Iko Uwais
Iko Uwais was born on Feb 12, 1983 in Indonesia. Iko Uwais's big-screen debut came with Merantau directed by Gareth Evans in 2009, strarring Yuda. Iko Uwais is known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens directed by J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford stars as Han Solo and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. The upcoming new movie Iko Uwais plays is The Expendables 4 which will be released on Sep 22, 2023.
Iko Uwais was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Maisyaroh and Mustapha Kamaluddin. His grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, was a master of silat, an Indonesian traditional martial art, and founded a silat school. Iko himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. He became National Champion in 2005 in Silat Demonstration category. Iko's talent as a martial arts actor was discovered by Welsh film Director, Gareth Evans, who visited Iko's Silat school for a documentary in 2007. Evans then asked Iko to quit his daytime job as a driver in a telecommunications company and join Evans' movie production company as the leading actor in his movies.
Birthday
Feb 12, 1983Place of Birth
Jakarta, IndonesiaAlso known
Uwais Qorny
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