Michael Miu
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Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong
television and film actor
. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau
, Felix Wong
, and Kent Tong
, he was a member of TVB
's Five Tigers
. Miu's trade mark role was as the dashing and suave wuxia
Knight-errant
, although he is perhaps best known for the villainous Yeung Hong
in the 1983 TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
, Zhejiang
in 1958, Miu and his mother moved to Hong Kong
to rejoin his father when he was five. Miu rarely saw his father, a merchant mariner, and was mainly raised by his mother. Miu's father contracted cancer and he was forced to work to support the family. He was originally a furniture making apprentice, but the work did not pay well.
Miu was recruited into TVB's Artiste Training Academy in September 1979. While he was a trainee, he made cameo appearances in several major dramas, such as the 1980 The Bund
. Miu's debut character role was in the 1980 The Adventurer's
. Immediately after graduating from the training academy, Miu was offered a major role in the 1981 thriller drama The Lonely Hunter
, starring alongside his classmate Felix Wong
with seniors Carol Cheng
and Money Chan.
From 1981 to 1986, Miu together with Tony Leung, Andy Lau
, Felix Wong
, and Kent Tong
were promoted as TVB's Five Tigers
, a group of five of the most popular young actors in Hong Kong at the time. In 1987 Miu left TVB, investing in a company manufacturing and selling glasses
. In 1990, he married TVB actress Jaime Chik, and together they left the entertainment business to start a family and have since had two children.
During the 90s Michael Miu devoted himself to business and earned a reputation as a business man. Selling his company to an Australian company in 2002, he returned to TVB and acting in 2004 beginning with a comeback performance in the cop drama The Academy
, playing middle aged roles.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
television and film 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...
. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
, Felix Wong
Felix Wong
Felix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
, and Kent Tong
Kent Tong
Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong (Traditional - 湯鎮業 Simplified - 汤镇业）was born on 29 September 1958 in Hong Kong, China. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s...
, he was a member of 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...
's Five Tigers
Five Tiger Generals (TVB)
The Five Tiger Generals of TVB , more commonly referred to as simply the Five Tigers , were a group of five of the most popular young male actors of 1980s Hong Kong television. The group consisted of Michael Miu , Kent Tong , Felix Wong , Andy Lau , and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai...
. Miu's trade mark role was as the dashing and suave 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...
Knight-errant
Knight-errant
A knight-errant is a figure of medieval chivalric romance literature. "Errant," meaning wandering or roving, indicates how the knight-errant would typically wander the land in search of adventures to prove himself as a knight, such as in a pas d'armes.The first known appearance of the term...
, although he is perhaps best known for the villainous Yeung Hong
Yang Kang
Yang Kang is the fictional antagonist and the foil to the protagonist, Guo Jing, in Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.-Birth and heritage:...
in the 1983 TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Career
Born in ZhoushanZhoushan
Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
in 1958, Miu and his mother moved to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to rejoin his father when he was five. Miu rarely saw his father, a merchant mariner, and was mainly raised by his mother. Miu's father contracted cancer and he was forced to work to support the family. He was originally a furniture making apprentice, but the work did not pay well.
Miu was recruited into TVB's Artiste Training Academy in September 1979. While he was a trainee, he made cameo appearances in several major dramas, such as the 1980 The Bund
The Bund (TV series)
The Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. The series spawned several sequels, remakes and film adaptations...
. Miu's debut character role was in the 1980 The Adventurer's
The Adventurer's
The Adventurer's is a TVB television series, premiered in 1980. Theme song "The Adventurer's" , and the sub theme song "The Sentimental Debts" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Jenny Tseng.- Cast :...
. Immediately after graduating from the training academy, Miu was offered a major role in the 1981 thriller drama The Lonely Hunter
The Lonely Hunter
The Lonely Hunter is a 1981 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lee Tim-shing and written by Chan Yiu-ying, The Lonely Hunter is a TVB production. Backed by a star-studded supporting cast and refreshing new artistes, the drama was a ratings hit...
, starring alongside his classmate Felix Wong
Felix Wong
Felix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
with seniors Carol Cheng
Carol Cheng
Carol Cheng , commonly referred to as Do Do, is an actress and host from Hong Kong.-Biography:Cheng began her career in the 1970s working on a number of Television Broadcasts Limited series. She also hosted the Hong Kong version of the game show The Weakest Link from 2001-2002...
and Money Chan.
From 1981 to 1986, Miu together with Tony Leung, Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
, Felix Wong
Felix Wong
Felix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
, and Kent Tong
Kent Tong
Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong Kent Tong Chun-yip also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong (Traditional - 湯鎮業 Simplified - 汤镇业）was born on 29 September 1958 in Hong Kong, China. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s...
were promoted as TVB's Five Tigers
Five Tiger Generals (TVB)
The Five Tiger Generals of TVB , more commonly referred to as simply the Five Tigers , were a group of five of the most popular young male actors of 1980s Hong Kong television. The group consisted of Michael Miu , Kent Tong , Felix Wong , Andy Lau , and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai...
, a group of five of the most popular young actors in Hong Kong at the time. In 1987 Miu left TVB, investing in a company manufacturing and selling glasses
Glasses
Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...
. In 1990, he married TVB actress Jaime Chik, and together they left the entertainment business to start a family and have since had two children.
During the 90s Michael Miu devoted himself to business and earned a reputation as a business man. Selling his company to an Australian company in 2002, he returned to TVB and acting in 2004 beginning with a comeback performance in the cop drama The Academy
The Academy (TVB)
The Academy is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2005.The series follows the lives of a group of new Hong Kong Police recruits as they proceed through training at the Hong Kong Police training school...
, playing middle aged roles.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Sammo Hung. It is the third instalment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars... |
Pagoda | |
| 1986 | Lucky Stars Go Places Lucky Stars Go Places Lucky Stars Go Places , also known as The Luckiest Stars, is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang. It is the fourth film in the Lucky Stars series... |
Pagoda | |
| 1987 | Scared Stiff | David Miu Tai-wai | |
| White Cuckooflower | Li Shaonong | ||
| 1988 | Hero of Tomorrow | Sam Gor | |
| The Dragon Family The Dragon Family The Dragon Family is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Liu Chia Yung starring Andy Lau, Alan Tam and Max Mok.-Summary:When the leader of a group of 4 triad families decides they should go straight and stop dealing in drugs, 3 of the 4 follow suit, but the 4th decides to continue with their illegal... |
Lung Wai | ||
| 1989 | Return of the Lucky Stars Return of the Lucky Stars Return of the Lucky Stars is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Stanley Fung. It is the fifth film out of the Lucky Stars series.-Plot:... |
Pagoda | |
| City Cops | Ching Shing | ||
| Proud and Confident | |||
| Little Cop | Thousand-faced Man | ||
| Close Escape | Lam Wai-Tung | ||
| 1990 | Magic Cop Magic Cop Magic Cop aka. Kui moh ging chaat or Qu mo jing cha, Mr. Vampire 5 is a 1990 Hong Kong film produced by and starring Lam Ching-ying.-Plot:... |
Sergeant No. 2237 | |
| 1991 | The Tigers The Tigers (film) The Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong. It is a film adaptation of the 1980s TVB serial, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong.-Plot:The Tigers tells the... |
Malung | |
| 1992 | Handsome Siblings Handsome Siblings Handsome Siblings is a 1992 Hong Kong film adapted from Gu Long's novel Juedai Shuangjiao. The film was directed by Eric Tsang and starred Andy Lau and Brigitte Lin.-Plot:... |
Yin Nam-tin | |
| 1993 | Lord of East China Sea | ||
| 1995 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be Whatever Will Be, Will Be (1995 film) Whatever Will Be, Will Be is a 1995 Hong Kong film, starring by Aaron Kwok and Kelly Chen. It was directed by Jacob Cheung.-Cast and roles:* Aaron Kwok - Shrimp Man * Richard Ng - Wing's Dad* Kelly Chen - Wing... |
Peter's Dad | |
| 1996 | How to Mee the Lucky Stars | Pagoda / Ginseng | |
| 2004 | Love Is a Many Stupid Thing 2004 | Richard | |
| Jiang Hu Jiang Hu (film) Jiang Hu is a 2004 Hong Kong film about Hong Kong gangs. It was directed by Wong Ching-Po and stars Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung.-Title:... |
Figo | ||
| 2006 | Wo Hu | SP Superintendent (police) Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police... Wai Ting-bong |
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| McDull, the Alumni McDull, The Alumni McDull, the Alumni is a 2006 Hong Kong live action/animated film directed by Samson Chiu. It is the third film adaptation of the popular McDull comic book series, following My Life as McDull, and McDull, Prince de la Bun... |
Senior Superintendent of Police Superintendent (police) Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police... officer |
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| 2007 | Brothers Brothers (2007 film) Brothers is a 2007 Hong Kong film. The story follows the relationship between two brothers who are part of a Hong Kong triad. Produced by Andy Lau's Focus Films, Brothers is directed by Derek Chiu and written by Chan Kin-chung and Y.C. Kong. The film mostly takes place in Hong Kong and Bangkok,... |
Tam Chung-yiu | |
| 2010 | Black Ransom | Sam Ho | |
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong I Love Hong Kong I Love Hong Kong is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Eric Tsang. Film stars Tsang, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Sandra Ng and a star-studded cast of Hong Kong stars. It was released in Chinese New Year Day.-Ng family:-Other cast:... |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | The Bund The Bund (TV series) The Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. The series spawned several sequels, remakes and film adaptations... |
(extra) | |
| Yesterday's Glitter | (extra) | ||
| The Invincible Medic The Invincible Medic The Invincible Medic is a TVB television series, premiered in 1980. Theme song "The Invincible Medic" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Jenny Tseng.... |
(extra) | ||
| The Adventurer's The Adventurer's The Adventurer's is a TVB television series, premiered in 1980. Theme song "The Adventurer's" , and the sub theme song "The Sentimental Debts" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Jenny Tseng.- Cast :... |
Yung Wing-hong | ||
| 1981 | The Lonely Hunter The Lonely Hunter The Lonely Hunter is a 1981 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lee Tim-shing and written by Chan Yiu-ying, The Lonely Hunter is a TVB production. Backed by a star-studded supporting cast and refreshing new artistes, the drama was a ratings hit... |
Au-yeung Hong | |
| Come Rain, Come Shine Come Rain, Come Shine Come Rain, Come Shine Love , Don't Love ) is a 2011 South Korean film by Lee Yoon-ki, starring Hyun Bin and Im Su-jung. They play a married couple who separating after 5 years together. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.-Plot:The movie... |
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| Double Fantasies | |||
| The Fate | Wilson Chung Wai-shun | ||
| The Hawk | Prince Har | ||
| The Young Heroes of Shaolin | Wu Wai-kin | ||
| 1982 | Hong Kong 82 | Chow Sing-wai | |
| Ladies of the House | Little Bat-leung | ||
| A Kid Troupe | Yuen Wai | ||
| You Only Live Twice You Only Live Twice You Only Live Twice is the eleventh novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 26 March 1964 and sold out quickly. The book holds the distinction of being the last novel completed by Fleming to be published in his lifetime, with... |
Wong Chau-fat / Sheung Tsan-yu | ||
| The Legend of Master So The Legend of Master So The Legend of Master So is a TVB television series, premiered on 27 September 1982. Theme song "Forgets With All One's Heart the Sentiment" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Johnny Yip.-Cast:... |
Ma Kwan | ||
| 1983 | The Radio Tycoon The Radio Tycoon The Radio Tycoon is a TVB television series, premiered in Hong Kong in 1983.-Music:The theme song "You're the One Who Decides to Love" was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo. The lyricist was Wong Jim... |
Lui Hei | |
| The Fortune Teller | Lai Bo-yee | ||
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes | Yeung Hong Yang Kang Yang Kang is the fictional antagonist and the foil to the protagonist, Guo Jing, in Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.-Birth and heritage:... |
3 seasons | |
| 1984 | The Foundation | Lee Sai-man | |
| The Fearless Duo | Szeto Man-mo | ||
| United We Stand | Tung Pang-fei | ||
| The Rise & Fall of a Stand-In | Hung Kiu | ||
| Hero Without Tears | Siu-ko | ||
| The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung (1984 TV series) The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Chu Liuxiang Xinzhuan of Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang novel series. Michael Miu starred as the titular protagonist, Chor Lau-heung . The series was first broadcast on TVB from November 12, 1984 to January 4, 1985... |
Chor Lau-heung Chu Liuxiang Chu Liuxiang is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel series Chu Liuxiang Series by Gu Long.Just like the Anglo-Saxon legend of Robin Hood, Chu Liuxiang is a thief who robs from the rich to help the poor and one who upholds justice in the jianghu. He is nicknamed "Daoshuai" or more... |
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| Summer Kisses, Winter Tears | Ling Yue-sam | ||
| 1985 | Sword Stained with Royal Blood Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1985 TV series) Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1985.-Cast:*Felix Wong as Yun Sing-chi**Fung Chi-fung as young Yun Sing-chi... |
Ha Suet-yee | |
| The Condo | San Tin-pui | ||
| The Yang's Saga The Yang's Saga The Yang's Saga is a 1985 Hong Kong miniseries based on a series of novels and plays titled Generals of the Yang Clan. The series is a grand production by the television station TVB. The original broadcast period on TVB Jade was from 23 to 28 September 1985, within the night time slot for Enjoy... |
"Sei-long" Yang Yin-fai | ||
| 1986 | The Legend of Dik Ching | Dik Ching | |
| Pet and Pest | Ko Tai-wai | ||
| 1987 | The Dragon Sword | Yung Chi-wan | |
| 1988 | Two Most Honorable Knights Two Most Honorable Knights Two Most Honorable Knights is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's novel Juedai Shuangjiao. The series was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1988.-Cast:*Tony Leung as Siu-yu-yee *Hugo Ng as Fa Mo-kuet... |
Kong Fung | |
| 1990 | Yuhuo Fenghuang (Fire Phoenix) | Zhong Hao | |
| 1995 | New Justice Pao | Sung Ching Wan | |
| 1999 | Forrest Cat II | Wong Kar-hei | |
| 2005 | The Academy | SGT. Lee Man-sing | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 5) |
| Into Thin Air | Ko Chung-ching | ||
| 2006 | Au Revoir Shanghai Au Revoir Shanghai Au Revoir Shanghai is a TVB period drama series released overseas in May 2006 and aired on TVB Pay Vision Channel in August 2008.-Cast:... |
Nip Jun | Warehoused |
| Dicey Business Dicey Business Dicey Business is a 2006 grand production drama by Television Broadcasts Limited. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 39th Anniversary.-Synopsis:... |
Kiu Ching-chor | ||
| 2007 | The Academy II: On the First Beat On The First Beat On The First Beat is a TVB modern action series broadcast in June 2007.The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy . The main cast features Ron Ng, Sammul Chan and Chin Ka Lok from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao, Sonija Kwok, Joey Yung, Kenny Kwan and Kate Tsui... |
SGT. Sunny Lee Man-sing | Guest star |
| Devil's Disciples Devil's Disciples Devil's Disciples is a Hong Kong television series released overseas in February 2007 and broadcast locally on TVB Jade in July 2007.-Synopsis:There are two groups of people, the good and evil... |
Szema Fei-sing | Guest star | |
| 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-shek | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 20) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24) |
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| ICAC Investigators 2007 ICAC Investigators 2007 ICAC Investigators 2007 is an action series broadcast in 1 September, 2007. The shown is currently rerun on Friday 27 February 2009 to 5 March 2009 from Monday to Friday at 12:05 am on TVB Jade in Hong Kong.-Cast:... |
Principal Investigator Chan Kwok-wai (DJ) | Episode 4: "Over the Line" | |
| 2008 | Wars of In-Laws II Wars of In-Laws II Wars of In-Laws II is a TVB modern comedy series broadcast in January 2008.The series is an indirect sequel to 2005's Wars of In-Laws . The main cast features Liza Wang, Myolie Wu and Bosco Wong from the original series and new cast including Benz Hui, Joyce Tang, and Derek Kok... |
himself | Guest star |
| Love Exchange Love Exchange Love Exchange is a TVB modern thriller series that broadcasted in July 2008.-Synopsis:A man and a woman are found dead inside a car. Zita Sit Chi-Yiu learns that the man is her husband, Dick Ling Ho-Leung , and the woman is called Bonnie Fong Cheuk-Ling... |
Mike Yiu Lap-tin | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 10) | |
| 2009 | The Academy III: E.U. | Kong Sai-hau | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 15) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15) |
| 2010 | My Better Half My Better Half (TV series) -Synopsis:Pharmaceutical company employee CHING SUM has an overbearing wife, KO LAI SUM . In order not to fight head-on with her, he has been playing ostrich in their seven years of marriage. LAI SUM, however, has never stopped watching his move, as she always believes he is fooling around behind... |
Ching Sum | |
| Gun Metal Grey Gun Metal Grey Gun Metal Grey is a 2010 Hong Kong police procedural television serial drama starring Felix Wong and Michael Miu. Produced by Terry Tong and edited by Lau Choi-wan and Leung Yan-tung, Gun Metal Grey is a TVB production... |
SIP. Mai On-ting (Mad Sir) | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 15) | |
| 2011 | L'Escargot | Johnny Kwan Ka-on | Post-production |
| 2012 | Thunderous Drug Raid (tentative) | TBA | Announced |