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Christina Chang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, by her Chinese-Filipino father and American mother. At 17 she moved to the United States to study Theatre & Film in her mother's home state of Kansas and later studied acting in Seattle, USA. Chang went on to gain a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Washington in Seattle, where she won her first professional acting job in the play "Naomi's Road" at the Seattle Children's Theater. From there, she progressed to the off-Broadway production of Tina Landau's the "Trojan Women."
Once in New York, Chang gained several guest and recurring roles on various programs including Cosby, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns. She appeared in the feature films Random Hearts (1999), 28 Days (2000), Deadline (2000) and Girls Club (2002). She also hosted Globe Trekker, also known as Globe Trekker (1994).
Chang's other interests include working with children, following in the footsteps of her mother who is a school counselor. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, has studied the trapeze, and has an interest in social work.- Actress
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Born in Taiwan, Qi Shu has won the prestigious Golden Horse Award in Taiwan (regarded as the East Asian Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress in 1998. She has also received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in 2005. She appeared with Jackie Chan in the romantic comedy Gorgeous (1999) ("Gorgeous"). Her name is spelled in a variety of ways, including Hsu Qi, Hsu Chi, Qi Shu, and Shu Kei, and there are quite a few other variations on her name on foreign V.C.D.s, D.V.D.s, and internet sites.- Producer
- Director
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Justin Lin is a Taiwanese-American film director whose films have grossed $2 billion worldwide. He is best known for his work on Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious 3-6 and Star Trek Beyond. He is also known for his work on television shows like Community and the second season of True Detective. Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Cypress, California, in Orange County. He attended Cypress High School and University of California, San Diego for two years before transferring to UCLA, where he earned a B.A. in Film & Television and a MFA in Film Directing & Production from the UCLA film school.- Actor
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The 1/2 Taiwanese and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Whether by his own design or not, the boyishness that marked his first steps into showbiz has evolved into a cool, somewhat reticent demeanor that has now become his trademark. Despite being effortlessly good-looking, he chooses to strike a sometimes uneasy balance between the commercially pleasing and the quirky in his choice of film roles -- a move that's unusual for Asian leading men. But whether he's the faithful lover in the Japanese AIDS drama Kamisama mousukoshi dake (1998), the canned-pineapple-eating cop in Chungking Express (1994) or awkward in his role in Misty (1996), a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), Asian audiences love his style. Other memorable roles include his turn as a lovelorn student in Tempting Heart (1999), an angel in Lavender (2000) and the leader of a trio of robbers in Space Travelers (2000). There hasn't been an Asian actor quite as versatile as Kaneshiro, who is able to straddle the Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japanese film industries because of his proficiency in various languages. Still, one wonders if the reason why he's so sought after is because he is so elusive. No one really knows what he does outside of film commitments, and his reluctance towards being in the spotlight is legendary.- Actor
- Producer
Chang Chen, an international renowned actor, first earned his attention at the age of 14 when he took the lead role in A Brighter Summer Day. Since then, he was nominated three times at the Golden Horse Awards, and several times for best actor at the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. He won Best Actor at the 3rd Osaka Asia Film Festival for his performance in The Go Master.
Chang's outstanding versatile performance, coupled with his diligent learning attitude, made him the favorite cast of world's renowned directors. His dedication to filmmaking is seen not only in how he strives to improve his acting skills, but also the initiatives he had taken in learning local Uyghur language and horse riding for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the game of go and meditation for The Go Master, and three years of practice bajiquan (martial arts) for the The Grandmaster which he later won first prize in a recognized competition.
In 2017, Chang's performance in Mr. Long was nominated for the 67th Berlinale international film festival in official competition.
In 2018, Chang was the only Asian actor who served as one of the juries at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.- Actor
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Nelson Lee was born on 16 October 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for Ahsoka (2023), Mulan (2020) and Stargirl (2020).- Actress
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Camille Chen was born on 1 September 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress and producer, known for Game Night (2018), Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) and Renfield (2023). She has been married to Christian Anderson since 4 March 2017.- Actor
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Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and director. He was born in Taipei to schoolteachers, Yeh Hui-Mei, who taught fine arts, and Chou Yao-Chung, a biomedical researcher. In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then, his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and in western Asian communities such as in the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums since his debut. Chou continues to write songs for other artists, work on his album and went on to win numerous awards in the music industry. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time magazine (Asia version), titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held five world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people. Chou debuted his acting career and made his film debut in Initial D (2005), and also since ventured into many movie projects. He made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with The Green Hornet (2011), starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company, JVR Music.- Tiffany Ann Hsu (her birth name in Mandarin is Wei-Ning Hsu, but she loves people call her Ann because that's what her beloved grandfather calls her) was born on 7th August 1984 in Taipei City, Taiwan. She is an Italian-Taiwanese model and actress.
Hsu's father is an Italian-American and her mother is Taiwanese. When she was 2 years old, Hsu's father left her mother, and Hsu was raised by her mother along with her grandfather, grandmother, and her mother's other family members. Hsu graduated from Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School and Chinese Cultural University with a major in Drama Acting. She was first noticed by Catwalk Agency when she participated in a talent casting for MTV Taiwan and was then signed up to be a model in 2003.
In 2004, Hsu appeared as the lead actress in her first TV series, Jia You Fei Fei. She also sang the theme song, "Sweet and Hot Sister." In 2005, she starred in the series Mischievous Kiss (2005) as the second female lead. Hsu appeared in her first movie, Song shu zi sha shi jian (2006), in 2006, and she starred in the idol drama Ai jiu zhai yi qi (2009) as well as Xia Yi Zhan, Xing Fu (2009) three years later. In 2013, she had another lead actress role in the TV romance-drama series Love Me or Leave Me (2012) as a marriage-phobic woman who tests her boyfriend with a femme fatale. The following year, in her first movie lead actress role, she starred in Design 7 Love (2014). Hsu's depiction of a woman caught in a complicated situation who must find a way out earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination as Best New Performer. - Hannah Quinlivan (born 12 August 1993), also known as Kun Ling, is a Taiwanese-Australian actress and model.
Hannah Quinlivan was born to an Australian father and a Taiwanese-Korean mother in Taiwan, on August 12, 1993. She has a younger half brother from her paternal side, and an older half sister from her maternal side. She graduated from Juang Jing Vocational High School. She took an eight-week short course in film production and acting at New York Film Academy.
Hannah Quinlivan began her career by appearing in Blackie's Teenage Club in 2008. She became a guest host in I Love The Man in December 2011.
She made her acting debut in Ti Amo Chocolate in 2012, playing Peng Kaili.
Hannah Quinlivan's first film role was a student uncredited appearance in the film Step Back to Glory (2013). At the same year, she had a minor role as Lin Jiayi in Amour et Pâtisserie, which starred Sandrine Pinna as Chen Tiantian.
In 2014, she appeared in Wu Jianxin's Moon River, based on Ming Xiaoxi's novel, as Lucy. She made a cameo appearance in television series The Lying Game. She was cast in the lead role of Ren Yuhong in Heart Of Steel, directed by Danny Dun. She was cast in the film Twa-Tiu-Tiann, playing the former girlfriend of Chris Wang's character.
In November 2014, Hannah Quinlivan confirmed her relationship with singer and actor Jay Chou. The couple had been dating since 2010, but had first met each other when she was an employee of a clothing shop that Jay invested in during 2007 when she was 14. In December 2014, Chou announced that he would marry Hannah Quinlivan on his 36th birthday. Quinlivan holds dual Taiwanese and Australian citizenships.
Sarah Haywood planned their wedding in England. It took place in Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire on 17 January 2015, one day before Chou's birthday. A private wedding ceremony open to friends and family occurred on 9 February in Taipei. A third reception, this time in Australia, was held in March. According to Chou's official Facebook page, the couple has been registered for marriage since July 2014. The couple have two children: daughter Hathaway (born July 2015) and son Romeo (born June 2017). 3 days after she gave birth the second time, she was already auditioning for her role in the action thriller film Skyscraper, which was released in 2018. - Natalie Leticia Morales is the daughter of Penelope and Lieut. Col. Mario Morales, Jr., a retired Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf and Vietnam War. She was born in Taiwan, of Brazilian and Puerto Rican descent. As a U.S. Air Force dependent, she has spent much of her life living overseas with her family in Panama, Brazil and Spain.
Ms. Morales has as an anchor / correspondent covered several major breaking news stories, including Hurricane Katrina, the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion, the Tsunami disaster.
She holds a bachelor of arts degree, with 2 majors - journalism and Latin American studies, from Rutgers University. - Actor
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For someone who never considered entering showbiz, Eddie Peng has certainly carved out an amazing acting career. He is arguably the Chinese film industry's most recognizable and bankable star today, having starred in over 30 box-office hits - a canny mix of epic blockbusters and indie projects.
Peng migrated to Canada when he was 13 and spent the next 10 years there. In 2002, the Economics major (University of British Columbia) returned to Taipei to attend his grandmother's funeral, and was cast in the TV series Tomorrow as the second male lead.
This serendipitous casting marked the beginning of his swift rise to fame. Peng made his big screen debut in Exit No. 6 in 2006, and quickly proved just how committed he was to his newfound profession. To play a gymnast in Jump Ashin! (2011), Peng spent 12 hours a day over an eight-month period practicing gymnastics. The film was a box-office hit and he went on to star in police thriller Cold War (2012) and Unbeatable (2013), for which he endured rigorous workout regimes to play an MMA athlete.
Peng's dedication to the craft did not go unnoticed. He earned nominations for Best Newcomer at Golden Horse Awards for My DNA Says I Love You (2007), Best Actor for Jump Ashin! (2011), and Best Supporting Actor for Unbeatable (2013) at the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 2014, Peng landed the coveted role of martial arts legend Wong Fei Hung in Rise of The Legend, which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Peng then put in months of grueling training to play a professional cyclist in To The Fore (2015), which was Hong Kong's entry for the best foreign-language film at the 88th Academy Awards. Peng was also appointed the first Chinese Goodwill Ambassador of the 2015 Tour DE France.
Another breakthrough came in 2016 with Peng's portrayal of an undercover cop in Operation Mekong, which received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing Chinese crime action at that point. That same year, he also starred in romance drama Run for Love alongside Zhang Ziyi, police thriller Cold War II, war epic Call of Heroes, and Zhang Yimou's historical epic The Great Wall.
In 2017, Peng starred in director Ann Hui's war film Our Time Will Come, and scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 12th Asian Film Awards. Peng then went on to headline fantasy epic Wu Kong. In 2018, Peng starred in director Jiang Wen's Hidden Man, which was mainland China's entry in the best foreign-language film category at the 91st Academy Awards. Jiang was highly complimentary of his leading man: "Eddie's self-discipline is beyond imagination - he commands the body with his soul."
After a year-long break, Peng returned to star in The Rescue in 2020, director Dante Lam's action thriller about China's emergency rescue ops teams. Peng also starred in Ann Hui's Love After Love, adapted from novelist Eileen Chang's romance classic. The film was selected for the out-of-competition category at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where director Hui was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
For the film Are You Lonesome Tonight released in 2021, Peng stayed true to form and lost 35 pounds for his role. The film had its special screening in the official selection of the 74th Cannes Film Festival and was selected for the a Window on Asian Cinema category at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. In addition, it was also selected for the Contemporary World Cinema category at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival and the Perlak section at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Off camera, Peng devotes time to causes close to his heart. He partnered with international organization WildAid to encourage protection of sea turtles, appearing in a campaign and documentary aired on World Wildlife Day in 2019. He is well-known for his charity work for children with cancer. Peng is also official ambassador for international brands Longines and Berluti.- Actress
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Joey Wang grew up in her native Taiwan, where she was spotted by a talent scout for a modeling agency. Her height and delicate beauty made her one of the most popular Taiwanese models, and Wang went on to have a successful film career. Her ethereal elegance was used to great effect by director Ching Siu-tung in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) and its sequels. Wang has also appeared in dozens of contemporary feature films, including 'God of Gamblers' starring Chow Yun-Fat, and 'City Hunter' opposite Jackie Chan.- Brigitte Lin is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei by a film producer after she finished women's high school and was preparing for university.
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Mason Temple was born on 17 January 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Ginny & Georgia (2021).- Actor
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Jiro popularly known as 'Da Dong' is a famous actor and singer as a member of Fahrenheit and vocal and guitarist of a rock band D.C.W..
After he worked his way through arts high school in Taipei, he went on with his several jobs in showbiz, for example, modeling on catwalk and for commercials, starring music videos, reporter of TV programs, and work for another models or singers and actresses as an assistant beauty stylist quite a while, and he even moonlighted as a waiter at friend's restaurant with a dream to become a singer.
Once, he tried to give up his dream just because it was too hard to last that repeating auditions and wait with changes agency to agency for a formal debut without any promise of return to him who had to make a living as a head of household. However, when he planned his life as an art teacher, the Chance has come!
He was cast in "It Started with A Kiss" aka Mischievous Kiss (2005) for one of main characters 'A Jin' aka 'Jin Yuan Feng' by the director Yu-Ning Chu. As is generally known, this TV series was a great success and its mega hit is not only a Taiwan nationwide one but also is the "Asianwide." Moreover, its success was continued to its sequel "They Kiss Again" aka It Started with a Kiss: They Kiss Again (2007). He also gained a fame in Greater China with its hero and heroin Ariel Lin, and Joe Cheng Yuan Chang together.
Not long after his awesome "actual debut" as an actor(*except playing cameo) before a singer, he got offers of management both from Comic International Productions, the production company of "It started with a kiss" and HIM International Music. As an actor exclusive to Comic Productions, he also trained and prepared to make his musical debut under HIM at the same time.
KO One (2005) aka "Zhongji Yiban", also was a memorable drama to him personally. As you can see from what he is called his nickname 'Da Dong' named from the character 'Wang Da Dong' he played in "KO One" Until NOW, it was very impressive for viewers. Its public favor and high audience ratings served as a momentum of its spin-off series The X-Family (2007) aka "Zhongji Yijia", and K.O. 3an Guo (2009) aka "Zhongji Sanguo." With "K.O 3an Guo", the last leg, "Zhongji Trilogy" which was begun with it and continued with "The X-Family" was completed.
If say that "It started with a kiss" was a work which marked the 1st turning point of his life, then it was the 2nd turning point in the point of view it broadened his career from an actor to an all-around entertainer who can sing too, as well as he act. Why it broadened his career to singer though he didn't sing much in it is because he Finally debuted as all-male quartet 'Fahrenheit' with other 3 members, Chun Wu, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan who played its leading roles and supporting role. They had no sooner made their bow with its soundtracks than they became idols of girls of Asia.
For similar case, his band 'Dong Cheng Wei' aka 'D.C.W' which he formed when he was in high school with his friends Shu Chen and Free Dun (elder brother of Xiu, Zhi Jie Chen and young drummer Ming Han Li joined after) also took their guest appearances and participation in soundtracks of "Zhongji Trilogy" as a opportunity, got fame, and released their album.
The continuing success of dramas and those soundtracks albums plus their self-titled debut album let people call them "Next F4." As Hana Kimi (2006) aka "Taiwan version" "Hana zakari no Kimi tachi e" (2007) was nominated as one of the best teenage drama in 2007 the 2nd Seoul International Drama Awards, he visited Korea for attending awards and fan meeting for its promotion in Seoul. With broadcasting this awards on public channel, he had been known to Korea, too. Thangs to that almost his filmography are remade word for word what Japanese comic originals, he also had lots of Japanese fans to support.
In "Rolling Love" aka Rolling Love (2008) and "ToGetHer" aka Ai jiu zhai yi qi (2009), he starred as a chef genius at making egg fried rice and the top star fallin' slump each and showed his good acting. As a matter of fact, 'Mars', the character he acted in "ToGetHer" actually reflected a lot of figure of himself.
Since his first TV Series, until Momo Love (2009) all characters which he acted had common figures consistently. For instance, he was always describing the character bad at studying or a little foolish("Kiss Series", "Zhongji Series", "Together") as much as being good at fighting or physical activities("KO One, "Hana Kimi", "Rolling love"), he also admired rock & roll, playing guitar("Zhongji series", "Together") and got a talent in cooking("Kiss series", "Rolling love"), and he had charismatic leadership("Zhongji series", "Rolling love") while being very shy before girl and fool at love(every series) and simple minded, outgoing character(everyone). The one & only differences in character in "MoMo Love" is he was changed to smart guy!!!
While filing his filmography step by step, he also gained good grade in musical career. Fahrenheit, the group he belongs released 4 formal mandarin albums, 3 Japanese singles, and many OST recordings. Their many songs tied up with many dramas they starred. Sometimes to support his band D.C.W, he back upped collaboration stages as an ex-vocal. In 2008, as Fahrenheit, he also participated in the 5th Asia Song Festival as the best Asian artist representing Taiwan, he also raised his awareness as a musician as well as an actor. He as Fahrenheit had Asian tour concerts too.
Fahrenheit owed the nomination as the good will ambassador of Taiwan tourism to such remarkable exploits around Asia.
His development in showbiz is more than just the above facts. He was selected as a main host in a new launching big TV talk show Super King (2010). Eventhough it was the first time to stand as a main MC, but he made maximum use of his past experience as a reporter.
Now, after completion his guest appearance in Sunshine Angel (2011), he is just ready to his screen debut with "Zi Zhai" (2011).- Producer
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Dan is the CEO and Head Wrangler of Rideback, the film and television company known for producing tentpole live-action and animated content for global audiences. Rideback is housed inside Rideback Ranch. This innovative, creative campus formed by Lin in LA's Historic Filipinotown district is also home to industry leading companies Warner Animation Group, David Ayer's Cedar Park Entertainment, premier animation studio Animal Logic, and Margot Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment.
Since his company's formation in 2008, Lin has produced films that have grossed over $4 billion in worldwide box office. He most recently produced Disney's $1 Billion blockbuster "Aladdin," Stephen King's "It: The Second Chapter," and the acclaimed Netflix awards contender, "The Two Popes."
His past films include LEGO movie franchise films "The LEGO Movie," "The LEGO Batman Movie," "The LEGO Ninjago Movie," "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part," Stephen King's "It," and Netflix's "Death Note."
Lin also previously produced the hit mystery thrillers "Sherlock Holmes" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," which starred Robert Downey Jr., and executive produced Fox's TV series "Lethal Weapon," based on the film franchise.
Prior to forming Lin Pictures, Lin served as Senior Vice President of Production for Warner Bros. Pictures. During his eight-year tenure at the studio from 1999 to 2007, he oversaw the development and production of such films as Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning drama "The Departed."
Lin serves on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations, including the Evolve Entertainment Fund, the Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children, and the I Dream of Fish Foundation. In June 2015, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Lin received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1999.- Actor
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Mark Chao was born on 25 September 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Monga (2010), The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020) and Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015). He has been married to Yuanyuan Gao since 5 June 2014. They have one child.- Na-Na OuYang was born on 15 June 2000 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Bleeding Steel (2017), To the Fore (2015) and The Great Ruler (2020).
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In 2010, Fernando turned his focus to his acting career, appearing as Fenroy in Gavin O'Connor's WARRIOR alongside Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte (who received an Academy Award nomination). The film has attained cult status and is currently #135 on IMDB's Top 250 films of all time.
Fernando guest-starred as fan-favorite Wade Wei in the wildly popular and critically acclaimed web series THE GUILD opposite Felicia Day. THE GUILD received Best Series awards from Yahoo and YouTube and is one of the most viewed web shows in history.
As the tech-savvy Lt. Wilkes, Fernando shined alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Justin Lin's massive worldwide hit FAST FIVE, which opened to $86 million domestically on the way to well over $600 million in international box office.
Reteaming with WARRIOR director Gavin O'Connor and writer Anthony Tambakis, Fernando played iconoclastic lawyer "Tokyo Dan" Manning in the A & E pilot CINNAMON GIRL. The show, created by Tambakis and Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, was set in the late 60s Laurel Canyon music scene. The $7 million price tag on the pilot was the highest in A & E history.
Fernando has also had memorable roles as Lt. Pak in Dan Bradley's RED DAWN (opposite Chris Hemsworth), and as Prof. Heng in Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE (alongside Johnny Depp). He has also appeared in box-office smashes IRON MAN 3, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and on the international big screen as the feared General Wu in Nick Powell's OUTCAST (opposite Nic Cage and Hayden Christensen).As DHS Intelligence agent, Sorkis in Gavin O'Connor's new film THE ACCOUNTANT alongside all-star cast Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, JK Simmons, John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor. In Season 3 of Michael Bay's, THE LAST SHIP on TNT, Fernando plays the season's antagonist and recurring guest-star as the ruthless Chinese President Peng Wu.
Fernando is also developing a screenplay with his director/cousin Tiffany Hsiung (The Apology) called 'Sunny'.- Actor
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Roy Chiu was born on 14 October 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Dear Ex (2018), Man in Love (2021) and Marry Me, or Not? (2015). He has been married to Wei-Ning Hsu since 7 December 2021.- Actor
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Kang-sheng Lee was born in 1968 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for What Time Is It There? (2001), Help Me, Eros (2007) and The Missing (2003).- Actor
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Bill Buell was born on September 21, 1952. His film and TV credits include God's Pocket, Across the Universe, Spy Game, Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Love Letter, Requiem for a Dream, Quiz Show, Kinsey, TV: "Elementary" , Blue Bloods", "The Bronx Is Burning", "John Adams", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Law & Order", "Boardwalk Empire".- Actress
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Wu Chien-Lien was born on July 3, 1968 in Taipei. Inspired by Fame (USA 1980) she entered the Taipei National University of Art after finishing high school she earned tuition money during the summer by singing commercial jingles and back-up vocals. Famous actress Sylvia Chang happened to come across a striking photograph of her at the record company where Wu worked and sent it along to Johnnie To, who was casting for a new movie. That movie was, the now classic A Moment of Romance (1990), which launched Wu into stardom across Asia. Over the next few years Wu continued with her studies while appearing in few films here and there. In 1994, she was nominated for a HKFA Best Actress Award for her performance in the UFO horror film The Returning, appeared in Ang Lee's acclaimed Eat Drink Man Woman (TAIWAN 1994), and also made her debut as a singer. Though blessed with a serene face and slender frame she has effectively been cast against type as cold-blooded killers in the Milkyway films Beyond Hypothermia (1996) and Intruder (1997). Her most acclaimed role to date is that of an ill-fated but determined young woman in Ann Hui's Eighteen Springs (1997), for which she garnered a HKFA Best Actress nomination and took home the Hong Kong Critics Society Best Actress Award. She most recently took on the role of tragic 30s actress Ruan Ling-Yu in a Mainland TV series. Since 1998 Wu has worked in China, Singapore, and even in Korea, where many people still remember her fondly from A Moment of Romance. In general, Wu has managed to keep a low profile and has avoided the usual celebrity relationship gossip for much of her career. Wu has reportedly insisted that she has no intentions of retiring from acting when or if she gets married.- Actress
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Sibelle Hu was born on May 4, 1958 in Taiwan. She graduated from the Faculty of History of the University of Taiwan in 1981. When she was still in school, she made her film debut in Your Smiling Face (1979), which was a big hit in Hong Kong, and then went on to appear in a host of drama/romantic films from Taiwan.
Hu later furthered her film career in Hong Kong, starring in mostly action films, at times taking on tough, no-nonsense police detective roles. However, she also starred in several action-comedies as well, most notably playing "Madam Wu" in three of the six "My Lucky Stars" films. Her role would be spun-off and take center stage in a different movie series called "The Inspector Wears Skirts," where she trains a group of female police squad members at the Hong Kong Police Academy.
Hu was seriously injured in a fire incident from a botched stunt scene while filming Devil Hunters (1989). Fortunately, she received good treatment and recovered well enough to continue with her film career, appearing in movies well into the 1990s.
Hu's film career phased out after she married Patrick Ho Chi-Ping, Hong Kong's former Secretary for Home Affairs. They have one daughter together.