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My Take
Vincent Zhao occupies an interesting spot for me: the man who stepped into Wong Fei-hung's shoes after Jet Li in the Once Upon a Time in China series. That is a daunting legacy to inherit, and the fact that he carried it across multiple films and the television run tells me his martial-arts pedigree was the real thing, not movie choreography. A Beijing Sport University background underlines that. I respect actors who actually train, and Kung Fu League years later shows real longevity in the genre. He feels less like a star chasing fame and more like a craftsman of physical performance, which I find admirable.
Overview
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo (赵文卓; born 10 April 1972), sometimes credited as Vincent Chiu or Chiu Man-cheuk, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for portraying Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in both film and television, most notably Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993) and its 1994 sequel in the Once Upon a Time in China film series, the Wong Fei Hung series (1995-1996), and Kung Fu League (2018).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vincent Zhao
- Name (Japanese)
- チウ・マンチェク
- Reading
- ちう・まんちぇく
- Born
- April 10, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Harbin, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / martial artist / television actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Beijing Sport University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.