Robin Shou

Shou Wan Por (born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. In 1971, he and his family moved to southern California, where he attended Palm Springs High School. Shou is best known for his role as Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat film series, as well as the role of Gobei in Beverly Hills Ninja with the late Chris Farley. More recently he has known for his role as 14K in the Death Race series. --- Shou's first real dramatic role was in Forbidden Nights in 1990, with Melissa Gilbert. Though only a TV film, this was his American debut. However, Shou went back to Hong Kong and continued making movies there. In 1994, Shou returned to Los Angeles whereupon he appeared as Liu Kang, a monk warrior seeking revenge for the death of his younger brother in Mortal Kombat. Shou also appears in a minor role in another fighting video game adaptation, DOA: Dead or Alive, based on Tecmo's video game series of the same name, produced by Mortal Kombat director Paul W. S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt. He also appeared as Gen in 2009's Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Shou trained Milla Jovovich for her role in Resident Evil.