# Lawrence Ko
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{{Short description|Taiwanese actor}}
{{family name hatnote|[Ko](/source/Ke_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Lawrence Ko
| image =
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|04|28}}
| birth_place = [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan)
| education = [Taipei National University of the Arts](/source/Taipei_National_University_of_the_Arts) ([BFA](/source/B._F._A.))
| occupation = [Actor](/source/Actor)
| years_active = 1983—present
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| p = Kē Yǔlún
}}
| module2 = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| alias = Ko Yu-luen
Ke Yulun
}}
}}
'''Lawrence Ko''' ({{zh|c=柯宇綸|poj=Koa Ú-lûn|p=Kē Yǔlún}}; born 28 April 1977) is a Taiwanese actor.[{{cite web|url=http://www.1production.com.tw/detail.php?id=118|title=影一製作所股份有限公司 ONE PRODUCTION|website=www.1production.com.tw|access-date=2017-08-21|archive-date=2018-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025613/http://www.1production.com.tw/detail.php?id=118|url-status=dead}}]
Ko made his film debut when he was four years old.[{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.tw/whats-in/fashion-news/content-7282.html|title=翻滾吧！柯宇綸 演戲是人生最大享受|first=Paige|last=Chao|website=gq.com.tw}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] He has had roles in the [Edward Yang](/source/Edward_Yang) films ''[A Brighter Summer Day](/source/A_Brighter_Summer_Day)'' (1991), ''[Mahjong](/source/Mahjong_(film))'' (1996) and ''[Yi Yi](/source/Yi_Yi)'' (2000), as well as the film ''[Lust, Caution](/source/Lust%2C_Caution)'' by [Ang Lee](/source/Ang_Lee). In 2011, he starred in the biopic ''Jump Ashin!'' (2011).[{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2011/08/12/2003510539|title=Movie review: Jump Ashin! 翻滾吧！阿信 - Taipei Times|website=www.taipeitimes.com|date=12 August 2011 |access-date=2017-08-21|archive-date=2017-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821211841/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2011/08/12/2003510539|url-status=live}}] He also appeared in the films ''Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'' (2013), ''To My Dear Granny'' (2013) and ''[Murmur of the Hearts](/source/Murmur_of_the_Hearts)'' (2015).[{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/murmur-hearts-hong-kong-review-783848|title='Murmur of the Hearts': Hong Kong Review|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=25 March 2015 |access-date=2017-08-21|archive-date=2021-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127050338/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/murmur-hearts-hong-kong-review-783848|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/film-review-murmur-of-the-hearts-1201456172/|title=Film Review: 'Murmur of the Hearts'|first=Maggie|last=Lee|date=21 March 2015|website=variety.com|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214022530/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/film-review-murmur-of-the-hearts-1201456172/|url-status=live}}]
==Personal life==
He is the son of director and actor {{ill|Ko I-chen|zh|柯一正}}.[{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20150418002333-260404|title=《念念》柯一正 柯宇綸解父子30年心結|last=中時電子報|website=chinatimes.com|date=18 April 2015 |access-date=2017-08-21|archive-date=2017-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821212912/http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20150418002333-260404|url-status=live}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983 || ''[Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing](/source/Papa%2C_Can_You_Hear_Me_Sing)'' || 搭錯車 || ||
|-
| 1983 || ''Kidnapped'' ||帶劍的小孩 || || Television
|-
| 1986 || ''[Dust in the Wind](/source/Dust_in_the_Wind_(film))'' ||戀戀風塵|| Mrs. Lin's son||
|-
| 1988||''I Love Mary'' ||我愛瑪麗||||
|-
| 1991||''[A Brighter Summer Day](/source/A_Brighter_Summer_Day)'' ||牯嶺街少年殺人事件||Airplane ||
|-
| 1996||''[Mahjong](/source/Mahjong_(film))'' ||麻將 ||Luen-luen ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[Hold You Tight](/source/Hold_You_Tight_(film))'' ||愈快樂愈墮落||A-che ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[Yi Yi](/source/Yi_Yi)'' ||一一||The soldier||
|-
| 2002 || ''Be My Valentine'' ||二月十四|| Leonardo ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Fancy 25'' ||三方通話||Fei Hsun ||
|-
| 2005||''[Three Times](/source/Three_Times)'' ||最好的時光|| || Special appearance
|-
| 2006|| ''Do Over'' ||一年之初||Rat ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[Lust, Caution](/source/Lust%2C_Caution)'' ||色，戒|| Liang Junsheng ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[Winds of September](/source/Winds_of_September)'' ||九降風|| ||Cameo
|-
| 2009 || ''[Au Revoir Taipei](/source/Au_Revoir_Taipei)'' ||一頁台北|| Hong ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Honey PuPu'' ||消失打看|| Sam || Special appearance
|-
| 2011 || ''Jump Ashin!'' ||翻滾吧！阿信|| Pickle ||
|-
| 2011 || ''10+10'' ||{{n/a}}||Liu Chi's lover ||Segment "Hippocamp Hair Salon"
|-
| 2012 || ''My Little Honey Moon'' ||野蓮香|| Ho Chih-kang ||
|-
| 2013 || ''To My Dear Granny'' ||親愛的奶奶|| A-da ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'' ||明天記得愛上我|| Stephen ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[Murmur of the Hearts](/source/Murmur_of_the_Hearts)'' ||念念||Yu-nan ||
|-
| 2015 || ''The Freezer'' ||冰箱|| Ant || Short film
|-
| 2015 || ''Touch'' ||偷窺心事||A-ren || Television
|-
| 2015 || ''The Period'' ||潮騷||Coach || Television
|-
| 2015 || ''[The Kids](/source/The_Kids_(film))'' ||小孩||Wei-che ||
|-
| 2017||''[The Village of No Return](/source/The_Village_of_No_Return)'' ||健忘村|| Purple Cloud ||
|-
| 2017 || ''The Gangster's Daughter'' ||林北小舞|| Dreamer||
|-
| 2017|| ''[Missing Johnny](/source/Missing_Johnny)'' ||強尼凱克||Chang Yi-feng ||
|-
| 2019|| ''Theory of Ambitions'' || || ||
|}
===Television series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001 ||''Forbidden Love'' || 逆女||Wang Chi-han ||
|-
| 2005|| ''When Dolphin Met Cat''|| 海豚愛上貓 ||Wei Shao-peng ||
|-
| 2009||''[The Year of Happiness and Love](/source/The_Year_of_Happiness_and_Love)'' || 那一年的幸福時光 || Lin Ying-hao ||
|-
| 2011||''[Skip Beat!](/source/Skip_Beat!_(Taiwanese_TV_series))'' ||華麗的挑戰 || Director Aragaki || Episode 4-5
|-
| 2014||''[The Lying Game](/source/The_Lying_Game_(Taiwanese_TV_series))'' ||謊言遊戲 ||Andy An Shih-chieh ||
|}
=== Music video ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Song title
|-
| 1996
| [Chang Yu-sheng](/source/Chang_Yu-sheng)
| "Ki Hion Gun Kwa Mai"
|-
| 1996
| [Zheng Zhihua](/source/Zheng_Zhihua)
| "Mahjong"
|-
| 2004
| [Fish Leong](/source/Fish_Leong)
| "Quiet Summer"
|-
| 2004
| [Winnie Hsin](/source/Winnie_Hsin)
| "I Will Also Fall in Love with Someone"
|-
| 2006
| [Gary Chaw](/source/Gary_Chaw)
| "[Superwoman](/source/Superwoman_(Karyn_White_song))"
|-
| 2007
| [Ivana Wong](/source/Ivana_Wong)
| "Learn"
|-
| 2011
| [Na Ying](/source/Na_Ying)
| "You Say…"
|-
| 2015
| [Amit](/source/A-mei)
| "Insomnia"
|-
| 2016
| Miss Stocking
| "Long River Night Train"
|-
| 2016
| [Amber An](/source/Amber_An)
| "Stop Hang in There"
|-
|}
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==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|2011 || 13th [Taipei Film Awards](/source/Taipei_Film_Awards) || Best Supporting Actor || rowspan=3|''Jump Ashin!'' ||{{won}}
|-
| 48th [Golden Horse Awards](/source/Golden_Horse_Awards) || Best Supporting Actor ||{{nom}}
|-
| 2012 || [6th Asian Film Awards](/source/6th_Asian_Film_Awards) || [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Asian_Film_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) ||{{won}}
|-
| 2014 || 14th [Chinese Film Media Awards](/source/Chinese_Film_Media_Awards) ||Best Supporting Actor|| ''Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'' ||{{nom}}
|-
| 2015 || [52nd Golden Horse Awards](/source/52nd_Golden_Horse_Awards) || Best Supporting Actor || rowspan=2|''[Murmur of the Hearts](/source/Murmur_of_the_Hearts)'' ||{{nom}}
|-
| 2016 || [Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award](/source/Hong_Kong_Film_Critics_Society_Award)s || Best Actor ||{{nom}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0461940|Lawrence Ko}}
* {{hkmdb name|12071|Lawrence Ko}}
* {{Facebook|lawrence.loves|Lawrence Ko}}
{{Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Taipei
Category:20th-century Taiwanese male actors
Category:21st-century Taiwanese male actors
Category:Taiwanese male film actors
Category:Taiwanese male television actors
Category:Taipei National University of the Arts alumni
Category:Best Supporting Actor Asian Film Award winners
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