Derek Kok
{{Short description|Hong Kong actor}}
{{Distinguish|Derek Kwok}}
{{family name hatnote|Kok (Kwok)|lang=Chinese}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|11|18}}
| birth_place = Panyu, Guangdong, China
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1986 - present
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| t = 郭政鴻
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Derek Kok Jing-hung ({{zh|t=郭政鴻}}, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015.{{cite web |url= http://www.jaynestars.com/news/derek-kok-ends-tvb-contract-to-sign-with-mainland-chinese-company | title=Derek Kok Ends TVB Contract; To Sign with Mainland Chinese Company |date=2015-05-28 |access-date= 2015-07-01 |work= JayneStars}} He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance.
Career
His career started when he entered the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985. Even though he only made it through to the semi-finals, his stage performance, including the acrobatics he demonstrated throughout his performance impressed the folks at TVB. He then entered the TVB Artiste Training Class in 1985 and was signed with the station after completion of the program. The first notable role he played was Lee Yuen Ba in The Grand Canal.{{cite news|url=http://www.tvbspacenews.org.uk/articles/derekkok.html|title=I am Master Kwok - Derek Kok|publisher=South China Media|work=3 Weekly|date=24 June 2006|issue=350|access-date=13 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817113724/http://www.tvbspacenews.org.uk/articles/derekkok.html|archive-date=17 August 2010|url-status=dead}} He left TVB in 2015 to sign a contract with a mainland Chinese company. In 2020, he also signed a contract with Shaw Brothers.{{Cite web |last=黃欣華 |date=2020-09-20 |title=55歲郭政鴻北上5年賺勁多竟轉簽邵氏 曾靠真功夫贏盡網民支持 |url=https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/525846/55歲郭政鴻北上5年賺勁多竟轉簽邵氏-曾靠真功夫贏盡網民支持 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}
Personal life
Between 2007 and 2010, Kok was rumoured to be involved with actress Joyce Tang, but both have insisted to have only been good friends.{{cite web|url=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/joyce-tang-ends-love-triangle-with-derek-kwok/|title=Joyce Tang Ends Love Triangle with Derek Kwok|date=2010-08-27|website=Jaynestars|access-date=2015-04-22}} He has been married with his current wife since 2011 and has two daughters.
Filmography
=TV series=
=TV films=
- Killer's Code (1995)
- She Was Married To Mob (1996)
=Films=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1984 | The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | Tartar soldier/student | |
| Long Road to Gallantry | |||
| rowspan="2" | 1985 | Disciples of the 36th Chamber | Shaolin secular student | |
| Crazy Shaolin Disciples | Shaolin Monk | ||
| 1988 | A Bloody Fight | Wai's Thug | |
| rowspan="5" | 1989 | The Last Duel | ||
| Handcuff Me, Brother | |||
| Devil Hunters | |||
| In the Line of Duty 4: Witness | Loan Shark's Thug | ||
| Seven Warriors | Bandit | ||
| rowspan="7" | 1990 | My Neighbors Are Phantoms | ||
| Tiger Cage 2 | uncredited | ||
| A Bite of Love | Fung's Thug (extra) | ||
| The Big Score (1990 film) | Policeman | ||
| Brave Young Girls | Extra | ||
| Forsaken Cop | Extra | ||
| Fatal Passion | Bodyguard | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1992 | Hard Boiled | Gangster | |
| Freedom Run Q | Yunan Troupe Member | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1994 | To Love Ferrari | Paul | |
| Fatal Encounter | |||
| 2008 | Beast Stalker | Michael | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | 70's Fu | |
| The Stool Pigeon | Officer Ku | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | Four Girls | ||
| Warrior 2 |
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[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Derek%20Kwok.html Derek Kok at chinesemov.com]
References
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External links
- [http://blog.tvb.com/derekkok/ TVB.com] Derek Kok's Official Blog {{in lang|zh}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13139#198 Derek Kok] at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- [http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=10284&display_set=eng Derek Kok] at the Hong Kong Movie Database
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Category:Hong Kong male television actors
Category:New Talent Singing Awards contestants