Gareth Evans

Directing Apr 6, 1980 (46 years old) Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Wales

Gareth Huw Evans (born April 6, 1980) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter, editor, and action choreographer. He is best known for the Indonesian action crime films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), and The Raid 2 (2014), and for bringing the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat into world cinema through these films. He is also known for co-creating, co-writing, co-directing, and executive producing the Sky Atlantic/AMC action crime drama television series Gangs of London(2020–present) alongside Matt Flannery, based on the 2006 video game of the same name.

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3 Acting Credits

14 Crew Credits

Acting

Movie

Merantau

as Porn Den Videographer

2009

Movie

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Art of Action

as Self

Director

2013

Gangs of London