Shou Wan-por (, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist and stuntman.
1980
Shou was also a Hong Kong action star in the late 1980s and early 1990s and has appeared in about 40 movies during his Hong Kong career before he entered Hollywood in 1994.
Prior to his acting career, Shou won several championships as a martial artist.
Shou's interest in martial arts developed during his years as a University student.
He began practising wushu after watching Jet Li's film Shaolin Temple.
He soon became a Hong Kong stuntman.
1982
As a martial artist, Shou was an International Forms Champion in 1982 and 1983 and he won several gold and silver medals at prestigious competitions in China.
He was also a traditional forms Grand Champion in California.
1990
Shou's first dramatic role was in Forbidden Nights in 1990, with Melissa Gilbert.
Though only a TV film, this was his American debut.
However, Shou went back to Hong Kong and continued making movies there.
1994
In 1994, Shou returned to Los Angeles whereupon he appeared as Liu Kang, a Shaolin monk seeking revenge for the death of his younger brother, in Mortal Kombat (1995 film).
Shou also appeared in a minor role in another fighting video game adaptation, DOA: Dead or Alive, based on Tecmo's video game series of the same name, produced by Mortal Kombat director Paul W. S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt.
1995
He is known for roles such as Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat film series (1995 and 1997), Gobei in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Gen in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and 14K in the Death Race films (2008-2013).
2009
He played 14K in the Death Race series, and also appeared as Gen in 2009's Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Shou trained Milla Jovovich for her role in Resident Evil.
He is fluent in English in addition to his native Chinese.
