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Collin Chou

Biography

Collin Chou is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist who built a career in Hong Kong action cinema. Born in Kaohsiung in 1967, he trained in taekwondo and muay thai and studied at Los Angeles Pierce College. He served in the Taiwanese Army before moving to Hong Kong at 20 and joining Sammo Hung's stunt team. His early screen work included Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990), playing opposite Hung, and until 1996 he was credited as Ngai Sing. He is known in the United States as Seraph in the Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), a part he also took in the Enter the Matrix video game. In Asian cinema he appeared with Jet Li and Donnie Yen in Fearless (2006) and Flash Point (2007), took the role of Shang Wei in Hail the Judge (1994) and played the Jade Warlord in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008).

59years old

Turns 60 on August 11in 273 days

  • Born Kaohsiung
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Ngai Sing

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
30 years1991 to 2021

Genres

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  1. First role

    At 20, Chou left Taiwan for Hong Kong and became part of Sammo Hung's stunt team. He then took a supporting part opposite Hung in the 1990 film Encounters of the Spooky Kind II.

  2. Own stunts

    Chou started training in taekwondo and muay thai when he was a child, beginning both martial arts at a young age.

Collin Chou movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Matrix Revolutions2003 Action, Sci-Fias Seraph

    IMDb rating 6.8580K votes

  2. The Forbidden Kingdom2008 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Jade Warlord

    IMDb rating 6.5114K votes

  3. Fearless2006as Yuanjia's Father

    IMDb rating 7.582K votes

  4. Flash Point2007as Tony

    IMDb rating 6.715K votes

  5. DOA: Dead or Alive2006as Hayate

    IMDb rating 4.848K votes

  6. The Half of It2020as Edwin Chu

    IMDb rating 6.948K votes

  7. The Defender1994as Wong

    IMDb rating 6.46.3K votes

  8. Hail the Judge1994as Shang Wai

    IMDb rating 7.55.5K votes

Most often with

Jing Wong directed four of these films, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung four and Gordon Chan three. Jet Li appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

  • Jet Li6 films together, 1993 to 2013
    Jet Li's page
  • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung4 films together, 1991 to 1995
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung's page
  • Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei4 films together, 2012 to 2014
    Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei's page
    • The Four 32014IMDb rating 5.6Chou as Iron HandChung-Kei as Life Snatcher
    • Special ID2013IMDb rating 5.5Chou as Cheung Mo-HungChung-Kei as Captain Zhang
    • The Four 22013IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Iron HandChung-Kei as Life Snatcher
    • The Four2012IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)Chung-Kei as Cui Lueshang (Life Snatcher)
  • Anthony Wong Chau-Sang3 films together, 2012 to 2014
    Anthony Wong Chau-Sang's page
    • The Four 32014IMDb rating 5.6Chou as Iron HandChau-Sang as Zhuge Zhenwo
    • The Four 22013IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Iron HandChau-Sang as Zhuge Zhenwo
    • The Four2012IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)Chau-Sang as Zhuge Zhenwo
  • Yifei Liu3 films together, 2012 to 2014
    Yifei Liu's page
    • The Four 32014IMDb rating 5.6Chou as Iron HandLiu as Emotionless
    • The Four 22013IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Iron HandLiu as Emotionless
    • The Four2012IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)Liu as Shong Yayu (Emotionless)
  • Deng Chao3 films together, 2012 to 2014
    Deng Chao's page
    • The Four 32014IMDb rating 5.6Chou as Iron HandChao as Cold Blooded
    • The Four 22013IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Iron HandChao as Cold Blooded
    • The Four2012IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)Chao as Leng Lingqi (Coldblood)
  • Jing WongDirector, 4 films, 1993 to 1996
  • Sammo Kam-Bo HungDirector, 4 films, 1991 to 1995
  • Gordon ChanDirector, 3 films, 2012 to 2014
    All films by Gordon Chan
    • The Four 32014IMDb rating 5.6Chou as Iron Hand
    • The Four 22013IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Iron Hand
    • The Four2012IMDb rating 5.7Chou as Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)
  • Also three films together3 more actors
    • Liu YanThe Four 3 (2014), Badges of Fury (2013) and The Four 2 (2013)
    • Emma WuThe Four 3 (2014), The Four 2 (2013) and The Four (2012)
    • Wu XiuboThe Four 3 (2014), The Four 2 (2013) and The Four (2012)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Collin Chou's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$744 million

10 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $425M57.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Forbidden Kingdom2008as Jade Warlord
    $128M17.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Fearless2006as Yuanjia's Father
    $68M9.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Badges of Fury2013as Chen Hu
    $46M6.3% of the total
  5. 5
    The Four 32014as Iron Hand
    $32M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Four 22013as Iron Hand
    $28M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    DOA: Dead or Alive2006as Hayate
    $7.6M1.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Flash Point2007as Tony
    $6.2M0.8% of the total
Legend of God of Gamblers (1996), $2.2 millionSpecial ID (2013), $12,666

$2.2 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total