Damian Lau
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Damian Lau Chung-yan is a Hong Kong
film and television actor
, executive producer
and film director
. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB
and ATV
.
(now ATV
) in 1971, where he started his early acting career. In 1976, he joined TVB
on a contract and began to gain recognition for acting in television drama series produced by the TV station. In 1976, Lau rose to fame for his portrayal of the titular character
in Luk Siu-fung, an adaptation of Wuxia
writer Gu Long
's novel series of the same title. His performance in Yesterday's Glitter also made him famous.
, as the male and female leading actor/actress respectively, in a number of TV series in the 1980s, including Fatherland, Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman and Rise of the Great Wall
. Since then, both of them were called "Best Onscreen Couple/Lovebirds". Lau and Yim worked together again in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
(2000), playing Cheung Mo-kei
's parents.
in the 1980s and 1990s, Lau also started working on films in addition to television series. He was often cast as a typical silent, handsome, heroic swordsman in many Wuxia
films of the 1980s and 1990s. One of his first major roles was in John Woo
's Last Hurrah for Chivalry
(1979), in which he played an assassin. In Duel to the Death
, Lau's character faced Norman Tsui's character in a final duel, said to be one of the best sword duels ever in Wuxia film history.
In 2006, Lau starred in Tokyo Trial
, a highly controversial film that was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival
and won the 2007 Golden Rooster Awards
for Best Screenplay. In the film, Lau played the historic judge Mei Ju-ao
, who was able to convince ten other national judges to prosecute Japanese
war criminal
s for their crimes against peace and humanity. The film was also saw Lau delivering most of his lines in English
for the first time in his acting career.
When interviewed about his role as Mei Ju-ao, Lau said,
in 1992 and achieved success for his performance in the The Greed of Man
, in which he played an honest and cultured leader of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
, who was later murdered by his childhood friend, Ting Hai (played by Adam Cheng
), over a love rivalry.
In 2003, Lau starred as Chow Ming-hin in the family drama Point of No Return
. The following year, Lau worked on Hard Fate
, a controversial TV series that received many complaints from viewers for its suicide scenes. In the series, Lau played Leung Pak-yin, a originally morally upright and ambitious company boss who became a desperate, deranged and almost insane man after experiencing many fateful incidents. In 2007, Lau played a family patriarch in The Drive of Life
, a 60 episodes grand production by TVB and mainland China
's CCTV
.
from Cathay Pacific
, whom he met earlier on a flight to Canada
. Lau is also a Catholic
.
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Hong Kong people
Hong Kong people refer to people who originate from Hong Kong. The term has no legal definition in Hong Kong. Rather, terms such as Hong Kong permanent resident and Hong Kong resident are used...
film and television actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
and ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
.
Early career
Lau enrolled into the actors' training class of RTVRediffusion Television
Rediffusion Television was the first television station in Hong Kong, established on May 29, 1957, making it both the first British colony and the first predominantly Chinese city to have television...
(now ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
) in 1971, where he started his early acting career. In 1976, he joined TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
on a contract and began to gain recognition for acting in television drama series produced by the TV station. In 1976, Lau rose to fame for his portrayal of the titular character
Lu Xiaofeng
Lu Xiaofeng is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel series Lu Xiaofeng Series by Gu Long.-Personal information:Lu Xiaofeng is best identified by his distinctive "Four Eyebrows" , as he sports two strands of moustache that resemble his eyebrows, making him seem as though he has four eyebrows...
in Luk Siu-fung, an adaptation of Wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
writer Gu Long
Gu Long
Xiong Yaohua , better known by his pen name Gu Long , was a Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Xiong is best known for writing wuxia novels and novel series, which include: Juedai Shuangjiao, Xiaoli Feidao Series, Chu Liuxiang Series, Lu Xiaofeng Series and Xiao Shiyilang...
's novel series of the same title. His performance in Yesterday's Glitter also made him famous.
Partnership with Michelle Yim
Lau returned to ATV in 1980. He worked with Michelle YimMichelle Yim
Michelle Yim Wai-ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Mai Suet , is a Hong Kong actress. She graduated from St Rose of Lima College and Shaw Brothers' Training School.-Early life and career:...
, as the male and female leading actor/actress respectively, in a number of TV series in the 1980s, including Fatherland, Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman and Rise of the Great Wall
Rise of the Great Wall
Rise of the Great Wall is a 1986 Hong Kong television series based on the biography of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China and founder of the Qin Dynasty...
. Since then, both of them were called "Best Onscreen Couple/Lovebirds". Lau and Yim worked together again in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2000 TV series)
-Track list:#Fung Hei Wan Yung performed by Lawrence Ng#Wan Hing I #Chong Leung #Hing Sung...
(2000), playing Cheung Mo-kei
Zhang Wuji
Zhang Wuji is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong.-Early life:Zhang was born on Ice Fire Island to Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu. He is named by his godfather, Xie Xun, in memory of Xie's deceased son, Xie Wuji...
's parents.
Film career
Following the rise in popularity of Hong Kong cinemaCinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
in the 1980s and 1990s, Lau also started working on films in addition to television series. He was often cast as a typical silent, handsome, heroic swordsman in many Wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
films of the 1980s and 1990s. One of his first major roles was in John Woo
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
's Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed and written by John Woo, starring Damian Lau and Wei Pai. The film is a precursor to Woo's heroic bloodshed films.-Plot:...
(1979), in which he played an assassin. In Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death is a 1983 Hong Kong wuxia film starring Damian Lau and Norman Chu. It is the directorial debut of Ching Siu-tung.-Plot:...
, Lau's character faced Norman Tsui's character in a final duel, said to be one of the best sword duels ever in Wuxia film history.
In 2006, Lau starred in Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial (film)
-Story:This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan surrendered after World War II. The movie presents the Trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao....
, a highly controversial film that was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
and won the 2007 Golden Rooster Awards
Golden Rooster Awards
China Golden Rooster Film Festival also known as Golden Rooster Awards are the most prestigious awards in film given in mainland China, equivalent the China's Academy Awards. The awards are given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981...
for Best Screenplay. In the film, Lau played the historic judge Mei Ju-ao
Mei Ju-ao
-Education:Mei was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi province. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1924, Mei Ju-ao went to the United states to study. In 1926, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society the same year...
, who was able to convince ten other national judges to prosecute Japanese
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
war criminal
War crime
War crimes are serious violations of the laws applicable in armed conflict giving rise to individual criminal responsibility...
s for their crimes against peace and humanity. The film was also saw Lau delivering most of his lines in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
for the first time in his acting career.
When interviewed about his role as Mei Ju-ao, Lau said,
"Mei Ju-aoMei Ju-ao-Education:Mei was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi province. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1924, Mei Ju-ao went to the United states to study. In 1926, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society the same year...
is a person with a strong sense of ethics and national pride. He represented his country at a significant international affair. He had to shoulder great responsibility as well as a lot of pressure. If he did not harbor strong emotions and a patriotic heart within his bosom, he could hardly successfully overcome the many difficulties before him and fulfill the mission given by the country. He was cool-headed and witty throughout the trial. I tried to master his inner world through these aspects. I really respect him."
Return to TVB
Lau returned to TVBTelevision Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
in 1992 and achieved success for his performance in the The Greed of Man
The Greed of Man
The Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong...
, in which he played an honest and cultured leader of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong. It is Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and fifth largest in the world...
, who was later murdered by his childhood friend, Ting Hai (played by Adam Cheng
Adam Cheng
Adam Cheng Siu-chow is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer.-Career:Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, such as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung...
), over a love rivalry.
In 2003, Lau starred as Chow Ming-hin in the family drama Point of No Return
Point of No Return (TV series)
Point of No Return is a 30-episode TVB drama broadcast between November 2003 and December 2003. It is a story about a family shipping business and various love triangles set in Guangzhou, China, in the 1920s...
. The following year, Lau worked on Hard Fate
Hard Fate
Hard Fate is a 30-episode series which aired on TVB in 2004. It stars Flora Chan 陳慧珊, Damian Lau 劉松仁, Kevin Cheng 鄭嘉穎 and Niki Chow 周麗淇.-Synopsis:...
, a controversial TV series that received many complaints from viewers for its suicide scenes. In the series, Lau played Leung Pak-yin, a originally morally upright and ambitious company boss who became a desperate, deranged and almost insane man after experiencing many fateful incidents. In 2007, Lau played a family patriarch in The Drive of Life
The Drive of Life
The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007....
, a 60 episodes grand production by TVB and mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
's CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
.
Personal life
In the 1990s, Lau married a flight attendantFlight attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
from Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place...
, whom he met earlier on a flight to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Lau is also a Catholic
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Last Hurrah for Chivalry Last Hurrah for Chivalry Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed and written by John Woo, starring Damian Lau and Wei Pai. The film is a precursor to Woo's heroic bloodshed films.-Plot:... |
Tsing Yi / Greeno | |
| 1980 | The Enigmatic Case | Lo Tin-kwan | |
| Beidou Xing | director and actor | ||
| 1983 | Zu - Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Abbot Hsiao-yu | |
| Duel to the Death Duel to the Death Duel to the Death is a 1983 Hong Kong wuxia film starring Damian Lau and Norman Chu. It is the directorial debut of Ching Siu-tung.-Plot:... |
Ching-wan | ||
| 1984 | Profile in Anger | ||
| 1986 | The Brave and the Coward | director | |
| 1988 | School on Fire School on Fire School on Fire is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves A young schoolgirl Yuen Fong who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating... |
Wan | |
| 1990 | The Story of My Son | Li Tzu-liang | |
| 1991 | Inspector Pink Dragon Inspector Pink Dragon Inspector Pink Dragon is a 1991 Hong Kong action-crime-comedy film produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng and directed by Gordon Chan. This is also one of the earliest Hong Kong films shot in sync sound.-Plot:... |
Teng Kuo-chiao | |
| 1992 | The Thief of Time | ||
| Shanghai Heroic Story | Ngai Ting-yim | ||
| She Starts the Fire | cameo | ||
| Royal Tramp Royal Tramp Royal Tramp is a 1992 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. The film was one of the five top grossing Hong Kong films in 1992. Stephen Chow, who played the protagonist Wai Siu-bo, also starred in the other four films... |
Chan Kan-nam | ||
| Royal Tramp 2 | Chan Kan-nam | ||
| 1993 | Murder | Yau Lung | |
| Holy Weapon Holy Weapon Holy Weapon is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Wong Jing. The film's Chinese title means Seven Princesses of Wuxia.- Plot :... |
Mo Kake "Heaven's Sword" | ||
| The Magic Crane | Yat Yeung-tze | ||
| Executioners | Inspector Lau | ||
| The Heroic Trio The Heroic Trio The Heroic Trio is a 1993 Hong Kong action film directed by Johnny To, starring Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui as the titular trio. Other cast include Damian Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Paul Chun, James Pak and Yan Yee Kwan... |
Inspector Lau | ||
| 1994 | Tian Di | Tai Chai-man | |
| What Price Survival / One Armed Swordman | Wu An-kuo | ||
| The New Legend of Shaolin | Chan Kan-nam | ||
| Urban Cop | executive producer | ||
| 1995 | My Father is a Hero My Father Is a Hero My Father Is A Hero , also known as Letter To Daddy, The Enforcer or Jet Li's The Enforcer, is a 1995 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Jet Li.-Summary:... |
Yat-wah's boss | |
| Sea Eagles | Liu Qingzong | ||
| 1996 | Best of the Best | Calvin Chan Lik-yeung | |
| First Option | Inspector Lau | ||
| Ah Kam | Lawyer | ||
| 1997 | Fireline | Cheng Fu-shing | |
| Till Death Do Us Part | |||
| 2005 | New Born Living Strong | Professor Vincent Yu | |
| 2006 | Tokyo Trial Tokyo Trial (film) -Story:This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan surrendered after World War II. The movie presents the Trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao.... |
Mei Ju-ao Mei Ju-ao -Education:Mei was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi province. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1924, Mei Ju-ao went to the United states to study. In 1926, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society the same year... |
Nominated - Golden Rooster Awards Golden Rooster Awards China Golden Rooster Film Festival also known as Golden Rooster Awards are the most prestigious awards in film given in mainland China, equivalent the China's Academy Awards. The awards are given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981... for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a 2008 Hong Kong film loosely based on parts of the Chinese classical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$25 million... |
Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled... |
cameo |
| 2010 | 14 Blades 14 Blades 14 Blades is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Donnie Yen, Zhao Wei, Wu Chun, Kate Tsui and Qi Yuwu. The film was released on February 4 in China and February 11 in Hong Kong... |
Zhao Shenyan | guest star |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Luk Siu-fung I: Mystery of the Golden Bird | Luk Siu-fung Lu Xiaofeng Lu Xiaofeng is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel series Lu Xiaofeng Series by Gu Long.-Personal information:Lu Xiaofeng is best identified by his distinctive "Four Eyebrows" , as he sports two strands of moustache that resemble his eyebrows, making him seem as though he has four eyebrows... |
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| Luk Siu-fung II: Before and After the Duel | Luk Siu-fung | ||
| Luk Siu-fung III: The Battle of Wudang | Luk Siu-fung | ||
| Bansheng Yuan | Cheung Yue-kan | ||
| 1977 | The Butterfly Lovers | Leung San-bak | |
| 1978 | Da Heng | Chu Lok-man | |
| 1979 | Princess Cheung Ping | Chow Sai-hin | |
| God of Sabre | Ding Pang | ||
| 1980 | This Land is Mine | ||
| Yesterday's Glitter | Kam Jan-sai | ||
| 1983 | Swordsman Li Bai | Li Bai Li Bai Li Bai , also known in the West by various other transliterations, especially Li Po, was a major Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty poetry period. He has been regarded as one of the greatest poets in China's Tang period, which is often called China's "golden age" of poetry. Around a thousand existing... |
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| 1984 | Dadi Enqing Zhi Gudu Jinglei | Chow Kai-wah | |
| 1985 | Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman | Zhang Dan-fung | |
| 1986 | Hero of the Time | Yuen Tsang-lok | |
| Rise of the Great Wall Rise of the Great Wall Rise of the Great Wall is a 1986 Hong Kong television series based on the biography of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China and founder of the Qin Dynasty... |
King Or Jing Ke Jing Ke was a guest residing in the estates of Dan, crown prince of Yan and renowned for his failed assassination attempt of Ying Zheng, King of Qin state, who later became China's first emperor... |
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| Condor in September | Yip Hoi | ||
| 1987 | Return the Pearl to Thee Return the Pearl to Thee Return The Pearl To Thee is a very popular 40 episodes TV series produced by China Television starring Damian Lau and Su Ming-Ming .... |
Chun Tin-bo | |
| 1988 | August Scent | Wu Suet-yim | |
| Lay and Order | Ai Bok-man | ||
| 1989 | Spring Comes and Goes | Cheung Loi-fuk | |
| 1990 | Lovers at the End of an Era | Tung Sing-fan | |
| 1991 | Bihai Qingtian | Tin Yang | |
| Jianghu Zaijian | Chow Sing-lung | ||
| 1992 | The Thief of Time | ||
| The Greed of Man The Greed of Man The Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong... |
Fong Chun-sun | ||
| 1994 | The Great General | Dik Ching | |
| ICAC Investigators 1994 | Lee Tin | ||
| Sight of Chivalry | Chin Chiu Zhan Zhao Zhan Zhao was a man who lived during the period of Northern Song in the era of Emperor Renzong. He was the royal guard of the palace. He was assigned to work together with Bao Zheng who was a governor of Kaifeng city, the capital city of Northern Song. He was a very honest person who was good at... |
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| 1995 | The Unexpected | Cheung Wai-chung | |
| 1996 | Women's Story | Kwan King-sang | |
| The Swordsman | Yin Buk-fei / Yin Ku-hung | ||
| King of Gamblers | Li Yik | ||
| 1997 | Interpol | Wong Ho-sui | |
| 1998 | Wen Yi Duo | Wen Yiduo | |
| 1999 | Silver Rat | ||
| Bond of Friendship | Zhuang Xueren | ||
| 2000 | ICAC Investigators 2000 | Lee Tin | |
| Monk At Thirty | Lin Chong Lin Chong Lin Chong is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 6th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Panther Head"... |
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| The Immortal Fugitive | Rong Renjie | ||
| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2000 TV series) -Track list:#Fung Hei Wan Yung performed by Lawrence Ng#Wan Hing I #Chong Leung #Hing Sung... |
Cheung Tsui-san | ||
| Ups and Downs | Hong Dalong | ||
| 2001 | The Awakening Story The Awakening Story The Awakening Story is a 2000 TVB drama series. The story mainly surrounds the main character waking from a 16-year coma after a car accident and how she deals with the changed world, and her husband's infidelity.-Main Plot:... |
Suen Hok-kei | |
| Dare to Strike | Li Dechao | ||
| To Where He Belongs | Ko Hou-wan | ||
| 2003 | Scent of Love | Jin Zhizhong | |
| Point of No Return Point of No Return (TV series) Point of No Return is a 30-episode TVB drama broadcast between November 2003 and December 2003. It is a story about a family shipping business and various love triangles set in Guangzhou, China, in the 1920s... |
Chow Ming-hin | Won - Astro Award for My Favourite On-screen Father Nominated - Astro Award for Best Actor (Top 10) Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Character (Top 20) |
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| Find the Light Find the Light -Cast:... |
Chan Do-yeung | ||
| True Love | Fok Wai-pong | ||
| 2004 | Only You | Wang Haoran | |
| Hard Fate Hard Fate Hard Fate is a 30-episode series which aired on TVB in 2004. It stars Flora Chan 陳慧珊, Damian Lau 劉松仁, Kevin Cheng 鄭嘉穎 and Niki Chow 周麗淇.-Synopsis:... |
Leung Pak-yin | ||
| 2005 | Royal Swordsmen Tianxia Diyi Tianxia Diyi, also known known as Royal Swordsmen, is a wuxia television series. The series was directed by Deng Yancheng and Wei Liyuan, and starred Roger Kwok, Li Yapeng, Wallace Huo, Dicky Cheung, Damian Lau, Tammy Chen and Michelle Ye in the lead roles... |
Tiedan Shenhou | |
| 2006 | The Conquest The Conquest For the events leading up to the acquisition of New France by Britain known as The Conquest , see Conquest of 1760.The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the Wu state and Yue state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history... |
King Goujian of Yue | Ming Pao Magazine Best Actor award for TV series (2007) |
| Men in Pain Men in Pain Men in Pain is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2006.-Synopsis:Hong Tin-Yam is happily married to his second wife Wong Dak-Kiu , but one day he discovers that he cannot perform in the bedroom. He asked a female friend, Au Yeung Lei-Lei , to help him out and confirmed that he was in... |
Hong Tin-yam | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... Nominted - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character The TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Television Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance as a television role in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated... Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite On-screen Look (Top 5) |
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| Eight Heroes Eight Heroes Eight Heroes is a 2006 television series directed by Wong Jing, and starring Anthony Wong, Damian Lau, Lu Yi, Li Bingbing, Li Xiaolu, Dong Xuan, Zheng Xiaodong, Lam Chi-chung, Edison Chen, Fan Bingbing, and Han Xiao. It was produced in 2005 and released in the following year.-Plot:The story is set... |
Guan Yulou | ||
| 2007 | The Drive of Life The Drive of Life The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.... |
Wah Man-hon | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... Nominted - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character The TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Television Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance as a television role in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated... Nominated - Astro Award for Best Actor (Top 5) Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Character (Top 20) |
| 2008 | Catch Me Now Catch Me Now Catch Me Now is a TVB modern action series broadcast in April 2008.- Synopsis :A sum of drug money triggers a battle of wits between Kong Yeung and Ko Chit , a detective and a thief. Yeung gradually discovers the true identity of Chit, who is the mastermind behind a series of robberies. However,... |
Ko Chit, Jack | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... |
| Rose Martial World Rose Martial World Meigui Jianghu, also known by its literal English title Rose Martial World, is a 30-part Chinese-Hong Kong co-produced television drama serial created by Yu Zheng. The drama is directed by Peter Yuen and Wang Shaojie, starring cast members from both Mainland China and Hong Kong. It was first... |
Jun Wuji | ||
| 2009 | In the Chamber of Bliss In the Chamber of Bliss In the Chamber of Bliss is an TVB period drama series.-Cast:-Plot:Military Governor Choi Ngok has been attempting to overthrow the Yuen Sai Hoi government... |
Choi Ock Cai E Cai E or Tsai Ao was a Chinese revolutionary leader and warlord. He was born Cai Genyin in Shaoyang, Hunan, and his courtesy name was Songpo... |
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... |
| 2010 | Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life Growing Through Life (Traditional Chinese: (摘星之旅) is a 2010 TVB modern series co-production with Shanghai Television.-Synopsis:Hoi Sing (Hanson) (Raymond Lam) and his mother Ho Wai Sum (Lui Yau Wai) runs a domestic appliance manufacturing factory (Sing Moon... |
Hai Liang | Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... |
| A Weaver on the Horizon A Weaver on the Horizon A Weaver on the Horizon is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Huang Daopo, one of the most inspirational figures in the history of China who revolutionized textile industry during the Mongol conquest of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty... |
Feng Jiujin | ||
| 2011 | The Rippling Blossom | Moyung Ching | |
| Lives of Omission Lives of Omission Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer... |
Kung Ka-pui | ||
| Startling by Each Step Startling by Each Step Startling by Each Step, also known as Bubu Jingxin is a Chinese television series based on a novel of the same title by writer Tong Hua . Filming for the series started on 6 December 2010 in Shanghai and wrapped up on 22 March 2011... |
Kangxi Emperor Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor ; Manchu: elhe taifin hūwangdi ; Mongolian: Энх-Амгалан хаан, 4 May 1654 –20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722.Kangxi's... |
Achievements
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| 1999 | All-Time Most Memorable Male Leading Roles, 1999 TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
Luk Siu-fung | |
| 2006 | Best Actor nomination, 2006 TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards (2006) TVB Anniversary Awards 2006 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2006. The award ceremony took place on 10 November 2006.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award .... |
Men in Pain Men in Pain Men in Pain is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2006.-Synopsis:Hong Tin-Yam is happily married to his second wife Wong Dak-Kiu , but one day he discovers that he cannot perform in the bedroom. He asked a female friend, Au Yeung Lei-Lei , to help him out and confirmed that he was in... |
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| My Favourite Male Character nomination, 2006 TVB Anniversary Awards | Men in Pain | ||
| 2007 | Best Actor nomination, 2007 TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards (2007) TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award .... |
The Drive of Life The Drive of Life The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.... |
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| Best Actor, Ming Pao Ming Pao Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming... Magazine |
The Conquest The Conquest For the events leading up to the acquisition of New France by Britain known as The Conquest , see Conquest of 1760.The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the Wu state and Yue state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history... |
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| Best Actor nomination, 2007 Golden Rooster Awards Golden Rooster Awards China Golden Rooster Film Festival also known as Golden Rooster Awards are the most prestigious awards in film given in mainland China, equivalent the China's Academy Awards. The awards are given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981... |
Tokyo Trial Tokyo Trial (film) -Story:This film was directed by Gao Qunshu and is about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after Japan surrendered after World War II. The movie presents the Trial from the point of view of the Chinese judge Mei Ju-ao.... |
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| Best Actor nomination, 29th Hundred Flowers Award | Tokyo Trial | ||
| 2008 | Best Actor nomination, 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards (2008) TVB Anniversary Awards 2008 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2008. The award ceremony took place on November 15, 2008.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award .... |
Catch Me Now Catch Me Now Catch Me Now is a TVB modern action series broadcast in April 2008.- Synopsis :A sum of drug money triggers a battle of wits between Kong Yeung and Ko Chit , a detective and a thief. Yeung gradually discovers the true identity of Chit, who is the mastermind behind a series of robberies. However,... |
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| Best Actor nomination, Ming Pao Magazine 40th Anniversary Awards | Catch Me Now | ||
| 2009 | Best Actor nomination, 2009 TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards (2009) TVB Anniversary Awards 2009 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2009. The award ceremony took place on December 4, 2009.-Best Drama:... |
In the Chamber of Bliss In the Chamber of Bliss In the Chamber of Bliss is an TVB period drama series.-Cast:-Plot:Military Governor Choi Ngok has been attempting to overthrow the Yuen Sai Hoi government... |
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Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming...
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