Ian Gouw (, born April 9, 1997) is an actor, artist, and producer from Hong Kong.
Career
At the age of eight, Gouw was cast as a lead role in the film
Fu zi (also known as "After This Our Exile"), directed by Patrick Tam. Gouw modelled for
DKNY
DKNY is a New York City–based fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.
History
Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered t ...
Children's Clothing as well as for
Disney
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Clothing in 2006. At age nine, Gouw went on to become the youngest actor ever to win and receive the
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...
for Best Supporting Actor. Gouw also went on to become the youngest ever to win two
Hong Kong Film Festival awards for his debut film
Fu zi for Best New Performer, and Best Supporting actor respectively.
In the fall of 2009, Gouw also voiced the Cantonese version of
Astro Boy
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.
Filmography
Awards
Awards won
References
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Living people
Canadian male actors of Hong Kong descent
Canadian male film actors
Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
Hong Kong male child actors
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong people of Indonesian descent
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
1997 births
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