Dylan Kuo

Dylan Kuo
Dylan Kuo
Born	8 June 1977 (age 46); Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Gwok3 Ban2-ciu1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Koeh Phín-chhiau

Musical careerAlso known asKuo Pin-chao
Guo Pinchao
Irons KwokGenres

Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) (2008–2010)
HIM International Music

(2010–2016)

Dylan Kuo (Chinese: 郭品超; pinyin: Guō Pǐnchāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Phín-chhiau; born 8 June 1977) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. He rose to fame in 2004 after playing the lead role in the television series The Outsiders.^[1] He is also known as Irons Kwok, his earlier western name, and Kwok Bun-chiu,^[2] his name pronounced in Cantonese.

Early life

Dylan Kuo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 8 June 1977, the youngest of a two-child family. He has a brother older than him by 4 years. He has been described by family members and teachers as a shy, quiet and reserved child. His parents divorced when he was very young. He grew up in a single-parent home living with his mother and older brother. His mother worked 2 jobs in order to raise him and his brother, working as a kindergarten teacher by day and at night as a YMCA instructor teaching hairdressing courses. His mother died from breast cancer when he was 14 years old, which Kuo has said was the most unforgettable yet saddest moment in his life.

He then went to live with his father while his older brother moved out on his own. He graduated from

Taipei College of Maritime Technology. Originally wanting to be an architect like his older brother, he decided it wasn't the career path he wanted after spending one year in the field.^[3]

Career

Acting

In 2003, he made his acting debut in small roles, his most notable one for the idol series The Rose, playing one of Cecilia Yip's character Han Li's younger boyfriends. He had originally auditioned for the role "Han Jin" which Jerry Huang was eventually cast in. The director was impressed with his audition and decided to bring him back for a cameo role. After being offered more acting roles, Kuo was then signed under Duo Man Ni Productions to manage all his acting activities while Catwalk Production House still managed his advertisement and modeling activities.

In 2004, he got his big break playing the lead role in the television series The Outsiders, a drama about triad gangs in Taipei. After the success of The Outsiders and its sequel The Outsiders II, Kuo was invited by Hong Kong Director Joe Ma to play the lead in the 2005 Hong Kong film Embrace Your Shadow opposite Hong Kong singer-actress Fiona Sit.

For his film debut in Embrace Your Shadow, he plays a small-time cat burglar from Taiwan living in Hong Kong who has to deal with love and triads issues. His character "Juchin" was to originally only speak Mandarin, since director Joe Ma was aware that Kuo did not speak any Cantonese, but wanting to look believable as a person living in Hong Kong, Kuo decided to speak his lines as much as possible in Cantonese. In the behind-the-scenes footage of the film, Kuo can be seen asking the director and production crew on how to pronounce his lines in Cantonese. The film was well-received and he was invited to film another Hong Kong movie, the horror film Black Night.

In 2008, he signed with Hong Kong entertainment management company

Prince + Princess 2

.

In 2009, Kuo made his debut in the Mainland China drama market and since then has mainly concentrated his career there. In 2010, he signed to Taiwanese music and entertainment company HIM International Music, where the company will manage his music, advertisements, modelling and acting activities.^[4]

Music

In 2007, he started his music career signing under record label

Warner Music Taiwan

. His first album released was Not Anymore. Kuo also occasionally performs the theme songs of the dramas he has acted in.

Personal life

Kuo was previously in a long-term public relationship with a woman simply known as Amy to the public. He and Amy started dating during his early modeling career. It was a long-distance relationship because Amy left Taiwan during the second year of their relationship to study in the United States. Kuo confirmed in 2008 that he and Amy had ended their relationship some time in 2007.^[5]

Kuo has a mild case of obsessive–compulsive disorder. He revealed in an interview that he carries a tooth brush, tooth paste and dental floss with him everywhere, and he must brush his teeth after every meal. Also showering three times a day to make sure he doesn't have any body odor and putting on cologne whenever he heads outside his home, even if it is a few minute errand to the local market or bank.^[6]

Kuo is best friends with actor Peter Ho. The two met while collaborating on the 2007 drama Men and Legends. The two share an interest in body building and a passion for video gaming. Kuo served as best man at Ho's 2016 wedding.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Network	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
2003	TTV	The Rose	薔薇之戀	Kevin, Han Li's lover	Cameo, episode 10
	CTV	Six Lines Of Desire	欲望六人行		Cameo
	CTV	Spicy College Students	麻辣高校生	Yin Junxi	Cameo
	CTS	Spicy Teacher	麻辣鮮師	Yin Junxi	Cameo
	ETTV	Diary Of Sex and The City	熟女欲望日記	Zhou Zhiwei	Cameo
	FTV	Step of Dance	眉飛色舞	Soccer Captain	Cameo
2004	GTV	The Outsiders	鬥魚	Yu Hao
2004	GTV	The Outsiders II	鬥魚2	Yu Hao
2005	FTV	Coming Lies	偷天換日	Cash
2006	CTS	White Robe of Love	白袍之戀	Tang Qixiu
2007	CTV	The Teen Age	18禁不禁	PE teacher Lin Menglun	Guest star
2007		Men and Legends	精武飛鴻	Yan Yingyuan
2008	CTS	Prince + Princess 2	王子看見二公主	Ning Huanyu
2009	CTS	Knock Knock Loving You	敲敲愛上你	Cheng Xuege
2009	CNTV	Beauty is Not Bad	美女不壞	William Chen
2010	Hunan TV	Single Princesses and Blind Dates	單身公主相親記	Fang Yan
2011	JSTV	The Legend of Chinese Zodiac	十二生肖傳奇	Xing Hu
2012	CTV	Ia Ia, I Do	愛啊哎呀，我願意	Ji Xiangen
2013	CTV	Borrow Your Love	借用一下你的愛	Ye Chen
2013	CCTV	Legend of Mulan	花木蘭傳奇	Prince Duo Lun
2014	TVBS	The Way We Were	16個夏天	Jiang Dawei	Cameo
2015	ViuTV	Slacker's Food Diary	懶人美食日記	Li Ruifan
2016	iQiyi	Stardom	明星志願	Li Hua	Webseries
2018	Hunan TV	Negotiator	谈判官	Qin Tianyu	^[7]
	Jiangsu TV	Snow Queen	北国英雄	Gu Zhaolong	^[8]
	Youku	Swords of Legends 2	古剑奇谭2	Tong	^[9]
	Tencent	Ever Night	将夜	Jun Bai	^[10]
2020	Tencent	Eternal Love of Dream	三生三世枕上书	Su Moye	^[11]
TBA		The Legend of Ba Qing	贏天下	Ba Zimuo	^[12]
		Love Is Brave	一场奋不顾身的爱情	Li Sihan
		Follow Me My Queen	王小笛驯夫记	Yang Jialei

Film

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
2005	Embrace Your Shadow	摯愛	Juchin
2006	Black Night	黑夜	Joe	Segment "Next Door"
2007	The Longest Night in Shanghai	夜上海	Tong Tong
2007	Shamo	軍雞	Ryuichi Yamazaki
2008	Sasori	蠍子	Hei Tai
2012	Hyperspace Rescue	超時空救兵	Shi Kejin
2012	Bear It	熊熊愛上你	Peter
2012	Westgate Tango	西門町	Jin
2013	Love Is Beautiful	愛,很美	Ray Zheng-yu
2013	Before We Dissolve	緣來是愛		Short film
2014	Are You Ready to Marry Me	我想結婚的時候你在哪	Gao Yi-an
2015	Where Are All The Time	時間都去哪了
2016	Skiptrace	絕地逃亡	Esmond
2017	The Choice	選擇遊戲	Lin Zijun
2019	Magic Circle

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Details	Video
2003	Mr. Right (對的人)	Singer(s): Ailing Tai 戴愛玲 Album: Do Stupid Things For Love (為愛做的傻事)	Video on YouTube
2004	Only Because of You (都只因為你)	Singer(s): Angela Chang Album: Over the Rainbow	Video on YouTube
2009	Insomnia (失眠)	Singer(s): Evonne Hsu Album: LoveOver* (愛*極限)	Video on YouTube
2015	This is it! (風蕭蕭兮)	Singer(s): Shin Album: Whatever, I Just Believe In (反正我信了)	Video on YouTube

Discography

Studio albums

#	English Title	Original title	Release Date	Label
1st	Not Anymore	我不像我	10 August 2004	Warner Music Taiwan^[13]
2nd	Together	同行	19 January 2007^[14]	Warner Music Taiwan^[13]

Soundtrack singles

Year	English title	Original title	Television series
2004	"Give Up"	放棄	The Outsiders
2004	"Promise"	答應	The Outsiders II
2005	"Steal Another Day"	偷天換日	Coming Lies
2013	"Borrow Loved Ones"	借用愛的人	Borrow Your Love

References

^ "Dylan Kuo". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
^ "Shadow walker". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "郭品超14歲前與媽媽相依為命喪母一夜長大｜蘋果新聞網｜蘋果日報". 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ (in Chinese) The Longest Night in Shanghai Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo sina.com news
^ (in Chinese)[1] Archived 3 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo libertytimes.com Retrieved 14 February 2014
^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-357377/latest-asian-newsbuzz?pg=295 Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo cleanliness news
^ 《谈判官》曝人物海报郭品超帅气饰商海精英. Tencent (in Chinese). 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ 郭品超携抗战新剧来宁 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ 郭品超《古剑奇谭二》人物海报曝光网友"帅炸天". ifeng (in Chinese). 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ 《将夜》二师兄"出山"郭品超出演君陌. Netease (in Chinese). 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "《三生三世枕上书》官宣演员阵容". Xinhua News Agency. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018.
^ 郭品超《赢天下》角色海报曝光与范冰冰虐恋 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ http://www.yesasia.com/global/%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E5%83%8F%E6%88%91-%E5%88%9D%E5%9B%9E%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%B2%BE%E8%A3%9D%E7%89%88-cd-vcd/1004503299-0-0-0-zh_TW/info.html Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 我不像我 CD. Retrieved 11 July 2016
^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/together-cd-dvd/1004614360-0-0-0-en/info.html Archived 4 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo album info. Retrieved 17 February 2014

External links

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Dylan Kuo at the Hong Kong Movie Database

[two-1] "Dylan Kuo". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.

[2] "Shadow walker". Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[3] "郭品超14歲前與媽媽相依為命喪母一夜長大｜蘋果新聞網｜蘋果日報". 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[4] (in Chinese) The Longest Night in Shanghai Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo sina.com news

[5] (in Chinese)[1] Archived 3 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo libertytimes.com Retrieved 14 February 2014

[6] ttp://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-357377/latest-asian-newsbuzz?pg=295 Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo cleanliness news

[7] 《谈判官》曝人物海报郭品超帅气饰商海精英. Tencent (in Chinese). 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[8] 郭品超携抗战新剧来宁 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[9] 郭品超《古剑奇谭二》人物海报曝光网友"帅炸天". ifeng (in Chinese). 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[10] 《将夜》二师兄"出山"郭品超出演君陌. Netease (in Chinese). 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[pillow-11] "《三生三世枕上书》官宣演员阵容". Xinhua News Agency. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018.

[12] 郭品超《赢天下》角色海报曝光与范冰冰虐恋 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[13] ttp://www.yesasia.com/global/%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E5%83%8F%E6%88%91-%E5%88%9D%E5%9B%9E%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%B2%BE%E8%A3%9D%E7%89%88-cd-vcd/1004503299-0-0-0-zh_TW/info.html Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 我不像我 CD. Retrieved 11 July 2016

[14] ttp://www.yesasia.com/us/together-cd-dvd/1004614360-0-0-0-en/info.html Archived 4 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine Dylan Kuo album info. Retrieved 17 February 2014

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