Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He is a two time recipient of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
Biography Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong.Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008 He intended to be an actor when he was a child, written on his comprehension. However, the comprehension was seriously criticised by his teacher.
Cheng joined a film company in 1972, but he could not gain any position in that film company, 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. 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
Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Emperor and His Brother 1982 The Perfect Match 1983 Give Me Back Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor 1984 Crazy Kung Fu Master Beloved Daddy Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor 1985 Why Me? Fei Mao Hong Kong Film Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor 1986 Lucky Stars Go Places United We Stand 1987 Heartbeat 100 1988 The Dragon Family Uncle Po Walk on Fire Mother Tang 1989 The Fortune Code Mr. Smart Run, Don't Walk Sergeant Leung 1990 Dragon in Jail The Magic Amethyst Ghost Legend Chor Yat 1991 Lethal Contact To Be Number One Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Once Upon a Time in China Lam Sai-wing 1992 Dr. Lamb Fat Bing 1993 A Roof with a View Fat Ho (uncredited) Man of the Times Chan Chi Chiu Crime Story Inspector Hung Ting-bong Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated: Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor Hero of Hong Kong 1949 Lord of East China Sea II Chief Wong Lord of East China Sea Chief Wong The Kidnapping of Wong Chak Fai Chung Flirting Scholar 2 Fat Cat (uncredited) Cohabitation Run and Kill Cheng 'Fatty' Kau Ng 1994 Mermaid Got Married The Gods Must Be Funny In China The Bodyguard from Beijing 1996 he Log Hong Kong Film Award for Best ActorGolden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actor Wong Fei Hung Series Lam Sai-wing Tsui Hark production 2003 Happy Go Lucky 2007 Flash Point 2008 Run Papa Run Out of Control 2010 Ip Man 2 Fatso 2011 Sleepwalker 2012 Good-for-Nothing Heros 2014 Who is Undercover 2015 Ip Man 3 Fatso 2017 Chasing the Dragon Piggy 2018 The Big Rescue The Leaker 2019 The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords Hypnotize the Jury Ip Man 4 Fatso 2021 Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Pudgy 2024The ProsecutorBao Ding
Television Year Title Role Awards Network 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 ActorNominated – 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
External links
loveHKfilm entry