Iko Uwais

Uwais Qorny, better known as Iko Uwais (born on February 12, 1983, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is widely recognized for his roles in action films such as Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), and The Raid 2 (2014). Since the age of 10, Iko has been practicing pencak silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art, under the guidance of his grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, who was a silat master and founder of a silat school. In 2005, Iko won the national championship in the Silat Demonstration category. Iko's international career flourishe... show more