Peter Ho

Peter Ho
Background information
Chinese name	何潤東 (traditional)
Chinese name	何润东 (simplified)
Pinyin	Hé Rùndōng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Ho4 Jeon6-dung1 (Cantonese)
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Singer, actor, model
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Years active	1994–present
Ancestry	Hong Kong

Peter Ho (born September 13, 1975) is a Taiwanese-American singer, actor and model.^[1] Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada. He studied at Ontario College of Art and Design, and began his singing career after being offered a record deal in a karaoke bar.

Since his debut in 1998, he has released seven albums and has starred in over 25 films and television series, such as Wind and Cloud, the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon television series,^[2] One Meter Sunshine and The Young Warriors.

Ho also appeared in the 2003 tokusatsu film Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost as Leo/Kamen Rider Psyga; the first non-Japanese Kamen Rider. He then went on to reprise his role in 2009's Kamen Rider Decade.

Career

Ho started out as a model, he came well known after filming a television commercial, "黑松沙士——记者篇", as a reporter. In 1998, he released his debut album in Taiwan, and then also went to Hong Kong. Although it caught a lot of attention, his singing career did not become a success. Ho later moved on to acting in Chinese television dramas. He put most of his efforts in mainland China, but his debut in Japan yielded good results as well. Summer's Desire is Ho's first television series as a producer.

Filmography

Film

Television

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Discography

Awards

References

External links

• (Chinese) Peter ho's profile@Bravo Entertainment
• (Chinese) Peter Ho's official blog
• Peter Ho's introduction and his music list