Yuen Wah (1952)

Other Name: 容继志 元華 元华 Rong Ji Zhi Yuan Hua Yung Zhi

Age: 72

Birthday: September, 02, 1952

Nationality: British Hong Kong

Height: 0 CM

Zodiac sign: Virgo

Yuen Wah is a Hong Kong actor and stunt actor. Known for his agility and acrobatic skills, Yuen Wah began his film career working as Bruce Lee's stunt double in the films "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon". He began to receive a number of roles in Shaw Brothers films.

During the 1990s, whilst still appearing in a number of films, Yuen began to focus on television series roles for TVB. In 1996, he starred as a Taoist priest fighting jiangshi vampires in the series The Night Journey. His comical and endearingly scrooge-like image earned him popularity on the Hong Kong television circuit. Since then, he has appeared in over 20 different television series.

In 2004, Yuen was cast as The Landlord in Stephen Chow's comedy film Kung Fu Hustle. During the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards, his colleagues took the opportunity to award him with the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Yuen made his debut in the English language film Aiming High (1998). He appeared in another English language production, the Baz Luhrmann period film Australia (2008), alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

(Source: Wikipedia)