Gareth Evans is a Welsh film director based in Indonesia. He is most well known for introducing Indonesian traditional martial art, Silat, into world cinema. Pairing up with Indonesian martial artist Iko Uwais

Iko Uwais

-Early life:Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 12, 1983, Uwais Qorny is of the Betawi descent. He has been learning Indonesian traditional martial art, Pencak Silat, since he was 10 years old at his uncle's Silat school, Tiga Berantai, which uses the distinctive Betawi style of Silat. In...

 whom he discovered during the making of a documentary, Gareth has directed two action movies based on Silat. Gareth graduated from Cardiff University in film making.

Filmography

• Samurai Monogatari (2003)
• Footsteps (2006)
• Merantau
  Merantau (film)
  Merantau is an Indonesian martial arts film released on August 6, 2009, produced by Merantau Films, directed and written by Gareth H. Evans, and starring Iko Uwais...
  
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• The Raid (2011)

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