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Born in Taiwan, Qi Shu has won the prestigious Golden Horse Award in Taiwan (regarded as the East Asian Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress in 1998. She has also received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in 2005. She appeared with Jackie Chan in the romantic comedy Gorgeous (1999) ("Gorgeous"). Her name is spelled in a variety of ways, including Hsu Qi, Hsu Chi, Qi Shu, and Shu Kei, and there are quite a few other variations on her name on foreign V.C.D.s, D.V.D.s, and internet sites.

Christina Chang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, by her Chinese-Filipino father and American mother. At 17 she moved to the United States to study Theatre & Film in her mother's home state of Kansas and later studied acting in Seattle, USA. Chang went on to gain a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Washington in Seattle, where she won her first professional acting job in the play "Naomi's Road" at the Seattle Children's Theater. From there, she progressed to the off-Broadway production of Tina Landau's the "Trojan Women."

Once in New York, Chang gained several guest and recurring roles on various programs including Cosby, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns. She appeared in the feature films Random Hearts (1999), 28 Days (2000), Deadline (2000) and Girls Club (2002). She also hosted Globe Trekker, also known as Globe Trekker (1994).

Chang's other interests include working with children, following in the footsteps of her mother who is a school counselor. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, has studied the trapeze, and has an interest in social work.

Justin Lin is a Taiwanese-American film director whose films have grossed $2 billion worldwide. He is best known for his work on Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious 3-6 and Star Trek Beyond. He is also known for his work on television shows like Community and the second season of True Detective. Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Cypress, California, in Orange County. He attended Cypress High School and University of California, San Diego for two years before transferring to UCLA, where he earned a B.A. in Film & Television and a MFA in Film Directing & Production from the UCLA film school.

The 1/2 Taiwanese and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Whether by his own design or not, the boyishness that marked his first steps into showbiz has evolved into a cool, somewhat reticent demeanor that has now become his trademark. Despite being effortlessly good-looking, he chooses to strike a sometimes uneasy balance between the commercially pleasing and the quirky in his choice of film roles -- a move that's unusual for Asian leading men. But whether he's the faithful lover in the Japanese AIDS drama Kamisama mousukoshi dake (1998), the canned-pineapple-eating cop in Chungking Express (1994) or awkward in his role in Misty (1996), a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), Asian audiences love his style. Other memorable roles include his turn as a lovelorn student in Tempting Heart (1999), an angel in Lavender (2000) and the leader of a trio of robbers in Space Travelers (2000). There hasn't been an Asian actor quite as versatile as Kaneshiro, who is able to straddle the Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japanese film industries because of his proficiency in various languages. Still, one wonders if the reason why he's so sought after is because he is so elusive. No one really knows what he does outside of film commitments, and his reluctance towards being in the spotlight is legendary.

Camille Chen was born on 1 September 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress and producer, known for Game Night (2018), Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) and Renfield (2023). She has been married to Christian Anderson since 4 March 2017.

Chang Chen, an international renowned actor, first earned his attention at the age of 14 when he took the lead role in A Brighter Summer Day. Since then, he was nominated three times at the Golden Horse Awards, and several times for best actor at the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. He won Best Actor at the 3rd Osaka Asia Film Festival for his performance in The Go Master.

Chang's outstanding versatile performance, coupled with his diligent learning attitude, made him the favorite cast of world's renowned directors. His dedication to filmmaking is seen not only in how he strives to improve his acting skills, but also the initiatives he had taken in learning local Uyghur language and horse riding for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the game of go and meditation for The Go Master, and three years of practice bajiquan (martial arts) for the The Grandmaster which he later won first prize in a recognized competition.

In 2017, Chang's performance in Mr. Long was nominated for the 67th Berlinale international film festival in official competition.

In 2018, Chang was the only Asian actor who served as one of the juries at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

Nelson Lee was born on 16 October 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for Civil War (2024), Ahsoka (2023) and Stargirl (2020).

Mason Temple was born on 17 January 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Ginny & Georgia (2021).

Brigitte Lin is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei by a film producer after she finished women's high school and was preparing for university.

Tiffany Ann Hsu (her birth name in Mandarin is Wei-Ning Hsu, but she loves people call her Ann because that's what her beloved grandfather calls her) was born on 7th August 1984 in Taipei City, Taiwan. She is an Italian-Taiwanese model and actress.

Hsu's father is an Italian-American and her mother is Taiwanese. When she was 2 years old, Hsu's father left her mother, and Hsu was raised by her mother along with her grandfather, grandmother, and her mother's other family members. Hsu graduated from Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School and Chinese Cultural University with a major in Drama Acting. She was first noticed by Catwalk Agency when she participated in a talent casting for MTV Taiwan and was then signed up to be a model in 2003.

In 2004, Hsu appeared as the lead actress in her first TV series, Jia You Fei Fei. She also sang the theme song, "Sweet and Hot Sister." In 2005, she starred in the series Mischievous Kiss (2005) as the second female lead. Hsu appeared in her first movie, Song shu zi sha shi jian (2006), in 2006, and she starred in the idol drama Ai jiu zhai yi qi (2009) as well as Xia Yi Zhan, Xing Fu (2009) three years later. In 2013, she had another lead actress role in the TV romance-drama series Love Me or Leave Me (2012) as a marriage-phobic woman who tests her boyfriend with a femme fatale. The following year, in her first movie lead actress role, she starred in Design 7 Love (2014). Hsu's depiction of a woman caught in a complicated situation who must find a way out earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination as Best New Performer.

Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and director. He was born in Taipei to schoolteachers, Yeh Hui-Mei, who taught fine arts, and Chou Yao-Chung, a biomedical researcher. In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then, his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and in western Asian communities such as in the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums since his debut. Chou continues to write songs for other artists, work on his album and went on to win numerous awards in the music industry. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time magazine (Asia version), titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held five world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people. Chou debuted his acting career and made his film debut in Initial D (2005), and also since ventured into many movie projects. He made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with The Green Hornet (2011), starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company, JVR Music.

Po-Hung Lin was born on 27 January 1988 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), At Cafe 6 (2016) and Marry My Dead Body (2022).

Joey Wang grew up in her native Taiwan, where she was spotted by a talent scout for a modeling agency. Her height and delicate beauty made her one of the most popular Taiwanese models, and Wang went on to have a successful film career. Her ethereal elegance was used to great effect by director Ching Siu-tung in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) and its sequels. Wang has also appeared in dozens of contemporary feature films, including 'God of Gamblers' starring Chow Yun-Fat, and 'City Hunter' opposite Jackie Chan.

Hannah Quinlivan (born 12 August 1993), also known as Kun Ling, is a Taiwanese-Australian actress and model.

Hannah Quinlivan was born to an Australian father and a Taiwanese-Korean mother in Taiwan, on August 12, 1993. She has a younger half brother from her paternal side, and an older half sister from her maternal side. She graduated from Juang Jing Vocational High School. She took an eight-week short course in film production and acting at New York Film Academy.

Hannah Quinlivan began her career by appearing in Blackie's Teenage Club in 2008. She became a guest host in I Love The Man in December 2011.

She made her acting debut in Ti Amo Chocolate in 2012, playing Peng Kaili.

Hannah Quinlivan's first film role was a student uncredited appearance in the film Step Back to Glory (2013). At the same year, she had a minor role as Lin Jiayi in Amour et Pâtisserie, which starred Sandrine Pinna as Chen Tiantian.

In 2014, she appeared in Wu Jianxin's Moon River, based on Ming Xiaoxi's novel, as Lucy. She made a cameo appearance in television series The Lying Game. She was cast in the lead role of Ren Yuhong in Heart Of Steel, directed by Danny Dun. She was cast in the film Twa-Tiu-Tiann, playing the former girlfriend of Chris Wang's character.

In November 2014, Hannah Quinlivan confirmed her relationship with singer and actor Jay Chou. The couple had been dating since 2010, but had first met each other when she was an employee of a clothing shop that Jay invested in during 2007 when she was 14. In December 2014, Chou announced that he would marry Hannah Quinlivan on his 36th birthday. Quinlivan holds dual Taiwanese and Australian citizenships.

Sarah Haywood planned their wedding in England. It took place in Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire on 17 January 2015, one day before Chou's birthday. A private wedding ceremony open to friends and family occurred on 9 February in Taipei. A third reception, this time in Australia, was held in March. According to Chou's official Facebook page, the couple has been registered for marriage since July 2014. The couple have two children: daughter Hathaway (born July 2015) and son Romeo (born June 2017). 3 days after she gave birth the second time, she was already auditioning for her role in the action thriller film Skyscraper, which was released in 2018.

For someone who never considered entering showbiz, Eddie Peng has certainly carved out an amazing acting career. He is arguably the Chinese film industry's most recognizable and bankable star today, having starred in over 30 box-office hits - a canny mix of epic blockbusters and indie projects.

Peng migrated to Canada when he was 13 and spent the next 10 years there. In 2002, the Economics major (University of British Columbia) returned to Taipei to attend his grandmother's funeral, and was cast in the TV series Tomorrow as the second male lead.

This serendipitous casting marked the beginning of his swift rise to fame. Peng made his big screen debut in Exit No. 6 in 2006, and quickly proved just how committed he was to his newfound profession. To play a gymnast in Jump Ashin! (2011), Peng spent 12 hours a day over an eight-month period practicing gymnastics. The film was a box-office hit and he went on to star in police thriller Cold War (2012) and Unbeatable (2013), for which he endured rigorous workout regimes to play an MMA athlete.

Peng's dedication to the craft did not go unnoticed. He earned nominations for Best Newcomer at Golden Horse Awards for My DNA Says I Love You (2007), Best Actor for Jump Ashin! (2011), and Best Supporting Actor for Unbeatable (2013) at the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards.

In 2014, Peng landed the coveted role of martial arts legend Wong Fei Hung in Rise of The Legend, which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Peng then put in months of grueling training to play a professional cyclist in To The Fore (2015), which was Hong Kong's entry for the best foreign-language film at the 88th Academy Awards. Peng was also appointed the first Chinese Goodwill Ambassador of the 2015 Tour DE France.

Another breakthrough came in 2016 with Peng's portrayal of an undercover cop in Operation Mekong, which received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing Chinese crime action at that point. That same year, he also starred in romance drama Run for Love alongside Zhang Ziyi, police thriller Cold War II, war epic Call of Heroes, and Zhang Yimou's historical epic The Great Wall.

In 2017, Peng starred in director Ann Hui's war film Our Time Will Come, and scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 12th Asian Film Awards. Peng then went on to headline fantasy epic Wu Kong. In 2018, Peng starred in director Jiang Wen's Hidden Man, which was mainland China's entry in the best foreign-language film category at the 91st Academy Awards. Jiang was highly complimentary of his leading man: "Eddie's self-discipline is beyond imagination - he commands the body with his soul."

After a year-long break, Peng returned to star in The Rescue in 2020, director Dante Lam's action thriller about China's emergency rescue ops teams. Peng also starred in Ann Hui's Love After Love, adapted from novelist Eileen Chang's romance classic. The film was selected for the out-of-competition category at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where director Hui was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

For the film Are You Lonesome Tonight released in 2021, Peng stayed true to form and lost 35 pounds for his role. The film had its special screening in the official selection of the 74th Cannes Film Festival and was selected for the a Window on Asian Cinema category at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. In addition, it was also selected for the Contemporary World Cinema category at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival and the Perlak section at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Off camera, Peng devotes time to causes close to his heart. He partnered with international organization WildAid to encourage protection of sea turtles, appearing in a campaign and documentary aired on World Wildlife Day in 2019. He is well-known for his charity work for children with cancer. Peng is also official ambassador for international brands Longines and Berluti.

Miki Lee was born on 18 September 1977 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Jing tian dong di (1999) and Haunted School (2001).

Mark Chao was born on 25 September 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Monga (2010), Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) and The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020). He has been married to Yuanyuan Gao since 5 June 2014. They have one child.

Sandrine Pinna, with her outstanding performance in the film "Yang Yang" in 2009, She became the youngest actress to receive the best actress award in Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 2012, Pinna won the best actress at Taipei Film Festival for "Touch of the Light". Since then, she has been continuously awarded and nominated several times at different film festival awards.

Pinna has extensive experience working with world-renowned directors such as Wong Kar Wai and Chen Kai Ge, she earned reputation on her excellent performance in films include - "Miao Miao", "Yang Yang", "Touch of the Light", "See you Tomorrow", and "Legend of the Demon Cat". Moreover, she has also participated in voice-over works for animated films include "Rango", and "The secret life of pets".

While the industry and the media praised her as a natural actor at heart, Pinna always pushes herself to be better and always work hard to give her best performance to the audience.

In 2018, Pinna won best supporting actress at China Huading Awards for her performance in "Legend of the Demon Cat".

Natalie Leticia Morales is the daughter of Penelope and Lieut. Col. Mario Morales, Jr., a retired Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf and Vietnam War. She was born in Taiwan, of Brazilian and Puerto Rican descent. As a U.S. Air Force dependent, she has spent much of her life living overseas with her family in Panama, Brazil and Spain.

Ms. Morales has as an anchor / correspondent covered several major breaking news stories, including Hurricane Katrina, the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion, the Tsunami disaster.

She holds a bachelor of arts degree, with 2 majors - journalism and Latin American studies, from Rutgers University.

Roy Chiu was born on 14 October 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Dear Ex (2018), Man in Love (2021) and The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead (2019). He has been married to Wei-Ning Hsu since 7 December 2021.

Yu-Ning Tsao was born on 24 April 1994 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Kano (2014), Triad Princess (2019) and Do You Love Me As I Love You (2020).

Ivy Chen was born on 12 November 1982 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress and director, known for Hear Me (2009), Trouble Girl (2023) and Love (2012). She has been married to Fu-Hsiang Hsu since 17 August 2018. They have two children.

In 2010, Fernando turned his focus to his acting career, appearing as Fenroy in Gavin O'Connor's WARRIOR alongside Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte (who received an Academy Award nomination). The film has attained cult status and is currently #135 on IMDB's Top 250 films of all time.

Fernando guest-starred as fan-favorite Wade Wei in the wildly popular and critically acclaimed web series THE GUILD opposite Felicia Day. THE GUILD received Best Series awards from Yahoo and YouTube and is one of the most viewed web shows in history.

As the tech-savvy Lt. Wilkes, Fernando shined alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Justin Lin's massive worldwide hit FAST FIVE, which opened to $86 million domestically on the way to well over $600 million in international box office.

Reteaming with WARRIOR director Gavin O'Connor and writer Anthony Tambakis, Fernando played iconoclastic lawyer "Tokyo Dan" Manning in the A & E pilot CINNAMON GIRL. The show, created by Tambakis and Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, was set in the late 60s Laurel Canyon music scene. The $7 million price tag on the pilot was the highest in A & E history.

Fernando has also had memorable roles as Lt. Pak in Dan Bradley's RED DAWN (opposite Chris Hemsworth), and as Prof. Heng in Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE (alongside Johnny Depp). He has also appeared in box-office smashes IRON MAN 3, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and on the international big screen as the feared General Wu in Nick Powell's OUTCAST (opposite Nic Cage and Hayden Christensen).As DHS Intelligence agent, Sorkis in Gavin O'Connor's new film THE ACCOUNTANT alongside all-star cast Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, JK Simmons, John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor. In Season 3 of Michael Bay's, THE LAST SHIP on TNT, Fernando plays the season's antagonist and recurring guest-star as the ruthless Chinese President Peng Wu.

Fernando is also developing a screenplay with his director/cousin Tiffany Hsiung (The Apology) called 'Sunny'.

Dr. Judy Ho, P.h D., is a licensed and triple board certified (ABPP, ABPdN, CMFHE) Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist and a tenured Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University. She has appeared as an expert psychologist, panelist and host on several news, crime, talk show and reality television programs. As of 2019 she hosts the CBS syndicated daytime talk show Face The Truth (2018), alongside Vivica A. Fox, providing conflict resolution and practical takeaways for people with life and relationship challenges. Her book, "Stop Self-Sabotage," a six-step program based on scientific strategies, is published by HarperCollins on August 20, 2019.

Prior to hosting Face The Truth, Dr. Judy was a recurring guest co-host on season 10 of The Doctors (2008) (2017-2018). Other notable television credits include recurring roles on Dr. Drew on Call (2011), CNN Newsroom (1989), True Crime News (2015), and she contributes forensic analysis and psychological narration on several real-life crime and mystery programs on the Oxygen, Investigation Discovery, Escape channels.

Dr. Judy Ho received her undergraduate degrees in Psychology (B. A.) and Business Administration (B. S.) from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her masters (M. S.) and doctoral degrees (Ph. D.) in Clinical Psychology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine/San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program. She is a two-time recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Services Research Award (2004 and 2008), and completed a three year National Institute of Mental Health sponsored postdoctoral fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric (Semel) Institute. She became a board specialized specialist (ABPP) through the prestigious American Board of Professional Psychology in 2011. Dr. Judy became a board certified specialist (ABPP) through the prestigious American Board of Professional Psychology in 2011, and currently serves on the ABPP Examination Committee. In 2015 she became a board certified specialist (CFMHE) through the National Board of Forensic Evaluators. In 2019, she became board certified through the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology (ABPdN), where she serves on the Finance Dommittee and Membership Committee.

Dr. Judy Ho has been performing since she was a child in plays, choirs, dance teams, and orchestras, and has pursued this hobby over the years as an adult, acting in several TV shows, films, and musical theater shows. As a psychology professor, researcher and expert she has authored several Op Eds, book chapters and magazine columns with the goal of providing information to the general public about psychological issues in daily life and quality mental health care. And she regularly contributes clinical research manuscripts to National and International psychological journals, and writes chapter contributions to Mental Health Textbooks and research articles illuminating issues regarding mental health treatment for high need populations.

Cindera Che is an Asian American actor and dancer best known for her distinct role as the Madame in Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal (1988). Her career spans over thirty years with her recent appearances on ABC's sitcom Fresh Off the Boat (2015), NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020), ABC's dramedy Lethal Weapon (2016) and working with the creator of Master of None (2015), Alan Yang in his directorial debut in Netflix's feature - Tigertail (2020).

Cindera started her career as a dancer appearing on a weekly television variety show, at the age of twelve, in her hometown Taipei, Taiwan. In 1977, her father purchased a House of Pies restaurant in Orange County and moved the family to the United States. She landed her first professional job in the U.S. on ABC's Fantasy Island (1977) Some of her most memorable dancing jobs include: partnering with Donald O'Connor in Out to Sea (1997), pop-locking in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984), dancing on the freeway in La La Land (2016) and salsaing in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020).

Besides being in front of the camera, Cindera has been an influential dance teacher and performance coach for over 35 years. She was on staff at The Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, as well as teaching in conventions and workshops that took her all over the U.S. and abroad. She created the Movement For Actors training program at The Edge Performing Arts Center. Her skills of turning non-dancers into expressive movers landed her an appearance on Dancing with the Stars (2005) coaching Kristi Yamaguchi in her winning performance. Among the choreography projects she's involved in, creating a finale for a cast of 750 inmates from the famed dancing inmates of Cebu, the Philippines for the film Dance of the Steel Bars (2013) was her favorite as she was able to truly explore the idea that dance transcends all human barriers: a belief that she aims to bring to all of her work.