Gareth Evans
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-04-06 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Wales
Gareth Evans
Biography
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.
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Acting
(2019)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Merantau
as Porn Den Videographer
Crew
Blister
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Colt Is My Passport
Director
(2025)
Havoc
Director, Producer, Writer
(2025)
The Banished
Production Sound Mixer
(2018)
Apostle
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Choreographer
(2016)
Pre Vis Action
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
(2014)
The Raid 2
Director, Writer, Editor, Choreographer
(2014)
Killers
Executive Producer
(2013)
V/H/S/2
Director, Writer, Editor
(2012)
The Raid
Director, Writer, Editor, Choreographer
(2009)
Merantau
Director, Editor, Writer, Choreographer
(2007)
The Feral Generation
Special Effects Assistant
(2006)
Footsteps
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor