Film, TV & Radio
There are 33 profiles in this category :
Vera Li-Ern Chok
Actress / Producer
Arts. Culture. Entertainment. Film, TV & Radio. Music. Theatre.
Vera is originally from Malaysia. After reading Archaeology and Anthropology at The Queens’ College, Oxford, and a brief stint in private equity, Vera trained as an actor in London.
On stage, Vera has performed in lead roles across the UK for important regional theatre companies: Eastern Angles, TARA and New Perspectives, premiered new writing for Soho Theatre and Yellow Earth, and appeared in exciting revivals for Primavera and The New Factory of the Eccentric Actor.
At Oxford, Vera toured Japan with a Thelma Holt/OUDS production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. She recently starred as Yelena in Uncle Vanya, directed by Royal Shakespeare Company’s Vik Sivalingam.
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Gemma Chan
ActressFilm, TV & Radio.
British actress Gemma Chan was born in London and grew up in Kent. Her mother is of Scottish-Chinese heritage and her father grew up in Hong Kong. She studied law at Worcester College, Oxford University and upon graduating was offered a job with a leading law firm.
However she turned it down in order to pursue her acting career, going on to train at the prestigious and notoriously tough Drama Centre London, a drama school that has produced actors such as Paul Bettany, Anne-Marie Duff, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan. Spotted at her showcase by British film producer Damian Jones (The History Boys, Kidulthood, Welcome to Sarajevo), she then signed to acting agent Nicki van Gelder, who has guided the careers of Samantha Morton and Helena Bonham Carter.
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Jessica Yu Li Henwick
ActressFilm, TV & Radio.
Jessica is a London based British actress, who began taking acting, dancing, and singing lessons at the age of 12. Since then, she has expanded her CV to include both theatre and television work.
Her first professional role came in early 2009, when Jessica auditioned for the BBC series 'Spirit Warriors', and after an extensive auditioning process, she was cast as the female lead role; Bo.
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Alice Lee
Actress / Writer / ProducerFilm, TV & Radio.
Alice Lee has been a television, stage and film actress since 2003 and has worked in Australia, Hong Kong, China and the UK. In Hong Kong, she has worked with many distinguished directors such as Tsui Hak and Wong Jing. She appeared in Stephen Fung’s Diary on the leading HK terrestrial broadcaster TVB, co-presented a chat show on Hong Kong Cable TV and interviewed the chef, Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook) for Martin Yan’s Hong Kong which was broadcast globally.
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Zoë Baxter
DJ/Radio presenterArts. Culture. Film, TV & Radio. Music.
Zoë started Djing at parties in 2000 and progressed to Internet radio and then community radio. She has always had a keen interest in East Asian cinema and cuisine and this lead her to investigate East Asian music. Now she is a collector of vinyl with a specialist interest in 1960’s ‘Asia Beat’.
In 2005 Zoë presented and produced Ni Hao Chinatown parts 1 & 2 for the London community arts radio station Resonance FM focusing on the Save Chinatown Campaign and the history of Chinese immigration in London.
Following on from this Zoë presented and produced a weekly radio show for Resonance FM called Lucky Cat. With a focus on Chinese and East Asian culture the magazine style programme featured guests, music, film and art reviews and topical issues (e.g. the Takeaway Racism Campaign).
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Jeremy Tiang 程异
Actor, writerArts. Film, TV & Radio. Literature. Theatre.
Jeremy is originally from Singapore, and is equally fluent in Mandarin and English. After reading English Literature at Oxford, he trained as an actor at Drama Centre London.
Performance credits include Peace Pagoda (Royal Opera House), The First Emperor (British Museum/ Yellow Earth Theatre), Jingo (Finborough), Ex Humare (King's Head Theatre), Hounslow West (Theatre503), Men of Monsters (Hen & Chickens), Rendition Monologues, The Illegals, Seven Years With Hard Labour (iceandfire), A Singapore Carol (Singapore Repertory Theatre), 8.3 Minutes (short film, opposite Colin Salmon), The Madness of the Dance (short film, opposite Maxine Peake), and the Bollywood film Show Man. Jeremy has also taken part in rehearsed readings for the Royal Court, Soho Theatre and King's Head Theatre.
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Jo Ho
Screenwriter and Film DirectorEntertainment. Film, TV & Radio. Literature.
Jo Ho is a British born Chinese screenwriter and director, and the creator of the new BBC series "SPIRIT WARRIORS" (previously known as "BO AND THE SPIRIT WORLD"), which begins airing mid January 2010 on CBBC, BBC 1 and BBC HD.
Mixing live-action martial arts fantasy with CGI characters and the latest HD digital technology, Spirit Warriors promises to deliver a visual spectacle the whole family can enjoy. Loosely inspired by Chinese myths and legends, and stars a young Chinese girl and her sister, who along with their friends, enter into a mythical Spirit World in order to save the universe from the evil warlord Li and his army of shadowlike warriors.
SPIRIT WARRIORS will be the first TV drama series made in the UK that stars a predominately East Asian Cast.
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Stephen Hoo 何天放
ActorArts. Entertainment. Film, TV & Radio. Theatre.
Stephen Hoo born and raised in London studied Theatre at The Brit Performing Arts School. He then went on to study Modern and Classical Chinese at The School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), where he also studied Film & Theatre of China, Taiwan and the Diaspora.
Stephen is proud of his Chinese heritage and actively seeks work where these themes are present. He has played the infamous Song Liling in David Henry Hwangs subversive “M.Butterfly”, the rough mainlander Ming opposite David Tse in Simon Wu's “Wolf in the House”, adopted Terry in Rikki Beadle-blair's “HOME”, the drunken foul mouthed Charlie in “BODEGA LUNG FAT” at The Hackney Empire and British born Chinese Chris in Soho Theatre's “Soho Streets”.
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Jason Lai
Cellist, Pianist, Composer, Conductor and BroadcasterEducation. Film, TV & Radio. Music.
Born in the UK, Jason Lai began his musical studies at the age of eleven and was awarded a scholarship to Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, to study cello with Raphael Wallfisch and Gillian Thoday.
In 1993 he was awarded a Hadow Scholarship to read music and composition at Oxford University. During his time at Oxford he was invited by the Allegri Quartet to join them for several performances in the University and on tour in the UK, he was also appointed Music Director of the Oxford University Philharmonia which gave him his first chances to conduct major repertoire.
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Irene Ng
Actor, Creative Artist, PresenterArts. Film, TV & Radio. Theatre.
Irene has been working in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. She is British Chinese and grew up in the suburbs of London. She started modelling in her teens before going to drama school to train as an actress.
She graduated from Drama Studio London (NCDT) in 1993 and since then has worked internationally in film, television, theatre, radio, commercials, and as a presenter. Notably she was Lead Supporting actress to Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor in feature films "Nightwatch" and "Rogue Trader" respectively. Irene is also host and anchor for Oracle WebTV.
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