Jason Ng Yuk Shu

Biography

Jason Ng Yuk Shu is a Hong Kong action director and actor, born on 31 December 1962. He grew up in Shek Yin Estate in the New Territories of Hong Kong and graduated from Chung Shing English College in 1980. From a young age he was passionate about martial arts and practiced many disciplines including Kendo, Hung Kuen, Tai Chi, Shaolin Changquan, Goju-ryu karate, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Qigong, and Taekwondo. He graduated in 1984 from the Shaw Brothers action actor training class, alongside classmates such as Sin Hao Ying and Koo Chun On. After graduation he joined the action team of Lau Kar-leung and later worked with Leung Siu-hung's stunt coordination team. In the mid-1980s he joined TVB's action and special effects unit as an assistant action stunt coordinator, eventually being promoted to action stunt coordinator in the 2010s. He has directed action for dozens of films and television series, and gained recognition among mainland Chinese audiences for his roles in the 1992 film "King of Beggars" and the 1996 film "Forbidden City Cop." Beyond his film work, he served as a judge for the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Dragon and Lion Association, was a member of the Hong Kong Martial Arts Instructors Guild, and holds an eighth-dan rank in world martial arts. A devoted Bruce Lee fan, he co-authored a commemorative book about Lee in 1998 and became founding vice-president of the Hong Kong Bruce Lee Society. In 1997 he co-founded the Hong Kong Toy Society and organized Hong Kong's first toy convention at the Convention Centre, while also launching his own brand "TAO" for designing 12-inch action figures inspired by Eastern street culture. He continues to work across Hong Kong and mainland China's film and television industries and mentors new talent through the Hong Kong action stunt training program.