Mat Yeung Ming is a Hong Kong television actor and host known for his roles as Lui Ting in Screen Play (2000), as Wan Po-yu in The 'W' Files (2003), as Tin Hoi in Be Home for Dinner (2011), and as Senior Inspector Jasper Kong in Master of Play (2012).
Career In September 1998, Yeung signed a management contract with TVB after graduating from the company's 17th Artiste Training Class. He was given his first major role in the comedy-drama serial Screen Play (2000), where he portrayed Lui Ting, a character based on Nicholas Tse. Yeung was pushed by his company to compete in the male beauty pageant Mister World in 2000, and was misplaced. Yeung returned to Hong Kong and played a few more minor roles afterwards, before winning another major role in the teen drama Aqua Heroes and mystery/adventure drama The 'W' Files, both which aired in 2003.
In 2005, his career was interrupted when Yeung was arrested for DUI and criminal damage. He was sentenced to 150 hours of community service, and became the first TVB actor having to retake acting classes again. To make ends meet, Yeung opened a clothing retail store in Mong Kok during 2006, but the store closed down within a year of business. He tried another business with selling Chinese mitten crab, but the business went bankrupt within three months. In 2018, Yeung returned to the food business by opening up stew soup shops, stating that acting income is often unstable and would be actively participating to help. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yeung had to shut down all his shops and revert to takeaway and online sales by 2022.
In 2011, Yeung's career was revived after a successful portrayal of Tin Hoi in the sitcom Be Home for Dinner. He was nominated for Most Improved Male Artiste at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards. He eventually won this award in 2017. Yeung got his first male leading role in the 2019 drama My Commissioned Lover.
Criminal history In 2005, Yeung was arrested for DUI and criminal damage. He was sentenced to 150 hours of community service.
In August 2020, Yeung was arrested for his involvement in a car collision, after refusing to provide a blood sample to the police when they noted the smell of alcohol in his breath. Yeung's ongoing promotional campaigns for the Hong Kong Police Force were suspended after his arrest. He won a last-minute bid for freedom after a magistrate decided to remand him in custody over two driving offences, only to later allow him to reverse his guilty plea on the grounds that he had received “improper” legal advice. SCMP. 2021-03-24
In November 2021, he was found guilty of all three charges and sentenced to 18 days in prison. During the trial, it was also mentioned that Yeung in a separate incident had been fined for using his mobile phone while driving.
In September 2022, judge Johnny Chan Jong-herng told Yeung that evidence for his careless driving charge was "rock-solid". Yeung was released on bail for HK$100,000 and ordered to not leave Hong Kong, to report to the police every Wednesday, and to not drive while on bail. A traffic cop at the scene and medical report showed that Yeung committed drunk driving.
In December 2022, Yeung lost his appeal, and the judge found Yeung only have "average" levels of remorse, said Yeung's plea was "capricious," and also said evidence against Yeung was "ironclad."
Political views Yeung is a staunch supporter of the pro-Beijing camp, being very outspoken among the entertainment industry.
Yeung has a critical stance on the protest, as he has urged people to disassociate themselves from the violence and voice their support for police officers. Due to his position on the protests, protesters have targeted him, which has led to boycotts of television shows he has starred in and his shops across Hong Kong. Conversely, he remarked: "Whether the business is good or not doesn't bother me, but I am very sad that rioters became more and more violent in streets and more common people got hurt." He further explained that: "At this time, business is not that important anymore. Now it's the struggle for humanity that matters, we must return to humanity. I feel that in the past months, humanity is lost in Hong Kong."
During the protests, Yeung was discovered insulting the protesters in a WhatsApp group with foul language, "All guys are fxxking crazy" (佢老味成班癲X咗). Yeung was criticised by Flow Leung, another TVB artist, who claimed that two TVB staff left the group chat in anger and felt that Yeung went overboard when laughing at the two leaving the group chat. Yeung claimed he has made no judgement on peaceful protesters and criticized Leung for quoting him out of context.
Yeung, who is well known for playing police figures, commented: "I can see our selfless police officers work so hard to protect us. However, some people kept smearing them and cooking up fake news to mislead the public." During the protests in November 2019, Yeung was helping the police in clearing roadblocks established by the protesters.
Yeung signed a petition in support of the national security law.
Filmography + Television dramas Year Title Role Notes1999 Face to Face extra A Kindred Spirit extra Sitcom Dragon Love extra At the Threshold of an Era extra Witness to a Prosecution extra2000 War of the Genders extra Sitcom Ups and Downs extra The Threat of Love extra Armed Reaction II extra Street Fighters extra Incurable Traits extra A Matter of Customs extra Screen Play Lui Ting Crimson Sabre extra2001 Armed Reaction III Seven Sisters2002 Family Man The Trust of a Lifetime2003 Back to Square One Aqua Heroes Sam Kong Koon-kit The 'W' Files Wan Po-yu2004 A Handful of Love Calvin To Get Unstuck in Time Ko Ming Shades of Truth Leung Ka-lok (Happy Jai)2005 The Academy Chan Ling-ling's boyfriend Women on the Run Ching Jun Face to Fate Chor Man-kung Healing Hands III Ko Lok Forensic Heroes Frankie Mok Cheuk-ho2007 Ten Brothers Long Legs Seven Previously warehoused; released overseas in 2005 The Ultimate Crime Fighter Ken Best Selling Secrets Don Episode 552008 Catch Me Now Cheng Wai-shing 2 episodes (Eps. 13–14) The Silver Chamber of Sorrows Sheung Sai-cho Last One Standing Motel owner The Money-Maker Recipe Szeto Hiu-kwong Moonlight Resonance Jimmy Wong Hiu-lung The Four Soldier cameo 2008-2009 The Gem of Life Oscar2009 Just Love II Lee King-ho 4 episodes E.U. Kwok King-cheung The Winter Melon Tale Prince2010 In the Eye of the Beholder Ha Hau-yung Fly with Me Danny Yung Man-lai Some Day Sin Pok Sitcom recurring A Pillow Case of Mystery II Chik Ming-yin Beauty Knows No Pain Owen The Comeback Clan Chung Ching (Eight) Twilight Investigation Sean Wong Chun-fung Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste2011 Only You Keegan Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste Love and Again Ying Fung Previously warehoused; released overseas in 2004 Be Home for Dinner Tin Hoi Sitcom regularNominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste My Sister of Eternal Flower Koo Suk-lam Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste The Other Truth Ben Wong Chi-nam 4 episodes (Eps. 14–19)Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste2012 Daddy Good Deeds Peter cameo Master of Play Senior Inspector Jasper Kong Sing-yu No Good Either Way Jacky Ho Ching-chik The Last Steep Ascent Ngai Po-law 2012-2013 Missing You Marcus Lo Yin-pan2013 The Day of Days Wang Tsan-bong Season of Love Hinson Dai Yu-hin Episodes 1–5: "Chapter of Spring" Slow Boat Home Chan Moon-kei Karma Rider Ching Ying-hung 2014 Outbound Love Ching Chin-bok Storm in a Cocoon Hung Chuk-gau Black Heart White Soul Lau Yim Shades of Life Kwong Chi Hung Episode 12 2015 Madam Cutie On Duty Brother Chang Han Momentary Lapse Of Reason Sam Yat Yin Every Step You Take cameo Captain of Destiny Sam Ching Sum Lord of Shanghai 2015-2016 The Executioner Chek Tsz-chau 2016 My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan Liu Shau-Kay Brother's Keeper II Luck 2017 My Dearly Sinful MindTong Yat (Day) Won - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste 2018 Apple-coladaWong Yau-choi Fist Fight Ha Tin Hang (Leo) 2019 The Defected Yau Lai-kit (Mat) Police Tactical Unit 2019 Ting Jin-boMy Commissioned Lover Long Chiu-yong (Gus) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor 2020Airport Strikers Ma Yong-yee (Easy) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActorThe Exorcist’s 2nd Meter Moses cameo (episodes 19-20)On-Lie Game Szeto Chung (Sunny) Line Walker: Bull FightFoot massage customercameo (episode 27) 2021 Shadow of Justice Chun Wing-hei Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActorNominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia Sinister Beings Kwok Ho Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Kwoks And What Kwok Tak-ming (Derek) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Nina Paw, Joe Ma, Stephanie Che and Fei Wu)Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia 2023 Night Beauties Cheuk Chi-fei Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor 2024 Darkside of the Moon Chu Pak-chung
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