Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a

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actor, scriptwriter and film director.Vincent Kok at chinesemov.com
/ref> Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Sing-chi (, born 22 June 1962), known professionally as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for ''Shaolin Soccer'' and ''Kung Fu Hustle''. Early life and education Stephen Chow was born in British ...

, acting and co-writing with him the films ''

Forbidden City Cop ''Forbidden City Cop'' (; literal translation: "Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' comedy film directed by Vincent Kok and Stephen Chow and starring Chow, Carina Lau, and Carman Lee. Synopsis Ling Ling-Fat (Stephen Chow ...

'', ''

From Beijing with Love ''From Beijing With Love'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong spy comedy film directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi. The film is a very direct spoof of the ''James Bond'' films. Synopsis Golden Gun steals the cranium of China's only dinosaur fossil. Cho ...

'' and ''

The God of Cookery ''The God of Cookery'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film produced, written, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow. Synopsis Stephen Chow (the Chinese characters used for Chow's name in the movie are different from Chow's actual name) is a ...

'' in addition to producing and co-writing Chow's 2007 film '' CJ7''. He also made a cameo appearance in Chow's ''

Shaolin Soccer ''Shaolin Soccer'' ( Chinese: ) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The film revolves around a former Shaolin monk who reunites his five brothers,"Brothers" here does not mean biolo ...

'' as a hapless soccer player. Kok also wrote, directed and starred alongside

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in '' Gorgeous'', a

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by the martial arts actor.

Filmography

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Love on Delivery ''Love on Delivery'' (破壞之王; aka. ''King of Destruction'') is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi. Plot Ang Ho-Kam ( Stephen Chow), a weak, disadvantaged but kind lunch delivery boy, happens to fall in love with Lily (C ...

'' (1994) *''

'' (1996) *''

Troublesome Night 2 ''Troublesome Night 2'' is a 1997 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the second of the 20 films in the Troublesome Night (film series), ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot The film consists of ...

'' (1997) *''

Troublesome Night 3 ''Troublesome Night 3'' is a 1998 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the third of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot The film consists of three loosely connected segments ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (2001) *''

Marry a Rich Man ''Marry a Rich Man'' is a 2002 Hong Kong movie directed by Vincent Kok. Cast * Sammi Cheng as Ah Mi * Richie Jen as Christmas Yan * Stefania De Peppe as Milan's city cop * Maria Chen as Sonreysia * Wah-Leung Chim as Wealthy Golfer * Jan Lamb ...

'' (2002) *'' My Lucky Star'' (2003) *''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas by medium#Films, Christmas Fantasy film, fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern se ...

'' (2007) *''

Adventure of the King ''Adventure of the King'' is a 2010 Hong Kong historical romantic comedy film directed by Chung Shu-kai and written by Tsang Kan-cheung, Chan Man-keung, and Lee Si-cheun. The film stars Richie Jen, Barbie Shu, Huo Siyan, and Law Kar-ying. The f ...

'' (2010) *'' Frozen'' (2010) *''

Echoes of the Rainbow ''Echoes of the Rainbow'' (; romanisation: ''Shui Yuet Sun Tau''; literally "''Time, the Thief''") is a 2010 Hong Kong drama film directed by Alex Law and starring Simon Yam and Sandra Ng. It won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the Childr ...

'' (2010) *''Fortune King Is Coming to Town'' (2010) *'' Love in a Puff'' (2010) *'' Mr. & Mrs. Incredible'' (2011) *''

Magic to Win ''Magic to Win'' (Chinese: 開心魔法, meaning "Happy Magic") is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip. The film stars Wu Chun, Karena Ng, Raymond Wong, Wu Jing and Louis Koo. It is a sixth installment of the ''Happy Ghost'' film fra ...

'' (2011) *''

All's Well, Ends Well 2012 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the seventh instalment in the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' film series. Plot Four men go on a heroic mission to help four wom ...

'' (2012) *''

Love in the Buff ''Love in the Buff'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. It is the sequel to the 2010 film ''Love in a Puff (film)''. Principal photography began in mid-July 2011 at ...

'' (2012) *''

Vulgaria ''Vulgaria'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung. The film won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award. Plot Struggling movie producer To Wai-cheung is hardly able to make al ...

'' (2012) *''Love is... Pyjamas'' (2012) *''

Hotel Deluxe ''Hotel Deluxe'' (百星酒店) is a 2013 Hong Kong comedy film released in commemoration with the Lunar New Year of 2013. The film was directed by Vincent Kok, his thirteenth as a director, and written by him along with Chan Mou Yin Anselm (c ...

'' (2013) *''

Hello Babies ''Hello Babies'' () is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong film directed by Vincent Kok. Cast * Raymond Wong *Eric Tsang *Sandra Ng *Ronald Cheng *Fiona Sit *Alex Lam Dak Seon *Karena Ng *Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong ...

'' (2014) *''

Overheard 3 ''Overheard 3'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese crime-thriller film written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun and Michelle Ye. It is a sequel to the 2011 film ''Overheard 2'' in whi ...

'' (2014) *''

Full Strike ''Full Strike'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Henri Wong. The film was released on 7 May 2015. Cast * Josie Ho as Ng Kau-sau (aka Beast Ng) * Ekin Cheng as Lau Dan * Ronald Cheng as Ng Kau-cheung (aka S ...

'' (2015) *''

House of Wolves House of Wolves may refer to: * '' Destiny: House of Wolves'', an expansion to the 2014 video game ''Destiny'' * ''House of Wolves'' (film), a 2016 film * "House of Wolves" (song), a song in the My Chemical Romance album ''The Black Parade'' ...

'' (2016) *''All My Goddess'' (2017) *''

Two Wrongs Make a Right In rhetoric and ethics, "two wrongs don't make a right" and "two wrongs make a right" are phrases that denote philosophical norms. "Two wrongs make a right" has been considered as a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is c ...

'' (2017) *''Keep Calm and Be a Superstar'' (2018) *''A Home with a View'' (2019)

References

External links

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Kok Tak-Chiu
at Hong Kong Movie Database
Vincent Kok Tak Chiu
at HK Cinemagic 1965 births Living people Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong film directors Simon Fraser University alumni Hong Kong people of Shandong descent 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male television actors {{HongKong-film-director-stub