Chin Ka-lok
Chin Ka Lok is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, and director. He entered the industry as a stunt performer in his youth, won Best Action Choreography at the 49th Golden Horse Awards for "車手" in 2012, directed the film "黃金兄弟" in 2018, and serves as president of the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Association.
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About the artist
Chin Ka Lok is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, and director. He was born in Hong Kong on August 6, 1965, with ancestral roots in Sanshui, Guangdong.
Chin Ka Lok learned Da Sheng Pi Gua in childhood. He left Rosaryhill School in Secondary Two and joined Shaw Brothers as a martial arts stuntman with his fifth elder brother, 钱小豪. At the beginning of his career, he followed 韩义生 and learned action choreography through freelance work. At age 17, he received a call from 元彪 and was invited to take part in the film "A計劃", becoming the youngest stunt performer in Sammo Hung’s stunt team that year. In 1983, he worked as a film stuntman in "A計劃", starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and others. He subsequently stood out in "奇謀妙計五福星" (1983), gained Sammo Hung’s recognition, and served as driving-stunt coordinator for "快餐車" (1984). Chin Ka Lok has served as a stunt double for Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, 元彪, and others. In the film "龍的心", Chin Ka Lok crashed through glass from the third floor and fell to the ground.
In 1988, Sammo Hung appointed Chin Ka Lok as the male lead of the film "殭屍叔叔". The film earned more than 13 million at the box office, and Golden Harvest subsequently signed Chin Ka Lok to a three-year acting contract. He starred in "衛斯理之霸王卸甲" and "蠍子戰士" in 1991. In 1993, he signed an acting contract with Television Broadcasts Limited. In 1996, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Awards for "烈火戰車" (1995); that same year, 曾志偉 invited him to host the Television Broadcasts Limited variety program "獎門人". In television drama, he played Yang Jian in "封神榜" and Wang Laohu in "王老虎搶親". In film, he portrayed Yang Tim, known as “Big Head,” in "古惑仔".
In 1997, Chin Ka Lok directed a film for the first time with "最佳拍檔之醉街拍檔"; he directed "無問題2" in 2002. His action-choreography credits include 林超贤’s "G4特工" (1997), "重裝警察" (2001), and "火龍" (2010); 李仁港’s "少年阿虎" (2003) and "猛龍" (2005); and 尔冬升’s "旺角黑夜" (2004), "門徒" (2007), "新宿事件" (2009), "鎗王之王" (2010), "綫人" (2010), and "逆戰" (2010). In 2000, Chin Ka Lok began preparing the “钱家班”. According to Sunday Kiss, the team handles driving-stunt scenes in films and television dramas.
In 2012, Chin Ka Lok, 黄伟辉, and 吴海堂 won Best Action Choreography at the 49th Golden Horse Awards for 郑保瑞’s film "車手". That same year, he received the “杰出演员大奖” at "萬千星輝頒獎典禮2012".
The live album "歲月友情演唱會" was released in 2015, and Chin Ka Lok performed "戰無不勝" on it with Ekin Cheng, Jerry Lamb, Michael Tse, and Jordan Chan. In 2018, Chin Ka Lok directed the film "黃金兄弟" and portrayed 淡定 in it. That same year, he performed the film’s theme song "一起衝一起闖" with Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, and Jerry Lamb. The music page on Media Asia’s website also lists the five-person performance of "一起來一起走".
Chin Ka Lok served as producer of the documentary "龍虎武師", which interviews nearly one hundred veteran Hong Kong stunt performers. According to a September 2026 Xinhua News Agency report, Chin Ka Lok has served as president of the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Association since 2014, and the association participated in initiating the documentary. Chin Ka Lok was president of both the association’s 15th council (October 20, 2022, to October 19, 2024) and 16th council (October 20, 2024, to October 19, 2026). During his presidency, he sought insurance coverage for stunt performers when they began work and established an action-actor training class for newcomers. The association’s second stunt-performer training class received funding from the Hong Kong SAR Government Film Development Fund for the first time.
On February 16, 2024, the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Association held a spring dinner, where members and guests voted for two “最嘉愛動作電影”: "潛行" and "金手指"; Chin Ka Lok was action choreographer for both films. Representing the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Association, Chin Ka Lok serves as a director on the board of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association for the 2026–2028 term. The exhibition "拍住上——光影里并肩驰骋的我们", reported by Xinhua News Agency in September 2026, was held at Tai Kwun in Hong Kong, and Chin Ka Lok participated in its planning.
Overview
- Born
- August 6, 1965age 61
- Born in
- Hong Kong
- Career start
- Entered from another field · 1979
- Active
- 1979 – present47 years
- Gender
- Male
- Aliases
- 钱嘉乐, 錢嘉樂, Chin Ka Lok
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