Robert Samuels (HKSA) Signs With American Talent Management
Actor and martial artist Robert Samuels has signed with Burbank-based American Talent Management for representation as director. The move marks the latest for Samuels, based in Philadelphia, who has long been active in independent film production on both sides of the lens for the better part of the last decade.
Samuels is prominently known among extensive circles of Hong Kong action cinema fandom. Following a series of prospective trips to Hong Kong in the eighties, Samuels eventually found his footing under the stewardship of action legend Sammo Hung in the early nineties, later becoming the first African American member inducted into the Hong Kong Stuntman Association.
Samuels can be seen in Hong Kong action hits like Fatal Bet, The Gambling Ghost, Don’t Give A Damn and The Red Wolf. He is also one of the founding creatives of R4 Films LLC, joined by partner Robert Jefferson, having directed shorts such as Shadow Fist and Shadow Fist 2: Axe Gang.
Additionally, Samuels directed 2021 feature martial arts indie comedy Made In Chinatown with James Lew joining the helm. He co-stars in the film opposite Jay Kwon and Shuya Chang. Additional screen credits also include Joey Min’s zany 2019 indie kung fu comedy, Yes, Auntie! and Nicholas Ortiz’s hit action short, Jugando Con Fuego with Hector Soria, Jose Manuel and Roxalinda Vasquez.
The venerable HKSA laureate is also in development with upcoming feature action thriller, Blood Brothers.
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