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Osric Chau
Chau in 2015
Born (1986-07-20) July 20, 1986 (age 38)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Other names周逸之; zau1 yat6 zi1
Occupation(s)Actor, stunt performer, martial artist, cosplayer
Years active2002–present
Websitewww.osricchau.com

Osric Chau (Chinese: 周逸之; Jyutping: zau1 yat6 zi1; born July 20, 1986) is a Canadian actor and martial artist, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series Supernatural.

Life and career

Chau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a father from Hong Kong and a mother from Malaysia.[1] In 2000, he took up Wing Chun and continued to study the martial art for eight years. He also studied tai chi and traditional forms of wushu under Zhang Zhi Bing, a master from Harbin, China. After four years, upon Zhang's return to China, Chau enrolled in West Coast Chinese Martial Arts in Vancouver under head instructor Bruce Fontaine and studied modern wushu, a more performance-orientated martial art. In 2007, Chau trained for seven months with the BSU Wushu Team at Beijing Sport University in preparation for the Canadian National Team Trials. Upon his return, he became a member of the Canadian National Wushu Team.

Chau originally wanted to be a stuntman rather than an actor,[2] and worked on stunts for EA Games before appearing in his first major role opposite David Carradine and Daryl Hannah in the two-part TV movie Kung Fu Killer.[3][4] He went on to make his feature film debut in a supporting role in the 2009 film 2012[2] and later became more well known through his recurring role as Kevin Tran in the CW fantasy series Supernatural.

Chau has collaborated with the YouTube channel The Hillywood Show in video parodies of The Walking Dead, Supernatural, and Sherlock. He has also been involved with campaigns against stereotyping in media.[5]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Cold Squad Vic Dnang
2009 The Troop Hector Episode: "Forest Gump"
2012 Mister French Taste Leon 7 episodes, writer for 1 other
2012 Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn J.J.
2012–16 Supernatural Kevin Tran, Advanced Placement Recurring role, 16 episodes
2014 The 100 Red Eyed Boy Episode: "I Am Become Death"
2015 Beyond Redemption Rickson
2015 Blood and Water Charlie Xie
2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Vogel (member of the Rowdy 3)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Dragon Boys Teen TV movie
2008 Kung Fu Killer Lang Han TV movie
2009 2012 Nima
2010 What Women Want (我知女人心) Chen Er Dong
2011 Best Player Ash's buddy TV movie
2012 Fun Size Peng
The Man With The Iron Fists Blacksmith's assistant

Other

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Tea Master Stunts Short film
2012 Must Come Down Fight choreographer and executive producer Short film

References

  1. ^ Beth Hong (July 13, 2011). "Osric Chau — Learning French Manners in Hong Kong". Schema magazine. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Leiren-Young, ,Mark. "Hollywood North: Vancouver actor Osric Chau plays dead on Supernatural". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "2012 and beyond: rising star Osric Chau on screen in the East". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  4. ^ Ching, Gene. "David Carradine in Spike TV's Kung Fu Killer". www.kungfumagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  5. ^ "Osric Chau Starts 'Proud to Be Different' Represent Campaign". CDA News. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
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