Kalok Chow (Chinese: 周嘉洛; born 7 October 1995)[1] is a Hong Kong actor currently contracted to TVB.
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| Born | Chow Ka Lok (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 27) Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–present | ||||||||||
| Notable work | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold Your Highness | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards 2019 – Best Supporting Actor | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 周嘉洛 | ||||||||||
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He is best known for his work in the ongoing TVB sitcom franchise, Come Home Love. In particular, he won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for his comedic performance as Kam Shing-On in Come Home Love: Lo and Behold.
Kalok Chow was born on 7 October 1995 in Hong Kong and grew up as the middle child in a family of three children. He attended Ho Yu College and Primary School,[2] where he discovered his passion for acting and performing after a drama teacher noticed his expressive personality and encouraged him to join the school's drama club.[3] After completing Form 3 in Hong Kong, he pursued his senior high school studies abroad at Henley High School in Adelaide, Australia.[3] Chow returned to Hong Kong shortly upon completing Year 12.
Chow successfully auditioned for TVB's 28th Artiste Training Class in 2015, after being prompted by his older sister who saw an television advertisement for the opportunity.[3] He appeared in many background roles as part of this training, including in Come Home Love, which was his television debut. A few months later, Chow was cast in a regular role in 2016 sitcom Come Home Love: Dinner at 8, playing a variety show production assistant named 'Yu Yat-Tong'.[4]
In 2017, Chow landed a major supporting role in the ongoing sitcom Come Home Love: Lo and Behold as the lazy millenial 'Kam Shing-On (On Jai)'. He gained significant popularity and received critical acclaim for his comedic performance in the role.[5][6] The role also earned him several nominations and awards - most notably Best Supporting Actor at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards.[7] He currently holds the record for being the youngest actor to win this award, at age 24. In March 2021, it was announced that he would be taking a break from the role after 1255 episodes to film other projects.[8] He continued to make guest appearances on the show during this hiatus, and briefly returned to the role in February 2022.
In 2021, it was announced that Chow would be replacing Wong Cho Lam in wuxia comedy Your Highness. This drama marks Chow's debut in a first male lead role, and it began airing August 2022.[9][10][11] In the same year, Chow also starred in mini-series Communion.[12][13]
He has also been announced as part of the main line-up in upcoming dramas Treasure of Destiny,[14] My Pet My Angel[15] and Romeo and His Butterfly Lover.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Come Home Love | Groomsman | 1 episode |
| Classmate | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Come Home Love: Dinner at 8 | Yu Yat-tong (余日潼) | Recurring Role |
| ICAC Investigators 2016 | Pedestrian | Episode: 1 | |
| My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | Gangster | 1 episode | |
| Presumed Accidents | Constable | Episode: 8 | |
| At-Risk Youth | Episode: 9 | ||
| House of Spirits | Customer | Episode: 15 | |
| Between Love & Desire | Busker | 1 episode | |
| Daddy Dearest | Basketball Team Member | Episode: 1 | |
| A Fist Within Four Walls | Kowloon Walled City Resident | 4 episodes | |
| Law dis-Order | Policeman | Episodes: 6, 18, 19, 23 | |
| Brother's Keeper II | Subordinate | Episode: 36 | |
| Two Steps From Heaven | Customer | Episodes: 1-3, 5, 10, 11, 15, 19, 24, 25 | |
| Waiter | Episode: 13 | ||
| 2017–present | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | Kam Shing-On (金城安) | Major Supporting Role, Episodes: 1-1255 Recurring Role, Episodes: 1459-present |
| 2017 | Recipes To Live By | Persian Messenger | 1 episode |
| May Fortune Smile On You | Pedestrian | 1 episode | |
| Party Guest | 1 episode | ||
| Burning Hands | Subordinate | 1 episode | |
| Destination Nowhere | Policeman | Episode: 30 | |
| Provacateur | Waiter | Episode: 16 | |
| The No No Girl | Groomsman | 1 episode | |
| Legal Mavericks | Customer | 1 episode | |
| The Unholy Alliance | Subordinate | Episodes: 24, 25 | |
| Nothing Special Force | Subordinate | 1 episode | |
| The Exorcist's Meter | Gangster | Episodes: 5, 6 | |
| My Ages Apart | Gangster | Episode: 27 | |
| Tang Ka-Long (鄧家朗) | Episode: 41 | ||
| 2018 | Threesome | Liverpool Fan | Episodes: 5, 6 |
| Life on the Line | Soccer Player #1 | Episode: 4 | |
| OMG, Your Honour | Tong Kwan-Yiu (湯軍瑤) | Episode: 1 | |
| 2019 | My Life as Loan Shark | Lam (霖) | Guest Appearance, Episode: 8 |
| 2021 | Flying Tiger 3 | Young Don Cheung Wai-Wah | Guest Appearance, Episodes: 2, 5, 8 |
| 2022 | You Light Me Up | Chow Kong-Hong (周港康) | Main Role |
| Communion | Au Ka-Kin (區家健) | Main Role | |
| Your Highness | Kei Wei (紀威) | Main Role | |
| Post-production | Treasure of Destiny | Oh Kin-Ning (柯建寧) | Main Role |
| My Pet My Angel | Golden Wong Sing-Yan (汪聲仁) | Main Role | |
| Filming | Romeo and His Butterfly Lover | Romeo (羅密歐) | Main Role |
| Year | Award | Category | Drama (s) | Result |
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| 2017 | Hong Kong Television Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | |
| 2018 | People's Choice Television Awards | Most Improved Male Artist | Nominated | |
| Favourite Supporting Actor | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | Nominated | ||
| Favourite On-Screen Partnership for a Drama (with Ricco Ng, Sarkis Fung and Sky Chiu) |
Nominated | |||
| Hong Kong Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Most Improved Male Artist | My Life as Loan Shark, Come Home Love: Lo and Behold |
Nominated |
| Favourite Male Character | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | Nominated | ||
| Favourite On-Screen Partnership (with Ricco Ng) |
Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Won | |||
| Best OST (with the ensemble of Come Home Love: Lo and Behold) |
Nominated | |||
| 2020 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award (with the ensemble of Come Home Love: Lo and Behold) |
Won | |
| 2021 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Favourite Male Character | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | Top 5 Finalist |
| Favourite On-Screen Partnership (with Ricco Ng, Sky Chiu, Keefe Ng, Oman Lam, Tom Lo, Andrea So, Iris Lam and Sophie Yip) |
Nominated |