Gareth Evans
Date of Birth:
Apr 02, 1980
Place of Birth:
Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Wales
Date of Birth:
Apr 02, 1980
Place of Birth:
Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Wales
Biography:
Gareth Huw Evans is a Welsh film filmmaker 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.