{{Short description|Hong Kong actor, singer and host}} {{infobox person | name = Pierre Ngo Ka-nin | image = 敖嘉年.jpg | alt = | caption = Ngo in 2020 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|26|df=y}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Ka-nin-Ngo/nm2350173/ Ka-nin Ngo: Movies, TV, and Bio - Amazon]</ref> | birth_place = {{flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial}} [[British Hong Kong]] | occupation = Actor, [[television host]] | years_active = 1998&ndash;present | spouse = {{marriage|Betty|2016|2019|end=divorced}} | awards = {{awards|award=[[TVB Anniversary Awards]]|name='''[[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste]]'''<br>2009 ''[[Rosy Business]]''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | p = Áo Jiānián | j = Ngou<sup>4</sup> Gaa<sup>1</sup> Nin<sup>4</sup> }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | alias = Pierre Ngo | background = temporary }} }} {{family name hatnote|[[Ao (surname)|Ngo]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox Chinese | c = 敖嘉年 | j = ngou4 gaa1 nin4 | p = Áo Jiānián }} '''Pierre Ngo Ka-nin''' ({{zh|c=敖嘉年}}, born 26 September 1976) is a [[Hong Kong]] actor, singer and host.

==Career== Ngo debuted as a radio DJ before he got into acting. He has also been one of the hosts for the entertainment news show, E-Buzz, since 2005 to 2007.

Ngo is best known for his role as [[List of Rosy Business characters#Chiang Bit-man (蔣必文)|Chiang Bit-man]] in the 2009 drama ''[[Rosy Business]]'', which earned him the Most Improved Male Artiste award and a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2009 [[TVB Anniversary Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=TVB |url=http://blog.tvb.com/pierrengo/ |title=TVB Artist Profile |access-date=2008-09-13 |archive-date=2010-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119070535/http://blog.tvb.com/pierrengo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His popularity got a further boost when he delivered a sterling performance as Tong Kat in direct sequel ''[[No Regrets (TV series)|No Regrets]]''. He became a strong contender for the Best Supporting Actor award.

Ngo left TVB due to pay on 26 January 2020, but has continued working under a per series contract with the first series being ''Fraudstars'', where he starred as the male lead for the first time with the network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=林通賢 |date=2021-06-21 |title=欺詐劇團│敖嘉年回巢當男一內地叫好 八集短劇豆辧7.9分 |url=https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/640907/欺詐劇團-敖嘉年回巢當男一內地叫好-八集短劇豆辧7-9分 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}</ref>

== Personal life == There have been conflicting reports about his age with some stating that he was born in the year 1976. In the reality program ''Midlife Crisis'' which was filmed and aired on [[HK Television Entertainment|ViuTV]] in mid 2020, Ngo stated that he is 47 years old, which meant he was born in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|title=《中佬唔易做》EP 5| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxfVW3Uqa78 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/qxfVW3Uqa78 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor: Pierre Ngo Ka-nin {{!}} ChineseDrama.info|url=http://www.chinesedrama.info/1996/11/actor-ao-jia-nian.html|access-date=2020-08-03|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=《中佬唔易做》EP 1| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKV0wYWq_Bo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/RKV0wYWq_Bo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Ngo married longtime girlfriend, Betty, in 2016. He revealed in 2022 that they divorced amicably over 3 years ago after Ngo was spotted hanging out with ''Fraudstars'' costar [[Angel Chiang]], but also clarified that he and Chiang are only friends.<ref>{{Cite web |title=傳蔣家旻上門過夜 敖嘉年惹偷食疑雲 自揭已離婚3年 |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%82%B3%E8%94%A3%E5%AE%B6%E6%97%BB%E4%B8%8A%E9%96%80%E9%81%8E%E5%A4%9C-%E6%95%96%E5%98%89%E5%B9%B4%E6%83%B9%E5%81%B7%E9%A3%9F%E7%96%91%E9%9B%B2-%E8%87%AA%E6%8F%AD%E5%B7%B2%E9%9B%A2%E5%A9%9A3%E5%B9%B4-214500983.html |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=hk.news.yahoo.com |language=zh-Hant-HK}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 2009 | ''[[Turning Point (2009 action film)|Turning Point]]'' | Lo Fai | |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''[[Ip Man 2]]'' | Leung Kan | |- | ''[[Perfect Wedding]]'' | Wing | |- | 2011 | ''[[I Love Hong Kong]]'' | | |- | 2016 | ''Time Raiders'' | | |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 | ''Iron Fist'' | | |- | ''[[Ip Man 4]]'' | Leung Kan | |- ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2001 | ''[[Gods of Honour]]'' | [[Muzha (deity)|Muk-tsa]] | |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''[[Love is Beautiful (TV series)|Love is Beautiful]]'' | Chiu Hei | |- | ''[[Lofty Waters Verdant Bow]]'' | Leung Leung-hong | |- | rowspan="2"|2003 | ''[[The 'W' Files]]'' | Wong Tong | |- | ''[[Riches and Stitches]]'' | Koon Ling-shing's subordinate | |- | rowspan="3"|2004 | ''[[The Vigilante in the Mask]]'' | Ching Shek-chuen | |- | ''[[War and Beauty]]'' | Wong Fuk-sau | |- | ''[[The Conqueror's Story]]'' | [[Emperor Yi of Chu|Emperor Yi of Chor]] | |- | rowspan="3"| 2005 | ''[[Love Bond]]'' | News reporter | |- | ''[[The Charm Beneath]]'' | Chuk Yau-bong | |- | ''[[Always Ready (TV series)|Always Ready]]'' | Hong Yau-wah | |- | rowspan="4"|2006 | ''[[Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion]]'' | Yip So-tung | |- | ''[[Under the Canopy of Love]]'' | Lung | |- | ''[[Forensic Heroes]]'' | Tam Wai-sing | |- | ''[[Au Revoir Shanghai]]'' | Yau Chap-pak | Warehoused |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 | ''[[Best Bet]]'' | Tsang Tak—kin | |- | ''[[The Ultimate Crime Fighter]]'' | Toby Kwan Tik-on | |- | 2007&ndash;8 | ''[[Survivor's Law II]]'' | Fan Tsan-ting | |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''[[Wars of In-Laws II]]'' | Joe | |- | ''[[The Four (2008 TV series)|The Four]]'' | Hung King | |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''[[Rosy Business]]'' | [[List of Rosy Business characters#Chiang Bit-man (蔣必文)|Chiang Bit-man]] | TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Actor<br />Nominated — [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor]] (Top 5)<br />Nominated — Mingpao Magazine Entertainment Award for Most Outstanding Male Artiste |- | ''[[Sweetness in the Salt]]'' | Wu Ting-fai | TVB Anniversary Awards for Most Improved Actor |- | rowspan="4"|2010 | ''[[The Season of Fate]]'' | Kwan Chit-yim | |- | ''[[Growing Through Life]]'' | young Hoi Leung | |- | ''[[The Comeback Clan]]'' | Horace Ngai Chi-on | |- | ''[[No Regrets (TV series)|No Regrets]]'' | [[List of No Regrets characters|Tong Kat]] (Spareribs) | [[My AOD Favourite TVB Drama Award for My Favourite Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated — [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor]] (Top 5) |- | rowspan="4"|2011 | ''[[A Great Way to Care]]'' | Yuen Man-hon / Yuen Man-ho | Episodes 6&ndash;9 |- | ''[[The Rippling Blossom]]'' | Yue Chi-po | |- | ''[[My Sister of Eternal Flower]]'' | Mike Luk Ho-cheong | |- | ''[[River of Wine]]'' | Sung Chi-tsun | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor (Top 15) |- |rowspan="3"|2012 | ''[[Tiger Cubs (TV series)|Tiger Cubs]]'' | Chan Lik-hang | Episode 6: "Attacking the Fruit Market" |- | ''[[Three Kingdoms RPG]]'' | [[Sun Quan|Suen Kuen]] | |- | ''[[King Maker (TVB)|King Maker]]'' | [[Emperor Lizong of Song|Prince Chiu Kwai-sing]] | |- | rowspan=2|2013 | ''[[Bullet Brain]]'' | Sergeant Pau Ping-on | |- | ''[[Always and Ever]]'' | Yuen Kwai | Nominated - TVB Star Awards for My Best Supporting Actor<br />Nominated - [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor]](Top 10) |- | rowspan=3|2014 | ''[[Queen Divas]]'' | Lin Chi-kit | |- | ''[[Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain]]'' | Ngau Dai-lik | |- | ''[[All That Is Bitter Is Sweet]]'' | Dou Yung | |- | rowspan=2|2015 | ''[[Ghost of Relativity]]'' | Charlie | |- | ''[[Lord of Shanghai (TV series)|Lord of Shanghai]]'' | Mo Kwun-chiu | |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''[[Speed of Life (TV series)|Speed of Life]]'' | Wing Tak-him | |- | ''[[The Last Healer in Forbidden City]]'' | [[Guangxu Emperor|Emperor Guangxu]] | |- | rowspan=2|2017 | [[:zh:心理追兇Mind Hunter|My Dearly Sinful Mind]] | Wu Tin-Yeung (Win Sir) | |- | [[The Unholy Alliance (TV series)|The Unholy Alliance]] | Ricky Ling Ka-chau | |- | rowspan=2|2019 | [[:zh:廉政行動2019|ICAC Investigators 2019]] | Cheung Tat-chuen | |- | [[:zh:好日子|As Time Goes By]] | Young Chai Yik-cheung | Episode 3 |- | rowspan=2| 2021 | [[:zh:伙計辦大事|Shadow of Justice]] | Tai Ching-yan | |- | [[:zh:欺詐劇團|Fraudstars]] | Chan Chi-yeung | Nominated - [[TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with [[Lawrence Cheng]], [[Angel Chiang]], Sammi Cheung, Kirby Lam, Vincent Lam and Enson Lau) <br>Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia |- | 2022 | [[:zh:鐵拳英雄|The Righteous Fists]] | Kam Yiu-lung | |}

<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=42414&display_set=eng |title=Ngo Ka-nin at hkmdb.com |access-date=2018-05-06 |archive-date=2018-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085202/http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=42414&display_set=eng |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Pierre-Ngo.html |title=Ngo Ka-nin at chinesemov.com |access-date=2018-05-06 |archive-date=2018-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003459/http://chinesemov.com/actors/Pierre-Ngo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Television shows=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Chinese title ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" | Role |- | 2020 |Midlife Crisis |中佬唔易做 |[[ViuTV]] | EP5-8<ref>{{cite web |title=Midlife Crisis |url=https://viu.tv/encore/midlife-crisis |website=ViuTV |access-date=8 April 2023 |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016212527/https://viu.tv/encore/midlife-crisis |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |}

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==External links== *[http://blog.tvb.com/pierrengo/ TVB Artist Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119070535/http://blog.tvb.com/pierrengo/ |date=2010-11-19 }}

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