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Gareth Evans (filmmaker)

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Gareth Evans (filmmaker)

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.

Infobox

Born
Gareth Huw Evans (1980-04-06) April 6, 1980 (age 45)Hirwaun, Wales
Alma mater
University of Glamorgan (MA)
Occupation(s)
Film director, screenwriter, editor, action choreographer
Years active
2003–present
Spouse
Maya Barack-Evans
Children
1
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter, editor, action choreographer

Tables

· Filmography
2003
Samurai Monogatari
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2013
Safe Haven
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2016
Pre Vis Action
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
Notes
2003
Samurai Monogatari
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2013
Safe Haven
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Segment of V/H/S/2 (Co-directed with Timo Tjahjanto)
2016
Pre Vis Action
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Also cinematographer
· Filmography
2006
Footsteps
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2009
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2011
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2014
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2018
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2025
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
TBA
Role(s)
A Colt Is My Passport
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
Notes
2006
Footsteps
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Role: Porn Den Videographer
2009
Merantau
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
2011
The Raid
Yes
Yes
Executive
Yes
Also action choreographer
2014
The Raid 2
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
2018
Apostle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Also action design team
2025
Havoc
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
TBA
A Colt Is My Passport
Yes
No
Yes
No
Post-production
· Filmography
2020
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Creator
Notes
2020
Gangs of London
Yes
Yes
Yes
Episodes 1, 5, and most action sequences

References

  1. "Gareth comes home for his film premiere"
    http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/aberdare/2012/05/24/gareth-comes-home-for-his-film-premiere-91466-31022888/
  2. www.instagram.com
    https://www.instagram.com/shaolinjaa/p/C5awretIIoO/
  3. Twitch Film
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120309052649/http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2009/02/gareth-evans-and-iko-uwais-talk-merantau.php
  4. "'The Raid' directed by Glamorgan graduate Gareth Evans released today"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140515072817/http://news.glam.ac.uk/news/en/2012/may/18/raid-directed-glamorgan-graduate-gareth-evans-rele/
  5. Buzz
    http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1wjsq/BuzzMagMay2012/resources/22.htm
  6. Gareth Evans –
    http://www.tribute.ca/tiff/index.php/2011/09/08/gareth-evans-the-raid-interview-at-tiff-2011/
  7. South China Morning Post
    https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1531619/welsh-director-gareth-evans-second-raid-movie-all-action
  8. Deathstroke Solo Film
    https://www.thewrap.com/gareth-evans-dc-comics-deathstroke/
  9. sports.yahoo.com
    https://sports.yahoo.com/gareth-evans-deathstroke-movie-details-131617458.html
  10. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2021/02/gareth-evans-netflix-havoc-tom-hardy-1234696845/
  11. Film Stories
    https://filmstories.co.uk/news/havoc-gareth-evans-thriller-shot-in-2021-is-now-undergoing-reshoots/
  12. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2025/09/gareth-evans-colt-my-passport-remake-sope-dirisu-tim-roth-1236565897/
  13. Jakarta Globe
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120606183050/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/entertainment/director-star-of-the-raid-discuss-the-movie/508668
  14. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/05/the-raid-gareth-huw-evans
  15. The Raid
    https://deadline.com/tag/gareth-evans/
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