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 DowagerAisin-Gioro Fulin's motherAisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's grandmotherMastermind for genocide of Kei Family, to protect her personal interestStrong suspicious of Aisin-Gioro FuchuanLost the amnesties from Kangxi Emperor for her outstanding wrongdoings and unforgivable crimesDied 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 EmperorEmpress Dowager Xiaozhuang's sonDied of grief due to the death of Empress Donggo22Power Chan Aisin-Gioro Xuanye (Kangxi Emperor)愛新覺羅·玄燁 (康熙帝) Kangxi EmperorShunzhi Emperor's third sonEmpress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandsonAisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's brotherKenneth Ma Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan (Prince Yu)愛新覺羅·福全 Prince YuShunzhi Emperor's second sonEmpress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandsonAisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Changning, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's brotherTongjia Manyun's ex-boyfriendMild hostility against Empress Dowager XiaozhuangNip Dor-po's friend, later enemyExpelled to Mongolia by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 27(Villain)Natalie Tong Xiluke Guilun西魯克·桂倫 Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan's wifeHot-bo-ngak Ha-sin and Tongjia Manyun's cousinExpelled to Mongolia by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 27(Villain)25 Steven Ma Nip Dor-po (Prince Rong)聶多寶 (榮親王) Prince RongShunzhi Emperor's fourth sonEmpress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandson26Tsui Wing Aisin-Gioro Changning (Prince Gong)愛新覺羅·常寧 Prince GongEmpress Dowager Xiaozhuang's grandsonShunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's sonGuertu Jiancheng's husbandAisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's brother30Christine Kuo Guertu Jiancheng古爾圖·建澄 Aisin-Gioro Changning's wifePoisoned by Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin under the order of Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan in Episode 2322Selena Li Aisin-Gioro Duanmin (Cheuk Tsz-yi)愛新覺羅·端敏 (卓紫凝) Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's granddaughterShunzhi Emperor and Consort Chenxiu's daughterCheuk Shu-tong's adopted daughterAisin-Gioro Fuchuan, Aisin-Gioro Xuanye, Aisin-Gioro Changning's sisterNip Dor-po's love interestKilled by Hor Yee in Episode 2525
Imperial Harem Cast Role Description Age Elaine Yiu Tongjia Manyun (Imperial Noble Consort)佟佳·曼筠 (皇貴妃) Kangxi Emperor's consortXiluke Guilun's cousinAisin-Gioro Fuchuan's ex-girlfriendNgan Ying-suet's enemyHarmed by Xiluke Guilun to cause abortion in Episode 21Survived a suicide attempt though became paralyzed in Episode 24Appointed Queen in Episode 2529 Grace Wong Ngan Ying-suet (Consort Wai)顏映雪 (惠妃) Ngan Yuk-ming's daughterKangxi Emperor's consortTongjia Manyun's enemyBanished to the cold palace by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 13Framed 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 consortAisin-Gioro Changning and Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's mother Océane Zhu Empress Xiaoxianzhang孝獻章皇后 Shunzhi Emperor's favorite consortDeceased21
Nip Family Cast Role Description Age Samuel Kwok Nip Koon-yat聶貫一 A restaurant ownerKo Choi-king's husbandNip Dor-po's adopted fatherFung Sheung-hei's uncleCommitted suicide by poisoning in Episode 19, but actually caused to death by Aisin-Gioro Fuchuan in later episodes50 Helen Ma Ko Choi-king高彩瓊 Nip Koon-yat's wifeNip Dor-po's adopted motherFung Sheung-hei's auntCommitted 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 guardNip Koon-yat and Ko Choi-king's adopted sonFung Sheung-hei's cousin26 Katy Kung Fung Sheung-hei馮雙喜 Nip Koon-yat and Ko Choi-king's nieceNip Dor-po's cousinYan Chak's love interest, later girlfriend23
Kei Family Cast Role Description Ben Wong Kei To-ting祈道廷 Imperial Guard Grade 1, later a monkKei Man-cheong's fatherKei Chun-kit's grandfatherTin Kong-ching's masterKilled himself to protect family Felix Lok Kei Man-cheong (Sham Chin-yat)祈萬昌 (岑千日) Kei To-ting's sonKei Chun-kit's fatherDied in Episode 14 when he fell off a cliff while he was being chased by imperial guardsYoungster portrayed by Lai Lok-yi Steven Ma Kei Chun-kit (Nip Dor-po)祈俊傑 (聶多寶) Kei To-ting's grandsonKei Man-cheong's son
Imperial Guard Cast Role Description Age Evergreen Mak Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai卓木克·布齊 Imperial Guard superintendentSheung-chak-yi Tai-shek, Bo-li-ngai Hin-shing, Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin's superiorServed under the Emperor, but only truly loyal to the Grand EmpressAntagonistic and mild grudge to Nip Dor-po(Villain)40 Deno Cheung Sheung-chak-yi Tai-shek尚澤爾·泰石 Imperial Guard Grade 1Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinateAntagonistic to Nip Dor-poKilled 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 1Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinateAntagonistic to Nip Dor-poCaptured and executed by Imperial Guards in Episode 9(Villain) Jack Wu Hot-bo-ngak Ha-sin渴布額·哈善 Imperial Guard Grade 1Cheuk-muk-hak Bo-chai's subordinateXiluke Guilun's cousinAisin-Gioro Fuchuan's right man, but later turned against and fully loyaled to the Grand Enpress in Episode 25Killed 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 GuardLoved Fung Sheung-heiNip Dor-po's friendHad 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 1Nalan Mingzhu's sonAisin-Gioro Xuanye's personal bodyguardStripped of his rank and banished from the palace by Aisin-Gioro Xuanye in Episode 2329 Matthew Ko Ngai Chun倪俊 Real name Hung KwanImperial Guard TraineeAnti-Qing Dynasty activistKilled 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 ownerAnti-Qing Dynasty activistCheuk Tsz-yi's adopted fatherExecuted by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in Episode 21 Lau Kong Tin Kong-ching田剛正 Monk Hin YanA monkKei To-ting's apprenticeYoungster portrayed by Au Siu-wai Law Lok-lam Nalan Mingzhu納蘭·明珠 Nalan Xingde's fatherNgan Yuk-ming's enemy50 Yu Tsz-ming Ngan Yuk-ming顏玉銘 Ngai Ying-suet's fatherNalan Mingzhu's enemyExpelled to Tibet by Kangxi Emperor in Episode 10 Lo Chun-shun Chiu Lai-wo趙禮和 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's eunuch50 Lily Ho Sham Chui-yuk岑翠玉 Introduced in Episode 10Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's servant girlAnti-Qing Dynasty activistCommitted suicide in Episode 20 Angel Chiang Hor Yee可兒 Aisin-Gioro Duanmin's servant girlAnti-Qing Dynasty activist
See also The Life and Times of a Sentinel
References The Life and Times of a Sentinel at TVB.com