Johnny Ngan Kwok Leung (, born 7 April 1949 in

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) is a

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and

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. He was an actor for ATV from 1980–1981 before joining

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Acting career

Johnny Ngan earned his nickname "Young Master Jack (積少)" after appearing in his first TVB drama '' Hong Kong 81'' as "Jack Chan (陳積)". In 1987, he acted in '' The Seasons'', a popular drama series shown during ''

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''. From 1995–1999, he acted in the hit TVB soap opera '' A Kindred Spirit''. His performance as the middle-aged "Chan Tai Sing (陳大勝)" attracted young viewers' attention. Since this drama, he has gotten to appear in more dramas with more screen time. Aside from dramas, he also appeared in the popular

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, ''

'' and a few Hong Kong movies.

Incident

On the set of '' The Seasons'', there was a scene in which his wife (portrayed by Meg Lam) was to slap him. Lam slapped him too hard, which caused injury on his neck. Ngan was hospitalized for a month.

Personal life

Ngan is a practitioner of

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. He is currently also a T'ai chi ch'uan instructor.

Filmography

TVB dramas

ATV dramas

Films

External links

Aan Kwok-Leung
at the

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