Danny Chan Kwok-kwan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.

Danny Chan
Born
Chan Kwok-kwan

(1975-08-01) 1 August 1975 (age 46)
Hong Kong
OccupationActor, director, martial artist, dance choreographer, cinematographer[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳國坤
Simplified Chinese陈国坤
Musical career
Also known asSiu Long (小龍, "Little Dragon")

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]

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[]

Year Title Role
1995
壞孩子俱樂部
1996 Young and Dangerous 3
古惑仔3之隻手遮天		 Fat Sze's gangster
1999 Sealed with a Kiss
甜言蜜語		 Yellow-haired thug

烈火戰車2極速傳說		 extra
2001 Shaolin Soccer
少林足球		 Empty/Lighting Hand
Bullets of Love
不死情謎
2002 The Era of Vampires
殭屍大時代		 Choi

一蚊雞保鏢		 Debt collector
2004 Kung Fu Hustle
功夫		 Brother Sum
2005
我亞媽發仔瘟		 Tall rascal
2006
得閒飲茶		 Hong
2007 It's a Wonderful Life
心想事成		 Sun Wukong, the Monkey God
Kung Fu Fighter
功夫無敵		 Don Ching
2008 CJ7
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
2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009
家有喜事2009		 Web single #2
2010 Just Another Pandora's Box
越光寶盒		 Soldier
Ice Kacang Puppy Love
初戀紅豆冰		 Aquarium Owner
2014
戰金剛
Unbeatable Youth
少年當自強
2015 Monk Comes Down the Mountain
道士下山		 Zhao Xinchuan
Blind Spot
探靈檔案
Ip Man 3
葉問3		 Bruce Lee
2018 Keep Calm and Be a Superstar
The Incredible Monk
The Incredible Monk - Dragon Return
Kung Fu League
Fake Partner
2019 The Sexy Guys
Ip Man 4
葉問4		 Bruce Lee
Deception of the Novelist
The Rookies
Nezha

Television[]

Year Title Role Channel
2005
哈拉教父		 Cameo role
2007
功夫狀元		 Nip Siu-lung ATV

食神		 Goosehead
2008 The Legend of Bruce Lee
李小龍傳奇		 Bruce Lee CCTV
2010
大营救		 Qin Guozhong CCTV
2011 Twin of Brothers
大唐雙龍傳之長生訣		 Kou Zhong CCTV-1
2012
馬永貞		 Ma Yongzhen
2014 On Our Way Home
坐88路車回家		 George Zhao
2015
醫館笑傳		 Jin Rufeng (cameo) AHTV-1

新猛龍過江		 Nie Yun
2017 OCTB

References[]

  1. ^ Danny Chan Emme Wong of Bali Island married Jordan Chan to send blessings Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. Bendijin. 27 October 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Report: Chan Kwok-Kwan to Play Bruce Lee. The Washington Post. 2 December 2006.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Clones Of Bruce Lee - The Ultimate Guide To Bruce Lee Exploitation Cinema". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Protestors Boycott 'Ip Man 4' for Donnie Yen and Producer's Pro-Beijing Stance". 23 December 2019.

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