Matthew Ko
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Matthew Ko Kwan-yin is a Hong Kong
actor currently working with TVB.
At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong
beauty contest
and subsequently signed a contract with TVB. Ko speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
actor currently working with TVB.
At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong
Mr. Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
and subsequently signed a contract with TVB. Ko speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Filmography
| Films | |||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes | |
| 2005 | Drink-Drank-Drunk Drink-Drank-Drunk Drink-Drank-Drunk is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Derek Yee.-Plot:A romantic comedy, the film is about Siu Min, a Budweiser girl who takes pity on Michael , an ethnic Chinese restaurateur from France drinking away his misfortune because his food is too sophisticated for the working class... |
a waiter | — | Cameo role | |
| 2009 | Turning Point Turning Point Turning point may refer to:* A a point at which the derivative changes sign. See stationary point, in mathematics* A climax , in narrative structure* A discrimen, one of the two marked points on a cursus or classical-period race-track... |
police officer | — | Guest appearance | |
| TV series | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes | |
| 2006 | To Grow with Love To Grow with Love To Grow With Love is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in October 2006. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 39th Anniversary.... |
Matthew Chiang Man-jun | |||
| 2007 | Life Art Life Art Life Art is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in March 2007.-Synopsis:Youthful, talented, and handsome IT Software Manager Fong Chi-Chung by chance becomes acquainted with the talented, intelligent, and elegant writer and illustrator for children’s books, Yam Tsi-Wah... |
Jason | Episode 2 | ||
| On the First Beat On The First Beat On The First Beat is a TVB modern action series broadcast in June 2007.The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy . The main cast features Ron Ng, Sammul Chan and Chin Ka Lok from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao, Sonija Kwok, Joey Yung, Kenny Kwan and Kate Tsui... |
Lo Yan-chak | Episodes 18–20 | |||
| Steps Steps (TVB) Steps is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in September 2007.-Synopsis:Ballroom dancing emphasizes rhythm and mutual trust between the partners... |
Dickson Mai | Nominated — TVB Award for Most Improved Actor TVB Anniversary Awards (2007) TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award .... |
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| The Ultimate Crime Fighter The Ultimate Crime Fighter The Ultimate Crime Fighter is a TVB modern action series broadcast in October 2007. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary.-Synopsis:... |
Lai Chi-yin | Nominated — TVB Award for Most Improved Actor | |||
| 2008 | Forensic Heroes II Forensic Heroes II Forensic Heroes II is a TVB modern suspense series broadcast in May 2008 and the second installment of the Forensic Heroes series.... |
Wilson Mok Tseng-hong | |||
| Speech of Silence Speech of Silence Speech of Silence is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2008.-Synopsis:Tong Tong lost part of her hearing in an explosion at a young age while trying to save her foster father and siblings. Since then, she uses a hearing aid to assist her... |
Wilson Chung Ying-hung | ||||
| 2009 | The Greatness of a Hero The Greatness of a Hero The Greatness of a Hero is a Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The series aired on Malaysia's Astro On Demand in February 2009.-Synopsis:... |
Dik Kwong-yuen | 2009 Warehoused drama | ||
| Man in Charge Man in Charge Man in Charge is a twenty-episode 2009 TVB television drama.-Synopsis:Set during the Qing Dynasty of China in the mid 18th century, Man in Charge tells the story of an official adviser, Chau Bing , and his relationship with the young county official, Shum Kwan-Pok... |
Shum Kwan-pok | ||||
| Burning Flame III Burning Flame III Burning Flame III is a TVB production.It is an independent installment to 1998's Burning Flame and 2002's Burning Flame II.-Development:... |
Big B | ||||
| 2010 | Don Juan DeMercado Don Juan DeMercado Don Juan DeMercado is a TVB Mini-New Years series. Episode 1 and 6 are 45 minutes long. The rest of the episodes are 22 minutes long.-Synopsis:... |
Ko Gwan-yin | |||
| Suspects in Love Suspects in Love Suspects in Love Suspects in Love Suspects in Love (Traditional Chinese: (搜下留情) is an TVB modern drama series.In order to rescue her best friend Coco Kam (Lau Yuk Chui), masseuse Cheng Siu-Yan (Flora Chan) is embroiled in a triad murder case. Misconceiving that she has killed someone, Yan hides... |
Jung Yat-long | Episode 20 | |||
| Ghost Writer Ghost Writer (TV series) Ghost Writer is a 2010 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The protagonist of the series, Po Chung-ling, is based on the author of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, a collection of Chinese tales on the supernatural... |
Tsui Chung-man | Based on the short stories written by Pu Songling Pu Songling Pu Songling was a Qing Dynasty Chinese writer, best known as the author of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.-Biography:Pu was born into a poor landlord-merchant family from Zichuan... |
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| Beauty Knows No Pain Beauty Knows No Pain Beauty Knows No Pain is a 2010 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lam Chi-wah and co-edited by Suen Ho-ho and Chan Kam-ling, the drama is a TVB production. The show premiered on July 26, 2010, and is slated to air for 20 episodes five nights a week. The drama follows the lives of three women... |
Ryu Kimura | ||||
| Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life (Traditional Chinese: (摘星之旅) is a 2010 TVB modern series co-production with Shanghai Television.-Synopsis:Hoi Sing (Hanson) (Raymond Lam) and his mother Ho Wai Sum (Lui Yau Wai) runs a domestic appliance manufacturing factory (Sing Moon... |
Fong Lai-ha's boyfriend | ||||
| Can't Buy Me Love | Prince Hung Che-gong | ||||
| Every Move You Make Every Move You Make Every Move You Make is a 2010 Hong Kong police procedural television serial drama produced by TVB. The 20-episode drama originally aired five days a week, running from 4 to 29 October 2010 on the TVB Jade channel... |
Kelvin Cheung Chi-kit | ||||
| Links to Temptation Links to Temptation Links to Temptation is a 2010 Hong Kong modern suspense drama starring Steven Ma, Yoyo Mung, Fala Chen and Kenny Wong.- Synopsis :... |
Stanley | ||||
| 2011 | Show Me the Happy Show Me the Happy -Plot:"Family Style," a dedicated medical clinic is ran by the Chai's family three siblings after the death of their parents. Oldest sister Anna Chai Chuen deals with all the administrative management of the clinic. Second sister and an obstetrician Anita Chai Sam has high expectations on all... |
Dickson | Episode 39 | ||
| Only You Only You (2011 TV series) Only You is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama that is currently airing on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels. The drama began broadcast in 21 February 2011 and is slated to run for 30 episodes. A Television Broadcasts Limited production, the drama is written by Choi Ting-ting and Wong... |
Eric | ||||
| Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire (2011 TV series) Grace Under Fire is a 2011 Hong Kong martial arts television drama. It premiered on 7 March 2011 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels, and ran for 32 episodes. Produced by Marco Law, Grace Under Fire is a Television Broadcasts Limited production... |
Lee Fan | ||||
| The Other Truth | Ting Chi-chung | ||||
| The Life and Times of a Sentinel | Ngai Chun | ||||
| Lives of Omission Lives of Omission Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer... |
Siu Tik-long | ||||
| Forensic Heroes III Forensic Heroes III Forensic Heroes III is a 2011 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited . The drama is one of three grand TVB productions used to celebrate the channel's 44th anniversary, the other two being Super Snoops and Curse of the Royal Harem... |
TBA | ||||
| Super Snoops Super Snoops Super Snoops Super Snoops Super Snoops (Traditional Chinese: (荃加福祿壽探案) is an TVB modern drama series set in the 1960s.-Casts:* Sun Chiu-tung (辛潮彤) (portrayed by Liza Wang), a detective agency owner, with super power of knowing the future... |
Wu Yung | ||||
| 2012 | Yue Fu's Hidden Dragon Yue Fu's Hidden Dragon House of Harmony and Vengeance is an upcoming Hong Kong period-comedy television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited . The drama centers around a group of musicians and dancers from the Imperial Music Bureau during the prosperous Tang Dynasty of China.-Production:A costume fitting press... |
Crown Prince | (post-production) | ||
Songs
| Year | Title | TV series | Type | Album | Other notes |
| 2006 | "Legend of the Dragon King" (龍王傳說) | Legendz Legendz is a role-playing game, an anime, a toy, card game, and manga series.The manga is illustrated by Makoto Haruno and the story is by Rin Hirai . The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media... |
Theme | EEG TVB Children Themes | |
| 2009 | "Man Behind the Scene" (幕後人) | Man in Charge Man in Charge Man in Charge is a twenty-episode 2009 TVB television drama.-Synopsis:Set during the Qing Dynasty of China in the mid 18th century, Man in Charge tells the story of an official adviser, Chau Bing , and his relationship with the young county official, Shum Kwan-Pok... |
Theme | with Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering... |
Music video appearances
- 2006: Vangie Tsang – "Remembrance" (紀念)
- 2006: Ivana WongIvana WongIvana Wong was born on 18 June 1979. She is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Wong's first public performance was at the CASH Song Writers contest in 2000 in which her Mandarin piece "It is just misunderstanding and not tragic at all" placed first...
– "Thunder" (雷電) - 2006: Toby LeungToby LeungToby Jing-Kei Leung is a female Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong. She entered the music industry in 2004 when the MusicNationGroup discovered her talent. Together with Macy Chan, Elise Liu and Bella Cheung they formed the singing group Girl's only Dormitory but later broke up...
– "Bastard" (賤人) - 2006: Niki ChowNiki ChowNiki Chow is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. She terminated her contract with management company BMA and label BMA Records in January 2011 and currently has an artist contract with TVB. She was born and raised in Hong Kong...
– "Welcoming Heartbreak" (迎接失戀) - 2006: Rammie Guo – "Learning to Fly" (學會飛)
- 2006: KrustyKrustyHerschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski, better known as Krusty the Klown, is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the long-time clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television...
– "Shopaholic" (戀物狂) - 2008: Denise HoDenise HoDenise Ho Wan-See, also known as HOCC, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer.-1996-2001:Denise Ho was born in Hong Kong and received her education in Canada and Diocesan Girls' Junior School, Hong Kong. She emigrated with her family to Montreal, Quebec at the age of 11. She studied and graduated High...
– "Synchronized Swimming" (韻律泳) - 2009: Kate TsuiKate TsuiKate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding...
– "Mind Reading (讀心術)
Awards
- 2003: The Sunshine Boyz Competition – 1st place
- 2005: Mr. Hong KongMr. Hong KongThe Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
; – 1st place - 2005: Mr. Hong KongMr. Hong KongThe Mr. Hong Kong Contest , or MRHK for short, is a beauty contest for young men, organized by leading Hong Kong television station TVB. The contest has been an annual event since 2005, and winners will have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong for the Mister World contest.Like the Miss Hong...
– Stylish Award winner - 2007: TVB Kids Songs Award – Top 10 Song ("Legend of the Dragon King")