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At age 17 he was scouted by a modeling agency to become a model, because he was underage at that time he needed his father consent when signing the contract. His father was highly against him becoming a model and told him to concentrate on his studies instead. Being a filial son he listened to his father words and gave up on the idea of becoming a model. Few years later at age 19 and wanting extra spending money he decided to try modeling secretly without letting his father know. He signed under well known Taiwan modeling agency [[Catwalk Production House]] and became a highly sought after model due to his 6' 2" (1.87cm) height frame and having Eurasian looking looks even though he is a full blooded Chinese.
At age 17 he was scouted by a modeling agency to become a model, because he was underage at that time he needed his father consent when signing the contract. His father was highly against him becoming a model and told him to concentrate on his studies instead. Being a filial son he listened to his father words and gave up on the idea of becoming a model. Few years later at age 19 and wanting extra spending money he decided to try modeling secretly without letting his father know. He signed under well known Taiwan modeling agency [[Catwalk Production House]] and became a highly sought after model due to his 6' 2" (1.87cm) height frame and having Eurasian looking looks even though he is a full blooded Chinese.


In 2003 he made his acting debut in a small cameo role for the idol drama "[[The Rose (TV series)|The Rose]]" playing one of Cecilia Yip character Han Li's younger boyfriends. In 2004 he got his big break playing the main lead in the drama "The Outsiders", a drama about triad gangs in Taipei. In 2005 he entered into the Hong Kong market by starring in the film "Embrace Your Shadow" opposite Hong Kong singer actress [[Fiona Sit]]. For this role he had to learn how to speak Cantonese. The movie was well received and he was invited to film another Hong Kong movie, the horror film "Black Night". Due to his growing popularity in Hong Kong, in 2008 he began a music career by signing with Hong Kong record label [[Emperor Entertainment Group]] (EEG). In 2010 he switched his music career to Taiwan record label [[HIM International Music]]. For the past few years he has mainly concentrated in the Mainland China market. <ref>[http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/yeshanghai The Longest Night in Shanghai]</ref>
In 2003 he made his acting debut in a small cameo role for the idol drama "[[The Rose (TV series)|The Rose]]" playing one of Cecilia Yip character Han Li's younger boyfriends. In 2004 he got his big break playing the main lead in the drama "The Outsiders", a drama about triad gangs in Taipei. In 2005 he entered into the Hong Kong market by starring in the film "Embrace Your Shadow" opposite Hong Kong singer actress [[Fiona Sit]]. For this role he had to learn how to speak Cantonese. The movie was well received and he was invited to film another Hong Kong movie, the horror film "Black Night". Due to his growing popularity in Hong Kong, in 2008 he began a music career by signing with Hong Kong record label [[Emperor Entertainment Group]] (EEG). In 2010 he switched his music career to Taiwan record label [[HIM International Music]]. For the past few years he has mainly concentrated in the Mainland China market. <ref>{{zh icon} [http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/yeshanghai The Longest Night in Shanghai] Dylan Kuo sina.com news </ref>

==Personal life==
Kuo was previously in a long term open relationship with a girl simply known as Amy to the public. He and Amy started dating during his early modeling career and that it was a long distance relationship because Amy left Taiwan to study in the United States during the second year of their relationship. Kuo confirmed in 2008 that he and Amy had ended their relationship sometime in 2007. Kuo has not been in a steady relationship since his break up with Amy but has been linked to many of his co-stars in the press since.<ref>{{zh icon}[http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/aug/25/today-show1.htm] Dylan Kuo libertytimes.com Retrieved 2014-02-14</ref>


==Television series==
==Television series==

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Dylan Kuo (Chinese: 郭品超; pinyin: Guo Pin Chao) was born on June 8, 1977 in Taipei Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. Besides Taiwan he has worked in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Japan. He is also known as Irons Kwok his earlier western name and Kwok Bun Chui his name pronounced in Cantonese. He speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese (with a Mandarin accent) and limited English. He rose to fame in 2004 after playing the lead role in the GTV drama "The Outsiders".[1] [2]

Early Life

Dylan Kuo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on June 8, 1977. His parents divorced when he was very young. He grow up in a single parent home living with his mother and older brother. His mother passed away from breast cancer when he was 14 years old. He then went to live with his father while his older brother moved out on his own. He graduated from Taipei College of Maritime Technology. Originally wanting to be an architect like his older brother he decided it wasn't the career path he wanted after spending one year in the field.[3]

Career

At age 17 he was scouted by a modeling agency to become a model, because he was underage at that time he needed his father consent when signing the contract. His father was highly against him becoming a model and told him to concentrate on his studies instead. Being a filial son he listened to his father words and gave up on the idea of becoming a model. Few years later at age 19 and wanting extra spending money he decided to try modeling secretly without letting his father know. He signed under well known Taiwan modeling agency Catwalk Production House and became a highly sought after model due to his 6' 2" (1.87cm) height frame and having Eurasian looking looks even though he is a full blooded Chinese.

In 2003 he made his acting debut in a small cameo role for the idol drama "The Rose" playing one of Cecilia Yip character Han Li's younger boyfriends. In 2004 he got his big break playing the main lead in the drama "The Outsiders", a drama about triad gangs in Taipei. In 2005 he entered into the Hong Kong market by starring in the film "Embrace Your Shadow" opposite Hong Kong singer actress Fiona Sit. For this role he had to learn how to speak Cantonese. The movie was well received and he was invited to film another Hong Kong movie, the horror film "Black Night". Due to his growing popularity in Hong Kong, in 2008 he began a music career by signing with Hong Kong record label Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). In 2010 he switched his music career to Taiwan record label HIM International Music. For the past few years he has mainly concentrated in the Mainland China market. [4]

Personal life

Kuo was previously in a long term open relationship with a girl simply known as Amy to the public. He and Amy started dating during his early modeling career and that it was a long distance relationship because Amy left Taiwan to study in the United States during the second year of their relationship. Kuo confirmed in 2008 that he and Amy had ended their relationship sometime in 2007. Kuo has not been in a steady relationship since his break up with Amy but has been linked to many of his co-stars in the press since.[5]

Television series

Year Chinese Title English Role Character
2003 薔薇之戀 The Rose Cameo Han Li's lover (韓俐的情人)
2004 鬥魚 The Outsiders Male Lead Yu Hao (于皓)
2004 鬥魚2 The Outsiders II Male Lead Yu Hao (于皓)
2005 偷天換日 Tou Tian Huan Ri Male Lead Cash
2006 白袍之戀 White Robe of Love 2nd Male Lead Tang Qi Xiu (唐啟修)
2007 18禁不禁 18 Jin Bu Jin Guest Star PE teacher Lin Menglun (體育老師林孟倫)
2007 精武飛鴻 Men and Legends 2nd Male Lead Yan Ying Yuan (閰應元)
2008 王子看見二公主 Prince + Princess 2 Male Lead Ning Huanyu (寧煥宇)
2009 敲敲愛上你 Knock Knock Loving You Male Lead Cheng Xue Ge (程雪歌)
2009 美女不壞 Beauty is Not Bad Male Lead William Chen (陳威廉)
2010 單身公主相親記 Single Princesses and Blind Dates 2nd Male Lead Fang Yan (方顏)
2011 十二生肖傳奇 The Legend of Chinese Zodiac Male Lead Xing Hu (星虎)
2012 愛啊哎呀，我願意 Ia Ia, I do Male Lead Ji Xiang En (季翔恩)
2013 借用一下你的愛 Borrow Your Love Male Lead Ye Chen (葉晨)
2013 花木蘭傳奇 Legend of Mulan Male Lead Prince Dou Lun (多倫)

Filmography

Year Country English Chinese Title Character
2005 Hong Kong Embrace Your Shadow 摯愛 Zhuo Qin 卓勤
2006 Hong Kong Black Night: Next Door 黑夜 Joe 阿祖
2007 China The Longest Night in Shanghai 夜上海 Tong Tong 東東
2007 Hong Kong Shamo 軍雞 Ryuichi Yamazaki 山崎
2008 Japan Sasori 蠍子 Hei Tai 林喜泰
2012 China Ultra Reinforcement 超時空救兵 Shi Kejin 史可进
2012 Taiwan Bear It 熊熊愛上你 Peter
2012 Taiwan Westgate Tango 西門町 Zhou Jing-chun 周景淳
2013 China Love Is Beautiful 愛,很美 Ray Zheng-yu 雷鄭宇

Music Video Appearances

  • 2003 - The Right Person 對的人 by Ailing Tai 戴愛玲
  • 2004 - Only Because of You 都只因為你 by Angela Chang 張韶涵
  • 2009 - Insomnia 失眠 by Evonne Hsu 許慧欣

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References

  1. ^ a b "Dylan Kuo". imdb.com. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Dylan Kuo". chinesemov.com. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  3. ^ http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20101023/32907692/
  4. ^ {{zh icon} The Longest Night in Shanghai Dylan Kuo sina.com news
  5. ^ {{zh icon}[1] Dylan Kuo libertytimes.com Retrieved 2014-02-14

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