Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok

Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok was born on Oct 21, 1951 in Taiwan. Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok's big-screen debut came with Na Zha directed by Cheh Chang in 1974, strarring (as Kuo Chui). Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok is known for Hard Boiled directed by John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat stars as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Alan. Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok has got 1 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok achieved is Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. The upcoming new movie Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok plays is That Demon Within which will be released on Apr 18, 2014.

Philip Kwok began his career as a circus acrobat and worked in the Peking Opera, unlike many others, he had not aspired to work in the film industry. He began working as a stuntman and eventually worked his way into leading roles. His performance in Boxer Rebellion caught Director Chang Cheh's attention and he cast him in Marco Polo as Chung Fung. In 1976 Philip Kwok went to work for Shaw Brothers as an actor. In 1978 he made The Five Venoms as the leading man, and even though he didn't have leading man looks, he did have Charles Bronson tough guy charisma, and this launched him into other Shaw ventures as the male lead and the action choreographer. These films included The Rebel Intruders, The Flag Of Iron, The Sword Stained With Royal Blood and Ode To Gallantry. In 1981, Philip Kwok went back to Taiwan with the support of Chang. There he founded a film company with his Taiwanese colleagues Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng. One of their productions was Ruthless Tactics, in which he starred and directed. Peacock King, Hard Boiled, A Chinese Ghost Story and The Touch were a few of the films where he was Action Director.