AN Australian actor who starred opposite Jackie Chan has died aged 58.
Gregory Charles Rivers moved to Hong Kong in the 1980s to pursue his acting career and appeared in more than 40 popular productions in the country.
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Some of his most popular work included the 2022 action thriller Man on the Edge with Hong Kong actor Simon Yam.
He also starred opposite Jackie Chan in the 2021 HK comedy movie All U Need Is Love.
Born in Queensland in 1965, Gregory originally studied for a medicine degree before dropped out to pursue acting in Hong Kong.
In 2022, Rivers told SBS about the journey which saw him become a household name in Hong Kong.
When he first moved, he joined local TV station Television Broadcasts Ltd.
And he quickly got roles as the Cantonese-speaking Caucasian in a range of TV shows.
‘Every time we filmed, I learnt more new words,” he said.
“I don’t get to speak English in my daily life, as my friends around me are all local Hongkongers.”
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