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Louis Koo
Louis Koo Tin-lok (Chinese: 古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and film producer. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, receiving recognition for his roles in The Condor Heroes 95 (1995), Detective Investigation Files IV (1999), and A Step into the Past (2001). After 2001, Koo shifted his focus to films and became one of the stalwarts of the Hong Kong film industry.
Koo has collaborated frequently with director Johnnie To, starring in films such as Throw Down (2004), Election 2 (2006), Romancing in Thin Air (2012), and Drug War (2012). His other high-profile films include Protégé (2007), Run Papa Run (2008), Connected (2008), Overheard (2009), The White Storm (2013), Paradox (2017), A Witness Out of the Blue (2019), and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024). For his performance in Paradox, Koo was awarded the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Asian Film Award for Best Actor, and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor.
Koo Tin-lok was born in Hong Kong on 21 October 1970, and educated there. His father was an actor who later became a businessman. Koo is an alumnus of St. Teresa's School Kowloon and Carmel Secondary School.
Koo, along with his friends, were convicted by the court because of robbing in November 1990. Koo was sentenced to 22 months in the Correctional Services Lai King Training Centre. He neither mentioned nor acknowledged the event to the public after joining the entertainment industry, only after being exposed by the media in 1994.
During 1992 to 1993, Koo was a modelling agent, sometimes he worked as a model for advertisements and karaoke videos.
In 1993, Koo signed as a contract artist with TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited).
Koo started gaining wide recognition in 1995 with his leading role in a costume drama The Condor Heroes 95, a popular series based on a classic wuxia novel. In 1997, Koo began sporting an extreme tan (for which he is well known), which apparently enabled him to take on more contemporary roles. In 1999, Koo received TVB's Most Popular Actor Award for Detective Investigation Files IV. In 2000, Koo received TVB's Most Favorite Character Award for At the Threshold of an Era ll. Koo took a different approach to his role in A Step Into the Past. This deviation from his usual cool aloof on-screen persona to a funnier, carefree and down-to-earth one resonated with the audience and widened his acting range. In 2001, Koo was given TVB's Most Popular Actor Award and Favorite Character Award Award once again for A Step into the Past. He then went on an indefinite hiatus from television and has since focused on his film career.
Due to the popularity of TVB dramas in the late 1990s, Koo amassed a sizeable fan base in Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and South-east Asia.
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Louis Koo
Louis Koo Tin-lok (Chinese: 古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and film producer. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, receiving recognition for his roles in The Condor Heroes 95 (1995), Detective Investigation Files IV (1999), and A Step into the Past (2001). After 2001, Koo shifted his focus to films and became one of the stalwarts of the Hong Kong film industry.
Koo has collaborated frequently with director Johnnie To, starring in films such as Throw Down (2004), Election 2 (2006), Romancing in Thin Air (2012), and Drug War (2012). His other high-profile films include Protégé (2007), Run Papa Run (2008), Connected (2008), Overheard (2009), The White Storm (2013), Paradox (2017), A Witness Out of the Blue (2019), and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024). For his performance in Paradox, Koo was awarded the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Asian Film Award for Best Actor, and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor.
Koo Tin-lok was born in Hong Kong on 21 October 1970, and educated there. His father was an actor who later became a businessman. Koo is an alumnus of St. Teresa's School Kowloon and Carmel Secondary School.
Koo, along with his friends, were convicted by the court because of robbing in November 1990. Koo was sentenced to 22 months in the Correctional Services Lai King Training Centre. He neither mentioned nor acknowledged the event to the public after joining the entertainment industry, only after being exposed by the media in 1994.
During 1992 to 1993, Koo was a modelling agent, sometimes he worked as a model for advertisements and karaoke videos.
In 1993, Koo signed as a contract artist with TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited).
Koo started gaining wide recognition in 1995 with his leading role in a costume drama The Condor Heroes 95, a popular series based on a classic wuxia novel. In 1997, Koo began sporting an extreme tan (for which he is well known), which apparently enabled him to take on more contemporary roles. In 1999, Koo received TVB's Most Popular Actor Award for Detective Investigation Files IV. In 2000, Koo received TVB's Most Favorite Character Award for At the Threshold of an Era ll. Koo took a different approach to his role in A Step Into the Past. This deviation from his usual cool aloof on-screen persona to a funnier, carefree and down-to-earth one resonated with the audience and widened his acting range. In 2001, Koo was given TVB's Most Popular Actor Award and Favorite Character Award Award once again for A Step into the Past. He then went on an indefinite hiatus from television and has since focused on his film career.
Due to the popularity of TVB dramas in the late 1990s, Koo amassed a sizeable fan base in Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and South-east Asia.