Gareth Evans
Welsh filmmaker (born 1980)
- Born
- 6 April 1980, Hirwaun
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Indonesia
- Occupation
- film editor, screenwriter, film director, film producer, director
- Films here
- 4
Gareth Huw Evans (born 6 April 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.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Merantau | Director |
| 2011 | The Raid | Director |
| 2014 | The Raid 2 | Director |
| 2025 | Havoc | Director |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4207234 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
Last posts
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