Chin Siu-ho

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Chin Siu-ho
錢嘉華
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Chin attending a memorial service for Yueh Hua on 20 November 2018.
Born
Chin Ka-wah

(1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61)
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)Sharon Kwok Sau-wan 郭秀雲 (divorced)
Yau Sau-ming
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Chin Siu-ho (born 26 January 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist, notable for acting with Jet Li in Tai Chi Master and Fist of Legend .

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Background

He is the older brother of actor Chin Kar-lok and ex-husband of Sharon Kwok Sau-wan, and started martial arts training when he was 10 years old. Chin has performed in over 90 films for famous companies like Shaw Film Company and Golden Harvest Films since the 1970s. He started to gain popularity in the 1980s. His first leading role in the career was Hu Fei in Legend of the Fox . He has performed a lot of horror and gangster films. His recent performance in films industry include Rigor Mortis , Happiness and Vampire Cleanup Department .

Chin heroically rescued a woman who had been held hostage in 1994. At the 2016 Golden Flower Awards International Film Festival, Chin won the Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Micro Movie Award for Rest Is Pending.

Filmography

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