Top 10 Intriguing Facts about Collin Chou

Top 10 Intriguing Facts about Collin Chou

Collin Chou at the 2008 Los Angeles Wizard world by Unknown Arthur/Wikimedia Commons

Collin Chou was born on August 11, 1967, in Taiwan. He is an actor, known for The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Forbidden Kingdom.

Born in Taiwan to a large family of eight brothers and four sisters, he has been married to Wanda Yung since December 10, 1997, they have two children.

Collin Chou began his training in martial arts at the age of five. When he was 12, Chou started his film career as a stuntman before landing his first leading role at the age of 18.

After spending two years in service for the Taiwan Army, Chou moved to Hong Kong to pursue acting.

1. Fascinating in the entertainment industry name is a brand Chau was first known as Ngai Sing

In the entertainment industry, your name is a big part of your brand. Although most people are familiar with the name Collin Chou,

This was not always the name he used, when he first entered the industry, he worked under the name, Ngai Sing.

Ngai Sing started in the shadow, by being a double for other actors and soon he appeared under lights.

He changed his name to Collin Chou, as he wants to conquer the US film industry. In 2000, he was cast as the Oracle’s bodyguard in Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions.

In 2006, he made his comeback in HK in Ronny Yu’s movie Fearless in which he played Hua Yuan Jia’s Father.

2. Interestingly with the circumstance at home Collins Chau started working at an early age

Most people in the United States don’t start their first real jobs until they’re about 16. That wasn’t the situation for Collin, though. Due to his circumstances at home.

The circumstances at home made Collin begin working when he was just six or seven years old. It was during this time that he began to learn about films

He became an apprentice in wood carving and baking and used his money to support himself and help his mother.

Working at different places, he learned about movies and martial arts from my co-workers. He found four different martial arts teachers who taught me various styles.

3. Amazingly Collins Chau got the chance to act in a Netflix movie half of it

Netflix by David Balev/Unsplash

Collin Chou recently got the chance to show viewers another side to his acting skills thanks to a role in the new Netflix movie, The Half of It.

The Half of It, written and directed by Alice Wu, Chou is repped by Global Artists Agency and Convergence Entertainment.

In the movie, Chou plays, Edwin Chu, a single father living in a small town and working at the local train station.

His daughter, Ellie, is a shy high school student who is struggling with her sexuality and forms an unlikely bond with another classmate.

4. Chau’s interest in movies started at the age of 12 his first job he acted as a stuntman

Acting by Jakob Owens/Unsplash

Chau’s interest in movies increased with time until he decided to go to Taipei City at the age of twelve.

Most 12-year-olds aren’t even sure about what they want to eat for lunch, never mind what they want to do with the rest of their lives.

However, Collin was sure about his future in acting and martial arts from a very young age. When he was 12.

He was very lucky because his first job was as an extra, they needed someone who could do a reaction to being killed by a sword.

They were all impressed with him and took his phone number. That was how he got started in the movie and TV industry as a stuntman.

5. Unbelievably language barrier is common Collins Chau had to learn English in the US 

Being in the business for this long he realized that the ‘language barrier’ was the same worldwide.

In Hong Kong, you have to speak Cantonese, but in China, Taiwan, and other Chinese-speaking countries you have to speak Mandarin.

In the US, you have to speak American English to get into the movie industry or to be a good actor in movies.

Even though Collin Chou doesn’t mind playing the bad guy, he’d also like a chance to play a superhero.

He says the type of hero he would like to play is “Probably a character who is a common person or an underdog, someone people can identify with and feel for.

6. Collins would like to play different roles but as an action actor amazingly he has his stunts

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Collins would like to play different characters, but typecasting is very typical in the Hong Kong movie industry.

Action movies will always be important in the Hong Kong movie industry and there are not many actors who can do their stunts.

Collin is thankful for all of the opportunities he’s gotten over the years, but that doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t like to switch things up from time to time.

Although he is aware that he’s been typecast, he hopes to eventually earn other big roles where he can show the world that he’s capable of performing more than stunts.

7. Remarkably Chau does not disappoint in playing the bad man he had to learn a lot

Chau is not disappointed with just playing bad guy roles. Being an actor, he has to perform every role that he accepts to the best of his capabilities.

He also had to learn a lot from working with all those different martial arts actors and directors.

Collin Chou has played a lot of villains throughout his career, but he doesn’t seem to mind.

8. Interestingly Collins is part of a large family of 13 children 

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Collin is one of 13 children in his family. He has eight brothers and four sisters. When sharing details of his childhood.

Collin is the eighth child, their father left them after the youngest was born, leaving their mother to raise the thirteen children.

Some of his brothers went to an orphanage so that they could get an education while others stayed with Mom and went on to become apprentices.

9. Astonishingly Chau had a rough childhood he lost two sisters to suicide 

In addition to having a rough childhood, things haven’t always been easy for Collin in his adult life either.

In 2014, Collin lost two of his sisters to suicide. Reports indicate that both sisters had been struggling with depression.

10. The famous Collins Chuo has been married to the beautiful Queen Wanda Yung 

Collin has a very hectic schedule, but he still makes time to be there for his family. Collin has been happily married to Wanda Yung since 1997.

Wanda is a former beauty queen from Hong Kong, Together, the couple has been blessed with two sons.