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Robin Shou
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Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman
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Robin Shou is a male actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer born in Hong Kong in 1960. He is a citizen of China and speaks Chinese. His professional career began in 1987. Shou is associated with the sport of martial arts and has represented the United States in this field.
He is known for his work in the film *Mortal Kombat*. This project also features other individuals including Christopher Lambert, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, and Trevor Goddard. Shou’s contributions to the industry include acting roles within the department of acting.
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- Mortal Kombat
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Film & TV
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Shou Wan Por (born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou was most successful for playing the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat & Gobei with the late Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robin Shou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- Insert Coin — Liu Kang2020
- Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh — Self2019
- Death Race: Inferno — 14K2013
- Mortal Enemies — Sunny2011
- Death Race 2 — 14K2010
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li — Gen2009
- Rapture Adrenaline — (archive footage)2009
- Death Race — 14K2008
- DOA: Dead or Alive — Pirate Leader2006
- 18 Fingers of Death! — Jackie Chong2006
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Key facts
- Born
- Shou Wan-por (仇雲波) , ( 1960-07-17 ) July 17, 1960 (age 65) , British Hong Kong
- Other names
- Wai Lung (威龍, his Cantonese screen name during his Hong Kong acting career. His screen name means "mighty/powerful dragon".)
- Alma mater
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Occupations
- Martial artist, actor
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Style
- Kenpo , Wu Shu , Shotokan Karate , Kung Fu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Sport
- martial arts
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.robinshou.wai-lung.com
- Image
- Robin Shou pic.jpg
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- Robin Shou
- date of birth
- 1960-07-17
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- Robin Shou
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Shou Wan-por (Chinese: 仇雲波, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman. He is known for roles such as Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat film series (1995 and 1997), Gobei in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Gen in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and 14K in the Death Race films (2008-2013). Shou was also a Hong Kong action star in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He had appeared in about 40 movies during his Hong Kong career, before he entered Hollywood in 1994. Prior to his acting career, Shou won several championships as a martial artist.
Biography
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