Philip Ng

Philip Ng is one of those rare triple-threats who genuinely earned every hyphen in his bio — and I mean that literally, because this guy didn't just dabble in karate and taekwondo as a hobby, he competed at a serious level while also training as a choreographer and building an acting career. Born in Hong Kong and educated all the way through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he brought a real athletic intelligence to whatever screen he landed on, the kind where you watch him move and realize the fight scenes aren't choreographed for camera tricks — they're choreographed by someone who actually knows how bodies work under pressure. He stays relatively low-profile compared to the action stars who dominate the conversation, but that quiet confidence is part of what makes him compelling. He's the guy serious martial arts fans know and nod at knowingly.

Name (English)

Philip Ng

Name (Japanese)

フィリップ・ン

Reading

ふぃりっぷ・ん

Born

September 16, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Occupation

actor / television actor / choreographer / karateka / taekwondo athlete

High school

Wheeling High School

University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.alivenotdead.com/philipng
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/straightblast5/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• choreographer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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.