Collin Chou (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist.

Personal life

Chou attended Pierce Community College in

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, United States. In addition to his native

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

, he also speaks English and

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Career

Chou is best known in the

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for his portrayal of Seraph in the films '' The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''

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'', and in the video game '' Enter the Matrix''. In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with

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, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in martial arts films such as ''

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'' (2006), and '' Flash Point'' (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in '' Hail the Judge'' (1994), which starred

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and "Jade Warlord" in '' The Forbidden Kingdom'' (2008), which starred

and Jackie Chan. Collin Chou starred in Alice Wu's '' The Half of It'' as Leah Lewis's father.

Filmography

References

External links

*https://archive.today/20130104165851/http://simonyam.com/hkmw/actors/collinchou/interview/ *http://reddotdiva.blogspot.com/2011/06/collin-chou-takes-on-different-role-in.html *http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=73&page=1 *https://web.archive.org/web/20110616031141/http://collinchou.com/CollinChou/BIOGRAPHY.html *http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=73&page=2 *http://news.mtime.com/2012/03/31/1485533.html *http://people.mtime.com/1248788/filmographies/ *http://movie.mtime.com/108169/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20130325093441/http://jackiechan.com/scrapbook/206236--Talking-with-The-Forbidden-Kingdom-s-Collin-Chou
Official website
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Interview with Hong Kong Movie World
USA Today, 18 November 2003.
CD Exclusive: Collin Chou Interview!
1967 births Living people Hong Kong male film actors Taiwanese male film actors Male actors from Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-actor-stub