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 Aisin-Gioro Fulin's mother Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's grandmother Mastermind for genocide of Kei Family, to protect her personal interest Strong suspicious of Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan Lost the amnesties from Kangxi Emperor for her outstanding wrongdoings and unforgivable crimes Died in Episode 27 at the age of 75. (Villain) | |
| Sunny Chan | Aisin-Gioro Fulin (Shunzhi Emperor) 愛新覺羅·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 | Aisin-Gioro Xuanye (Kangxi Emperor) 愛新覺羅·玄燁 (康熙帝) | Kangxi Emperor Shunzhi Emperor's third son Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's brother | |
| Kenneth Ma | Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan (Prince Yu) 愛新覺羅·福全 | Prince Yu Shunzhi Emperor's second son Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro 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) | |
| Natalie Tong | Xiluke Guilun 西魯克·桂倫 | Aisin-Gioro 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 | Aisin-Gioro Changning (Prince Gong) 愛新覺羅·常寧 | Prince Gong Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson Shunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's son Guertu Jiancheng's husband Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's brother | 30 |
| Christine Kuo | Guertu Jiancheng 古爾圖·建澄 | Aisin-Gioro Changning's wife Poisoned by Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin under the order of Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan in Episode 23 | 22 |
| Selena Li | Aisin-Gioro Duanmin (Cheuk Tsz-yi) 愛新覺羅·端敏 (卓紫凝) | Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's granddaughter Shunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's daughter Cheuk Shu-tong's adopted daughter Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro 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 | Tongjia Manyun (Imperial Noble Consort) 佟佳·曼筠 (皇貴妃) | Kangxi Emperor's consort Xiluke Guilun's cousin Aisin-Gioro 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 Aisin-Gioro 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 Aisin-Gioro Changning and Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's mother | |
| 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 Aisin-Gioro 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 Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan in later episode | |
| 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 | Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai 卓木克·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 | Sheung-chak-yi Tai-shek 尚澤爾·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) | |
| Lam King-kong | Bo-li-ngai Hin-shing 布里雅·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) | |
| Jack Wu | Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin 渴布額·哈善 | Imperial Guard Grade 1 Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinate Xiluke Guilun's cousin Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan's right man, but later turned against and fully loyaled to the Grand Enpress in Episode 25 Killed by Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan in the same episode (Villain) | |
| 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 | Bo-kei-lok Yan-chak 布奇諾·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 | |
| Stephen Wong Ka-lok | Nalan Xingde 納蘭·性德 | Imperial Guard Grade 1 Nalan Mingzhu's son Aisin-Gioro Xuanye's personal bodyguard Stripped of his rank and banished from the palace by Aisin-Gioro Xuanye in Episode 23 | 29 |
| 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 | |
| Lau Kong | Tin Kong-ching 田剛正 | Monk Hin Yan A monk Kei To-ting's apprentice Youngster portrayed by Au Siu-wai | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's servant girl Anti-Qing Dynasty activist Committed suicide in Episode 20 | |
| Angel Chiang | Hor Yee 可兒 | Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's servant girl Anti-Qing Dynasty activist |
See also
References
- The Life and Times of a Sentinel at TVB.com