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Eric Kot

Eric Kot

Actor, also director · Born December 30, 1966 (59) · Hong Kong, China

Eric Kot Man-Fai, Chinese: 葛民輝, born on December 30, 1966, is a renowned Hong Kong radio presenter, film actor, and director. He played the role of "Soft Taoist Priest" in the music group Soft Hard, a name that is well known in Hong Kong. Since March 1988, he embarked on his radio broadcasting career at the commercial station and co-founded Soft Hard with Jan Lamb in the same year. His unique and entertaining traffic reports on the "Street Angel" programme made him instantly popular. He started participating in film acting in 1989, further expanding his career to television broadcasting, during which he launched a variety of programmes such as "Peculiar DJs Peculiar Show" and "Peculiar DJs Peculiar Show 2". To date, Eric Kot has participated in the production of more than sixty films. He ended his eight-year radio program career in 1996 and segued into the film industry. He collaborated closely with Wong Kar-wai, the producer of "First Love: The Litter on the Breeze", and successfully directed the films "Four Faces of Eve" and "First Love: The Litter on the Breeze".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 30, 1966 (59)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 53% in 30 days

What are Eric Kot's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
28%
Morality
17%
Power
10%
Ideas
8%
Society
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 3 · Earnest 10

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
7
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
5
Romantic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eric Kot's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Kot's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bric-a-Brac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Law In This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as 黃耀光

  • The Lyricist Wannabe(2023)

    as Law's Father

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • One Night at School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • YUM Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Papier-mâché Chan

  • Bodyshop(2022)

    as Fake Reporter

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Street Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Boss Choi

  • We Are Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Tracey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Chi Jun

  • Napping Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Carlos Lim

  • Hotel Soul Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Buck-toothed Fred

  • VR Exorcist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • 29 + 1(2017)

    as Sun

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Yuppie Fantasia 3(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 玛嘉烈与大卫系列 绿豆 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Lost in Hong Kong(2015)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Temporary Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gynaecologist

  • Break Up 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Drama teacher

  • Hotel Deluxe(2013)

    as Wah

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Bounty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sergant Chung

  • 吹水同鄉會 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Perfect Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Club Sparkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Super Fans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · as So Sik

  • 软硬天师Long Time No See 2006演唱会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Heavenly Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as CL Hui

  • August Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Feel It Say It ... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr Zmong Heung

  • Be My Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beautiful Cooking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Half Twin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ching Kwok-wing

  • Bet to Basic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Scott

  • Cocktail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tong

  • AV(2005)

    as Loan Officer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ming

  • A-1 Headline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ma

  • Elixir of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Fishy

  • Fantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Muo, Street Cleaner

  • Sound of Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shing

  • The Spy Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dr Donno

  • Men Suddenly in Black(2003)

    as Man in Elevator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dream & Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Honesty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Romeo

  • Just One Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • If U Care... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Biggie

  • The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 44 episodes · as 猪八戒

  • July Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Wong Yui

  • Chinese Odyssey 2002(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • You Shoot, I Shoot(2001)

    as Bart

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Feel 100% II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sunshine

  • Thank You Grandpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • Everyday is Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Gen-Y Cops(2000)

    as Dr. Lai Shung-Fung

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sausalito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bob

  • Juliet in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Master Fong

  • Fly Me to Polaris(1999)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Actor

  • Gorgeous(1999)

    as Man at Pier

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Brother Jing

  • Tricky King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Oh My God

  • The Lucky Guy(1998)

    as Fook

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • First Love: Litter on the Breeze(1997)

    Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • He Comes From Planet K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as P.K.

  • Lawyer Lawyer(1997)

    as Ho Foon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation(1997)

    as Ten Miles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • L-O-V-E...... Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dick

  • Ah Fai, the Dumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Love: Amoeba Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Yam Chi Long

  • Feel 100%... Once More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Monster

  • 4 Faces of Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · as Chan Giu's husband

  • Bodyguards of Last Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lugo

  • Feel 100% (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hui Lok

  • Blind Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Yim Sai Chung

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Supervising Editor · Actor

  • Super Mischieves(1995)

    as Gump

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Saint of Gamblers(1995)

    as God Bless You

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mean Street Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Crab

  • Love in the Time of Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Little Shrimp

  • Tricky Business(1995)

    as Lau Huet

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The World of Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jue Faat

  • Oh! My Three Guys.... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Kau / Gau Goo Leung

  • Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Leung

  • In Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Keung

  • City Hunter(1993)

    as Entertainer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Banquet(1991)

    as English Teacher

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Tale from the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Electrician Number 2

  • To Spy with Love!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Soft Fujiyama

  • Brief Encounter In Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Conjurer And The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • 軟硬製造 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 90 of them dated from 1990 to 2024; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Lost in Hong Kong (2015)

$256M worldwide

Highest rated

You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

City Hunter (1993)

Film career

19902024

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 87 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting4 of 92: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleEditing2 of 92: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

92 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s33 · 33 acting · 4 crew2000s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2010s16 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Eric Kot's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun (2024)

90th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eric Kot work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Kot's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jing Wong shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles