TVB entertainment news station reported the news of Ha Guorong's death.

According to TVB news, on the evening of February 2, Australian actor Gregory Charles Rivers, who was well-known for playing foreign police officers in Hong Kong dramas for many years, died of suicide at the age of 58. Ho Kwok-wing was found burning charcoal in a village house in Tai Au Mun Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. The cause of death has yet to be determined after an autopsy.

He Guorong

He first got to know Hong Kong, China, as an overseas student. He loves Hong Kong's entertainment culture very much, and thus has an indissoluble bond with Hong Kong.

In the late 1980s, he came to Hong Kong and tried various types of jobs, such as being an English teacher. By chance, he signed a contract with TVB. His representative works include "At Any Time", "Mr. Hands", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "Forensic Records", "Up to the Sky", "Negotiation Expert", "Forensic Pioneer 2", "Breaking Out" and "The Storm of Time". "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slaying" and so on. He has filmed about 300 dramas so far, and has played roles such as foreign police officers or senior executives of multinational companies in many Hong Kong dramas.

Screenshot of "Criminal Investigation Files"

Screenshot of "The Deer and the Cauldron"

"At that time, I went to see Tsang Lizhen (famous TVB producer). To be honest, my performance was very poor, but maybe she had no choice and had no choice but to invite me." The first drama starring Ha Guorong was filmed in 1988 and was set in the late Qing Dynasty in "The Great Tea Garden".

The second drama he performed was the more widely known "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", starring Lui Liangwei and Huang Rihua, in which Ha Guorong played a missionary to China.

Among the many dramas filmed by TVB, the most satisfying one for him was the role of Chief Operations Director Paul Sir in "At Any Time", which was broadcast at the end of 2005 and starred Ekin Cheng and Michelle Chung. He was also very satisfied with his role as the French pastry master "Sean Paul" in "Into the Woods" aired in the same year.

Stills of "Destiny at Any Time"

In "Double Shadow Sniper" broadcast in November 2023, Ha Guorong plays the role of Brandon.

Stills from "Double Shadow Sniper"

Ho Kwok-wing once mentioned that his Chinese name came from him singing Leslie Cheung's "Monica" in a performance. His Chinese classmates added his English surname "Rivers" to Leslie Cheung's name, and it became the name he has today.

Ha Guorong once served as Chow Yun-fat's English teacher and followed him to Hollywood.

In recent years, Ha Guorong suffered from cancer and owed huge debts due to medical expenses. Later, he was able to relieve his urgent need because he served as the spokesperson for electronic door locks.

Ha Guorong, who loves stray dogs very much

He and his wife have known each other for more than 30 years, and they met when they were working as teachers in Hong Kong. It is reported that his wife passed away a few months ago, and Ha Guorong was also deeply saddened by this.

A photo of Ha Guorong and his wife