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Collin Chou is credited as a film actor. Collin Chou was born on August 11, 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The age as of 2026 is 59.
My Take
Collin Chou belongs to a breed of actor I deeply admire: the kind who speaks through movement. Born in Kaohsiung in 1967 and sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, this Taiwanese actor and martial artist is best known to Western audiences as Seraph in The Matrix sequels. What draws me to him is the economy of it all, presence built on physical precision and stillness rather than dialogue. He's one of the Asian performers who quietly carried real fighting craft into global action cinema, and I think he deserves far more recognition than he tends to get.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Collin Chou
- Name (Japanese)
- コリン・チョウ
- Reading
- こりん・ちょう
- Born
- August 11, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.collinchou.com
- Xhttps://x.com/collinchou
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin%20Chou
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338048
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Collin Chou born?
Born August 11, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Collin Chou from?
Collin Chou is from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
What does Collin Chou do?
Collin Chou works as actor, film actor.
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