Dayo Wong Tze-wah (born 5 September 1960) is a Hong Kong actor and comedian. A pioneer of stand-up comedy in the Chinese-speaking world, he is known for his stadium-scale performances integrating political satire and social commentary, including 26 sold-out shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum for his farewell performance in 2018. His notable films include A Guilty Conscience (2023), The Last Dance (2024), and Night King (2026), which consecutively broke the record for the highest grossing domestic films in history and currently sit as the top three highest-grossing Hong Kong films of all time.
Biography Wong gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Alberta in Canada.
He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing regularly since 1990. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films and has recorded several albums.
Television Dayo had his TVB TV series debut in 1999, acting as "Lai Sam" in Justice Sung 2. A year later, he reached a milestone as a lazy law firm assistant in War of the Genders, winning the "My Favourite Television Character Award" in 2002. He won two awards in 2004: the My Favourite On-Screen Partners (with Ada Choi in Catch the Uncatchable) and again, the My Favourite Television Character Award (also in Catch the Uncatchable).
He was nominated for the TV King Award in 2007 and 2009. He was finally crowned as TV King with Bounty Lady in 2013. To Dayo, the award was an accumulative result of his TVB dramas. In that year, Julian Cheung started as the clear favourite of the audience due to his popularity in Triumph in the Skies 2. Though Chilam ended up winning the Most Popular Male Character, he sounded disappointed in his acceptance speech (the price is widely recognised as a consolation prize to The Best Actor Award). Chilam did not stay behind the ceremony for the TVB official interview. He explained that he was not informed to stay behind for any interview. The discord rumours between Chilam and Dayo begin to spread out widely. However, the rumour was shot down when Chilam surprised Dayo by his sudden appearance at a meal gathering of the Bounty Lady.
Stand-up Besides the TVB drama career, Dayo is also well known to be a stand-up comedian. He introduced stand-up comedy to Hong Kong and is well known for including a lot of political and philosophical content in his sets. "Hong Kong's housing issue is absolutely ridiculous. I have discussed this in my stand-up shows too. Hong Kong residents need to have 13 to 14 times their current annual salary to finally be qualified for home ownership." said the comedian. He has performed in Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Ticket selling for Dayo's 2014 talk show in Toronto
Film Initially Wong's film career was not as successful as his TV and standup careers. When asked the reasons behind the disparity, he explained that his ultimate goal is to look for something new in his movies. His visions make his work good to watch, but it is not good enough to attract people to pay for a cinema ticket. Additionally, he hates doing promotion for his work. That disparity ended, however, beginning in 2018 when Wong began starring in a string of very successful box office hits. Those included Agent Mr Chan (2018) and The Grand Grandmaster (2020), both the highest grossing domestic films of their year in Hong Kong. He then starred in Table for Six (2022), which became the second highest grossing domestic film ever in Hong Kong at that time. Not to be defeated, he subsequently starred in A Guilty Conscience (2023) and The Last Dance (2024), which both became the highest-grossing domestic films in Hong Kong history, with the latter overtaking the former in 2024. He also starred in the 2026 film Night King, which once again broke box office records and became the third highest-grossing domestic film, making the current top three highest-grossing Hong Kong films all starring Wong.
Filmography
Live shows YearNameRemark1990 娛樂圈血肉史 -1991 色情家庭 -1992 跟住去邊度 -1994 末世財神 -1995 棟篤笑雙打之玩無可玩 Cheung Tat-ming 1997 秋前算帳 -殺出廚房 1998 Free Men Show (鬚根Show) Cheung Tat-ming, Francis Ng1999 拾下拾下拾年棟篤笑 2000 Free Men Show 2 (鬚根Show 2) Cheung Tat-ming, Francis Ng男親女愛舞台劇 March 2003 冇炭用 -October 2006 兒童不宜 -December 2007 越大鑊越快樂 -September 2008 男磨坊 August to September 2009 嘩眾取寵 -November 2010 娛樂圈血肉史 II -June to July 2011 咁愛咁做 February 2012 野豬 October 2012 洗燥 October 2014 唔黐線唔正常 July to August 2016 前度 Fala ChenJune 2018金盆啷口
Films Year English title1992 The Magic Touch1993 Two of a KindPink BombNo. 1 3rd AveEven Mountains Meet1994 I've Got You, Babe!!!Mr. SardineLong and Winding RoadOh! My Three GuysFrom Zero to HeroNew TenantBorn innocent1995 Once in a Life TimeWind Beneath the WingsThe Meaning of LifeSpider WomanThunderboltOnly Fools Fall in LoveThe Dan That Doesn't Exist1996 Satan ReturnsTop Banana Club13 JulyAll of a SuddenLove and Sex Among the RuinsBig Bullet1997 24 Hrs Ghost StoryWalk InLegend of the WolfThose Were the DaysTamagotchiLove, Amoeba Style97 Aces Go PlacesThe Wedding DaysMy Dad is a Jerk1998 F*** /Off2000 What Is A Good TeacherDon't Look Back or You'll Be SorryTitanic (dub)2001 The Emperor's New Groove (dub)Let's Sing Along2002 Fighting to SurviveScooby Doo (dub) 2004 Leave Me Alone 2005 Teacher in University2006 Lethal NinjaOver the Hedge (dub)Nothing is Impossible2007 Zhui BuHouse of Mahjong 2014 Golden Chicken 3 Temporary Family2015 Secret Treasure2016 Zootopia (dub)2017 Earth: One Amazing Day (dub)2018 Agent Mr Chan2020 The Grand Grandmaster2022 Table for Six2023 A Guilty Conscience2024 The Last Dance2026 Night King
TV series YearTitleRoleNetworkTVB Anniversary Awards1999 Justice Sung II狀王宋世傑II Lai Sam TVB 2000 War of Genders男親女愛 Yu Lok-ting TVB My Favourite Television Character2001 Unusual Citizen非常公民 Puyi Mainland Chinese production 2004 To Catch the Uncatchable棟篤神探 Mok Jok-dung TVB My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) My Favourite Television Character 2005 Hail the Judge新九品芝麻官 Song Shijie China Mainland The Great Adventure大冒險家 Pak Wut ATV 2006 Loving Insurance情愛保險 Tang Tianshou Mainland Chinese production 2007 Men Don't Cry奸人堅 Ho Kei-kin TVB Best Actor Nomination (Top 20)My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5) 2009 You're Hired絕代商驕 Mak Tai-song TVB Best Actor Nomination (Top 5)My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5)2013 Bounty LadyMy盛Lady Heung Kwong-nam TVB Best Actor
Discography
Albums YearTitle1998 鬚根Sound1999 關老三2000 我有小小強2001 Experience2005 哈痞（痞：音鄙，happy）
Compilations YearTitleNovember 1999 華納99最好精選December 1999 華納千禧世紀好精選October 2000 華納天碟2000September 2001 關不掉的聲音— 前途萬里行October 2001 華納23周年紀念精選（華納群星）September 2003 1:99電影行動（原裝導演加長版）September 2004 愛唱主題曲 Theme Songs（香港群星）— 衰邊個
Singles YearTitle2006 知彼不知己2007 奸人堅2009 冇問題2013 My盛Lady
Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult 2024Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actor A Guilty Conscienc
References
External links Dayo Wong Website