ABOUT THE CAST

BYRON MANN (Tommy Jiang) first burst onto the Hollywood radar in the action-adventure Streetfighter, starring opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and the late Raul Julia. A month after Streetfighter wrapped, Mann segued into another starring role in Crying Freeman, an action-thriller cult film based on one of the world's most popular anime comic-book by renowned illustrator Ryoichi Ikegami.

In the courtroom thriller Red Corner, directed by Jon Avnet, Mann starred opposite Richard Gere as a charismatic Beijing princeling who holds the secret to the film's murder mystery. Shortly afterward, Mann played the sexy villain opposite Mark Wahlberg and Chow Yun-Fat in the Oliver Stone-produced cop drama, The Corruptor, directed by James Foley. Returning to his roots, Mann worked for renowned Hong Kong director Tony Ching in Invincible, a state-of-the-art martial arts action film, starring opposite Billy Zane, and produced by Mel Gibson and Jet Li. During that time, Mann also co-starred in James Cameron's hit TV series, Dark Angel, recurring as Detective Matt Sung, a sympathetic detective protecting the series' heroine, played by Jessica Alba.

In early 2003, Mann rejoined director Tony Ching and starred opposite Steven Seagal in Belly of the Beast, playing a CIA operative who risks his life to save Seagal's character in the political thriller set in Thailand. That fall, Mann co-starred with Halley Berry and Sharon Stone in Warner Brothers' Catwoman playing a corporate executive who works with Stone's character to battle against Catwoman. In 2004, Mann starred opposite Oscar-nominee Tom Berenger in Sniper 3, playing a Vietnamese undercover detective who partners with Berenger's character to hunt down a renegade American G.I. in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. Mann and Berenger develop a father-son relationship through the course of the film. Mann most-recently top-lined the Italian horror film The Counting House, the first co-production between Italy and Hong Kong, directed by well-known Italian commercial director duo Dipertos - Carlo Giudice and Paolo Marcellini. He is currently filming the feature film Blond and Blonder opposite Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards.

A child of a cosmopolitan upbringing, Mann was brought up by an American-Chinese mother and attended a British boarding school in Hong Kong where he spent much of his youth. Having won many theatre awards in high-school, Mann attended the University of California in Los Angeles where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in philosophy with Phi Beta Kappa honours. He then attended law school at the University of Southern California, but soon realized that the legal profession was not his cup of tea. He returned to Hong Kong to soul-search, only to find himself acting in commercials and films there. Within weeks, he was hired for the NBC telefilm The Last Flight Out, which was shot in Thailand and cast out of Hong Kong; the producer of that film suggested that Mann return to Los Angeles where he could study acting and develop as an actor. He took his advice, returned to Los Angeles, and never looked back.

An accomplished martial artist, Mann is fluent in Chinese and has a solid fan base both in Asia and the U.S. He is a championship-calibre tennis player, having won many junior-circuit tennis tournaments. He is also an avid golfer, and resides in Los Angeles, Vancouver and Hong Kong.




STEPH SONG (Chavy Pahn) was recently voted by readers of FHM Singapore as the "#1 Sexiest in the World" on the magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Women 2006. Other accolades include Singapore’s New Paper heralding her as “the breakout star of 2003.” In just three years, Song has starred in a phenomenal nine TV series and three features. Her sitcom, Achar! was a winner at the New York Worldwide Television Awards, second only to the American comedy, Frasier.

In 2004, Asian FHM readers voted Song as one of the 10 sexiest women in the world. A rough and tumble tomboy at heart, she found that result highly amusing.

Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Steph returned to Canada for the breakthrough role opposite Paulo Costanzo in the feature, Everything’s Gone Green. Penned by author Douglas Coupland, the film is slated for release early next year. She is currently filming the pilot JPod, for CBC Television, also co-written by Douglas Coupland based on his best-selling book. Other upcoming roles include Rogue, starring Jet Li.

For her role in Dragon Boys, Song learned Cambodian from scratch, adding it to her language list of English, Hokkien and Spanish.




TZI MA (Henry Wa) -- An endlessly imaginative and compelling actor, Tzi Ma has created a score of memorable film, television and stage characters. From his recent roles as Hinh, a deadly efficient assassin and nationalist spy masquerading as Michael Caine’s ever-invaluable assistant in The Quiet American, to his hilarious, lit-cigarette swallowing take on The General in Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ladykillers, Ma always delivers the unexpected.

2005 offered Ma even more opportunities to brand his indelible stamp on widely diverse projects, with a slate of shows including: a multi-episode cliffhanger for the critically acclaimed hit series 24; the inspirational family drama Akeelah & The Bee; Nick Cassavetes’ Alpha Dog; the Indie experimental film by new filmmaker Juwan Chung, Baby, on which Ma also undertook the role of associate producer; an episode of JAG that aired in the spring, and the Indie movie Red Doors, which premieres at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York and was closing film for the L.A. VC Filmfest.

Tzi Ma was born in Hong Kong and raised in New York City. Surrounded by music, diverse cultures and an eclectic lifestyle, he defied tradition to study classical theatre and dance. Drive and versatility resulted in steady stage and film work and since that time he has appeared in such television series as The Practice, Jag, The Bernie Mac Show, Chicago Hope, Millennium, Jake 2.0, Martial Law, ER, Law & Order, Boomtown, as the star of the series Yellowthread Street, and in the popular recurring role of Det. Harold Ng on NYPD Blue. His numerous feature films include Rush Hour, Golden Gate, Dante’s Peak, Rapid Fire, Chain Reaction, and the acclaimed Indie feature Catfish in Black Bean Sauce.

On stage he garnered critical and popular acclaim with his starring role of Master Wang/Sammy Fong in the revised version of Flower Drum Song by David Henry Hwang, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Ma also appeared in two plays written especially for him, The Dance and the Railroad, by Tony award-winning playwright Hwang (M. Butterfly) and In Perpetuity Throughout The Universe by Eric Overmyer.
Ma has received numerous awards and nominations for his work, including the Cine Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor and a Dramalogue Best Choreographer /Best Director Award for The Dance And The Railroad; an Ace Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the MOW The Forgotten; and a Garland Award nomination for Best Actor, as well as a Los Angeles City Council Citation, for Flower Drum Song. Ma maintains homes in New York and Los Angeles.




CHRISTINA MA (Mae Wah) began her film career on the other side of the camera as a hair and make up designer. She has gone on to appear in a slate of films, television series and theatrical productions.

Ma’s features include Mina Shum’s Long Life, Prosperity and Happiness, Close Call, The White Fox, Kiss the Girls, The Best Revenge and Good-bye Hong Kong. Her numerous television credits include recurring roles on Martial Law, Crossroads Café, Yellowthread Street and The Young and the Restless and guest starring on Poltergeist: The Legacy, Nightman, Madison Heights, Burning Zone, ER, Touched by an Angel, The Profiler and Day of Reckoning. She has starred in an array of plays, including playing the title role in Hanako and Judy in Duke Kahanamoku, both directed by actor Tzi Ma.




LAWRENCE CHOU (Movie Star/Simon Au) -- Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Lawrence Chou first developed his strong passion for music when he was a child. With his exceptional vocal talent, Chou won numerous singing contests in Vancouver and eventually earned a record deal with BMG in 1998. With two EPs and three LPs to his name, Chou quickly established himself as one of the brightest young singers in Taiwan, and was awarded the Best Male Newcomer award in 1998 by Channel V - the equivalent of MTV in Asia.

Chou further revealed his musical talent as a producer (or co-producer) on four albums by other artists since 1999 including Mavis Fan's highly acclaimed Jazz album.

Chou made his debut cameo in an omnibus film Hero in Love in 2001 and quickly won the heart of the Hong Kong audience. Immediately afterwards, he collaborated with the film’s director (radio celebrity Gi See Gu Bi) once more and played the lead character in Merry Go Round, earning himself a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Academy Awards 2002. His recent films include the sensational The Eye, A.V. and Dragon Squad.




SIMON WONG (Jason Wah) was born in Hong Kong and moved to Vancouver with his family when he was 10. His first acting job was a recurring role in the Family Channel series, The Adventures of Nilus the Sandman. Since then, Wong has appeared in the horror movie for television, Saint Sinner, been a series regular on Beggars and Choosers, lent his voice to the video game, Rise to Honor, with Jet Li, and been seen in the motion picture Antitrust.

Wong has guest-starred on a slate of episodic television series, including Queer as Folk, Kevin Hill, Da Vinci’s Inquest, Smallville, The Chris Isaak Show, The Twilight Zone, Millennium and he has had recurring roles on Jeremiah and The Immortal.




DARRYL QUON (Sorrows) began his career in the mid-1990s as a stunt performer in Crying Freeman. After a number of industry professionals told him that he had a unique look and screen presence, Quon got himself an agent. Since then, he’s divided his time between acting and stunts, in addition to performing stunt acting roles, which require both skill sets.

As an actor and stunt performer, Quon has appeared in such major features as The Chronicles of Riddick, The Corruptor, Romeo Must Die, I Robot, X Men 2 as well as television shows such as Smallville, Andromeda, Dark Angel and Millennium to name a few.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Quon is considered one of the local industry’s main "wire techs" when it comes to doing Hong Kong style wire stunts. He has practiced an array of martial arts, including kung fu, karate, tae kwon do, kick boxing and muay thai.




ERIC TSANG (William Lok/Willie the Duck) – One of the most celebrated stars in Asia, Eric Tsang is a dramatic actor who has appeared in over 130 movies – he also moonlights as a TV gameshow host. Tsang began his career as a martial arts stuntman in the movies. He then went on to direct such Kung Fu classics as The Challenger and The Loot before establishing himself as one of Hong Kong’s most gifted comedians.
His performance in Peter Chan’s Comrades: Almost A Love Story earned him a Best Supporting Actor trophy at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1989, he was cast in director Wayne Wang’s film Eat A Bowl Of Tea, which received a worldwide release. His many acting credits include the Hong Kong and international box office sensation, Infernal Affairs.

The multi-talented Tsang has also written and produced numerous Chinese films.




JEAN YOON (Belinda Lok) is an actor, playwright, writer, theatre artist and arts advocate. Born in Illinois and raised in Toronto, she has lived and worked in Vancouver, Edmonton, Harbin City and Yanji City in North Eastern China, and makes Toronto her home.

Yoon’s screen credits include the social worker June Kim in This is Wonderland, Liang Marlowe in L’Or, Officer Lau in Verdict in Blood, as well as The 9/11 History Project, Train 48, Chasing Cain II: Face, Blue Murder, Odyssey 5 and independent Asian-Canadian films such as Jane Luk’s How to be More Chinese and Jane Kim’s Wide-Eyed.

Yoon is known in the Toronto theatre community as the writer/creator of The Yoko Ono Project, a multimedia performance art comedy, produced by Loud Mouth Asian Babes and Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto 2000, at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver 2001 and published by Broken Jaw Press in 2002. Her comically magical adaptation of a Korean folktale Hongbu & Nolbu: The Tale of the Magic Pumpkins premiered at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People last spring to great response from Korean and mainstream audiences alike.

She recently returned to the stage in the role of Fumiko Ishioka in the premiere production of Hana’s Suitcase at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People; and on screen in CBC’s This Is Wonderland.


CHANG TSENG (Mr. Yen) is a major star, respected director, and extravagantly successful producer in his native Hong Kong. After more than 50 years of working in virtually every area of film and television, Chang packed his bags, moved to Canada, and began working as an actor on North American screens, small and large.

Here since 1994, he has landed colourful character roles on such films as Shanghai Noon and Romeo Must Die. Meanwhile, he writes a column for a Vancouver paper, and has a regular spot on Chinese Radio, for which he also does Mandarin language programming. To top it off, he has also authored several non-fiction books.

The Beijing-born actor made a name for himself by starring in what are now considered classics -- The Family and Ming Fong. With new found fame, he moved on to bigger features, Rose Cliff, Romance of Snow Land, Golden Eagle and South Sea Surf. By the late 60s, he forged a deal writing, directing and producing for the Great Wall Movie Entertainment Company. He starred in his directorial debut, The Whirlpool, which sold out in theatres, and he followed this hit by directing a A Pregnant Crisis and The Cuckoo Flower. He also directed documentaries, such as The National Minority Sports Games of China and some travelogue-type films.

His many television credits include Chameleon, March to Tiger Mountain, Reefer Madness, Murdoch Mysteries, Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital, L’Or and These Arms of Mine. Recent features include Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde, Cheaters with Mary Tyler Moore and Martin Lawrence, Mina Shum’s Long Life, Prosperity, and Happiness, for which he received a nomination for a 2003 Best Supporting Actor Leo Award, Agent Cody Banks ; The Inlaws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks, Rage to Reason, and the Chinese film Bamboo Shoot opposite John Lone and Coco Lee.


DEREK TSANG (Fox Boy) is the son of actor and filmmaker, Eric Tsang. His film credits include A.V., It Had to be You!, The Park and Shadow.


LAUREN LEE SMITH (Kath) was born in Vancouver. At the age of 13, while living in Los Angeles, she was discovered by a fashion scout and thus embarked on a six-year career as a professional model. At 19, when she returned to Vancouver, she began her acting career by being cast in Get Carter. Her television career then took off with MTV’s 2Gether, and the pilot for James Cameron’s Dark Angel.

Her first leading role for television was in the title role of the mini-series, Christy : Choice of the Heart, opposite Diane Ladd. Recently, she has been recurring in SHOWTIME’s The L-Word, and stars in Clement Virgo’s Lie With Me. She’ll next be seen in Terry Zwigoff’s Art School Confidential opposite John Malkovitch.


MICHAEL ADAMTHWAITE (Fat Ass) was born in North York, Toronto, and attended various schools across Canada and in England. While in England, Michael won the role of a streetwise bully in the BBC mini-series Little Lord Fauntleroy. Later, in Victoria, B.C., he participated in community theatre. In 2000, he moved to Vancouver where he has concentrated on film and television.

Recent feature credits include Chaos, Eight Below, Like Mike 2: Streetbal, and Wild Guys, while on television he has appeared in episodes of Stargate SG-1, Kingdom Hospital, Saved, The Evidence, Dead Like Me and Smallville. He also starred as the voice of Colossus on the animated series X-Men: Evolution.