List of The Life and Times of a Sentinel characters
The Life and Times of a Sentinel is a Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). Some of the characters' names listed below are in Cantonese romanisation.
Qing Dynasty
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ching Hor-wai | Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, during Kangxi reign known as The Grand Empress Dowager 孝莊太后 (孝莊太皇太后) |
The Grand Empress Dowager Fulin's mother Fuchuan, Xuanye, Changning, Duanmin's grandmother Mastermind for genocide of Kei Family, to protect her personal interest Strong suspicious of Fuchuan Lost the amnesties from Kangxi Emperor for her outstanding wrongdoings and unforgivable crimes Died in Episode 27 at the age of 75. (Villain) |
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| Sunny Chan | Fulin (Shunzhi Emperor) 福臨 (順治帝) |
Shunzhi Emperor Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's son Died of grief due to the death of Empress Donggo |
22 |
| Power Chan | Xuanye (Kangxi Emperor) 玄燁 (康熙帝) |
Kangxi Emperor Shunzhi Emperor's third son Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Fuchuan, Changning, Duanmin's brother |
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| Kenneth Ma | Fuchuan (Prince Yu) 福全 |
Prince Yu Shunzhi Emperor's second son Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Xuanye, Changning, Duanmin's brother Tongjia Manyun's ex-boyfriend Mild hostility against Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Nip Dor-po's friend, later enemy Expelled to Mongolia by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 27 (Villain) |
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| Natalie Tong | Guilun 桂倫 |
Fuchuan's wife Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin and Tongjia Manyun's cousin Expelled to Mongolia by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 27 (Villain) |
25 |
| Steven Ma | Nip Dor-po (Prince Rong) 聶多寶 (榮親王) |
Prince Rong Shunzhi Emperor's fourth son Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson |
26 |
| Tsui Wing | Changning (Prince Gong) 常寧 |
Prince Gong Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Shunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's son Guertu Jiancheng's husband Fuchuan, Xuanye, Duanmin's brother |
30 |
| Christine Kuo | Jiancheng 建澄 |
Changning's wife Poisoned by Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin under the order of Fuchuan in Episode 23 |
22 |
| Selena Li | Duanmin (Cheuk Tsz-yi) 端敏 (卓紫凝) |
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's granddaughter Shunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's daughter Cheuk Shu-tong's adopted daughter Fuchuan, Xuanye, Changning's sister Nip Dor-po's love interest Killed by Hor Yee in Episode 25 |
25 |
Imperial Harem
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Yiu | Manyun (Imperial Noble Consort) 曼筠 (皇貴妃) |
Kangxi Emperor's consort Xiluke Guilun's cousin Fuchuan's ex-girlfriend Ngan Ying-suet's enemy Harmed by Xiluke Guilun to cause abortion in Episode 21 Survived a suicide attempt though became paralyzed in Episode 24 Appointed Queen in Episode 25 |
29 |
| Grace Wong | Ngan Ying-suet (Consort Wai) 顏映雪 (惠妃) |
Ngan Yuk-ming's daughter Kangxi Emperor's consort Tongjia Manyun's enemy Banished to the cold palace by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 13 Framed by Fuchuan and killed by Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin in Episode 21 (Villain) |
24 |
| Rosanne Lui | Consort Chenxiu 陳秀妃 |
Shunzhi Emperor's consort Changning and Duanmin's mother |
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| Océane Zhu | Empress Xiaoxianzhang 孝獻章皇后 |
Shunzhi Emperor's favorite consort Deceased |
21 |
Nip Family
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Kwok | Nip Koon-yat 聶貫一 |
A restaurant owner Ko Choi-king's husband Nip Dor-po's adopted father Fung Sheung-hei's uncle Committed suicide by poisoning in Episode 19, but actually caused to death by Fuchuan in later episodes |
50 |
| Helen Ma | Ko Choi-king 高彩瓊 |
Nip Koon-yat's wife Nip Dor-po's adopted mother Fung Sheung-hei's aunt Committed suicide by poisoning in Episode 19, but actually caused to death by Fuchuan in later episode |
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| Steven Ma | Nip Dor-po (Kei Chun-kit) 聶多寶 (祈俊傑) |
Imperial guard Nip Koon-yat and Ko Choi-king's adopted son Fung Sheung-hei's cousin |
26 |
| Katy Kung | Fung Sheung-hei 馮雙喜 |
Nip Koon-yat and Ko Choi-king's niece Nip Dor-po's cousin Yan Chak's love interest, later girlfriend |
23 |
Kei Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Wong | Kei To-ting 祈道廷 |
Imperial Guard Grade 1, later a monk Kei Man-cheong's father Kei Chun-kit's grandfather Tin Kong-ching's master Killed himself to protect family |
| Felix Lok | Kei Man-cheong (Sham Chin-yat) 祈萬昌 (岑千日) |
Kei To-ting's son Kei Chun-kit's father Died in Episode 14 when he fell off a cliff while he was being chased by imperial guards Youngster portrayed by Lai Lok-yi |
| Steven Ma | Kei Chun-kit (Nip Dor-po) 祈俊傑 (聶多寶) |
Kei To-ting's grandson Kei Man-cheong's son |
Imperial Guard
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Mak | Bo-chai 布齊 |
Imperial Guard superintendent Sheung-chak-yi Tai-shek, Bo-li-ngai Hin-shing, Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin's superior Served under the Emperor, but only truly loyal to the Grand Empress Antagonistic and mild grudge to Nip Dor-po (Villain) |
40 |
| Deno Cheung | Tai-shek 泰石 |
Imperial Guard Grade 1 Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinate Antagonistic to Nip Dor-po Killed by Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin in Episode 23 (Villain) |
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| Lam King-kong | Hin-shing 憲承 |
Imperial Guard Grade 1 Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinate Antagonistic to Nip Dor-po Captured and executed by Imperial Guards in Episode 9 (Villain) |
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| Jack Wu | Ha-sin 哈善 |
Imperial Guard Grade 1 Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinate Xiluke Guilun's cousin Fuchuan's right man, but later turned against and fully loyaled to the Grand Enpress in Episode 25 Killed by Fuchuan in the same episode (Villain) |
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| Steven Ma | Nip Dor-po (Kei Chun-kit) 聶多寶 (祈俊傑) |
Blue Feather Imperial Guard, promoted to Imperial Guard Grade 3 followed by another promotion to Grade 1 then later on to Commander | |
| Fred Cheng | Yan-chak 恩澤 |
Blue Feather Imperial Guard Loved Fung Sheung-hei Nip Dor-po's friend Had his left arm chopped off by Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai in Episode 24 |
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| Stephen Wong Ka-lok | Nalan Xingde 納蘭性德 |
Imperial Guard Grade 1 Nalan Mingzhu's son Xuanye's personal bodyguard Stripped of his rank and banished from the palace by Xuanye in Episode 23 |
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| Matthew Ko | Ngai Chun 倪俊 |
Real name Hung Kwan Imperial Guard Trainee Anti-Qing Dynasty activist Killed by Bo-li-ngai Hin-shing in Episode 6 |
Others
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheung Kwok-keung | Cheuk Shu-tong 卓樹棠 |
A pharmacy owner Anti-Qing Dynasty activist Cheuk Tsz-yi's adopted father Executed by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in Episode 21 |
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| Lau Kong | Tin Kong-ching 田剛正 |
Monk Hin Yan A monk Kei To-ting's apprentice Youngster portrayed by Au Siu-wai |
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| Law Lok-lam | Nalan Mingzhu 納蘭明珠 |
Nalan Xingde's father Ngan Yuk-ming's enemy |
50 |
| Yu Tsz-ming | Ngan Yuk-ming 顏玉銘 |
Ngai Ying-suet's father Nalan Mingzhu's enemy Expelled to Tibet by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 10 |
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| Lo Chun-shun | Chiu Lai-wo 趙禮和 |
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's eunuch | 50 |
| Lily Ho | Sham Chui-yuk 岑翠玉 |
Introduced in Episode 10 Duanmin's servant girl Anti-Qing Dynasty activist Committed suicide in Episode 20 |
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| Angel Chiang | Hor Yee 可兒 |
Duanmin's servant girl Anti-Qing Dynasty activist |
See also
References
- The Life and Times of a Sentinel at TVB.com