Norman Chu

With a lineage in Xinhui, Guangdong, Norman Chu Siu Keung was born in 1955 in Hong Kong. He first joined Shaw Brothers as an action star and the hottest actor in the martial arts genre.

Norman Chu has been one of the best of the bad guys in HK films for over twenty years and in that time he lent his formidable martial arts skills to a number of classic movies. He began with the Shaw Brothers in the late 70s appearing in films like Dirty Kung Fu, 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Challenger and The Return of the Deadly Blade.

He later joined Rediffusion and made his fame starring in the serial drama Bastard Swordsman. Hsu has been heavily involved in the movie industry and has still been active in TV and movie productions in the Greater China region. Hsu is mentor to fellow ATV actor Eric Wan Tin-chiu.

Before he became a film star, Norman was a TV star with his very popular role in “Metamorphasis of the Heavenly Silkworm” in the late 70’s. This success led him to getting roles with many of the New Wave directors such as Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam and Tony Ching Siu-tung. —hkcinemagic.com