Robin Shou

Robin Shou
Robin Shou, April 2004
Born	Shou Wan Por (1960-07-17) July 17, 1960 (age 51) Hong Kong
Occupation	Martial artist, actor

Shou Wan Por (Chinese: 仇雲波, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou was most successful for playing the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat & Gobei with the late Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja.

Career

Shou's first real dramatic role was in Forbidden Nights in 1990, with Melissa Gilbert. Though only a TV film, this was his American debut. However, Shou went back to Hong Kong and continued making movies there.

In 1994, Shou returned to Los Angeles whereupon he appeared as Liu Kang, a monk warrior seeking revenge for the death of his younger brother in Mortal Kombat.

Shou also appears in a minor role in another fighting video game adaptation, DOA: Dead or Alive, based on Tecmo's video game series of the same name, produced by Mortal Kombat director Paul W. S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt. He also appeared as Gen in 2009's Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Shou trained Milla Jovovich for her role in Resident Evil^[1] and is currently training her for the fifth installment of the franchise titled Resident Evil: Retribution.

Filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Robin Shou

• Official Robin Shou Homepage
• Robin Shou at the Internet Movie Database
• Robin Shou Hong Kong Cinema interview with Robin Shou
• Robin Shou Interview