quote

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Description: Iko Uwais (born Uwais Qorny) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is best known as the leading star of the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid: Redemption (2012), and The Raid 2: Berandal (2014). Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 February 1983, Uwais Qorny (nickname: Iko) is of Betawi (native Jakartan) descent. He is named after the Muslim mystic Uwais Qarni, founder of the Uwaisi tradition. He has been learning silat Betawi since he was 10 years old at his uncle's pencak silat training hall, Tiga Berantai. In 2003, Iko won third place at the Jakarta Provincial Tournament. In 2005, h Iko Uwais (born Uwais Qorny) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is best known as the leading star of the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid: Redemption (2012), and The Raid 2: Berandal (2014).

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 February 1983, Uwais Qorny (nickname: Iko) is of Betawi (native Jakartan) descent. He is named after the Muslim mystic Uwais Qarni, founder of the Uwaisi tradition. He has been learning silat Betawi since he was 10 years old at his uncle's pencak silat training hall, Tiga Berantai. In 2003, Iko won third place at the Jakarta Provincial Tournament. In 2005, he won first place at the National Pencak Silat Championship as the best performer in the demonstration category.

Apart from silat, his main interest was soccer. Once a midfielder in an Indonesian B-League soccer club, Iko has stopped his dream of becoming a soccer star after his club went bankrupt. Meanwhile his silat skill has given him chances to travel abroad in several exhibitions in the United Kingdom, Russia, Laos, Cambodia and France.

In 2007, Iko's talent was discovered by Welsh director Gareth Evans, who was filming a documentary about silat in Iko's training hall. Iko's natural charisma and great camera presence encouraged Evans to cast him as the leading role for his first martial art movie, Merantau. After signing a five year contract with Gareth Evans and his production company, Iko resigned from his daytime job as an operational driver in a telecom company, Esia.

In his first acting experience in Merantau, Iko played the role of a young Minang (West-Sumateran), which led him to learn the Minang style of silat harimau (tiger style) from Master Edwel Datuk Rajo Gampo Alam. Merantau was released in Indonesia on 6 August 2009. The film was featured in Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea and South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas with highly positive reviews. Merantau won the Best Film award at ActionFest 2010.
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