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{{short description|Taiwanese actor}}
{{BLP no footnotes|date=April 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Zou (surname)|Chou]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Collin Chou
| image = CollinChouMar08.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Collin Chou in March 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|8|11}}
| birth_place = [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]
| occupation = Actor, martial artist
| spouse = Wanda Yung
| children = 3
| other_names = Ngai Sing
| website = [http://www.collinchou.com Official website]
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 鄒兆龍
| s = 邹兆龙
| p = Zōu Zhàolóng
| j = Zau1 Siu6-lung4
}}
| module2 = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| alias = Ngai Sing ({{zh|c=倪星|p=Ní Xīng|j=Ngai4 Sing1}})
}}
}}

'''Collin Chou''' (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as '''Ngai Sing''', is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist.

== Personal life ==
Chou attended Pierce Community College in [[Los Angeles]], United States. In addition to his native [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], he also speaks English and [[Cantonese]].

==Career==
Chou is best known in the [[United States]] for his portrayal of [[Seraph (The Matrix)|Seraph]] in the films ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'', and in the video game ''[[Enter the Matrix]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-04 |title=Collin Chou Interview {{!}} Hong Kong Movie World- Seraph in Matrix |url=http://simonyam.com/hkmw/actors/collinchou/interview/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104165851/http://simonyam.com/hkmw/actors/collinchou/interview/ |archive-date=2013-01-04 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=simonyam.com}}</ref> In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with [[Jet Li]], [[Donnie Yen]] and [[Sammo Hung]] in martial arts films such as ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'' (2006), and ''[[Flash Point (film)|Flash Point]]'' (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in ''[[Hail the Judge]]'' (1994), which starred [[Stephen Chow]] and "Jade Warlord" in ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'' (2008), which starred [[Jet Li]] and [[Jackie Chan]]. Collin Chou starred in [[Alice Wu]]'s ''[[The Half of It]]'' as [[Leah Lewis]]'s father.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The Matrix' Actor Collin Chou Joins Netflix's 'The Half of It'; 'Sabrina's Abigail Cowen Cast In 'I Still Believe'; Jim Klock Set For 'The 24th'|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/collin-chou-netflix-the-half-of-it-movie-sabrina-abigail-cowen-i-still-believe-jim-klock-the-24th-1202630292/|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2019-06-11|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''Promising Young Boy'' || Chopin ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Shy Spirit'' || Sing || a.k.a. ''Shyly Spirit''
|-
| 1989 || ''Into the Fire'' || Chou Hsiao-lung ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1990 || ''Encounter of the Spooky Kind II'' || Snakeman || a.k.a. ''Spooky Encounters 2''
|-
| ''License to Steal'' || Yang Chuan-kuang || a.k.a. ''Licence to Steal''
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Slickers Vs. Killers]]'' || Ai ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1992 || ''Banana Spirit'' || Che ||
|-
| ''Lover's Tear'' || Inspector Chung Ao || a.k.a. ''4 Days of Condor''
|-
|rowspan=3|1993 || ''Exorcist Master'' || Star ||
|-
| ''[[Blade of Fury]]'' || Siu Chuen ||
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu Cult Master]]'' || Ching Su || a.k.a. ''Kung Fu Master'' a.k.a. ''Evil Cult'' a.k.a. '' Lord of the Wu Tang''
|-
|rowspan=4|1994 || ''[[Hail the Judge]]'' || Shang Wai ||
|-
| ''Return to a Better Tomorrow'' || Holland Boy ||
|-
| ''[[The Bodyguard from Beijing]]'' || Killer Wong || a.k.a. ''The Defender''
|-
| ''[[Ashes of Time]]'' || Swordsman ||
|-
|rowspan=7|1995 || ''Don't Give a Damn'' || Siu Loon || a.k.a. ''Burger Cop''
|-
| ''[[My Father Is a Hero]]'' || Kwong's man || a.k.a. ''The Enforcer''
|-
| ''Teenage Master'' || Sek Lung || a.k.a. ''My Father Is a Hero 2''
|-
| ''The Red-Wolf'' || Tong San ||
|-
| ''Drugs Fighters'' || Li Fan ||
|-
| ''[[Thunderbolt (1995 film)|Thunderbolt]]'' || Martial arts double for [[Jackie Chan]] ||
|-
| ''[[The Blade (film)|The Blade]]'' || Fast Saber ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1996 || ''[[Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"]]'' || The Movie Star ||
|-
| ''War of the Under World'' || Scum || a.k.a. ''Young and Magnificent'' a.k.a. ''War of the Underground'' a.k.a. ''War of the Underworld''
|-
| ''[[God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage]]'' || Wolf ||
|-
|rowspan=4|1997 || ''Passion'' || ||
|-
| ''97 Aces Go Places'' || Police Special Force ||
|-
| ''Challenge'' || ||
|-
| ''The Death Games'' || Long || a.k.a. ''Over for Death Games''
|-
|rowspan=5|1998 || ''Tie Break'' || ||
|-
| ''Rumble Ages'' || ||
|-
| ''The Group'' || Yip Kai-foon ||
|-
| ''I Shoot Myself'' || ||
|-
| ''Fist of Mercy'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=7|1999 || ''Untouchable Lady'' || ||
|-
| ''Final Judgement'' || ||
|-
| ''Black City'' || || a.k.a. ''City of Darkness'' a.k.a. ''Dark City''
|-
| ''Immortal Spirit'' || Lai's brother ||
|-
| ''Temptation of an Angel'' || Roy ||
|-
| ''Night Club'' || Kao ||
|-
| ''[[Victim (1999 film)|The Victim]]'' || Shing || a.k.a. ''Victim''
|-
|rowspan=4|2000 || ''Two Courageous Ghosts'' || Siu Hark ||
|-
| ''Hector'' || ||
|-
| ''Tricky Guys'' || ||
|-
| ''Tequila Sunrise'' || Rocky ||
|-
| 2001 || ''The Vampire Combat'' || Wuchie ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2002 || ''Stunt Couple'' || ||
|-
| ''No Problem 2'' || Ben ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2003 || ''Roaring Dragon Bluffing Tiger'' || Hui Hong ||
|-
| ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' ||rowspan=2| [[Seraph (The Matrix)|Seraph]] ||
|-
| ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' ||
|-
| 2005 || ''American Fusion'' || Tony ||
|-
|rowspan=3|2006 || ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'' || [[Huo Endi]] ||
|-
| ''The Duel'' || Yuen ||
|-
| ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]'' || [[Hayate (Dead or Alive)|Hayate]] ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Flash Point (film)|Flash Point]]'' || Tony || a.k.a. ''City With No Mercy'' a.k.a. ''City Without Mercy'' a.k.a. ''The Signal'' a.k.a. ''Flashpoint''
|-
|rowspan=2|2008 || ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'' || Jade Warlord ||
|-
| ''Nuptials of the Dead'' || Monk ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[City Under Siege (2010 film)|City Under Siege]]'' || Zhang Dachu ||
|-
| ''Kung Fu Wing Chun'' || Kam Ying ||
|-
|rowspan=1|2011 || ''[[Mural (2011 film)|Mural]]'' || Meng Longtan ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Four (film)|The Four]]'' || Tie Shou ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2013 || ''[[Badges of Fury]]'' || Chen Hu ||
|-
| ''[[Special ID]]'' || Xiong ||
|-
| ''[[Angel Warriors]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[The Four II]]'' || Tie Shou ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2014 || ''Ameera'' || Lao Q ||
|-
| ''[[The Four III]]'' || Tie Shou ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016 || ''[[Super Bodyguard]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[God of War, Zhao Yun]]'' || Li Rending ||
|-
|rowspan=1| 2018 || ''Gatao 2: Rise of the King'' ([[:zh:角頭2：王者再起|zh]]) || Liu Jan || Taiwanese film
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019 || ''Battle of Golden Triangle'' || ||
|-
| ''Buddha Palm Technique'' || ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Half of It]]'' || Edwin Chu ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2021 || ''Crazy Fist'' || ||
|-
| ''[[The Curse of Turandot]]'' || Zhou Da ||
|-
| 2022 || ''Ne Zha'' || ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*https://archive.today/20130104165851/http://simonyam.com/hkmw/actors/collinchou/interview/
*http://reddotdiva.blogspot.com/2011/06/collin-chou-takes-on-different-role-in.html
*http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=73&page=1
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110616031141/http://collinchou.com/CollinChou/BIOGRAPHY.html
*http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=73&page=2
*http://news.mtime.com/2012/03/31/1485533.html
*http://people.mtime.com/1248788/filmographies/
*http://movie.mtime.com/108169/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20130325093441/http://jackiechan.com/scrapbook/206236--Talking-with-The-Forbidden-Kingdom-s-Collin-Chou
*[http://www.collinchou.com Official website]
*{{IMDb name|0628877}}
*{{hkmdb name|7856|Ngai Sing}}
*[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Collin%20Chou.html Collin Chou at chinesemov.com]
*[https://archive.today/20130202070048/http://simonyam.com/hkmw/Actors/CollinChou/Interview Interview with Hong Kong Movie World]
*[https://archive.today/20060317022338/http://www.kungfucinema.com/articles/2004-01-21-01.htm Interview with Kung Fu Cinema]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051208074005/http://hkcinemagic.ifrance.com/siteanglais/ainterview/aintcolinchou.htm Interview with Hong Kong Cinemagic]
*[https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2003-11-18-collin_x.htm "Collin Chou: 'The one' for martial arts safety"], USA Today, 18 November 2003.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080204050044/http://www.countingdown.com/features?feature_id=4005574 CD Exclusive: Collin Chou Interview!]

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