Robin Shou
Robin Shou ( Chinese 仇雲波 , born July 17, 1960 in Hong Kong ) is a Chinese - American actor and director .
biography
Robin Shou is the son of a tailor and a housewife and has four siblings (two sisters and two brothers). When Robin was 11 years old, he and his family moved to Los Angeles .
Robin began learning martial arts at the age of 19 . He started with Kempō Karate , but quickly realized that this was not for him and stopped again. A year and a half later, he saw a Wu Shu performance and said, "This is Chinese." He went to China to study Wu Shu.
In the meantime, Robin Shou came back to the USA to complete his degree in civil engineering. He found this job too boring and went back to Hong Kong to work as an actor and stuntman .
In 1994, Robin Shou came back to the US to start an import / export company when he received a call from his agent to audition for the role of Liu Kang ( Mortal Kombat ) . He wasn't interested in it at first, but went anyway - a short time later he had the role and became acquainted with it. Robin also took on the role of Liu Kang in the second part of the video game adaptation in 1997 .
He can also be seen in films such as Beverly Hills Ninja, Fighting Connection and the drama Forbidden Nights .
In 2003 he made his debut as a director in his first self-produced film Red Trousers - The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen .
Filmography
As a performer (selection)
- 1988: City War
- 1989: Death Cage
- 1990: Full Contact
- 1990: Forbidden Nights (Forbidden Nights)
- 1991: Eastern Heroes
- 1992: The Fighting Connection (Fatal Chase)
- 1992: Code name: Cobra
- 1994: The Most Wanted
- 1995: Mortal Kombat
- 1997: Beverly Hills Ninja - Die Kampfwurst (Beverly Hills Ninja)
- 1997: Mortal Kombat 2 - Annihilation
- 2003: Red Trousers - The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
- 2004: 18 Fingers of Death!
- 2006: DOA - Dead or Alive (DOA: Dead or Alive)
- 2008: Death Race
- 2009: Cold Case ( Cold Case , TV series, an episode)
- 2009: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
- 2010: Death Race 2
- 2012: Death Race: Inferno (Death Race 3: Inferno)
As a director
- 2003: Red Trousers - The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Web links
- Robin Shou in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robin Shou - Official Website
- Robin Shou at Phoenix
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shou, Robin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chou, Robin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hong Kong |