Roger Kwok Chun-on is a

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television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station

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. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in

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. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three times at the

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Career

Roger Kwok has worked for

for many years, and received moderate fame in dramas such as '' Detective Investigation Files IV'' (1999), ''

At the Threshold of an Era ''At the Threshold of an Era'' () was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from 11 October to 18 December 1999 and 13 March to 26 May 2000 and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-millennium, one-hundred-episode-lo ...

'' (1999-2000) and '' Law Enforcers'' (2002), but it was not until he played the role of the low-IQ Ding Sheung Wong (丁常旺) in the hugely popular drama '' Square Pegs'' (2002-2003) did he reach stardom, and went on to win Best Actor at the 2003 TVB Anniversary Awards. After appearing in the moderately popular dramas '' Not Just a Pretty Face'' (美麗在望) (2003) and ''

To Get Unstuck in Time ''To Get Unstuck In Time'' is a 2004 Hong Kong mystery/science-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Lam Chi-wah. Plot The drama stars Benz Hui and Roger Kwok as father and son, who wo ...

'' (2004), Kwok reprised his role as Wong in the modernized version of ''Square Pegs'', ''

Life Made Simple ''Life Made Simple'' (Traditional Chinese: 阿旺新傳) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in October 2005. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 38th Anniversary. The series is an indirect sequel to 2002's '' Square Pegs'' ( 戇夫成� ...

'', in 2005, which again was a huge success. In November 2005, Kwok won Best Actor for the second time. In 2008, he received rave reviews for his villainous role as Tong Lap Yin in Last One Standing, a role which left many viewers in shock over his transformation from good to evil. In December 2014, Kwok won his third Best Actor Award for another villainous role, this time as the barrister "Matt" Ko Chit Hang in the drama Black Heart White Soul. He has since matched

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and

Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series '' Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, mak ...

's record of winning 3 Best Actor awards.

Personal life

Kwok has five older brothers and three younger sisters. On 22 July 2006, Kwok married Hong Kong actress Cindy Au, his girlfriend of seven years, at

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. Their son, Brad Kwok Ling-shan, was born on 23 March 2008. Their second child, daughter Blair Kwok Yee-nga, was born on 29 June 2011.

Filmography

Television dramas

Films

References

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