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Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actor

Lawrence Chou
Chou at the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival
Born (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 45)Hong Kong
Occupation(s) Actor, singer
Years active 1998–present

Lawrence Chou (Chinese: 周俊偉) is a Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actor.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Chou developed a strong passion for music since he was a little kid. With his exceptional vocal talent, Chou won numerous singing contests in Vancouver and eventually earned a record deal with BMG in 1998. With two EPs and three LPs to his name, Chou quickly established himself as one of the brightest young singers in Taiwan, and was awarded the Best Male Newcomer award in 1998 by Channel V – the equivalent of MTV in Asia. Chou further revealed his musical talent as a producer and co-producer on many different albums for other artists or band since 1999, including highly acclaimed Mavis Fan's Jazz album, ASOS's Rock album, and finished release his own independent music group the album (Fuluju – Fukulukuju) in 2003, and won the Best Electronic Music Album awards in China 2004.

Chou made his debut cameo in an omnibus film Heroes in Love in 2001 and quickly won the heart of the Hong Kong audience. Immediately afterwards, he collaborated with the director of Heroes in Love (radio celebrity Gi See Gu Bi) once more and played the lead character in Merry-Go-Round earning himself a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards.

In 2005 Chou played one of the 5 protagonists in the Hong Kong action film Dragon Squad

In 2007 Chou co starred with Byron Mann, Tzi Ma and Eric Tsang in the Canadian Triad mini-series Dragon Boys as the main antagonist Movie Star. This also is his most known appearance in a Canadian production.

In 2017 Chou once again played an antagonist but with a minor part in the Hong Kong crime biopic Chasing the Dragon, starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau.

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