Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans is legitimately one of the most exciting action directors working today, and the fact that a guy from a tiny Welsh town ended up reshaping global action cinema by going to Indonesia and falling in love with pencak silat is still kind of wild to me. The Raid (2011) hit like a freight train — that apartment building siege is just relentless, almost uncomfortably well-choreographed, and it proved you don't need Hollywood money to blow people's minds. The Raid 2 then went even bigger and more operatic, which takes real confidence. What I respect most is that Evans doesn't just direct the action; he edits it too, so the rhythm is entirely his — that's rare and it shows. Hopefully whatever he makes next lands sooner rather than later, because the world needs more of this energy.

Name (English)

Gareth Evans

Name (Japanese)

ギャレス・エヴァンス

Reading

ぎゃれす・えゔぁんす

Born

April 6, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Monkey

Origin

Hirwaun, United Kingdom

Occupation

film editor / screenwriter / film director / film producer / director

University

University of Glamorgan

Motto

Private

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Tags

• film editor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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