Line #22 Creator/RobinShou


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:He knows ''Mortal Kombat''.]]
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4	Robin Shou (仇雲波, born July 17, 1960 in Hong Kong) is a martial artist, actor and stuntman, best known for his role as Liu Kang in ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' and ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation''.
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6	Prior to his success in Hollywood, Shou frequently appeared in low-budget Hong Kong films, usually B-movies alongside Creator/YukariOshima and Creator/AlexFong.
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8	Besides acting, Shou is also an accomplished stunt choreographer and trainer who is trained in Kenpo karate, wushu, kung fu, and sanda.
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10	He has an official website that details his life and career [[http://www.robinshou.com/earth.html here]].
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13	!!Notable Films:
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15	* ''Film/TheBigHeat1988''
16	* ''Film/TheBigBrother''
17	* ''Film/InTheLineOfDutyIIIForceOfTheDragon''
18	* ''Film/CityWar''
19	* ''Film/LongArmOfTheLaw3''
20	* ''Film/BurningAmbition''
21	* ''Film/CasinoRaiders''
22	* ''Film/TriadsTheInsideStory''
23	* ''Film/DeathCage''
24	* ''Film/FatalTermination''
25	* ''Film/TigerCage2''
26	* ''Film/TheCyprusTigers''
27	* ''Film/FuryInRed''
28	* ''Film/InTheLineOfDuty6ForbiddenArsenal''
29	* ''Film/FatalChase''
30	* ''Film/BlackCat2''
31	* ''Film/GunNRose''
32	* ''Film/AngelTheKickboxer''
33	* ''Film/{{Undefeatable}}''
34	* ''Film/HonorAndGlory''
35	* ''Film/TheMostWanted''
36	* ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''
37	* ''Film/BeverlyHillsNinja''
38	* ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation''
39	* ''Film/EighteenFingersOfDeath''
40	* ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive''
41	* ''Film/DeathRace''
42	* ''Film/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi''
43	* ''Film/DeathRace2FrankensteinLives''
44	* ''Film/MortalEnemies''
45	* ''Film/DeathRace3Inferno''
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47	!Television Roles
48	* ''Series/YellowthreadStreet''
49	* ''Film/ForbiddenNights''
50	* ''Series/SoldierSoldier''
51	* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''
52	* ''Series/ColdCase''
53	* ''Film/WayOfTheEmptyHand''
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55	!!Video Game Roles:
56	* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012''
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58	!Producer
59	* ''Film/RedTrousersTheLifeOfTheHongKongStuntmen''
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61	!!Robin Shou's work provides examples of:
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63	* CastTheExpert: He was a working stuntman and proficient in kung fu before he was cast as Liu Kang. In fact, he was friends with Ho Sung-Pak, Liu Kang's actor in the first two Mortal Kombat games.
64	* CastingGag: Before becoming an actor, he was a hired bodyguard in Hong Kong in his early years. In the film ''In The Line Of Duty III: Force Of The Dragon'', he plays an unnamed bodyguard who quits after his boss mistreats him.
65	* FriendshipOnTheSet:
66	** He became friends with Linden Ashby while filming ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''. At the time, both did their own stunts and were martial artists before they got their roles.
67	** His friendship with Creator/SimonYam in his early films, starting with ''Film/TheBigBrother'', helped him get later roles (such as a villain in ''Film/FatalTermination'', where he worked with Yam).
68	** During his time in Hong Kong, he befriended Creator/DavidWu while filming ''Film/TigerCage2''.
69	** He became friends with Creator/MelissaGilbert during the filming of ''Film/ForbiddenNights''.
70	* MrFanservice: In ''Forbidden Nights'', in the scenes where Liang is in Judith's apartment after taking a bath, he wears a ModestyTowel. He also goes shirtless for the final battle in ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''.
71	* NinetiesHair: While filming ''The Most Wanted'', he didn't cut his hair and kept the mullet when auditioning for Liu Kang in ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''. He also carried said style with him into ''Film/BeverlyHillsNinja'' as Gobei.
72	* {{Typecasting}}: His characters in ''Tiger Cage II'', ''Long Arm of the Law 3'', the ''Death Race'' remake trilogy, and ''Sleeping Dogs'' are either connected to the triads or have backgrounds as hired assassins.

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