Kent Cheng
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| Chinese name | 鄭則士 (Traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 郑则士 (Simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhèng Zéshì (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | Zeng6 Zak1si6 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1951 Hong Kong |
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Kent Cheng Jak-si (born 22 May 1951) is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.
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[edit] Biography
Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong.[1] He intended to be an actor when he was a child, written on his comprehension. However, the comprehension was seriously criticized by his teacher.[1]
Cheng joined a film company in 1972, but he could not gain any position in that film company,[1] until joining TVB in 1976. Since then he became an actor for several TV dramas.
In 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing. In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the film called Why Me?. Cheng won again in 1996.
Cheng opened a film company in 1990s, but failed and struggled through financial problems during the late 1990s.[1] He thus returned to be an actor for TVB in 1993. However, Cheng could not gain a leading role, so he decided to turn to ATV in 1997.
In recent years he focused in mainland China. In 2006 he returned TVB.
[edit] Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Notes |
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| 1976 | Hotel | (TVB) | ||
| 1978 | The Giant | Law Kwan | (TVB) | |
| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | (TVB) | |||
| 1979 | The Sword of Romance | Moyung Ching 慕容正 |
(TVB) | |
| 1981 | The Misadventure of Zoo | (TVB) | ||
| 1996 | In the Name of Love | Ho Ka-bon 何家邦 |
(TVB) | |
| 1997 | The Hitman Chronicles | Zhuan Zhu | (TVB) | |
| Forrest Cat | Lai Ting-on 黎定安 |
(ATV) | ||
| 1999 | Forrest Cast II | Wong Ka-po 王家寶 |
(ATV) | |
| 2002 | Law 2002 | Law Yau-dai 羅又大 |
(ATV) | |
| 2006 | The Blind Detective | (ATV) | ||
| 2008 | A Journey Called Life | Kam Shek 金石 |
(TVB) | |
| 2009 | The Greatness of a Hero | Dit Yan-kit 狄仁傑 |
(TVB) | |
| A Watchdog's Tale | Lai Tsun-Sing 黎俊升 |
(TVB) | ||
| 2010 | When Lanes Merge | Ho Kau 何球 |
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character |
(TVB) |
| 2012 | The King Makers | Tung Chiu | (TVB) |
Films
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21st June, 2008
- ^ "Kent Cheng". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155587/. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Kent Cheng". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Kent%20Cheng.html. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Danny Lee Sau-Yin for Law with Two Phases |
Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor 1986 for Why Me? |
Succeeded by Chow Yun-fat for A Better Tomorrow |
| Preceded by Roy Chiao for Summer Snow |
Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor 1997 for The Log |
Succeeded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for Happy Together |
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