Robin Shou

Biography

Robin Shou, known by his stage name Wei Long, is a Chinese-American actor from Hong Kong specializing in martial arts films. Born in Hong Kong in 1960, his family moved to the United States in 1971. He won the China National Martial Arts Championship in 1982. He began studying martial arts at age nineteen and learned karate before deciding to quit. His first real acting role was in the 1990 TV movie Forbidden Nights with Melissa Gilbert. He is best known for playing the Shaolin monk Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat film series adapted from the video game. He also appeared in other films such as DOA: Dead or Alive, Death Race, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, and trained Milla Jovovich in the Resident Evil film series. He has a younger brother who is a singer named Qiu Yunfeng. He has since retired from acting and became a stay-at-home father, dedicating himself to family life.