Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He is a two time recipient of the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Kent Cheng | |||||||||||
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鄭則士 | |||||||||||
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| Born | Cheng Jak-si | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1985 Why Me? 1996 The Log Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Actor 1996 The Log | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭則士 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑则士 | ||||||||||
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Biography
editCheng 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 criticised 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 the 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 the 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 to TVB.
Filmography
editFilm
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Network |
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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 | Muk-yung Ching | TVB | |
| 1981 | The Misadventure of Zoo | TVB | ||
| 1996 | In the Name of Love | Ho Ka-bon | TVB | |
| 1997 | The Hitman Chronicles | Zhuan Zhu | TVB | |
| Forrest Cat | Lai Ting-on | ATV | ||
| 1999 | Forrest Cast II | Wong Ka-po | ATV | |
| 2002 | Law 2002 | Law Yau-dai | ATV | |
| 2004 | Asian Charlie's Angels | Bosley | ImaginAsian | |
| 2006 | The Blind Detective | ATV | ||
| Romance of Red Dust | Yang Su | CTV | ||
| 2008 | A Journey Called Life | Kam Shek | TVB | |
| 2009 | A Watchdog's Tale | Lai Tsun-sing | TVB | |
| 2010 | When Lanes Merge | Ho Kau | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character |
TVB |
| 2012 | The Greatness of a Hero | Dit Yan-kit | TVB | |
| King Maker | Tung Chiu | TVB | ||
| Wonderful Declarations from a Daughter-in-Law | ||||
| 2015 | Best Get Going | |||
| 2016 | My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | Ho Kei-sung | TVB | |
| 2019 | I Bet Your Pardon | Longsi | TVB | |
| My Life As Loan Shark | Tai Kam-chai / Tai Yuen-bo | TVB | ||
| 2020 | Line Walker: Bull Fight | Sun Chi-kin | TVB | |
| 2024 | Broken Trust | Chin Tai-hoi | TVB |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008
- ^ "Kent Cheng Jak-Si". Letterboxd. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Kent Cheng". IMDb. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Kent Cheng". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 18 April 2010.