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Robin Shou

Robin Shou

Actor · Born July 17, 1960 (66) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Shou Wan Por  (born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou was most successful for playing the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat & Gobei with the late Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robin Shou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1960 (66)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Robin Shou's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
20%
Self
17%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
1%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
8
Tense
6
Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Robin Shou's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robin Shou'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

42 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Insert Coin(2020)

    as Liu Kang

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Death Race 3: Inferno(2013)

    as 14K

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sunny

  • Death Race 2(2010)

    as 14K

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li(2009)

    as Gen

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rapture Adrenaline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as (archive footage)

  • Death Race(2008)

    as 14K

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • DOA: Dead or Alive(2006)

    as Pirate Leader

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 18 Fingers of Death!(2006)

    as Jackie Chong

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo-Lin Chen (1983)

  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation(1997)

    Fight Choreographer · as Liu Kang

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Ninja(1997)

    as Gobei

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Win or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    Fight Choreographer · as Liu Kang

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Home Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Ronald Neguchi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Most Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Yip Huan

  • Undefeatable(1993)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Angel the Kickboxer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Guns & Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Chin Shui

  • Black Cat II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Robin

  • Honor and Glory(1992)

    as Dragon Lee

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Inspector Dragon

  • Hard To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ko Chi Pang

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Journalist Feng

  • Forbidden Arsenal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Paul

  • Fury in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Night Monster

  • Female Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Cyprus Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Yau Gin, young Nachino brother

  • Tiger Cage II(1990)

    as Waise Chow

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Liang Hong

  • Fatal Termination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Wai Loong

  • Triads: The Inside Story(1989)

    as Coffin's Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Casino Raiders(1989)

    as Sam's Hired Hitman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Burning Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Iron Club

  • Long Arm of the Law III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as 966

  • City War(1988)

    as Ted's Hired Killer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty III(1988)

    as Yamamoto's Bodyguard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Big Heat(1988)

    as Assassin at Hospital

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Death Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lan Si Han

  • The Big Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Robin

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1987 to 2020; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Mortal Kombat (1995)

$122M worldwide

Highest rated

Tiger Cage II (1990)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19872020

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting41 of 42: 39 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting1 of 42: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 42: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 42: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 42: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 42: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

42 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2000s6 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 13% of 15 roles
889308

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robin Shou's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

18 Fingers of Death! (2006)

88th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tiger Cage II (1990)

Midcredits 77th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 38/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 25. 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.

Is Robin Shou's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles19–56 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robin Shou work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robin Shou's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul W.S. Anderson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles