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 Ikos international career flourished with his role in Star Wars The Force Awakens 2015 as Razoo QinFee He also starred in other Hollywood films such as Mile 22 2018 and Stuber 2019 In 2019 Iko portrayed Kai Jin in the Netflix series Wu Assassins and reprised the role in its sequel film Fistful of Vengeance 2022 In his personal life Iko married singer Audy Item on June 25 2012 The couple has been blessed with two daughters Atreya Syahla Putri Uwais and Aneska Layla Putri Uwais Recently Iko made headlines after a Japanese fan Norihiro Matsuo became emotional upon meeting him highlighting Ikos global popularity With his dedication and talent Iko Uwais continues to make significant contributions to the action film industry both in Indonesia and internationally