Patrick Kwok-Choon
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| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Patrick Kwok-Choon is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as "Seth Park" on the TeenNick comedy-drama television series Open Heart, and as Private David Taylor in The National Theatre of London / Mirvish co-production of War Horse.[1][2]
Life & Education
Kwok-Choon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Sino-Mauritian parents. At the age of five, he subsequently moved to Brossard, Quebec, where he grew up.
He graduated from Centennial Regional High School with known actors Elisha Cuthbert, Jon Lajoie, and Tod Fennell.
In 2006 he completed his degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Theatre from Concordia University. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario to attend George Brown Theatre School.[3] Soon after graduating, he was offered a seat on George Brown Theatre School's Advisory Board.
In 2014, Kwok-Choon was offered a scholarship to train at the CFC Actors Conservatory.
Kwok-Choon holds a black belt in Taekwon-Do, and a red II belt in Krav Maga.
He currently resides and works in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California.
Career
Kwok-Choon landed his first starring role immediately after graduation. He played Ferdinand in the Canadian Stage's production of The Tempest. As the show was running, he was hired again by Canadian Stage to rehearse and perform in Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard.[4] Rock 'n' Roll was directed by Donna Feore, the spouse of Canada's screen and stage legend Colm Feore. "Rock 'n" Roll" ran in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario and the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2010, he played the title character in the world premiere of A Boy Called Newfoundland by Graeme Gillis at The Tarragon Theatre.[5]
He has also performed in theatre's across the country, most notably Theatre Passe Muraille, Factory Theatre, The Toronto Fringe Festival, and most recently The Princess of Wales Theatre in War Horse.
Kwok-Choon served as one of the main puppeteers for Handspring Puppet Company's "War Horse", and also played Private David Taylor, the supporting lead in the show.
Kwok-Choon's breakthrough role in television was for the Global TV's movie Befriend and Betray, directed by Ken Girotti followed suit by CBC Television movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town directed by Don McBrearty. He has also guest starred on Rookie Blue, Nikita, and Lucky 7.
Kwok-Choon's most notable role was "Seth Park", a series lead on Open Heart. Open Heart is a 2015 American/Canadian mystery-drama television series produced by the Epitome Pictures unit of DHX Media in association with Marblemedia. It first aired on January 20, 2015, on TeenNick in the United States and previously on YTV; now currently on ABC Spark in Canada.
In 2015, Kwok-Choon starred as "Jung" in the acclaimed Soulpepper Theatre Company's play Kim's Convenience. Kim's Convenience played to sold out houses at the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts. In March 2015, CBC Television announced that a television series based on the play will air in the 2015-16 television season. The series will be shot from June to August 2016, and produced by Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company.
in 2016, Kwok-Choon starred in the upcoming show "Shoot The Messenger" for CBC. It will air in fall of 2017.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2010 | Covert Affairs | DCS Staffer |
| Being Erica | Young Doctor | |
| 2011 | Befriend and Betray | Bunny Ho |
| Rookie Blue | Kenny Chan | |
| The Ron James Show | Tim | |
| 2012 | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | Mallory Tompkins |
| Nurse 3D | EMT | |
| 2013 | Nikita | Jason |
| Alice | David | |
| 2014 | The Best Laid Plans | Michael Zaleski |
| My Ex-Ex | Dan | |
| Beethoven's Treasure Tail | Justin | |
| Bottomfeeder | Wick | |
| Steak Juice | Max | |
| Backpackers | Simon | |
| 2015 | Open Heart | Seth Park [6] |
| Odd Squad | Taekwon-Do Tony | |
| 2016 | Shoot the Messenger | Roger Deacon |
| Man Seeking Woman | Spencer |
References
- ↑ "Paula Citron | Theatre Review – War Horse (National Theatre of Great Britain/Handspring Puppet Company/David Mirvish)". Paulacitron.ca. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Review - War Horse - Mirvish Productions, Toronto - Christopher Hoile". Stage-door.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140519160200/http://northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/kwok-choon_patrick.html. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015. Missing or empty
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- ↑ Lucy (2010-04-02). "Review: A Boy Called Newfoundland- Theatre Smash". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ↑ "Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in... - HALIFAX, LOS ANGELES, LONDON, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, Aug. 5, 2014". Newswire.ca. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2015-10-28.