Collin Chou
Actor
Collin Chou is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. Chou is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in martial arts films such as Fearless (2006), and Flash Point (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in Hail the Judge (1994), which starred Stephen Chow and "Jade Warlord" in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), which starred Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States.
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The Half of It (2020)
As: Edwin Chu
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Alice Wu
Stars: Enrique Murciano | Leah Lewis | Wolfgang Novogratz | Alexxis Lemire | Daniel Diemer
Nezha (2018)
This upcoming fantasy epic is based on the Chinese mythological figure, Nezha, an unruly child-god who loves causing trouble.
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Stars: Collin Chou | Michelle Yeoh | Zhang Fengyi | Leo Wu
Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018)
Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's position is challenged, causing tensions with Qing, his loyal captain. Now that former friends are enemies, what is the price of loyalty? What will be left ...
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: Cheng-Kuo Yen
Stars: Collin Chou | Jen-Shuo Cheng | Jack Kao | Shih Sian Wang | Tsai-Hsing Chang
The Bodyguard (2016)
Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Yue Song
Stars: Collin Chou | Xing Yu | Michael Chan | Yue Song | Li Yu-Fei
The Four 3 (2014)
As: Iron Hand
The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An Yunshan’s mountain fortress, then with the Emperor and Di armies, they attack. But An Yunshan absorbs their power, which means the constables and their allies now face their most lethal opponent ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Gordon Chan | Janet Chun Siu Jan
Stars: Collin Chou | Ronald Cheng | Deng Chao | Anthony Wong | Liu Yifei
Ameera (2014)
The film tells the female agent Ameera after a failed mission, private life crisis, conspiracy, and attempt to create organizational struggle Resident Evil dark story found during the processing of personal crisis.
Directed by: Xiao Xu
Stars: Collin Chou | Andrew Lin | Paul Chun | Leung Kar-Yan | Jane Wu
Badges of Fury (2013)
When a spate of eerie murders erupts across HK two troub/emaking cops are assigned to the case. Young maverick Wang and grizzled vet Huang who is fed up with his reckless younger partner always landing them in hot water. Reaching a dead end after discovering all the victims were former boyfriends of aspiring starlet Liu, the detectives must play a deadly game. One of them must go undercover ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Wong Tsz Ming
Stars: Jet Li | Michelle Chen | Wen Zhang | Liu Shishi | Liu Yan
The Four 2 (2013)
As: Iron Hand
The Sequel to The Four, based on the best-selling novel by Woon Swee Oan. The four constables, Emotionless (Crystal Liu Yifei), Iron Hands (Collin Chou), Life Snatcher (Ronald Cheng) and ColdBlood (Deng Chao), are specially skilled in their own individual super powers. When the four constables of the Divine Constabulary investigate a murder in the suburbs, they unexpectedly stumble on clues to the murder ...
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Gordon Chan | Janet Chun Siu Jan
Stars: Collin Chou | Ronald Cheng | Deng Chao | Anthony Wong | Liu Yifei
Angel Warriors (2013)
As: Wang Laoying
Five girls from the city go on a rural getaway surrounded by lush jungles and beautiful beaches. But there's trouble in paradise when an excursion into the forest leads the five girls into a dangerous encounter with local criminals, who are endangering the surrounding ancient cultural relics. However, these aren't docile city girls who cower to danger; these vicious vixens decide to take action.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Fu Huayang
Stars: Collin Chou | Andy On | Nan Yu | Fu Huayang | Mavis Pan
Special ID (2013)
As: Cheung Mo-Hung
A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China's most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Clarence Yiu-leung Fok
Stars: Andy On | Ronald Cheng | Donnie Yen | Pau Hei-Ching | Jing Tian
The Four (2012)
As: Tie Yourda (Iron Hands)
An undercover agent is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department and sabotage their investigation of counterfeit currency. What he discovers is the counterfeiter's real plan. To overthrow the capital. Not by flooding it with funny money, but with an army of undead.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Janet Chun Siu Jan | Gordon Chan
Stars: Collin Chou | Ronald Cheng | Deng Chao | Anthony Wong | Liu Yifei
Mural (2011)
Mural tells the story of Zhu Xiaolian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination. During this trip, Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land depicted therein. There he meets the fairies who inhabit this fantasy land and encounters love and hate.
Runtime: 100 min.
Stars: Monica Mok | Sun Li | Deng Chao | Liu Yan | Zheng Shuang
Kung Fu Wing Chun (2010)
As: Kam Ying
Losing her mother at a tender age, Yim Wing Chun (Bai Jing) grew up under the wing of Master Ng Mui (Kara Hui), a fugitive in the end of the Qing dynasty. Inspired by Ng Mui's Shaolin kung fu, the boyish Wing Chun develops a kind of martial arts that would one day be named after her, while she strikes up a romance with righteous businessman Liang Baochou (Yu Shaoqun). When the minions of the Qing ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Joe Cheung
Stars: Collin Chou | Kara Hui | Yuen Wah | Yu Shaoqun | Bai Jing
City Under Siege (2010)
As: Zhang Dachu
Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II. Instead of finding treasure, the performers - including Sunny - are sprayed with a mysterious chemical that ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Benny Chan
Stars: Aaron Kwok | Shu Qi | Zhang Jingchu | Yuen Wah | Wu Jing
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
As: Jade Warlord
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Jet Li | Jackie Chan | Michael Angarano | Liu Yifei | Li Bingbing
Flash Point (2007)
As: Tony
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Stars: Collin Chou | Louis Koo | Donnie Yen | Ray Lui | Xing Yu
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
As: Hayate
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Stars: Holly Valance | Natassia Malthe | Jaime Pressly | Devon Aoki | Sarah Carter
Fearless (2006)
As: Yuanjia's Father
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Stars: Jet Li | Sun Li | Shidou Nakamura | Dong Yong | Pau Hei-Ching
American Fusion (2005)
As: Tony
Yvonne is a divorced middle-aged Chinese immigrant who thinks her life is over, and she is doomed to spend the rest of her days as a slave to her large and eccentric family. Suddenly, romance enters her life and Yvonne gets a long deferred chance for true love. However, she falls for the last person a Chinese family would ever accept, Jose, a Mexican-American dentist. It doesnt matter what race ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Frank Lin
Stars: Collin Chou | Sylvia Chang | Esai Morales | Hira Ambrosino | Lang Yun
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
As: Seraph
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Lilly Wachowski | Lana Wachowski
Stars: Hugo Weaving | Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Jada Pinkett Smith
Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger (2003)
As: Hui Hong
Treasures from the Ching Dynasty's Yuan Ming Gardens are sought by an art dealer, the Chinese authorities, a mobster, and undercover government agents.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Kant Leung
Stars: Collin Chou | Billy Chow | Karen Tong | Anthony Wong | Ng Gam-Hung
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
As: Seraph
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has discovered his superpowers including super speed, ability to see the codes of the things inside the matrix and a certain degree of ...
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Lilly Wachowski | Lana Wachowski
Stars: Hugo Weaving | Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Gloria Foster
The Victim (1999)
As: Shing
A computer engineer is kidnapped and tortured. Since then, his girlfriend senses he's no longer the same person, and becomes convinced that something supernatural is corrupting his soul. The cop assigned to the case is also determined to get to the bottom of the case. The truth is more frightening than either had anticipated.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Ringo Lam
Stars: Collin Chou | Yiu-Cheung Lai | Amy Kwok | Lau Ching-Wan | Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Immortal Spirit (1999)
As: Lai's Brother
When a cop finds himself stalked by another officer, it turns out to be supernatural forces at work as his colleague is possessed by the spirit of his dead lover who wants him and his family dead as well.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Alan Lo Shun-Chuen
Stars: Michael Wong | Christine Ng | Helena Law Lan | Almen Wong | Tony Ho
City of Darkness (1999)
Volatile triad boss Duanmu (Collin Chou) is in search of three pendants that are believed to hold parts of the map leading to a hidden treasure. He learns that the pendants are now in the possession of three teenagers, so he dispatches his gang henchmen after the kids. Luckily, super cop Lin Dan (Donnie Yen), armed only with his deadly martial arts skills, is there to save the day!
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Lam Man-Cheung
Stars: Collin Chou | Donnie Yen | Billy Chow | Kim Maree Penn | Chang Chung-Kui
I Shoot Myself (1998)
A man dying of Aids decides to tape the remainders of his life on videotape.
Runtime: 97 min.
Stars: Collin Chou | Hung Cheung | Yiu Kwong Chow | Wing-San Lai | Chi-Kit Lam
The Death Games (1997)
As: Long
Tong causes the death of a drug lord called Lion. Years later, his vengeance obsessed son Tiger Shelly (Kim-Maree Penn) are back to settle the score. Tiger assassinates Tong and then goes after Tong's best buddy Kao Fu (Leung Kar Yan). Fu has adopted Tong's daughter Jin, who has come to stay with her new sister Min. They befriend martial arts instructor Kao Hwa (Fan Siu Wong), whose late father was ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: James Wu Kuo-Ren
Stars: Collin Chou | Billy Chow | Kim Maree Penn | Leung Kar-Yan | Fan Siu-Wong
God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1996)
As: Wolf
Following Ko Chun's earlier years as he battles for the position he was destined for: The God of Gamblers.
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Wong Jing
Stars: Francis Ng | Anita Yuen | Gigi Leung | Leon Lai | Jordan Chan
Dr. Wai in 'The Scripture with No Words' (1996)
As: Hung Sing
A serial adventure writer with problems in his personal life lives out the adventures of his literary hero, King of Adventurers.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Ching Siu-Tung
Stars: Jet Li | Charlie Yeung | Takeshi Kaneshiro | Rosamund Kwan | Law Kar-Ying
War of the Underworld (1996)
As: Scum (as Sing Ngai)
When the son of a gang leader manages to insult the son of a rival gang leader, total war erupts between the rival gangs, and the young hero (Tony Leung) is forced to do terrible things in order to maintain order and honor.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Herman Yau
Stars: Collin Chou | Carman Lee | Victor Hon | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Jordan Chan
The Blade (1995)
As: Fast Saber
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Tsui Hark
Stars: Austin Wai | Moses Chan | Xiong Xin-Xin | Vincent Zhao | Song Lei
The Enforcer (1995)
As: Thug
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Stars: Jet Li | Blacky Ko Sau-Leung | Anita Mui | Yu Rong-Guang | Tse Miu
Don't Give a Damn (1995)
As: Siu Loon
Sammo Hung plays a cop on the trail of drug dealers. Customs officer Yuen Biao is investigating the same gang. Sammo's new partner is eager-beaver Takeshi Kaneshiro. Despite each having their own ideas on how best to proceed, they are teamed together and must put aside their differences in order to crack the case. Romance, plot twists, comedic asides, and, of course, plenty of fights bring the film ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Stars: Kathy Chow | Takeshi Kaneshiro | Annabelle Lau | Sammo Hung | Yuen Biao
Drugs Fighters (1995)
Yukari Oshima plays a traffic cop who gets promoted to the drug task force and faces Yuen Wah's syndicate.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Yiu Tin-Hung
Stars: Collin Chou | Ken Lo | Yukari Ôshima | Yuen Wah | Lam Wai
Red Wolf (1995)
As: Tong San
A group of terrorists murder the captain of a cruise ship and take everyone hostage. Their plan is to steal the uranium being stored in the ship's safe. It's up to a security officer and a pickpocketing cocktail waitress to stop them.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Yuen Woo-ping
Stars: Collin Chou | Kenny Ho | Christy Chung | Elaine Lui Siu-Ling | Cecilia Ng
Teenage Master (1995)
As: Shek (as Sing Ngai)
A father and his son are named as the best in Kung Fu. One day, they receive distress signal from the predecessor, then they start their adventure in Hong Kong.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Lam Wai-Lun
Stars: Collin Chou | Ken Lo | Ng Man-Tat | Tse Miu | Jacqueline Law
Ashes of Time (1994)
As: Swordsman
The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of seeking glory, he ends up as an agent. When people come to him ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Wong Kar-wai
Stars: Jacky Cheung | Leslie Cheung | Brigitte Lin | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Tony Leung Ka-Fai
The Defender (1994)
As: Killer Wong
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Stars: Collin Chou | Jet Li | Kent Cheng | Christy Chung | Joey Leung
Return To A Better Tomorrow (1994)
As: Holland Boy
An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Wong Jing
Stars: Collin Chou | Ekin Cheng | Chingmy Yau | Ben Lam | Lau Ching-Wan
Hail the Judge (1994)
As: Shang Wai
Pao Lung-Sing, a descendant of the famous Judge Pao Ching Tient, is a 9th degree corrupt judge (lowest degree) who changes his tune when he tries to champion a woman Chi Siu-Lin, who was framed for killing her husband. As a result, Pao is forced to flee and through a series of events (often hilarious) becomes a 1st degree judge and comes back to wreak havoc and justice on the guilty.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Wong Jing
Stars: Elvis Tsui | Stephen Chow | Lawrence Ng | Sharla Cheung Man | Ng Man-Tat
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
As: Ching Su
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Wong Jing
Stars: Francis Ng | Jet Li | Richard Ng | Chingmy Yau | Sammo Hung
Blade of Fury (1993)
As: Siu-Chuen
A young martial arts teacher is drawn into a plan to reform Imperial China.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Stars: Collin Chou | Rosamund Kwan | Cynthia Khan | Sammo Hung | Ti Lung
Exorcist Master (1992)
As: Star (as Yao-lung Chou)
When a Catholic church in a small Chinese town falls prey to an evil combing the powers of Western and Chinese vampirism, Taoist priest Uncle Nine (Lam Ching Ying) and Catholic priest Wu (Wu Ma) must overcome religious and cultural differences in order to defeat the vampire.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Wu Ma
Stars: Collin Chou | Wu Ma | Lam Ching-Ying | Teddy Yip Wing-Cho | Hung Yue
Banana Spirit (1992)
As: Che
Francis Ng stars as Chic, who helps his friend Che, a Taoist ghostbuster, with various assignments. They both owe gambling debts to the nasty mobster Rabid Hsiung, so they're in desperate need of money, leading them to take on a request from the elderly Taoist master Tang to help him capture the Banana Spirit. On a late-night search, the trio is frightened by a demon as well as awakening the Banana Spirit, ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Lo Kin
Stars: Collin Chou | Francis Ng | Richard Ng | Lam Ching-Ying | Tommy Wong
Lover's Tear (1992)
As: Inspector Chung Ao
A cop in the Hong Kong anti-smuggling unit goes to mainland China to retrieve some confiscated contraband. His real objective, though, is to arrest the boss of the smuggling ring. His goal is endangered, though, when he falls for the gang boss' daughter.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Jacob Cheung
Stars: Collin Chou | Yukari Ôshima | Nina Li Chi | Sammo Hung | Wu Ma
Slickers vs. Killers (1991)
As: Policeman
Sammo Hung Kam-po directs, produces and stars this comedy action thriller about Success Hung, an ace cell phone salesman who his feeling the heat from young, up and comer Miss Cheng (Carol Cheng Yu-ling). One day, Hung witnesses a mob hit. Though the panic-stricken salesman tries to tell his friends about the incident, Hung's gift for exaggeration in the past makes everyone suspicion of his claims except ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Stars: Jacky Cheung | Joyce Godenzi | Sammo Hung | Carol Cheng | Yu Li
Shy Spirit (1991)
As: Sing
Two feuding families brag about their sons on christening day. One, called Long-life, is destined to die early, while Sing, the other, will do well. Twenty years pass. Long-life has survived, and he fancies pretty Hsio. In a scene stolen from My Life As A Dog, he spies on her in the shower, falls through the roof, kisses her as he lands..... but then her spirit leaves her body. Having died naked, ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Chuang Yan-Chien
Stars: Collin Chou | Eric Tsang | Peter Chan Lung | Chung Fat | Josephine Foo Lai-Yan
Licence To Steal (1990)
As: Yang Chuan Kuang
Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the area and commands a posse of hired thugs. With a new partner by her side, Godenzi looks to avenge her ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Billy Chan
Stars: Collin Chou | Richard Ng | Joyce Godenzi | Agnes Aurelio | Yuen Biao
Encounter of the Spooky Kind II (1990)
As: Magician's fighter
Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive Master Shi. The two men's romantic rivalry escalates into full-scale supernatural warfare after Shi enlists the aid of a wicked sorcerer, and Abao encounters a benevolent female ghost.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Ricky Lau
Stars: Sammo Hung | Lam Ching-Ying | Mang Hoi | Wong Man-Gwan | Mimi Kung
Into the Fire (1989)
As: Chou Hsiao-Lung
A triad punk and a rich kid have to put their differences aside when they are both pursued by gangsters.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Lo Kin
Stars: Collin Chou | Billy Chow | Chin Siu Ho | Tai Bo | Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Turandot ()
The plot follows Princess Turandot who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts. These bracelets’ life-draining effects cause the princess to becomes cruel, and gradually she loses her humanity.
Directed by: Xiaolong Zheng
Stars: Collin Chou | Dylan Sprouse | Jiang Wen | Guan Xiao Tong | Fredrik Yderström