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

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, he also speaks English and

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Career

Chou is best known in the

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for his portrayal of

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in the films ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in the video game ''

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''. In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with

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Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Chi-tan ( zh, c=甄子丹, p=Zhēn Zǐdān, j=, first=j; born 27 July 1963) is a Hongkongers, Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Fi ...

and

Sammo Hung Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a figh ...

in martial arts films such as '' Fearless'' (2006), and ''

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'' (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in '' Hail the Judge'' (1994), which starred Stephen Chow and "Jade Warlord" in '' The Forbidden Kingdom'' (2008), which starred

and

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...

. 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