Nicholas Cheung Ka-fai (Chinese: 張家輝; pinyin: Zhāng Jiāhuī; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Conman (1998) and The Tricky Master (1999). He went on to star in the films Beast Stalker (2008), The Stool Pigeon (2010), Nightfall (2012), Unbeatable (2013), The White Storm (2013), Helios (2015), Keeper of Darkness (2015), Line Walker (2016), and Bodies at Rest (2019). For his performances in Beast Stalker and Unbeatable, Cheung was awarded the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.[1]
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| Born | 2 December 1964 | ||||||||||
| Education | Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1989–present | ||||||||||
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| Children | Brittany Cheung (daughter) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 2009 Beast Stalker 2014 Unbeatable Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actor 2008 Beast Stalker 2013 Unbeatable Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor 2009 Beast Stalker TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improving Actor 1998 Secret of the Heart | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張家輝 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张家辉 | ||||||||||
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Background
editHe was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer[2][3] for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down. He then worked for Danny Lee's film production company. His film debut is "Thank you, Sir!", as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School. From 1989 to 1994, he worked at the television station ATV World. Later, he left ATV and joined another station, TVB. He left TVB in 2004, and worked mainly on films. His fame was built on Wong Jing's comedy at first, but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003. He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999, and won his first award in 2009 for his role in Beast Stalker. He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since.
Cheung has won seven awards for his role in Beast Stalker (2008), including Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, and Golden Horse Film Award for Best Actor.
In 2013, he also won praise and Best Actor awards for his role as an aging MMA fighter in Unbeatable.
Personal life
editCheung met Hong Kong actress Esther Kwan while he was still working at ATV. They married on 8 December 2003 in Australia. Their daughter, Brittany Cheung (張童; Cheung Tung), was born on 24 January 2006.
Cheung earned 75 million HKD in 2014.[4]
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Thank You, Sir | Cheung Ka-fai | |
| News Attack | Policeman at station | ||
| 1990 | It Takes Two to Mingle | Policeman | a.k.a. Takes Two to Mingle |
| Unmatchable Match | Policeman | ||
| Against All | Cheung Ka-fai (Steve) | a.k.a. Again All | |
| 1991 | Red Shield | Hui | |
| 1992 | Slice of Life | ||
| The Lucky Family | Jiu-choi | ||
| Laser Drama - To Be a Gamble King | Grasshopper | ||
| What a Hero! | Cop | ||
| The Unleaded Love | Chung | ||
| 1993 | Raped by an Angel | Dick | a.k.a. Naked Killer 2 |
| 1994 | Born Innocent | ||
| Shoot to Kill | Loo Sek-on | ||
| Wounded Tracks | Ma Tian | ||
| 1995 | Informer | ||
| Asian Connection | Rocky Sly / Casper | ||
| 1996 | Moonlight Sonata | Keung | TV movie |
| Ah Kam | Whacko | a.k.a. The Stuntwoman a.k.a. Ah Kam: Story of a Stuntwoman | |
| 1998 | The Conman | Dragon | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1999 | Raped By An Angel 4: The Rapist's Union | Smart Fai | |
| Prince Charming | Tart | ||
| The King of Debt Collecting Agent | |||
| The Conmen in Vegas | Dragon | ||
| The Tricky Master | Leung Foon | ||
| He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-in-law | Stallone | ||
| The Lord of Amusement | Yeung Chin-wah | ||
| 2000 | My Name is Nobody | No-Name | |
| The Duel | Dragon 9 | ||
| Conman in Tokyo | Jersey | ||
| The Teacher Without Chalk | Cheung Ying | ||
| Love Correction | Anson Cheung | ||
| Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! | Fred Cheung | ||
| 2001 | Day Off | Lok | |
| Runaway | Dan | ||
| Every Dog Has His Date | King Fai | ||
| 2002 | Time 4 Hope | Yuen Kai-chi | |
| Happy Family | Small Han Sang | ||
| The Conman 2002 | Lee Ka-sing / Dommer | a.k.a. Conman 2002 | |
| 2003 | Fate Fighter | Leung | |
| Shiver | Dr. Ko Chuen | ||
| 2004 | Love is Love | Jia Jia-ming | |
| Breaking News | Insp. Cheung Chi-hang | ||
| 2005 | Election | Jet | |
| 2006 | Election 2 | Jet | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| On the Edge | Harry Sin | ||
| Exiled | Wo | ||
| Wise Guys Never Die | Nick Wong | ||
| 2007 | Sweet Revenge | Cheung Siu-chun | |
| Exodus | Kwan Ping-man | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2008 | My Wife is a Gambling Maestro | Jay Chou | |
| Connected | Detective Fai | ||
| Beast Stalker | Hung King | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Golden Horse Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2009 | Red River | A Xia | |
| To Live and Die in Mongkok | Fai | ||
| 2010 | The Stool Pigeon | Inspector Don Lee | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | Liang Qichao | |
| Treasure Inn | Lo Pa | ||
| 2012 | Nightfall | Wong Yuen-yeung | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – 49th Golden Horse Film Awards for Best Actor |
| Cross | Wong Mei-bo | ||
| 2013 | Conspirators | Tseng Fung-hei | |
| Unbeatable | Cheng Fai | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor Shanghai International Film Festival for Best Actor Nominated – 50th Golden Horse Film Awards for Best Actor | |
| The White Storm | Cheung Tsz-wai | ||
| 2014 | Golden Chicken 3 | Gordon | |
| That Demon Within | Hon Kong / Riot police officer | ||
| Hungry Ghost Ritual | Zong Hua | Also director | |
| Temporary Family | Hong Siu-long | ||
| 2015 | From Vegas to Macau II | Mark | |
| Helios | Chief Inspector Eric Lee Yan-ming | ||
| Keeper of Darkness | Also director | ||
| 2016 | From Vegas to Macau III | Mark | |
| Line Walker | Blue | ||
| 2018 | The Trough | Yu Chau | Also director |
| 2019 | Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy | Inspector Ching | |
| Bodies at Rest | |||
| Hypnotize the Jury | |||
| Integrity | Hui Chik-yiu | ||
| 2022 | Warriors of Future | Sean Li | |
| 2023 | Bursting Point | Bond Sir | |
| Wolf Hiding | |||
| TBD | The Trier of Fact |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | No Way Out | Chung Kin | |
| 1991 | Who is the Winner | Seeto Siu-ming | |
| 1992 | Pride Knows No Love | Ng Tim-fuk | |
| Spirit of the Dragon | Tong Fat | a.k.a. Story of Bruce Lee | |
| 1993 | War of the Couple | ||
| Silver Tycoon | Yeu Kuk-yen | ||
| Gambler's Dream | Ho Sing-long | ||
| Race-Course Fever | Champion Ma | ||
| Who is the Winner II | Lau Ka-tsoi | ||
| The Brutal Trial | Leung Tin-loi | ||
| 1994 | The Kung Fu Master | Fong Sai-yuk | |
| Beauty Pageant | |||
| 1995 | House of Horror: Siren Song | ||
| 1997 | Mystery Files | Siu Cheuk-nam | |
| A Recipe for the Heart | Ah Fai | Guest star | |
| Triumph Over Evil | Cheung Chun-tin | ||
| 1998 | Secret of the Heart | Kelvin Kam Leung-wang | TVB Award for Most Improved Actor |
| Healing Hands | Peter Cheung Chong-yip | ||
| Moments of Endearment | Chan Yau-chung | ||
| 1999 | Game of Deceit | Yu Jung-jing | |
| A Smiling Ghost Story | Fong Ji-lung | ||
| 2000 | The Legendary Four Aces | Tong Bak-fu | TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character |
| 2001 | Law Enforcers | Chou Ka-wing | |
| 2003 | Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love | Jason Tin Wai-san | |
| Drunken Kungfu | |||
| 2004 | The Last Breakthrough | Albert Wong Po-fun | |
| 2005 | Xin Zui Da Jin Zhi | Guo Ai | a.k.a. Taming of the Shrew a.k.a. Princess Sheng Ping |
| 2007 | Best Selling Secrets | customer | Episode 137: "Despicable Big Brother" |
Dubbing roles
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Cheung has also provided Cantonese voice dubs for foreign films and television programmes.
| Year | Title | Role | Original actor | Notes |
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| 2009 | Avatar | Jake Sully | Sam Worthington | Lead dubbing role |
References
edit- ^ "Nick Cheung named Best Actor". Yahoo News. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Hong Kong Cinemagic - Nick Cheung Ka Fai". Hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office: [2010.08.25] NICK CHEUNG IS WILLING TO BE A COP AGAIN". Hktopten.blospost.com. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Louis Koo is 2014's highest-earning celebrity". Yahoo! News Asia. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Nick Cheung at douban.com
- ^ Nick Cheung at chinesemov.com
External links
edit- Nick Cheung at IMDb
- Nick Cheung Ka-Fai at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Nick Cheung on LoveHKFilm.com
- Nick Cheung at the Hong Kong Cinemagic