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Romola Garai was born on 6th August 1982. She is an English actress-writer-director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre. As an actress she is known for her performances in films such as Atonement (2007), Angel (2007), I Capture the Castle (2003) and (Suffragette). On television her work includes her BAFTA nominated performance in The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), The Hour (2012), Born to Kill (2017) and The Miniaturist (2017). As a director her work includes the Sundance Best International Short Film nominated Scrubber. her debut feature, the horror film Amulet, will premiere in the Midnight Madness section at Sundance 2020.- Actor
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Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age of 12, and has worked in numerous martial arts films as an actor, director, producer and/or choreographer, collaborating with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, two superstars of the genre.
He is now internationally renowned as a pioneer and trend-setter in Hong Kong action films. Hung's big break as a film actor came with a role as a sparring partner in the Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon (1973). He established his reputation as a skilled physical comedian in several kung-fu comedies, beginning with "Enter the Fat Dragon" (Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)). He also produced and starred in numerous successful films throughout the 1970s and 1980s for Hong Kong's leading film studio, Golden Harvest.
Hung collaborated in the 1980s with long-time friend Jackie Chan in a highly successful series of action comedies that cemented Hung's reputation as a consummate actor/director and launched Chan's career as an international star. For a while, Hung also starred in an American TV series, Martial Law (1998).
He directed Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997), his first film shot in the US. He and his wife, Mina, now divide their time between homes in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.- Actor
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Byron Mann was born in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. Byron is an actor and producer, known for The Big Short (2015), Skyscraper (2018) and Altered Carbon (2018).- Actress
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Suzanne Rogers was born on 9 July 1943 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Knight Rider (1982) and Quincy M.E. (1976). She was previously married to Sam Groom.- Actor
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Philip Ng is a Hong Kong actor who is also a master in the martial arts. Trained in Ving Tsun Kung Fu under the late Sifu Wong Shun-Leung. Philip is also a 6th generation disciple of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu, training from his father, Sam Ng. Philip is also a trained expert in Hung Gar Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Jiujitsu, and Escrima. He is also an accomplished fight choreographer, having worked some films in addition to acting.- Actor
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William Chan was born on 21 November 1985 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for Swords of Legends (2014), As the Light Goes Out (2014) and Golden Brother (2014).- Actor
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Layton Matthews was born in Tennessee Colony, Texas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for McConadilla, Beta (2017) and The Wanderers (2013).- Actress
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Charmaine Sheh was born on 28 May 1975 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Can't Buy Me Love (2010), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) and Winter Begonia (2020).- Anita Yuen was born on 4 September 1971 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993), He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994) and Protégé (2007). She has been married to Julian Cheung since 8 February 2001. They have one child.
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Patricia Jessel was born on 15 October 1920 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She was an actress, known for The City of the Dead (1960), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1962). She was married to George Feinberg. She died on 10 June 1968 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Dicky Cheung Wai-kin (born 8 February 1965) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Career He entered show business in the early 1980s, signing a contract with television station TVB. He won the 3rd annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1984. Up until the mid 90's, Dicky struggled for many years working as a low-paid actor, singer, and appeared occasionally in films. It wasn't until his brilliant portrayal of the Monkey King character in the 1996 TVB adaptation of the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West that his popularity began to skyrocket. A sequel to the TV adaptation was planned, but due to a contract dispute with TVB, Cheung left before production began. Benny Chan Ho Man took over the role of the Monkey King in the sequel. Cheung then went abroad to Taiwan to continue his career. He has appeared in many Taiwanese television productions since then. In 1999, TVB's rival station ATV acquired the Hong Kong broadcasting rights to his Taiwanese television series Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk. Cheung played Fong Sai Yuk, a character also portrayed by Jet Li in his film Fong Sai Yuk. The show was an instant hit in Hong Kong, and managed to gain much higher ratings than TVB's own television series. The TVB series showing at that time was Dragon Love, starring Benny Chan Ho Man, who replaced Cheung in the Journey to the West sequel, Journey to the West II.
Personal life Dicky Cheung is married to Zhang Qian who had a miscarriage in Spring of 2008. He said that he would like to eventually leave the acting business and seriously consider doing something more meaningful in life such as volunteering to give back to the society. Prior to his current marriage, he was in a brief relationship with actresses Elvina Kong and Jessica Hsuan .
Notable roles Cheung has starred in many Hong Kong-Taiwanese television productions, enjoying both success in Taiwan as well as Hong Kong. The three most notable are: Journey to the West Dicky's most notable performance that made him famous was his portrayal of the Monkey King in the 1996 TVB adaptation of the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. As well as being the lead character, Dicky also sang the theme tune as well as many other songs throughout the series. This series was very popular during its run on TVB Jade, it was even dubbed in English and broadcast on TVB Pearl, the only TVB series to receive this treatment to date. Dicky was also due to play the Monkey King in the sequel. However, due to a dispute regarding the contract, the role was given to Benny Chan Ho Man. Duke of Mount Deer 2000 Yet another TV adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron. Cheung played the anti-hero Wai Siu-Bo, a character previously portrayed by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Stephen Chow and Jordan Chan in many television and film adaptations. The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra In 2001, Andy Lau's NMG production company produced another television adaptation of Journey to the West. Cheung was given a chance to once again portray the role that made him a household name. The series was broadcast in 2002 on TVB. Although it received high ratings, many felt it was not as good as the 1996 version.- Writer
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Felix Chong was born on 1 January 1968 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is a writer and director, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), Project Gutenberg (2018) and Overheard (2009).- Director
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Barbara Wong Chun Chun grew up in Hong Kong. She is a film director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress. She is a graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - School of Drama, where she majored in Acting. In her senior year she was awarded a scholarship by film icon Jackie Chan as the top actor of her class. After graduating, she briefly worked in Commercial Radio Hong Kong as a radio host, before moving to New York to further her studies at the NYU film school.
After NYU, Barbara established Basko-Wong Productions which produced news programming for NBC, CBS, and other networks. She also produced her first low-budget independent feature film, A Carburetor for Suzy, by maxing out her credit cards. A Carburetor for Suzy was officially selected by The New York Anthology Film Archives for its New Filmmakers Series program.
Barbara then returned to Hong Kong to film Women's Private Parts, a documentary exploring how Chinese women view their bodies and express their sexuality. This film was a sensation, and was officially selected internationally at 7 film festivals, winning Best International Feature Film at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2001.
Since then, Barbara has emerged as a leading Chinese filmmaker. In 2003, Barbara's youth comedy Truth or Dare: Sixth Floor Rear Flat earned her a nomination for Best New Director at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards. She went on to film Hong Kong box office hits Six Strong Guys (2004), Protégé de la Rose Noire (2004) (co-directed with Donny Yen), Wonder Women (2007), Happy Funeral (2008) ; Perfect Wedding (2009) and Break Up Club (2010). Wonder Women was named the official film celebrating the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong's handover and premiered at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Beginning with The Allure of Tears (2011), Barbara shifted her focus from Hong Kong to mainland China, where cinema audiences were starting to explode. She has since directed The Stolen Years (2013), Girls (2014), The Secret (2016) and Girls 2: Girls vs Gangsters (2018), and Don't Forget I Love You (2022) all of which received wide theatrical distribution in mainland cinemas.
Barbara has been named one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Junior Chamber International, and Young Achiever of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.- Actor
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Dr. Dean Kent Brooks, M.D., was born in Everett, Washington, in 1916. He was the head of the Oregon State Hospital in 1975 when the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) was filmed there. He starred, surprising enough, as the head of the psychiatric hospital in the film, "Dr. John Spivey, M.D."
He attended the University of Kansas Medical School in Kansas City, Kansas, and graduated from there on June 1, 1942. He was first licensed in Oregon to practice psychiatry on January 21, 1950. He retired from the practice of Psychiatric Medicine on December 31, 1999.
During the filming of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), he diagnosed actor William Redfield (who played psychiatric hospital patient "Harding") with Leukemia (this was long before the days of bone marrow transplants), and gave Mr. Redfield 18 months to live (he died 18 months later, pretty much to the day).
He never had a single complaint filed against him in his long and distinguished career as a psychiatrist.- Actor
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Chapman To was born on 8 June 1972 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and producer, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), The Empty Hands (2017) and Diva (2012). He has been married to Kristal Tin since 7 June 2005. He was previously married to Kuan Ting Ng.- Actor
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Phillip Ko was born on 18 June 1949 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor and director, known for Dian zi ge men zhan shi (1998), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Tiger on Beat (1988). He was married to Yukari Ôshima and Madie. He died on 30 March 2017 in Hong Kong, China.- Choi Wah 'Rain' Lee was born on 11 November 1983 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for 2002 (2001), Gorgeous (1999) and Jing xin dong po (2004).
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Ka-Kui Ho was born on 14 March 1951 in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Prison on Fire (1987), Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) and Cheung nui cheung ngoi (1979). He died on 27 January 2015 in Hong Kong.- Actor
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Tai Bo in his early career featured as a stuntman and in a few small roles in Hong Kong movies before working with the world famous Jackie Chan Stunt Team on several projects. But he's better known as one of Hong Kong's top character actors appearing in over one hundred movies with some of the industries top stars including; Sammo Kam-Bo Hung; Biao Yuen and David Chiang. One of his most popular roles was in Corey Yuen's directorial debut Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982), where he plays the comedic relief alongside Hiroyuki Sanada and Conan Lee.- Actress
Patricia Ha was born on 1 July 1965 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Nomad (1982), My Name Ain't Suzie (1985) and An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984).- Actor
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Carlos Chan was born on 12 October 1986 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and producer, known for Happiness (2016), Legally Declared Dead (2019) and The Trading Floor (2018).- Louise Minchin was born on 8 September 1968 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Torchwood (2006), Silent Witness (1996) and W1A (2014). She has been married to David Minchin since June 1998. They have two children.
- Roy Cheung was born on 20 July 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for Prison on Fire (1987), Those Were the Days (1996) and Infernal Affairs II (2003).
- San-San Lee was born on 9 October 1977 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Dragon Hero (2001), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) and Unbeatables (1993).
- Michelle Yim was born on 2 September 1956 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Gar ho yuet yuen (2008), Seven Swords (2005) and Forever Young (2018).
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Michelle Wai was born on 24 November 1984 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress and producer, known for Ready o/r Rot (2023), The Sleep Curse (2017) and The Brotherhood of Rebel (2023).- To Yu-hang probably has his close resemblance to Donnie Yen to thank for winning the titular role in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man. After all, it was Yen's portrayal of the late Wing Chun master in Ip Man and its sequel that turned the character into a cinematic canon.
At first glance, Hong Kong star To comes off as a younger, leaner Yen. But there is more to the 29-year-old than his comely physique. For one, he is the reigning World Kung Fu Champion.
He is also an expert in numerous kung fu styles, including Wing Chun, which he studied for eight years. Moreover, he is the "grand-student" of Ip Chun, 86, Ip Man's real-life eldest son. To was also a flame bearer in the 2008 Olympics. - Bessie Ming-Kwan Chan was born on 16 January 1969 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Wong Gok dik tin hung 3: Jung gik bin yuen (2000), Yi qiang da bao ni ge tou (1999) and Hei xia vs. Du shen (2002).
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Gallen Lo was born on 16 December 1962 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023), The Patriot Yue Fei (2013) and Confucius (2011). He has been married to Yan Su since 12 December 2009. They have one child. He was previously married to Man-Yee Fong.- King-Tan Yuen was born on 11 September 1962 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Future Cops (1993), Last Hero in China (1993) and Honour of the Gods (2001).
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Raman Hui was born on 4 July 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is a director, known for Monster Hunt (2015), Shrek the Third (2007) and Shrek (2001).- Actress
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Dada Chan was born on 22 March 1989 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Vulgaria (2012), Magic Card (2015) and The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be (2019).- Gloria Yip was born on 13 January 1973 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991), Tian di shen jian (2005) and The Cat (1992). She was previously married to Baihao Chen.
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Emil Chau was born on 22 December 1960 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for Rumble in the Bronx (1995), Mr. Nice Guy (1997) and Wicked City (1992). He has been married to Constance Woods since 1986. They have two children.- Actor
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Sunny Sun was born on 26 July 1989 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and writer, known for Dust to Dust (2023), No More Bets (2023) and The Crossing (2018).- Music Artist
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Roger Whittaker came to renown as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, as well as possibly the best whistler in the business. His music, a mix of folk and pop songs, has sometimes been described as 'middle of the road'. Whittaker was at his peak in the late 1960s and 70s, his record sales eventually totaling nearly 50 million worldwide.
Born to British parents Edward (a grocer) and Vi Whittaker (a teacher) in Nairobi, Roger went to school in Kenya and later underwent two years of national service, seeing action during the infamous Mau Mau uprising. After being demobbed in 1956, he studied medicine in Cape Town for 18 months and briefly worked as a teacher, while sidelining as a singer in local clubs. In 1959, he moved to Britain to study zoology and marine biology at the University of Bangor in Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. In between studies, he wrote several songs, one of which he sent as a demo track to a music producer. This led to recording of his first single 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. He then had a minor hit with 'Steel Man', the first to feature on British charts.
Whittaker represented Britain as the winning contestant at the 1967 Knokke music festival in Belgium. His own composition of 'Mexican Whistler' and his interpretation of 'If I Were a Rich Man' went to Nr. 3 on European charts. Two years later, Whittaker had his biggest hits yet with his whistled version of 'The Skye Boat Song' (released again in 1986 as a duet with TV entertainer Des O'Connor and becoming a UK top ten) and 'Durham Town' (aka 'The Leavin'). His most popular number in the U.S. was 'The Last Farewell', recorded in 1971. It went on to sell 11 million copies worldwide. Another hit that year was 'New World in the Morning'.
For 25 years, Whittaker went on sellout tours of Europe and North America. He had a particularly strong following in Germany -- a country he toured on several occasions - mainly due to his singing in German (though recording phonetically, as he did not speak the language). He also maintained ties to Africa, promoting wildlife conservation during a 1987 tour with his rendition of 'Save the Rhino'.
In 1989, Whittaker was awarded the prestigious Gold Badge of Merit from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He retired from performing in 2012, settling in France with his wife of 59 years, Natalie O'Brien. He died there on September 13 2023, aged 87.- Actress
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Sherming Yiu was born on 23 September 1973 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Pao Ma Di de yue guang (2000), The Biter Bitten (2006) and Hanky Panky (1999).- Chi-Yin Wong was born on 20 October 1967 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for City Under Siege (2010), Love Battlefield (2004) and Firestorm (2013).
- Hedwig Tam was born on 29 March 1991 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Weeds on Fire (2016), Helios (2015) and I Did It My Way (2023).
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Susan Yam-Yam Shaw was born on 10 August 1950 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress and writer, known for The Unknown Mother (2019), Gallants (2010) and That Romantic Scholar (1977).- Actor
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George Lam was born on 12 October 1947 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and composer, known for Boat People (1982), King of Beggars (1992) and Passion (1986). He has been married to Sally Yeh since 17 July 1996. He was previously married to Ching-yuen Ng.- Actor
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Tak-Bun Wong was born on 30 April 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and assistant director, known for New Police Story (2004), Men on the Dragon (2018) and High Risk (1995).- Valerie White was born on 26 December 1915 in Simonstown, Cape Colony, South Africa. She was an actress, known for The Halfway House (1944), Theatre Night (1957) and World Theatre (1959). She was married to Albert Lieven. She died on 3 December 1975 in London, England, UK.
- Pinky Cheung was born on 30 September 1971 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She is an actress, known for Colour of the Truth (2003), Jie Jue Shi (2019) and My Date with a Vampire (1998).
- Kwok-Lun Lee was born on 29 May 1955 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010), Honour of the Gods (2001) and Mad Detective (2007).
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Raymond Pak-Ming Wong was born on 8 April 1946 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is a producer and actor, known for Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) and Ip Man 2 (2010).- Kit Ying Lam was born on 27 April 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She was an actress, known for A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella (1995), A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box (1995) and The Bride with White Hair (1993). She died on 3 November 2018 in Hong Kong, China.
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A native of Guangdong province with Hakka roots, Golden Harvest studio president Raymond Chow was born in Hong Kong and considered to be a role model for success as a product of the parochial Catholic education system from China's past. Having first attended the legendary St. Stephen's College Preparatory School for Boys in the Stanley peninsula, Chow would migrate to Shanghai after his father's death during his middle school years to attend Shanghai's prestigious St. John's Secondary school and then on to college as a journalism major at St. John's University prior to returning to Hong Kong in 1949. A notable item in Chow's early resume prior to show business was his working in the audio visual department for the US Foreign service where he was later promoted as the radio program coordinator for the Voice of America in Hong Kong. This exposure landed Chow into the Hong Kong offices of the Shaw family from Singapore to direct their newly formed public relations and publicity operations in anticipation of usurping market share domination for the former island colony's entertainment dollar firmly held by their big studio rival Cathay/MPG&I studios run by the Loke family also of Southeast Asia. History has it that Chow would be the key catalyst in helping elevate Shaw Brothers as the new corporate 'Taipan' studio that would go on to dominate Hong Kong entertainment circles for the next twenty five years that is, until Chow himself who along with his defecting publicity apprentice Leonard Ho, would leave Shaws in 1970 to found the upstart Golden Harvest studios across town ironically at the newly defunct Cathay/MPGI studios compound. Having recruited other past Shaw alumni like directors Lo Wei, Huang Feng, Wu Chia Hsiang, Wu Ma and John Woo and stars like Cheng Pei Pei, Wang Yu, Michael Hui, Bruce Lee and a young stunt player named Jackie Chan, Raymond Chow and Company along with a reach that would extend across the pond to Hollywood, would quickly rise to become Shaws' main rival as a serious contender to dominate the box office for at home and abroad from the mid-1970s to the present.- Actor
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Philip Keung was born on 26 October 1966 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor and producer, known for Shock Wave (2017), A Witness Out of the Blue (2019) and Tracey (2018).- Raymond Cho was born on 16 October 1964 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for Full Alert (1997), Operation Billionaire (1998) and No Sweat (2000).