Martial artist, actor, stuntman and producer, Mark Houghton, was given the last name of Henton at birth, but he changed it when he was only 6 or 7 years old to Houghton. The Chinese call him Ho-Mak. The Ho comes from “Houghton” and the “Mak” after Karl Maka. When he was 27 years old Mark moved to Hong Kong to train under his famous film hero and Hung Gar kung fu master, Lau Kar Leung. He soon followed his master’s path into the Hong Kong movie industry becoming one of the best western bad guy’s in Hong Kong cinema. Mark Houghton can be seen on screen in over 60 movies working as an actor, stuntman and stunt fight coordinator.
(Source: Martial Arts Entertainment)