Danny Chan Kwok-kwan

Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (born 1 August 1975) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, dance choreographer, and the lead singer of the rock band Poet. He is known for resembling Bruce Lee in appearance, and has portrayed Lee in the 2008 television series The Legend of Bruce Lee, the 2015 film Ip Man 3, and its 2019 sequel Ip Man 4. Chan is also a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, the martial art created by Bruce Lee.[2]

Danny Chan
Born
Chan Kwok-kwan

(1975-08-01) 1 August 1975
OccupationActor, director, martial artist, dance choreographer, cinematographer[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Musical career
Also known asSiu Long (小龍, "Little Dragon")

Career

Chan started his career as the lead singer of the rock band Poet. He also played minor roles in several Hong Kong films.[3] He first came to prominence for acting in two films directed by Stephen Chow - as the goalkeeper "Empty Hand" in Shaolin Soccer (2001), and as the Axe Gang boss Brother Sum in Kung Fu Hustle (2004). In 2008, due to his resemblance to Bruce Lee, he was chosen to portray the famous martial artist in the biographical television series The Legend of Bruce Lee.[3][2] Chan reprised his role as Lee in the 2015 film Ip Man 3, which is loosely based on the life of Lee's mentor. He took on the role once more in the 2019 film Ip Man 4, the final installment in the franchise.

Personal life

Chan has been married to Hong Kong actress Emme Wong since 2014. Chan has sparked controversy for his pro-Beijing stance, after outspokenly being supportive of the Hong Kong police during the 2019 Hong Kong Protests, posting on social media that police should not "go easy on any [protesters]" nor "let any one of them go".[4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1995Lost Boys in Wonderland
壞孩子俱樂部
1996Young and Dangerous 3
古惑仔3之隻手遮天
"Fat Sze's gangster"
1999Sealed with a Kiss
甜言蜜語
"yellow hair thug"
The Legend of Speed
烈火戰車2極速傳說
extra
2001Shaolin Soccer
少林足球
"Empty/Lighting Hand"
Bullets of Love
不死情謎
2002The Era of Vampires
殭屍大時代
"Choi"
Fighting to Survive
一蚊雞保鏢
"debt collector"
2004Kung Fu Hustle
功夫
"Brother Sum"
2005Where Is Mama's Boy
我亞媽發仔瘟
"tall rascal"
2006I'll Call You
得閒飲茶
"Hong"
2007It's a Wonderful Life
心想事成
"Sun Wukong the Monkey God"
Kung Fu Fighter
功夫無敵
"Don Ching"
2008CJ7
長江七號
My Wife is a Gambling Maestro
我老婆係賭聖
"Manu"
The Luckiest Man
大四喜
Ho Kin
2009All's Well, Ends Well 2009
家有喜事2009
"Web single #2"
2010Just Another Pandora's Box
越光寶盒
"Soldier"
Ice Kacang Puppy Love
初戀紅豆冰
"Aquarium Owner"
2014The Brave Have No Fears
戰金剛
Unbeatable Youth
少年當自強
2015Monk Comes Down the Mountain
道士下山
"Zhao Xinchuan"
Blind Spot
探靈檔案
Ip Man 3
葉問3
"Bruce Lee"
2018Keep Calm and Be a Superstar
The Incredible Monk
The Incredible Monk - Dragon Return
Kung Fu League
Fake Partner
2019The Sexy Guys
Ip Man 4
葉問4
"Bruce Lee"
Deception of the Novelist
The Rookies
Nezha

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel
2005Hala
哈拉教父
Cameo role
2007Kung Fu Beggar
功夫狀元
"Nip Siu-lung"ATV
God of Cookery
食神
"Goosehead"
2008The Legend of Bruce Lee
李小龍傳奇
"Bruce Lee"CCTV
2010The Great Rescue
大营救
"Qin Guozhong"CCTV
2011Twin of Brothers
大唐雙龍傳之長生訣
"Kou Zhong"CCTV-1
2012Ma Yongzhen
馬永貞
"Ma Yongzhen"
2014On Our Way Home
坐88路車回家
"George Zhao"
2015The Laughing Legend of the Clinic
醫館笑傳
"Jin Rufeng" (cameo)AHTV-1
Way of the Dragon
新猛龍過江
"Nie Yun"
2017OCTB

References


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