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Gallen Lo

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Gallen Lo
羅嘉良
Born
Lo Ho-leung (羅浩良)

(1962-12-16) 16 December 1962 (age 61)
Hong Kong
Other namesLo Ka (撈家)
Occupation(s)actor, singer
Years active1983–present
Spouse(s)Clare Fong Man-yee (1998–2008)
Sophie Su Yan (2009–)
Children2
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsBest Actor
1997 Old Time Buddy
1998 Secret of the Heart
2002 Golden Faith
My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)
1999 Mr. Diana
My Favourite Television Character
2000 At the Threshold of an Era
2001 Seven Sisters
2002 Golden Faith

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅嘉良
Simplified Chinese罗嘉良
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Jiāliáng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLo4 Gaa1leong4

Gallen Lo Ka-leung (Chinese: 羅嘉良) is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-leung.

Career

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Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in acting ATV and singing theme songs for some ATV series. Lo left ATV for rival TVB, but his career did not bloom until 1996, when he was cast in the series Old Time Buddy in 1997[1] and Secret of the Heart in 1998. Lo won TVB's Best Actor Award three times (1997, 1998, 2002).

In 2003, Lo left TVB and started to focusing on acting and making commercials in Mainland China.

On 24 February 2021, Lo has finished another drama shooting in Mainland China and shared on his Weibo commemorating the completion of his 100th TV series in his career.[2]

Personal life

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Lo married Clare Fong Man-yee, a woman with whom he worked in a non-acting role at TVB, in 1998. Their son was born in 1999. The couple divorced in 2008.[3]

On 30 January 2009, he was engaged to mainland actress (Sophie) Su Yan in Beijing, and had registered his marriage with Su Yan on 9 Sep 2009. Their daughter was born in 2013.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Evil Cat
Love Beyond Reach Telemovie
Below the Lion Rock: Eye Twitch Flower Customer Short Film The Seasons
1989 Be My Son Ho Ka-leung Telemovie
1990 Beyond the Step Lai Telemovie
1991 Fatal Mission
1992 The Thief of Time Government official
1993 A Warrior's Tragedy Mou Yung
1994 The Knight and the Concubine Lee Jyun-mou Telemovie
Out on a Limb Lau Wing-tai Telemovie
1997 Those Were the Days Lei Kei
1999 Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood Steven Chow
Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King Ha Kong
2001 Vampire Controller John Lui
2005 Divergence Yiu Tin-chung
2012 The Travel of Memory Kai Microfilm
2016 MBA Partners Zou Zhi-yun
2017 The Chinese Widow Captain Xu
2020 Crocodile Island Lin Hao Web film
2023 The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell

Television

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Year Title Role TVB Anniversary Awards Notes
1986 City Stories Lo Wai-man (Johnson)
1987 The Seasons Tong Ka-lai
1988 Behind Silk Curtains Dr. Wong
The Final Verdict Luk Ka-ming (Thomas)
1989 Looking Back in Anger Wong Kwok-kei
The Legend of Master Chan Magistrate Yung Man-cheung
Mystery of the Parchment Hoi Dou
A Trial of Lifetime Yau Gim
Yankee Boy Tsui Yau-fu
Battle in the Royal Court Shum Chi
1990 The Self Within Yung Lut-sau
Silken Hands Hui Jun-tak
The Hunter's Prey Fung Yek-lok
Rain in the Heart Chung Man-kit
1991 Be My Guest Chow Man-ching (Guest Star - Episode 126)
Live for Life Lam Chi-chung
Police on the Road Chan Chi-sun
The Survivor Cheuk Ka-ming
1992 Bet on Fate To Ka-cheung
Vengeance Kiu Lik
Rage and Passion Yuen-ngan Fung
Tales from Beyond Cheung Ka-wai (Episode 8)
1993 The Hero from Shanghai Hong Kiu
Golden Snake Sword Ha Suet-yee (Xia Xueyi) (Guest Star)
The Yang's Women Warriors Lei See-kei
The Art of Being Together
The Spirit of Love
A Chinese Ghost Story Prince of the Devil (Story: Fire Demon) (Special Guest Star) (Taiwanese Production)
1994 The Last Conquest Cheng-tak Emperor
The Legend of Condor Heroes 1994 Yeung Hong
1995 Self-Denial Chiu Mou (Story: The Orphan of Chiu) (Episodes 14-20)
Plain Love Fong Shu-gan
Hand of Hope Ching Lap-yan
1996 Dark Tales Wong Yuen Fung
Wong Ding
(Episodes 16-20)
(Episodes 26-35)
Cold Blood Warm Heart Tsui Ka-lap
The Criminal Investigator II SP Charles Leung Ka-wai
Ambition Cheung Man-wai
1997 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Kwok Say-wai
Old Time Buddy Lei Kei Won – Best Actor
Mystery Files Peter Ko Wing-yin
A Recipe for the Heart Lee Kei / Sui-hau-lo (Plumber) (Guest Star - Episode 13)
1998 Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Lee Kei
Secret of the Heart Cheuk Sheung-man Won – Best Actor
1999 Feminine Masculinity Tang Ping-kuen Won – My Favourite On-Screen Partners
Nominated – Best Actor
At the Threshold of an Era Tim Yip Wing-tim Nominated – Best Actor
2000 At the Threshold of an Era II Tim Yip Wing-tim Won – My Favourite Television Character
2001 At Point Blank Law King-fai (released overseas 2001)
(aired in 2006 HK TVB)
Seven Sisters Tse Tsi-tong Nominated – Best Actor
Won – My Favourite Television Character
Hope for Sale Wong Ha-pak
2002 King of Kings Guan Tian Tao (Mainland Chinese Production)
Where Is My Love Luo Da Wei (David) (Mainland Chinese Production)
Golden Faith Ivan Ting Sin-bun / Chung Tin-yan Won – Best Actor
Won – My Favourite Television Character
2003 The 'W' Files Wisely
Two Days of Love Tan Yi Lun (Mainland Chinese Production)
Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story Mo Jun Liu Dao (Six Demon Lord) (Guest Star)(Taiwanese Production)
2004 Kung Fu Soccer Grad Cheung Gin (Guest Star)
2005 My Fair Lady King Xuan of Qi
Magic Chef Cheng Chung
Fugitive (End of the World Pursuit) Cheng Ren (Mainland Chinese Production)
2006 Lady Wang in Exile Hū Hán Xié Chán Yú
Permutation Hong Cheng Li
2007 Chinese Moon on Hu's Land Li Biao
Wolf Smoke Gao Da
2008 When a Dog Loves a Cat Miu Jun
Perfect Ending Zhou Zhenhua (Mainland Chinese production)
2009 Zheng He's Voyages Zheng He (Mainland Chinese Production)
Born Rich Sa Fu-loi / Cheuk Yat-ming Nominated – Best Actor (Top 15)
Nominated – My Favourite Male Character (Top 15)
Invisible Target Zhou Jing Zhi (Mainland Chinese Production)
2010 Golden Mile Lu Yuan Hang (Mainland Chinese Production)
Ice Is Sleeping Water Dr. Jin (Guest Star) (Mainland Chinese Production)
2011 Ancient Terracotta War Situation Qin Shi Huang / Bai Yun Fei
Song of Spring and Autumn Chong'er (Duke Wen of Jin)
The Legend of Incorruptible Stone Sun Quan
Confucius Zi Gong (Mainland Chinese Production)
2012 Crossing the Border Chen Kai (Mainland Chinese Production)
2013 The Patriot Yue Fei Qin Hui (Mainland Chinese production)
Women's Weapon Yang Xin Jun (Mainland Chinese Production)
2014 Youth Is Not Enough Zhao Kuang Yin / Crius (Special Guest Star) (Mainland Chinese Production)
2015 My Three Fathers Ning Bao Lin (Mainland Chinese Production)
Love Jewelry Gong Hong Da (Mainland Chinese Production)
2016 The Chaser Li Ru Bin (Mainland Chinese Production)
Eastern Battlefied Wang Jing Wei (Mainland Chinese Production)
Le Sacrifice Song Qing He (Mainland Chinese Production)
2017 Provocateur Cheuk Kwan-lam (King)
Gone with the Red Dust Military Chief Du Cheng Kai (Mainland Chinese Production)
Song of Phoenix King Huiwen of Qin (Mainland Chinese production)
2018 Infernal Affairs Han Lang
The Dark Lord Yang Ying Long (Mainland Chinese Production)
2019 Goodbye My Princess[4] The emperor (Mainland Chinese production)
Destiny's Love Wen Fu (Guest Star) (Mainland Chinese Production)
2020 Handsome Siblings Jiang Bie He (Netflix)
Citizens of Wan Qu Ou Yang Dong Jiang (Mainland Chinese Production)
White War Chan Gin (Special Guest Star)
2021 Heroes Prime Minister Cai Xiang (Mainland Chinese Production)

Awards and titles

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Discography

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  • At Point Blank (我有时怕倾诉)
  • At The Threshold of An Era 1 (創世紀)
  • At The Threshold of An Era 2 (創世紀 II)
  • Seven Sisters (七姊妹)
  • Secret of the Heart (天地豪情)
  • Time's Fairytale (歲月的童話), opening theme song for Golden Faith
  • Sunny Days (陽光燦爛的日子) and When Love Comes to an End (當愛情走到盡頭), ending theme songs for Golden Faith and The W Files
  • On the Verge of Eternity (差一剎的地老天荒), opening theme song for Born Rich

References

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  1. ^ "Official Site". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ "羅嘉良拍第100部劇".
  3. ^ a b "HK Actor Gallen Lo & Wife Are On Such Good Terms With His Ex Wife, They Even Have Meals Together". 8days. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ 影视大豆豆 (16 February 2019). "《东宫》情人节盛大开播,观众直呼霸气罗嘉良:恭迎陛下!_手机网易网". 3g.163.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by
N/A
Best Actor
1997
for Old Time Buddy
Succeeded by
Gallen Lo
for Secret of the Heart
Preceded by Best Actor
2002
for Golden Faith
Succeeded by
Roger Kwok
for Square Pegs