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Zeno Koo

BIOGRAPHY

Zeno Koo Ting-hin is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was raised largely by his grandmother and attended Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College, where he began modelling and appeared on magazine covers. On a teacher’s recommendation he enrolled in a two year acting programme at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He made his film debut in 2014 in Enthralled at the age of nineteen and appeared in several RTHK television productions before taking his first lead in the 2017 film Somewhere Beyond the Mist. After a period away from acting, during which he worked in construction, customer service and catering, he returned in 2020 with leading roles in the TVB series Life After Death and the ViuTV series We Are the Littles, and competed on the ViuTV programme King Maker III. He released his first single, Nessie, in 2022 and his debut extended play, ZKOOL, in 2023. In 2024 he starred as Ah Chi in the TVB series The Taste of Us.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
顧定軒
Real Name
Koo Ting-hin
Nickname
Zeno
Born
(Age 32)
Birthplace
Hong Kong
Gender
Male
Western Zodiac
Virgo ♍
Nationality
Debut
2014 · Enthralled (2014)
Years Active
2014 to present
Languages
Cantonese
Skills
Singing, modelling, cooking

FILMOGRAPHY: TV SERIES (1)

MUSIC CAREER

Zeno Koo works as a singer alongside his acting. He released the solo single Nessie (尼斯) in 2022, followed by 教我 the same year, and appeared as a featured artist on Star War with Leo Ku and New Generation and on 緩緩 with Ah Bo, MIU and Su in 2023. His debut extended play ZKOOL came out on 19 September 2024 through Lazybeast Limited in both CD and digital formats, and he also released ZWAY, credited as a work of 埋班作樂III. His catalogue sits in Cantopop with an alternative rock leaning, and he carries his own Spotify and Apple Music artist pages under the name Zeno 顧定軒.

Record Label
Lazybeast Limited
Apple Music (Solo)
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PERSONAL LIFE

Hobbies
volleyball, spending time with his cat, modelling
Pets
A black cat he adopted and named 小白 (Little White).
Sports
volleyball, badminton
Personality
persistent, hands-on, socially aware, self-taught

FUN FACTS

  • He worked in construction, customer service and catering between acting jobs.
  • His first single was titled Nessie and came out in 2022.
  • He played the young version of the title character in the 2018 film Tracey.
  • In The Taste of Us he plays a character whose cooking drives the story.
  • He attended Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College for secondary school.
  • He came to wide attention through ViuTV's talent show 全民造星III in 2020.
  • His debut extended play ZKOOL was released on his birthday, 19 September.
  • He has appeared in both a TVB drama and a ViuTV drama in the same year, 2020.
  • He is credited on collaborative tracks with established Cantopop names as a featured artist.

TRIVIA

  • He studied acting on a two year programme at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
  • He modelled and appeared on magazine covers while at secondary school.
  • He made his film debut at the age of nineteen in Enthralled.
  • He competed on the ViuTV programme King Maker III in 2020.
  • He released his first extended play, ZKOOL, in 2023.
  • He completed a two year acting programme at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts after finishing secondary school.
  • He was signed to the modelling agency First Cast while still at secondary school and appeared in Yes! magazine.
  • During a three year break from acting between 2018 and 2020 he supported himself working on construction sites, in customer service and as a cook.
  • He was in the badminton school team in primary school, and in secondary school he tried to get a boys' volleyball team started.
  • He went through months of intensive volleyball training in order to play in the ViuTV series 男排女將.
  • He adopted his cat after noticing it was in poor condition, and he says he makes a point of spending time with it.
  • Performers described in published sources as close friends: Jace Chan 陳凱詠.

DREAMS & ASPIRATIONS

As a child he wanted to be a firefighter because he thought the job was heroic. He now uses his acting platform to draw attention to people on the margins, which is why he keeps choosing those kinds of roles.

EDUCATION

Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College; Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, two year acting programme

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Zeno Koo holds one record in this catalogue: one leading role.

It dates from 2024.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What did Zeno Koo do during his years away from acting?

He worked on construction sites, in customer service and as a cook, for about three years between 2018 and 2020. He came back in 2020 with leading roles in the TVB series Life After Death and the ViuTV series We Are the Littles, and competed on the talent programme 全民造星III in the same year.

How did he come to acting in the first place?

A teacher recommended it. He was already modelling while at Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College, signed to the agency First Cast and appearing on magazine covers, and on that recommendation he took a two year acting programme at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. His film debut followed in Enthralled.

What has he released as a singer?

The singles Nessie and 教我 in 2022, featured appearances on Star War with Leo Ku and New Generation and on 緩緩 with Ah Bo, MIU and Su in 2023, and the extended play ZKOOL through Lazybeast Limited. His catalogue sits in Cantopop with an alternative rock leaning.

Why does this profile give two different years for ZKOOL?

Because its sources do not agree. The record carries both 2023 and 2024 for the release of his debut extended play. The day is consistent across them, 19 September, which is also his own birthday, but the year is not, and the conflict is left visible rather than quietly resolved.

What training did a role put him through?

Months of intensive volleyball, in order to appear in the ViuTV series 男排女將. The sport was not new to him: he was in the badminton school team at primary school and tried to get a boys’ volleyball team started when he reached secondary school.

What sort of parts does he say he looks for?

Ones that draw attention to people on the margins. He has said he uses the platform acting gives him for exactly that, which is why he keeps choosing those roles. As a child he had wanted to be a firefighter, because he thought the job was heroic.

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Sources

3 sources

Every factual claim on this page is taken from the records below. Where two sources disagree, the disagreement is stated in the text rather than resolved silently.

  1. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_Koo
  2. Wikipedia zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%AE%9A%E8%BB%92
  3. HARPERSBAZAAR harpersbazaar.com.hk/celebrity/zeno-koo

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