Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Iko Uwais has been learning Indonesian
traditional martial art, Silat since he was 10 years old. National
champion in 2005 in Silat Demonstration category, Iko's talent as a
martial art actor was discovered by Welsh film Director, Gareth Evans
who visited Iko's silat school for a documentary in 2007. Evans then
asked Iko to quit his daytime job as a driver in a telecommunication
company and join Evans' movie production company as the leading actor in
his movies.
Many Indonesians still mistakenly assume that Iko is a Minang (native
West Sumateran) because of his role in Merantau. In real life, Iko is
native Jakartan.
Iko Uwais was once a soccer player in a local Jakarta club.
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