Stanley Yau Sze-chun (Chinese: 邱士縉; born 20 August 1990) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror. Apart from his group activities, Stanley has starred in television dramas, such as Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong (2020) (Chinese: 地產仔) and Ossan's Love (2021).
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| Born | 20 August 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | City University of Hong Kong (BSc) | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||||
| Labels | Music Nation | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 邱士縉 | ||||||||||||
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Life and career
editStanley was born on 20 August 1990 and grew up in Ma On Shan of New Territories, Hong Kong. He has one older brother. He attended Mrs Fung Ping Shan Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Wu Chung College, and graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Stanley was part of the Chestnuts Dance Crew, choreographing dance covers to popular music. As a member of Chestnuts, Stanley also worked as a backup dancer for singers Sandy Lam, Aaron Kwok and Pakho Chau.[1]
In 2018, Stanley auditioned for ViuTV's reality talent competition Good Night Show - King Maker and finished tenth place, earning him a spot in the twelve-member boy group Mirror. The group debuted on 3 November 2018[2] with the single "In a Second" (Chinese: 一秒間).[3] That same year, Stanley debuted in the comedy drama Being an Actor (2018), portraying Sammy in episode one.
Stanley had a larger supporting role in the sitcom Showman Show (2019), continuing his role as a passionate production assistant from Being an Actor. He then starred as Luk Chun in Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong (2020),[4] Chang Ching-Yao in HBO Asia's Trinity of Shadows (2021),[5] and Louis in Ossan's Love (2021).
Filmography
editTelevision dramas
edit| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2018 | Being an Actor | 做演藝嘅 | Sammy | ViuTV | Cameo appearance |
| 2019 | Showman's Show | 娛樂風雲 | Sammy Chan | Supporting role | |
| Dark City | 黑市 | Chung, famous celebrity | Cameo appearance (episodes 1, 11) | ||
| 2020 | Who Sell Bricks in Hong Kong | 地產仔 | Luk Chun | Supporting role | |
| We are the Littles | 男排女將 | Yau Sze-wai | Cameo appearance (episode 19) | ||
| 2021 | Trinity of Shadows | 第三布局 塵沙惑 | Chang Ching-Yao | Supporting role | |
| Ossan's Love | 大叔的愛 | Louis Lui Chun-lam | Major Supporting role | ||
| 2022 | In Geek We Trust | IT狗 | Marcus | Supporting role | |
| Into the Wild | 野人老師 | Lee Pak | Main Role | ||
| We Got Game | 季前賽 | Cheung Chi Leung | Supporting role |
Variety shows
edit| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2018 | Good Night Show: King Maker | Good Night Show 全民造星 | Contestant | ViuTV | Contestant No. 1
Finished in 10th place |
| Mirror Go | — | Cast member | with Mirror | ||
| 2019 | Mirror Go 2 | — | Cast member | with Mirror | |
| King Maker II | 全民造星II | Contestant and judge | |||
| The Haunted Rooms | 入住請敲門 | Host | Season four; with Anson Lo | ||
| 2021 | Battle Feel | 考有Feel | Cast member | with members of Mirror and Error | |
| Be a Better Mirror | 調教你MIRROR | with Mirror | |||
| 2023 | Shiny Summer - MIRROR+ | 全星暑假 - MIRROR+ | Cast Member | with Mirror | |
| 2023–2024 | MIRROR Time | — | Cast Member | with Mirror |
Film
edit| Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | 非常貓狗反轉武林 | Jimbo | Cantonese dub[6] |
| 2024 | WE 12 | 12怪盜 | [7] |
MV Appearance (Actor)
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| 2022 | Serrini - "Tree" |
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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| 2022 | "Reintroduce" | 重新介紹 | "Into the Wild" drama theme song[8] |
| 2023 | "Never Too Late" | 來不及 | |
| 2024 | "Drunk In Love" |
References
edit- ^ "邱士縉Alina愛巢同居生活曝光 Stanley爆女友多雜物瞬間被KO". TOPick (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ 陳栢宇 (3 November 2018). "【全民造星】男團MIRROR九展騷紅館價？ 花姐：啲飛賣晒都會蝕！" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HK01. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Mirror出道唔見肥仔 姜濤冇得做隊長" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Oriental Daily News. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Yau, Tai-tung (7 November 2019). "試鏡成功演新劇《地產仔》 Stanley@MIRROR：去樓盤附近同人傾偈". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Lam, Yik-man (21 June 2021). "人氣偶像MIRROR邱士縉首演台劇！《第三佈局 塵沙惑》被張榕容扯進懸案". Ming Weekly (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Paws of Fury - Cantonese Dubbed Trailer". Youtube. Just Distribution HK. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "MIRROR全員拍攝電影《12怪盜》 造型照曝光". Ming Pao Daily News. 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Stanley Yau 邱士縉《重新介紹》（劇集《野人老師》主題曲）". Youtube.