Warrior
Kenneth Fok is an actor from Johannesburg that has worked his way into roles reaching a mainstream audience worldwide in films such as Safe House, Eye in the Sky, The Dark Tower, Tomb Raider, Five Fingers for Marseilles, Escape Room and Serenity.
Don’t miss him in the second episode of ‘Warrior’. Find out why his recurring character’s name has another character say the episode’s title, “There’s no China in the Bible”.
Watch ‘Warrior’, the Bruce Lee inspired action drama series that follows the struggles of Chinese immigrants during 19th Century San Francisco Chinatown, on M-Net and Showmax on Thursdays weekly at 10pm.
Promotional still credit: Courtesy of ‘IMDb / David Bloomer’.
Telly Binge UK Interview
“I loved watching martial arts series as a kid and I’ve trained in Shaolin Kung-Fu myself. Warrior’s fight sequences are entertaining, it is interwoven with drama and covers historical and social issues such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment. It’s a show with substance.”
Our community is very proud of Kenneth Fok portraying the recurring role of Jacob in 'Warrior'. Read his full interview with 'Telly Binge UK' here.
Photo credit: Courtesy of ‘Telly Binge UK’.
South African Première
Don’t miss the first episode of ‘Warrior’, the new Hollywood action drama envisioned by Bruce Lee over 50 years ago, debuting Thursday 4th July 2019 at 10pm on M-Net and Showmax. The series premièred in the US on Cinemax on Friday 5th April 2019 and received rave reviews.
Click here to read more about the SA release date.
Production began on Sunday 22nd October 2017 at Cape Town Film Studios. Click here to learn how filming the series in SA has benefited the country.
Well done to all members in our community, who successfully auditioned for roles.. We’re looking forward to watching you on our screens.
Promotional material credit: Courtesy of 'Cinemax'.
Watch the opening credits and four official teasers here and eight-part 'Becoming Warrior' series here.
Trailer credit: Courtesy of 'YouTube / Rotten Tomatoes TV'.
China Plus Feature
"Becoming an actor, it was something that I fought against doing. I didn't want to be typecast and be the Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee. So I kind of avoided those roles but funnily enough now, you know one of my heroes is, and I think for alot of a Chinese people is Bruce Lee. I mean, he's such an iconic man that I'm doing a TV series that he conceptualised with his daughter Shannon producing. So yeah, it's a martial arts series, but at times you can't really fight against that, you've got to go with it".
Video credit: Courtesy of 'China Plus News'.
SA Auditions
‘Warrior’, a new 10-episode 19th century crime drama, follows a Chinese immigrant, who becomes a hatchet man in San Francisco’s Tong Wars. Based upon Bruce Lee’s unpublished handwritten notes, the executive producers include Shannon Lee (his daughter), Justin Lin (director of Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond) and Jonathan Tropper (co-creator of Banshee).
Help realise Bruce Lee’s vision of a series featuring a Chinese leading man and majority Asian cast, by auditioning for paid extra roles at Oriental City Bruma (JHB) and Sable Square Chinatown Milnerton (Cape Town) over December 2018 and January 2019.
Break a leg!
Promotional material credits: Courtesy of ‘Asia Cas Ting’.
Proudly Chinese SA Profile
Click here to read more about Kenneth Fok and why he is proudly both South African and Chinese.
Photo credit: Courtesy of 'IMDb'.
