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Louis Koo
Louis Koo Tin Lok (English: Louis Koo Tin Lok, October 21, 1970 -), nicknamed Louis Koo, is a native of Zhongshan, Guangdong, a Hong Kong actor and singer, and serves as the current president of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association and the president of the Hong Kong Film Workers Association. In 1995, Louis Koo became widely known for his role as "Yang Guo" in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". In 2001, he starred in the TV series "Looking for Qin" which became very popular. Later, the focus of work shifted to movies, starring in "Underworld Peace Is Precious", "Eavesdropping", "Drug War", etc. In 2013, Tianyi Film Production Co., Ltd. was founded. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the ambassador of the Hong Kong International Film Festival for five consecutive years. Since January 2018, Louis Koo has served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association. In the same year, he won the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "Slaying the Wolf: Greedy Wolf". From March 2021, he will serve as the president of the Hong Kong Film Workers Federation. In April 2021, he was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
- Category
- Film & TV
- Nationality
- British Hong Kong
- Born
- 1970-10-21
- Wikidata
- Q531617