Matthew Ko Kwan-yin (born 20 May 1984) is a Hong Kong actor. In September 2014, Ko left
TVB
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after his contract ended to later sign with Catchy Tone Artists in Mainland China.
At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to
Toronto
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, Ontario, Canada with his parents. He attended
Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School and played on the Wildcats Basketball team. He then entered
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staf ...
. In 2003, he participated in the Toronto Sunshine Boyz election and won the championship. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's
Mr. Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest (), or Mr.HK (港生) for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest since 2005, suspended during 2012 to 2015, and 2017. Winners will have the opportunity ...
male beauty contest and subsequently signed a contract with TVB. Ko speaks fluent English, French, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Filmography
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Songs
Music video appearances
*2006: Vangie Tsang – "Remembrance" (紀念)
*2006: Ivana Wong
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– "Thunder" (雷電)
*2006: Toby Leung
Toby Leung Ching-kei ( Chinese: 梁靖琪, born 27 February 1983) is Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong. She entered the music industry in 2004 when the MusicNationGroup discovered her talent. Together with Macy Chan, Elise Liu (廖� ...
– "Bastard" (賤人)
*2006: Niki Chow – "Welcoming Heartbreak" (迎接失戀)
*2006: Rammie Guo – "Learning to Fly" (學會飛)
*2006: Krusty
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– "Shopaholic" (戀物狂)
*2008: Denise Ho
Denise Ho Wan-see (born 10 May 1977) is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and actress. She is also a pro-democracy and Hong Kong human rights activist. In 2012, Ho came out as lesbian, the first mainstream Cantonese singer to do so. In 2014, H ...
– "Synchronized Swimming" (韻律泳)
*2009: Kate Tsui
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– "Mind Reading (讀心術)
Awards
*2003: The Sunshine Boyz Competition – 1st place
*2005: Mr. Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest (), or Mr.HK (港生) for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest since 2005, suspended during 2012 to 2015, and 2017. Winners will have the opportunity ...
; – 1st place
*2005: Mr. Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest (), or Mr.HK (港生) for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest since 2005, suspended during 2012 to 2015, and 2017. Winners will have the opportunity ...
– Stylish Award winner
*2007: TVB Kids Songs Award – Top 10 Song ("Legend of the Dragon King")
References
External links
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Matthew Ko
on Sina Weibo
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Living people
1984 births
Hong Kong male television actors
Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
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