Lawrence Ko

Lawrence Ko
Born (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
Alma materTaipei National University of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1983—present
Musical career
Also known asKo Yu-luen
Ke Yulun

Lawrence Ko (Chinese: 柯宇綸; pinyin: Kē Yǔlún; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Ú-lûn; born 28 April 1977) is a Taiwanese actor.[1]

Ko made his film debut when he was four years old.[2] He has had roles in the Edward Yang films A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Mahjong (1996) and Yi Yi (2000), as well as the film Lust, Caution by Ang Lee. In 2011, he starred in the biopic Jump Ashin! (2011).[3] He also appeared in the films Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2013), To My Dear Granny (2013) and Murmur of the Hearts (2015).[4][5]

Personal life

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He is the son of director and actor Ko I-chen [zh].[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1983 Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing 搭錯車
1983 Kidnapped 帶劍的小孩 Television
1986 Dust in the Wind 戀戀風塵 Mrs. Lin's son
1988 I Love Mary 我愛瑪麗
1991 A Brighter Summer Day 牯嶺街少年殺人事件 Airplane
1996 Mahjong 麻將 Luen-luen
1998 Hold You Tight 愈快樂愈墮落 A-che
2000 Yi Yi 一一 The soldier
2002 Be My Valentine 二月十四 Leonardo
2002 Fancy 25 三方通話 Fei Hsun
2005 Three Times 最好的時光 Special appearance
2006 Do Over 一年之初 Rat
2007 Lust, Caution 色,戒 Liang Junsheng
2008 Winds of September 九降風 Cameo
2009 Au Revoir Taipei 一頁台北 Hong
2010 Honey PuPu 消失打看 Sam Special appearance
2011 Jump Ashin! 翻滾吧!阿信 Pickle
2011 10+10 Liu Chi's lover Segment "Hippocamp Hair Salon"
2012 My Little Honey Moon 野蓮香 Ho Chih-kang
2013 To My Dear Granny 親愛的奶奶 A-da
2013 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 明天記得愛上我 Stephen
2015 Murmur of the Hearts 念念 Yu-nan
2015 The Freezer 冰箱 Ant Short film
2015 Touch 偷窺心事 A-ren Television
2015 The Period 潮騷 Coach Television
2015 The Kids 小孩 Wei-che
2017 The Village of No Return 健忘村 Purple Cloud
2017 The Gangster's Daughter 林北小舞 Dreamer
2017 Missing Johnny 強尼凱克 Chang Yi-feng
2019 Theory of Ambitions

Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2001 Forbidden Love 逆女 Wang Chi-han
2005 When Dolphin Met Cat 海豚愛上貓 Wei Shao-peng
2009 The Year of Happiness and Love 那一年的幸福時光 Lin Ying-hao
2011 Skip Beat! 華麗的挑戰 Director Aragaki Episode 4-5
2014 The Lying Game 謊言遊戲 Andy An Shih-chieh

Music video

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Year Artist Song title
1996 Chang Yu-sheng "Ki Hion Gun Kwa Mai"
1996 Zheng Zhihua "Mahjong"
2004 Fish Leong "Quiet Summer"
2004 Winnie Hsin "I Will Also Fall in Love with Someone"
2006 Gary Chaw "Superwoman"
2007 Ivana Wong "Learn"
2011 Na Ying "You Say…"
2015 Amit "Insomnia"
2016 Miss Stocking "Long River Night Train"
2016 Amber An "Stop Hang in There"

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 13th Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Jump Ashin! Won
48th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2012 6th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
2014 14th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Supporting Actor Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Nominated
2015 52nd Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Murmur of the Hearts Nominated
2016 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "影一製作所股份有限公司 ONE PRODUCTION". www.1production.com.tw.
  2. ^ Chao, Paige. "翻滾吧!柯宇綸 演戲是人生最大享受". gq.com.tw.
  3. ^ "Movie review: Jump Ashin! 翻滾吧!阿信 - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
  4. ^ "'Murmur of the Hearts': Hong Kong Review". hollywoodreporter.com.
  5. ^ Lee, Maggie (21 March 2015). "Film Review: 'Murmur of the Hearts'". variety.com.
  6. ^ 中時電子報. "《念念》柯一正 柯宇綸解父子30年心結". chinatimes.com.
  7. ^ Lawrence Ko at douban.com
  8. ^ Lawrence Ko at chinesemov.com
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