Gallen Lo

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Gallen Lo
Born	December 16, 1962 (1962-12-16) (age 45)
Occupation	actor
Years active	1986–present

Gallen Lo Ka Leung (Chinese: 羅嘉良; Cantonese Romanization: Lo Ka Leung; born December 16, 1962) is a Hong Kong actor who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as Gallen Law or Ka Leung Law.

Lo started acting in television series in 1983 at ATV. He received moderate fame but was not really successful, and later switched to working for TVB after competing in the New Talent Singing Awards of 1984. Finally in 1996, he become popular for the role of Xu Jia Li in the drama Cold Blood Warm Heart. In 1997, he was cast as the leading role of Lee Kee in the successful TV series Old Time Buddy, which spawned a sequel and a spin-off movie, all which Lo participated in. He continued to star in successful serials like Mr. Diana (1999), At the Threshold of an Era (1999) and Golden Faith (2002). After 2003's The W Files, Gallen left TVB and started to focus on acting and making commercials in mainland China. He gained tremendous recognition in China since then. He is the only actor to win TVB's Best Actor Award three times.

In 2007, Gallen Lo returned to TVB to film a series after almost four years absent from the studio. He filmed When A Dog Loves a Cat with Myolie Wu, predicted to be released sometime in 2008.

[edit] Filmography

City Stories (1986)
The Seasons (1987)
Lung Ting Tsang Pa – Battle In The Royal Court (1988)
The Legend of Master Chan (1988)
The Final Verdict (1988)
Looking Back in Anger (1989)
Mystery Of The Parchment (1989)
The Self-Within (1990)
Silken Hands (1990)
The Hunter's Prey (1990)
Vengeance (1990)
Be My Guest (1991)
Bet on Fate (1992)
The Hero from Shanghai (1992)
The Last Conquest (1993)
Ambition (1993)
Plain Love (1994)
The Legend of Condor Heroes 1994 (1994)
Hand of Hope (1994)
Dark Tales (1996)
Cold Blood Warm Heart (1996)
Criminal Investigator II (1996)
Those Were the Days (1997)
Old Time Buddy (1997)
Mystery Files (1997)
Old Time Buddy 2 - To Catch a Thief (1998)
Secret of the Heart (1998)
Mr. Diana (1999)
At the Threshold of an Era (1999)
At the Threshold of an Era II (2000)
At Point Blank (2001)
Seven Sisters (2001)
Hope for Sale (2001)
Golden Faith (2002)
The 'W' Files (2003)
Kung Fu Soccer (2004)-last show on tvb
My Fair Lady (2005) (我爱钟无艳) - China-Singapore production co-starring Fann Wong (Singapore actress)
Lady Wang in Exile (2006)
The Great Navigator: Zheng He (2007)
Hu Jia Han Yue (Chinese Moon on Hu's Land) (2007)
Lang Yan (Wolf Smoke) (2007)
When A Dog Loves A Cat (2008)
Perfect Ending (2008)

[edit] Awards and titles

TVB Anniversary Awards 1997 Best Actor ~ Old Time Buddy
TVB Anniversary Awards 1998 My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role ~ Secrets of the Heart
TVB Anniversary Awards 1999 My Favourite On-Screen Partners ( Dramas ) ~ Mr. Diana ( with Flora Chan )
TVB Anniversary Awards 2000 My Top 10 Favourite Television Characters ~ At the Threshold of an Era 2
TVB Anniversary Awards 2001 My Top 13 Favourite Television Characters ~ Seven Sisters
TVB Anniversary Awards 2002 My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role ~ Golden Faith
TVB Anniversary Awards 2002 My Top 12 Favourite Television Characters ~ Golden Faith
Fung-Wan III - The 3rd Top Chinese TV Drama Award 2007 Most Favourite Hongkong/Taiwan Actor