Ian Gouw
{{Short description|Chinese-Canadian actor}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ian Iskandar Gouw
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| alma_mater = Hong Kong International School
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2005–present
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Ian Iskandar Gouw ({{zh|first=t|t=吳澋滔|s=吴澋滔|cy=Ng King-to|p=Wú Jǐngtāo}}, born 9 April 1997) is an actor, artist, and producer from Hong Kong.
Career
At the age of eight, Gouw was cast as a lead role in the film Fu zi (also known as "After This Our Exile"), directed by Patrick Tam. Gouw modelled for DKNY Children's Clothing as well as for Disney Clothing in 2006. At age nine, Gouw went on to become the youngest actor ever to win and receive the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor. Gouw also went on to become the youngest ever to win two Hong Kong Film Festival awards for his debut film Fu zi for Best New Performer, and Best Supporting actor respectively.
In the fall of 2009, Gouw also voiced the Cantonese version of Astro Boy.
Personal life
Ian Gouw's mother is the late Hong Kong actress Michelle Sima{{cite news|last=Hsia|first=Heidi|date=22 September 2020|title=Former child actor Ian Gouw returns with "Septet"|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/former-child-actor-ian-gouw-084900948.html|work=Yahoo! News|access-date=26 October 2023}} and his father, Togi Gouw, is a Dutch businessman of Chinese Indonesian descent.{{cite news|date=6 July 2018|title=司馬燕離世3年 吳忠義峇里再婚 長子到賀|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8F%B8%E9%A6%AC%E7%87%95%E9%9B%A2%E4%B8%963%E5%B9%B4-%E5%90%B3%E5%BF%A0%E7%BE%A9%E5%B3%87%E9%87%8C%E5%86%8D%E5%A9%9A-%E5%85%A9%E5%AD%90%E5%88%B0%E8%B3%80-075822617.html|language=zh|work=Yahoo! News|access-date=26 October 2023}}{{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/togigouw/|Togi Gouw}}
Filmography
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes | |||
2006 | After This Our Exile | Lok Yun | |
2009 | Astro Boy | Astro Boy | Cantonese dubbing |
2020 | Septet: The Story of Hong Kong | segment: "Tender Is the Night" |
Awards
=Awards won=
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!align="left"|Awards |
align="left"|Golden Horse Award
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align="left"|Hong Kong Film Award
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align="left"|Golden Bauhinia Awards
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References
{{Reflist|3}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2175489|name=Ian Iskandar Gouw}}
{{Best Supporting Actor HKFA}}
{{Best New Performer HKFA}}
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Category:21st-century Hong Kong male actors
Category:Canadian male actors of Hong Kong descent
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Dutch people of Chinese descent
Category:Dutch people of Hong Kong descent
Category:Dutch people of Indonesian descent
Category:Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
Category:Hong Kong male child actors
Category:Hong Kong male film actors
Category:21st-century Chinese male actors
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