Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong (born 17 March 1959), professionally known as Ken Lo, is a Cambodian-Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most notably for his antagonistic role as John in '' Drunken Master II'' (1994).

Early life

Ken Lo was born on 17 March 1959 as Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong in Stung Treng,

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

. Lo's father is

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

- Chinese and his mother is a Laotian. In 1975, at age 18, Lo and his family moved from Cambodia to Udon Thani,

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. Five years later, in 1980, he went to

and worked as a tour guide. His idol was

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which led him to practise Muay Thai and

Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

in Thailand. He won the freestyle fighting championships seven times, so his chance came when he made his debut in ''Working Class'' (1985).

Career

In 1986, Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his own bodyguard. Lo not only became Chan's bodyguard but also acted in many of his martial arts films. One of his best-known roles is "John", the main antagonist and right-hand man of the British ambassador in '' Drunken Master II'' (1994), in which he and Chan engaged in a protracted final fight; Lo stepped in when another stunt actor was injured. That climactic ten-minute fight sequence has become legendary and one of the most remarkably sustained examples of martial arts choreography ever filmed in Hong Kong cinema. In 2005, Lo acted in the American action film '' Into the Sun'' (2005) with

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, with whom he was involved in a fight scene. Lo is currently active in Hong Kong film industry.

Personal life

Lo married Hong Kong actress Lai Sok-yin (黎淑賢) and they have two sons. The couple divorced in 2006. His cousin Brian Yu has performed stunts for Mark Chao movies. In addition to his native

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, he also speaks Thai, having learned when he lived in Thailand. As such, some of his film roles have lines in Thai.

Filmography

*'' Working Class'' (1985) as Kickboxer *'' Naughty Boys'' (1986) as Thug *'' Legacy of Rage'' (1986) as Michael's Thug *'' The Law Enforcer'' (1986) *'' Project A Part II'' (1987) as Brains *'' Royal Warriors'' (1987) as Insp. Rocky Lo *''Chi dan qing'' (1988) as Police Officer *''Hua xin ye mei gui'' (1988) *'' The Inspector Wears Skirts'' (1988) as Tiger Squad Member *'' Final Justice'' (1988) as Kong *'' Police Story 2'' (1988) as Fireman *'' Bed Companions'' (1988) as Tang Sai-Kit *'' Bloody Brotherhood'' (1989) as Wu Chi-Ko *'' City Warriors'' (1989) *'' The Inspector Wears Skirts 2'' (1989) *'' Miracles'' (1989) *'' No Compromise'' (1989) *'' Devil Hunters'' (1989) as Thug *'' The Fortune Code'' (1989) as Japanese Soldier *'' Island of Fire'' (1990) *'' Lethal Parther'' (1990) *'' Stage Door Johnny'' (1990) *'' Crystal Hunt'' (1991) *'' Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991) *'' The Tantana'' (1991) *'' Cheetah on Fire'' (1992) *'' Police Story 3: Super Cop'' (1992) *'' Naked Killer'' (1992) *'' Fighting Fist'' (1992) *'' City Hunter (1993) *'' Crime Story'' (1993) *'' Drunken Master II'' (1994) *'' Circus Kid'' (1994) *'' Thunderbolt'' (1995) *'' My Father is a Hero'' (1995) *'' Red Zone'' (1995) *'' Police Story 4: First Strike'' (1996) *'' Young and Dangerous 4'' (1997) *'' Portland Street Blues'' (1998) *'' Rush Hour'' (1998) as Juntao's Man #1 *'' Who Am I?'' (1998) *'' Gorgeous'' (1999) *'' Gen-X-Cops'' (1999) *'' No Problem'' (1999) *'' China Strike Force'' (2000) *'' 2000 AD'' (2000) *'' Runaway'' (2001) *'' Shark busters'' (2002) *'' Muscle Heat'' (2002) *'' Dead or Alive: Final'' (2002) *'' Star Runner'' (2003) *'' Shanghai Knights'' (2003) *'' Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004) *'' New Police Story'' (2005) *'' Dragon Reloaded'' (2005) *'' Into the Sun'' (2005) *'' The Myth'' (2005) *'' Rob-B-Hood'' (2006) *'' Fatal Contact'' (2006) *'' Invisible Target'' (2007) *'' The Drummer '' (2007) *'' Whispers and Moans'' (2007) *'' Fatal Move'' (2008) *'' Run Papa Run'' (2008) *'' Legendary Assassin'' (2008) *'' Shinjuku Incident'' (2009) *'' Little Big Soldier'' (2010) *'' Bad Blood'' (2010) *'' Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (2010) *'' Life Without Principle'' (2011) *'' Nightfall'' (2012) - Convict in opening fight *'' The Fairy Tale Killer'' (2012) *'' CZ12'' (2012) *'' Ip Man: The Final Fight'' (2013) *'' 7 Assassins'' (2013) *'' Special ID'' (2013) *'' The White Storm'' (2013) *''

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'' (2013) *'' From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) *'' Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal'' (2015) *'' Who Am I 2015'' (2015) *'' SPL II: A Time For Consequences'' (2015) *''Robbery'' (2015) *'' 10,000 Miles'' (2016) *''Special Female Force'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *'' Paradox'' (2017) *''OCTB'' (2017) (TV series) *''Always Be with You'' (2017) *''Agent Mr Chan'' (2018) *''Concerto of the Bully'' (2018) *''Unleashed'' (2019) *'' Raging Fire'' (2021) Ken Lo at chinesemov.com
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Ken 1959 births Living people 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male kickboxers Hong Kong male taekwondo practitioners Hong Kong male Muay Thai practitioners Hong Kong people of Laotian descent People from Stung Treng province