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- Before becoming an actor, he worked as an operational driver in a telecommunication company.
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In his first acting experience in Merantau, Uwais played the role of a young Minang (West-Sumatran), which led him to learn the Minang style of silat harimau (tiger style) from Master Edwel Datuk Rajo Gampo Alam. Merantau was released in Indonesia on 6 August 2009.
3 days ago · Iko Uwais, born with the name Uwais Qorny on February 12, 1983, in Jakarta, is an actor, martial artist, and action choreographer whose fame skyrocketed due to his skills in pencak silat. From a young age, Iko showed an interest in martial arts, particularly silat, which later became the foundation of his career.
May 28, 2024 · Q: How did Iko Uwais become a martial artist and actor? A: Iko Uwais started his martial arts training at the Silat Harimau school in his hometown of Jakarta, Indonesia . He began his acting career when he was discovered by Gareth Evans, the director of “Merantau,” who saw his potential and cast him in the lead role.
Before becoming an actor, he worked as an operational driver in a telecommunication company. Iko Uwais was once a soccer player in a local Jakarta club. Many Indonesians still mistakenly assume that Iko is a Minang (native West Sumateran) because of his role in Merantau.
- February 12, 1983
- Used To Be An Operational Driver. Before he became a talented actor, he worked a regular day job like everyone else. He practiced martial arts in his spare time.
- Named After A Muslim Mystic. Although we call him Iko, this is merely a nickname. Uwais Quorny is our hero’s real name, and he was named after the Muslim mystic Uwais Quarni.
- Learning Martial Arts Since Childhood. Iko has been studying the martial art Silat Betawi at his uncle’s Pencak silat training hall, “Tiga Berantai” since he was ten years old.
- Played Soccer. Iko was a midfielder in an Indonesian B-League soccer club when his club went bankrupt, and his dream of becoming a soccer star was dashed.
Iko himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. He became National Champion in 2005 in Silat Demonstration category. Iko's talent as a martial arts actor was discovered by Welsh film Director, Gareth Evans, who visited Iko's Silat school for a documentary in 2007.
May 21, 2014 · Principal actor, Iko Uwais, was born in Jakarta on February 12th, 1983. Iko was introduced to pencak silat through his uncle, who was the master of Tiga Berantai Silat School in Jakarta. Uwais took an immediate interest and started pencak silat at the age of five.
