Patrick Kwok-Choon

Patrick Kwok-Choon
Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Director
Years active 2006–present
Website www.kwok-choon.com

Patrick Kwok-Choon is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as "Seth Park" on the TeenNick comedy-drama television series Open Heart, and as Private David Taylor in The National Theatre of London / Mirvish co-production of War Horse.[1][2]

Life & Education

Kwok-Choon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Sino-Mauritian parents. At the age of five, he subsequently moved to Brossard, Quebec, where he grew up.

He graduated from Centennial Regional High School with known actors Elisha Cuthbert, Jon Lajoie, and Tod Fennell.

In 2006 he completed his degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Theatre from Concordia University. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario to attend George Brown Theatre School.[3] Soon after graduating, he was offered a seat on George Brown Theatre School's Advisory Board.

In 2014, Kwok-Choon was offered a scholarship to train at the CFC Actors Conservatory.

Kwok-Choon holds a black belt in Taekwon-Do, and a red II belt in Krav Maga.

He currently resides and works in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California.

Career

Kwok-Choon landed his first starring role immediately after graduation. He played Ferdinand in the Canadian Stage's production of The Tempest. As the show was running, he was hired again by Canadian Stage to rehearse and perform in Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard.[4] Rock 'n' Roll was directed by Donna Feore, the spouse of Canada's screen and stage legend Colm Feore. "Rock 'n" Roll" ran in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario and the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta.

In 2010, he played the title character in the world premiere of A Boy Called Newfoundland by Graeme Gillis at The Tarragon Theatre.[5]

He has also performed in theatre's across the country, most notably Theatre Passe Muraille, Factory Theatre, The Toronto Fringe Festival, and most recently The Princess of Wales Theatre in War Horse.

Kwok-Choon served as one of the main puppeteers for Handspring Puppet Company's "War Horse", and also played Private David Taylor, the supporting lead in the show.

Kwok-Choon's breakthrough role in television was for the Global TV's movie Befriend and Betray, directed by Ken Girotti followed suit by CBC Television movie Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town directed by Don McBrearty. He has also guest starred on Rookie Blue, Nikita, and Lucky 7.

Kwok-Choon's most notable role was "Seth Park", a series lead on Open Heart. Open Heart is a 2015 American/Canadian mystery-drama television series produced by the Epitome Pictures unit of DHX Media in association with Marblemedia. It first aired on January 20, 2015, on TeenNick in the United States and previously on YTV; now currently on ABC Spark in Canada.

In 2015, Kwok-Choon starred as "Jung" in the acclaimed Soulpepper Theatre Company's play Kim's Convenience. Kim's Convenience played to sold out houses at the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts. In March 2015, CBC Television announced that a television series based on the play will air in the 2015-16 television season. The series will be shot from June to August 2016, and produced by Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company.

in 2016, Kwok-Choon starred in the upcoming show "Shoot The Messenger" for CBC. It will air in fall of 2017.

Filmography

Year Film Role
2010 Covert Affairs DCS Staffer
Being Erica Young Doctor
2011 Befriend and Betray Bunny Ho
Rookie Blue Kenny Chan
The Ron James Show Tim
2012 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Mallory Tompkins
Nurse 3D EMT
2013 Nikita Jason
Alice David
2014 The Best Laid Plans Michael Zaleski
My Ex-Ex Dan
Beethoven's Treasure Tail Justin
Bottomfeeder Wick
Steak Juice Max
Backpackers Simon
2015 Open Heart Seth Park [6]
Odd Squad Taekwon-Do Tony
2016 Shoot the Messenger Roger Deacon
Man Seeking Woman Spencer

References

  1. ↑ "Paula Citron | Theatre Review – War Horse (National Theatre of Great Britain/Handspring Puppet Company/David Mirvish)". Paulacitron.ca. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Review - War Horse - Mirvish Productions, Toronto - Christopher Hoile". Stage-door.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140519160200/http://northernstars.ca/actorsjkl/kwok-choon_patrick.html. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=171439
  5. ↑ Lucy (2010-04-02). "Review: A Boy Called Newfoundland- Theatre Smash". Mooney on Theatre. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in... - HALIFAX, LOS ANGELES, LONDON, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, Aug. 5, 2014". Newswire.ca. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
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