Law Kar Ying 羅家英

ABOUT

Law Kar Ying 羅家英 is a Chinese male Hong Kong actor. He is a highly famous Cantonese Opera singer/performer and that is what he was before he began his acting career in TV drama series and movies. He became popular after being cast in From Beijing with Love, which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of (useless) gadgets include a solar-powered torch.

PROFILE

• Name: 羅家英 (罗家英) / Law Kar Ying (Luo Jia Ying)
• Real name: 羅行堂 / Law Heng Tong (Luo Xing Tang)
• Also known as: Law Ka Ying / Lo Ka Ying
• Birthday: 1947-Aug-27 
• Birthplace: Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China
• Height: 175 cm
• Star sign: Virgo
• Chinese zodiac: Pig
• Family: Wife/actress Liza Wang
• Occupation: Actor

FILMOGRAPHY

TV Series

    Happy Hunter (2020)
    Happy Mitan (2016)
    Nezha and Yangjian (2015, post-production)
    Xing Fu Lai Qiao Men (CCTV, 2011) as David Chen
    East Hegemon (Shanghai TV, 2008) as Ma Yuan Zhang
    ICAC Investigators (TVB, 2007)
    Ben Xiao Hai (ATV, 2007)
    Xin Jiu Pin Zhi Ma Guan (新九品芝麻官) (2006)
    Relentless Justice (ATV, 2006)
    Central Affairs II (ATV, 2006)
    Legend of Fang De and Miao Cui Hua (ATV, 2006)
    The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (TVB, 2002)
    Smart Kid (2001)
    A Smiling Ghost Story (TVB, 1999)
    Flaming Brothers (ATV, 1998)
    A Tough Side of a Lady (TVB, 1998)
    A Recipe for the Heart (TVB, 1997, guest)
    Class of Distinction (阿Sir早晨) (TVB, 1994)
    The Sword of Conquest (怒劍嘯狂沙) (TVB, 1991)

Movies

    The Making of a Man (2015)
    Atrange Bedfellows (2015)
    Death Trip (2015)
    Wayang Boy (2014)
    Who Moved My Dream (2014)
    The Buddha's Shadow (2014)
    A Stupid Journey (2014)
    Buddha, the Teacher (2014)
    Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
    Long Feng Dian (2010)
    Flirting Scholars (2010)
    Money Maker (1991)

TRIVIA

In 1990s, Law played Wong Yat-fei in his first movie debut in 1993 film Crime Story along with Jackie Chan. In 1994 he was cast in Jeff Lau's film duology A Chinese Odyssey, where he played the verbose Longevity Monk (Xuanzang), singing a Cantonese cover of "Only You (And You Alone)" midway during the film.

Him and Liza Wang has stood by one another thru good times and bad. He was there to help Liza battle thyroid and breast cancer. She was there for him when he had liver cancer in 2004. 

He and Liza Wang famously dated for 21 years before tying the knot in 2009. They were wed in Las Vegas. They announced their union on TVB through Stephen Chow.

Law has rarely acted in television, especially on his wife, Liza Wang's television station TVB. He is most known for cooperating with ATV, which is TVB's rival.