Kalok Chow (; born 7 October 1995) is a Hong Kong actor currently contracted to TVB.
He is best known for his work in the ongoing TVB sitcom franchise, Come Home Love. In particular, he won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for his comedic performance as Kam Shing-On in Come Home Love: Lo and Behold. He won the TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character with his role in the 2022 drama Your Highness.
Early life Kalok Chow was born on 7 October 1995 in Hong Kong and grew up as the middle child in a family of three children. He attended Ho Yu College and Primary School, where he discovered his passion for acting and performing after a drama teacher noticed his expressive personality and encouraged him to join the school's drama club. After completing Form 3 in Hong Kong, he pursued his senior high school studies abroad at Henley High School in Adelaide, Australia. Chow returned to Hong Kong shortly upon completing Year 12.
Career Chow successfully auditioned for TVB's 28th Artiste Training Class in 2015, after being encouraged by his older sister who saw a television advertisement for the opportunity. He appeared in many background roles as part of this training, including in Come Home Love, which was his television debut. A few months later, Chow was cast in a regular role in 2016 sitcom Come Home Love: Dinner at 8, playing a network television production assistant named 'Yu Yat-Tong'.
In 2017, Chow began playing a major supporting role in the ongoing sitcom Come Home Love: Lo and Behold as the lazy zillennial 'Kam Shing-On (On Jai)'. His comedic performance in the role gained him significant popularity and critical acclaim, establishing him as one of the series' standout characters. The role also earned him several nominations and awards – most notably Best Supporting Actor at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards. He currently holds the record for being the youngest actor to win this award, at age 24. In March 2021, it was announced that he would be taking a break from the role after 1255 episodes. He briefly returned to the role in February 2022, and has continued to make guest appearances in between filming other projects ever since.
In 2021, it was announced that Chow would be replacing Wong Cho Lam in wuxia comedy Your Highness. This drama marked Chow's debut in a first male lead role, and it aired in August 2022 to positive reception, with its success leading to the announcement of a sequel shortly after its finale. Chow's performance earned him the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards, while his on-screen chemistry with Jeannie Chan garnered both a Most Popular On-Screen Couple award at the AEG Entertainment Awards and a Best On-Screen Partners award at the 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards, shared with Brian Chu, JW, and Jonathan Cheung. In the same year, Chow also starred in mini-series Communion.
Chow has continued to take on notable roles in dramas such as Treasure of Destiny, My Pet My Angel and Romeo and His Butterfly Lover. He has also been announced as part of the main line-up in upcoming legal drama Themis: Goddess of Justice, starring alongside Charmaine Sheh, Patrick Tam, Alice Chan and Benz Hui.
Filmography Television dramas Year Title Role Notes2015 Come Home LoveClassmateEpisode 973GroomsmanEpisode 9952016Come Home Love: Dinner at 8Yu Yat-tong (余日潼)Recurring RoleICAC Investigators 2016PedestrianEpisode 1My Dangerous Mafia Retirement PlanGangster1 episodePresumed AccidentsConstableEpisode 8At-Risk YouthEpisode 9House of SpiritsCustomerEpisode 15Between Love & DesireBusker1 episodeDaddy DearestBasketball Team MemberEpisode 1A Fist Within Four WallsKowloon Walled City Resident4 episodesLaw dis-OrderPolicemanEpisodes 6, 18, 19, 23Brother's Keeper IISubordinateEpisode 36Two Steps From HeavenCustomerEpisodes 1–3, 5, 10, 11, 15, 19, 24, 25WaiterEpisode 132017–presentCome Home Love: Lo and BeholdKam Shing-On (金城安)Major Supporting Role, Episodes 1–1255Recurring Role, Episodes 1459–present2017Recipes To Live ByPersian MessengerEpisode 12May Fortune Smile On YouPedestrianEpisodes 2, 4, 5, 30Party Guest1 episodeBurning HandsSubordinateEpisode 3Destination NowherePolicemanEpisodes 30ProvacateurWaiterEpisode 16The No No GirlGroomsmanEpisode 8Legal MavericksCustomer1 episodeThe Unholy AllianceSubordinateEpisodes 24, 25Nothing Special ForceSubordinateEpisode 5The Exorcist's MeterGangsterEpisodes 5, 6My Ages ApartGangsterEpisode 27Tang Ka-Long (鄧家朗)Episode 412018ThreesomeLiverpool FanEpisodes 5, 6Life on the LineSoccer Player #1Episode 4OMG, Your HonourTong Kwan-Yiu (湯軍瑤)Episode 12019My Life as Loan SharkLam (霖)Episode 82021Flying Tiger 3Young Don Cheung Wai-Wah (年輕張偉樺)Guest Appearance, Episodes 2, 5, 82022You Light Me UpChow Kong-Hong (周港康)Main RoleCommunionAu Ka-Kin (區家健)Major Supporting RoleYour HighnessKei Wei (紀威)Main Role2023Treasure of DestinyOh Kin-Ning (柯建寧)Main RoleMy Pet My AngelGolden Wong Sing-Yan (汪聲仁)Main RoleRomeo and His Butterfly LoverRomeo (羅密歐)Main Role2025Your FinesseFei Yan (費仁)Main Role2026ThemisEdgar Cheng Siu-Man (鄭邵文)Main RoleTBAMartial Arts WorldNip Fei-Wan (聶飛雲)Main RoleThe Airport Diary IIChing Yat-Fei (程日飛)Main Role
Awards and nominations
Hong Kong Television Awards + Year Category Drama(s) Result 2017Best Newcomer rowspan=2 2018 Best Supporting Actor Come Home Love: Lo and Behold
People's Choice Television Awards + Year Category Drama(s) Result 2018 Most Improved Male Artiste Best Supporting ActorCome Home Love: Lo and Behold Best On-Screen Partnership for a Drama (with Ricco Ng, Sarkis Fung and Sky Chiu)
TVB Anniversary Awards Year Category Drama(s) Result 2019 Most Improved Male Artiste My Life as Loan Shark,Come Home Love: Lo and Behold Most Popular Male CharacterCome Home Love: Lo and Behold Best Supporting Actor Most Popular On-Screen Partnership (with Ricco Ng) Best OST (with the ensemble of Come Home Love: Lo and Behold) 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award (with the ensemble of Come Home Love: Lo and Behold) 2021 Most Popular Male Character Most Popular On-Screen Partnership (with Ricco Ng, Sky Chiu, Keefe Ng, Oman Lam, Tom Lo, Andrea So, Iris Lam and Sophie Yip) 2022 Best Actor You Light Me Up Your Highness Most Popular Male Character You Light Me Up Communion Your Highness Best Supporting Actor Communion Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia You Light Me Up Your Highness Favourite OST I am the Protagonist (Theme from "Your Highness") Most Popular On-Screen Partnership(with Ricco Ng, Joey Thye, Kayan Yau) Communion Most Popular On-Screen Partnership(with Jeannie Chan, JW, Brian Chu, Jonathan Cheung) Your Highness 2023 Best Actor Treasure of Destiny My Pet My Angel Romeo And His Butterfly Lover Favourite TVB Actor in Greater Bay Area My Pet My Angel Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia Treasure of Destiny My Pet My Angel
AEG Entertainment Awards + Year Category Drama(s) Result 2022 Best Couple (with Jeannie Chan) Your Highness
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