Andy On Chi-kit (Chinese: 安志杰; pinyin: Ān Zhìjié, né Andy Tien; May 11, 1977) is an American actor and martial artist, known for his work in Hong Kong action cinema. He won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his role in Star Runner (2003).
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| Born | Andy Tien May 11, 1977 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Occupations | Actor, martial artist | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards –
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| Traditional Chinese | 安志杰 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 安志杰 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editOn was born to Taiwanese and Hong Kong parents on May 11, 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother was a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.[1] After dropping out of high school, On worked as a bartender, before moving to Hong Kong.
On's native languages are English and Mandarin, and he also speaks some Cantonese from his years living in Hong Kong.
Career
editWhile in Hong Kong, On was approached by China Star founder Charles Heung and filmmaker Tsui Hark to take over the role of one of Jet Li's film characters, Black Mask, in Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002), despite having no martial arts or acting background. Tsui sent On to the Shaolin Temple one month for training. He even received some guidance from Jet Li himself. Despite the poor reviews and the bad box office ratings, On continued to act, improving in both martial arts and acting. Like fellow Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, On trained in martial arts under Chung Chi Li, the leader of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. On began training with Chan in 2001 for the film Looking for Mister Perfect/Kei fung dik sau (2003), which was released two years later. On trained in wushu at the Shaolin Temple and studied film fighting under former Jackie Chan Stunt Team leader Nicky Li for his first film, Looking for Mister Perfect, which was shot before Black Mask 2: City of Masks, but released one year later, in 2003. On continued his acting career with many injuries, sustaining a hamstring injury on the set of New Police Story (2004) in one of the two fights against Jackie Chan.
On was nominated and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Actor Award for his role in Star Runner/Siu nin a Fu (2003). He shared the screen with the man who influenced him, Jackie Chan, in New Police Story. On has also won the Best New Artist Award in 2004 at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Tank Wong in Siu nin a Fu, beating favorite Vanness Wu by only one-tenth of the votes.
Aside from his filmmaking career, On is also a singer. He has released some tracks, including a duet with Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai called "Angel of Love". His hobbies are martial arts and video games. He continues to train in Wing Chun Kung Fu with good friend, actor, and martial artist Philip Ng, and has studied Thai boxing under former world kickboxing champion and actor Billy Chau in preparation for Star Runner.
During production of the film Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008), On was hit in the face by a stuntman during an action sequence. On cut his lip, and, after seven surgeries, sports a small scar on his lip. He considers the scar a "trophy" of his hard work in the film.
Personal life
editOn had a short-lived relationship with Coco Lee in which first started in June 2002. On dated model and actress Jennifer Tse from 2009 to 2013 before breaking up.
During the filming of Zombie Fight Club, On met actress Jessica Cambensy. The two began dating in November 2014.[2][3][4][5] Andy and Jessica married on October 15, 2017, in a private ceremony in Hawaii.[6] They have two children together.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | Black Mask | |
| 2003 | Looking for Mister Perfect | Alex | |
| Star Runner | Tank Wong | Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer | |
| 2004 | Itchy Heart | Wil | |
| New Police Story | Law Tin-tin | ||
| The White Dragon | Second Prince Tian Yang | ||
| 2005 | Dragon Squad | Suet's undercover target | |
| 2006 | Lethal Angels | Jet | |
| Election 2 | Lik | ||
| Dating a Vampire | Kit | ||
| Fatal Contact | Silver Dragon | ||
| Nothing Is Impossible | Jason | ||
| 2007 | Invisible Target | Tien Yeng-yee | |
| Mad Detective | Inspector Ho Ka-on | ||
| 2008 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | Deng Zhi | |
| Forgive and Forget | Andy | ||
| La Lingerie | Eugene | ||
| 2010 | Black Ransom | Gundam | |
| Bad Blood | Calf | ||
| True Legend | Yuan Lie | ||
| Shanghai | Yum | ||
| Crossing Hennessy | Xu | ||
| 2011 | The Lost Bladesman | ||
| Mural | |||
| White Vengeance | Han Xin | ||
| 2012 | The Viral Factor | Agent Sean Wong | |
| Naked Soldier | Sam Wong | ||
| Cold War | SDU Commander Michael Shek | ||
| 2013 | Unbeatable | Li Zitian | |
| Special ID | Sunny | ||
| Angel Warriors | |||
| 2014 | As the Light Goes Out | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Long Qi | ||
| That Demon Within | Ben Chan | ||
| Outcast | Shing | ||
| Zombie Fight Club | Andy | ||
| For Love or Money | |||
| 2015 | Blackhat | Hong Kong Police Inspector Alex Trang | |
| One Night Only | |||
| 2016 | League of Gods | King Wu of Zhou | |
| 2018 | Kung Fu League | Huo Yuanjia | |
| Ever Night | Chao Xiaoshu | [8] | |
| 2019 | Abduction | Connor | |
| Undercover vs. Undercover | Xia Qiankun | ||
| Nezha | |||
| 2021 | Assassins and the Missing Gold | ||
| The Hit | |||
| The Guardian | |||
| 2023 | Ride On | Da Mi | |
| 100 Yards | |||
| One More Chance | Brother Rui | ||
| The Comeback | Ah Jie | ||
| Ever Victorious | |||
| 2024 | The Grey Man | Tian Ge | |
| Hunt the Wicked | Wei Yun-zhou | ||
| Cruel War | |||
| To Live Through Death | A Can | ||
| Fury 12 Hours | |||
Music videos
edit- 2002 – Coco Lee ("有你就够了")
- 2004 – Miriam Yeung ("处处吻")
- 2004 – Miriam Yeung ("柳媚花娇")
References
edit- ↑ "錯誤代碼：404". www.ttv.com.tw. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Andy On and Jessica C. Admit to Dating" JayneStars, November 17, 2014
- ↑ "Jessica C. is Pregnant with Andy On's Baby JayneStars, October 10, 2015
- ↑ "Andy On's Romantic Proposal to Jessica C. in the Maldives JayneStars, October 19, 2015
- ↑ "Jessica C. and Andy On Welcome Baby Girl" JayneStars, March 23, 2016
- ↑ "Andy On and Jessica C. Tie Knot in Hawaii" JayneStars, October 26, 2017
- ↑ "JC順產誕8磅8巨B 大女見細佬眼泛淚光又抱又錫". 頭條日報 Headline Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ↑ "《将夜》演员阵容再升级 动作影星安志杰加盟". ifeng (in Chinese). February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ↑ Andy On at douban.com
- ↑ "Andy On at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.