Ian Gouw

Ian Gouw
Chinese name 吳澋滔 (traditional)
Chinese name 吴澋滔 (simplified)
Pinyin Wú Jĭngtāo (Mandarin)
Jyutping Ng4 King2-Tou1 (Cantonese)
Birth name Ian Iskander Gouw
Born 9 April 1997
 Hong Kong
Other name(s) Jingtao Wu
King-to Ng
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2006 - present
Parents Togi Gouw
Michelle Szema

Ian Iskandar Gouw (traditional Chinese: 吳澋滔; simplified Chinese: 吴澋滔; pinyin: Wú Jĭngtāo; Cantonese Yale: Ng King-to) (born 9 April 1997 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actor and model.

Biography

Ian is the son of Togi Gouw (Wu Zhongyi), an ethnic Chinese originally from Indonesia, and Hong Kong actress Michelle Szema. He attended middle school at the British School of Beijing, and is now back in Hong Kong, attending his previous school Hong Kong International School. In recent interviews, he hopes to complete his schoolwork before ever becoming an actor again. He speaks Mandarin, English and Cantonese. He has a younger brother Brian (Wu Jingyao).

Personal life

Ian Gouw currently attends Hong Kong International School.

Career

Ian won a Golden Horse award at the age of 9. He is the youngest actor ever to win a Golden Horse award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. He has also won a Hong Kong Film Festival award (HK Academy Award) for his debut film, Fu zi.

He is also a model for DKNY Children's Clothing as well as for Disney Clothing in 2006. In the fall of 2009, Gouw voiced the Cantonese version of Astro Boy.

Year Film Role Notes
2006 After This Our Exile (父子) (film) Son
2009 Astro Boy (film) Astro Boy (voiced)

Awards

Awards won

Awards
Golden Horse Award
Hong Kong Film Award
Golden Bauhinia Awards

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