Louis Koo

Louis Koo
Louis Koo
古天樂
	Koo in August 2017
Born	Koo Tin-lok; 21 October 1970 (age 53); British Hong Kong
Occupations	Actor; model; singer; film producer;
Years active	1993–present
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor; 2018 'Paradox' ; Asian Film Awards – Best Actor; 2018 'Paradox' ; TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actor; 1999 'Detective Investigation Files IV' ; 2001 'A Step into the Past' ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	古天樂
Simplified Chinese	古天乐
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǔ Tiānlè
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Gu2 Tin1-Lok6
Website	www.kootinlok.com/blog

Louis Koo Tin-lok (Chinese: 古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and film producer.^[1]^[2] He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, receiving recognition for his roles in The Condor Heroes 95 (1995), Detective Investigation Files IV (1999), and A Step into the Past (2001). After 2001, Koo shifted his focus to films and became one of the stalwarts of the Hong Kong film industry.^[3]

His notable film credits include Rob-B-Hood (2006), Run Papa Run (2008), Connected (2008), Overheard (2009), Drug War (2012), The White Storm (2013), Paradox (2017), and A Witness Out of the Blue (2019). For his performance in Paradox, Koo was awarded the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Asian Film Award for Best Actor and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor.