Eddy Ko Hung (; born Ho Yiu-sum ; 1947) is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations
RTV,
ATV (both now defunct), and
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
. Most recently, he has made appearances in several international films including 2015's
''The Martian''.
Background
Ko was born Ho Yiu-sum in
Zhongshan
Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 i ...
in 1947. He started his career in 1968 at the
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
and adopted the name Ko Hung as a
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
. Ko joined
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
later and has since acted in many TV drama series. In 1990, Ko joined TVB's rival
ATV and worked there until 1995. In 2000, Ko rejoined TVB and continued acting in many TVB-produced drama series. He is also sometimes also credited as Ko Hung, Gao Xiong, Eddie Ko, Edward Ko, and Lin Sheng ().
Within the Chinese community, Ko's most remembered performance was in the 1995 version of the television drama ''
Fist of Fury
''Fist of Fury'' is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Lo Wei, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Bruce Lee in his second major role after ''The Big Boss'' (1971). Lee, who was also the film's action choreogra ...
'' as
Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia (18 January 1868 – 9 August 1910),[wushu.org.cn]
states that the Chin Woo Athletic Association ...
, the mentor of
Chen Zhen. This role led to similar martial arts mentor roles, subsequently.
He migrated his family to
Canada
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and in 1998 co-starred in a role of an illegal immigrant in ''
Lethal Weapon 4
''Lethal Weapon 4'' is a 1998 American buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut). It is the fourth insta ...
'', his first international role.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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HK Cinemagic entry
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21st-century Hong Kong male actors
Living people
TVB actors
Year of birth uncertain
1937 births
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong male television actors
People from Zhongshan