Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for

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from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese

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performance.

Career

His career started when he entered the

New Talent Singing Awards New Talent Singing Awards (Traditional Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA'' for short, later re-organised into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals (Traditional Chinese: 全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA International Fina ...

in 1985. Even though he only made it through to the semi-finals, his stage performance, including the acrobatics he demonstrated throughout his performance impressed the folks at

. He then entered the TVB Artiste Training Class in 1985 and was signed with the station after completion of the program. The first notable role he played was Lee Yuen Ba in The Grand Canal. He left TVB in 2015 to sign a contract with a mainland Chinese company. In 2020, he also signed a contract with Shaw Brothers.

Personal life

Between 2007 and 2010, Kok was rumoured to be involved with actress

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, but both have insisted to have only been good friends. He has been married with his current wife since 2011 and has two daughters.

Filmography

TV series

TV films

*Killer's Code (1995) *She Was Married To Mob (1996)

Films

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References

External links

TVB.com
Derek Kok's Official Blog
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