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Steven Ma
Steven Ma Chun-wai (born 26 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, Lucky for Meeting You (幸運就是遇到你), that December. Not long after his singing debut, Ma joined TVB and began filming television dramas, later achieving fame through his supporting role in 1995's legal drama File of Justice IV. Many of Ma's television works are critically acclaimed and are popular successes in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Southeast Asia, notably Healing Hands (1998), Return of the Cuckoo (2000), and Where the Legend Begins (2002). Ma currently holds the record for holding the most "Favourite Character" awards with a total of four recognitions. Ma's best known for his portrayals of historical characters in many period television dramas.
Life and career
Ma was born in a family of "grassroots" background. He was raised in the Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po and lived with his father, a bus driver, his mother, three older sisters, and one younger sister. He attended the Pak Tin Catholic Primary School and later the CMA Secondary School.
In 1993, Ma won first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, also winning a record deal. He released his debut album, Lucky for Meet You (幸運就是遇到你), that December. To promote the album, his record label created the slogan "He's not Leon Lai, he's not Jacky Cheung" to describe Ma's singing talent, which caused their fans to criticise and badmouth Ma. However when Ma's contract terminated, Warners did not want to renew their contract.
At around the same time, Ma signed a per series contract with TVB and portrayed minor roles in various television dramas. In 1994, Ma was cast as the supporting character Dr. Stephen Chan Cheuk-yiu in the fourth instalment of the popular legal drama File of Justice series. The drama was a popular success, and Ma gained his first footstep into TVB series. His portrayal of the intelligent Hong-hei Emperor in the 1998 remake of the popular wuxia novel The Duke of Mount Deer garnered even more interest from critics and producers alike, and Ma began earning leading roles.
In 1998, Ma filmed the ever popular TV series, "Healing Hands 1", but unlike his carefree and sunny disposition Dr. Joe character in the said series, from 1998 until his mother's death, Ma was actually deeply depressed over the rapidly declining health of his mother, a cancer patient of 22 years. His mother's death in July 1999 totally devastated him. For months he isolated himself in his bedroom to deal with the pain of losing his beloved mother. Ma eventually put aside his pain to get on with his life. In 2002 he set up a publishing company, and in the same year he published the first of his book series of: Steven Ma's True Tales of Society with "Why Suicide? (2002) followed up Steven Ma's Tales of Society: I Am the Patient's Family (2003).
Ma's portrayal of the historical figure Cho Chik in the drama Where the Legend Begins (2002) was both a popular and critical success. Following Where was the popular but critically mixed Perish in the Name of Love (2003), a 30-part television drama remake of the famous Cantonese opera Di Nü Hua. Gradually, Ma began filming more dramas with historical or period backgrounds, in which Ma subsequently became known for. Ma is also the first actor to win the My Favourite Male Character award at the 2006 TVB Anniversary Awards through his performance in the 2006 low-budget period drama Safe Guards (2006). Ma left TVB and joined Hutchison Telecom in January 2012, however he has continued to work with TVB independently, currently starring in their new series Storm in a Cocoon and filming a new show named Property Protector.
TV Series
Storm in a Cocoon (TVB, 2014)
Daddy Good Deeds (TVB, 2012)
The Life and Times of a Sentinel (TVB, 2011)
Seven Days Love Isolation (TVB, 2011)
Links to Temptation (TVB, 2010)
Ghost Writer (TVB, 2010)
Cupid Stupid (TVB, 2010)
A Watchdog's Tale (TVB, 2009)
Sweetness in the Salt (TVB, 2009)
A Journey Called Life (TVB, 2008)
The Gentle Crackdown II (TVB, 2008)
Steps (TVB, 2007)
A Change of Destiny (TVB, 2007)
The Brink of Law (TVB, 2007)
Land of Wealth (TVB, 2006)
Safe Guards (TVB, 2006)
Virtues of Harmony II (TVB, 2003-2005)
Better Halves (TVB, 2003)
Perish in the Name of Love (TVB, 2003)
Where the Legend Begins (TVB, 2002)
Bong Kar Keng Wan (2002)
In the Realm of Success (TVB, 2001)
On the Track or Off (TVB, 2001)
Healing Hands II (TVB, 2001)
Return of the Cuckoo (TVB, 2000)
Ultra Protection (TVB, 1999)
Healing Hands (TVB, 1998)
ICAC Investigators (TVB, 1998)
The Duke of Mount Deer (TVB, 1998)
Behind the Beauty (TVB, 1997)
File of Justice V (TVB, 1997)
When a Man Loves a Woman (TVB, 1995)
File of Justice IV (TVB, 1995)
TV Series Theme Songs
Heard (聽說), theme song for Cupid Stupid (2010)
Man's Best Friend (老友狗狗) with Linda Chung, theme song for A Watchdog's Tale (2009)
How to Say Love (愛怎麼說) with Tavia Yeung, opening theme song for Sweetness in the Salt (2009)
Small Stories (小故事) with Linda Chung, theme song for A Journey Called Life (2008)
Wolf and Sheep (豺狼與羊) with Yumiko Cheng, theme song for The Gentle Crackdown II (2008)
Counting Destiny (天數) with Joel Chan, theme song for A Change of Destiny (2007)
Break Through (突圍) with Ron Ng, opening theme song for The Brink of Law (2007)
"會友之鄉", theme song for Safe Guards (2006)
Beautiful Fate (美麗緣份), opening theme song for Better Halves (2003)
"情牽一線" with Maggie Cheung, insert song for Better Halves (2003)
Emperor's Daughter's Fragrant Soul (帝女芳魂) with Charmaine Sheh, opening theme song for Perish in the Name of Love (2003)
"錯認" insert song for Perish in the Name of Love (2003)
God From the Water (水中仙), opening theme song for Where the Legend Begins (2002)
Quicksand (流沙) with Rain Lee, insert song for Where the Legend Begins (2002)
I Value You (重視你), opening theme song for In the Realm of Success (2001)
I Care the Most (我最關心), insert song for In the Realm of Success (2001)
Seung Fei (想飛), opening theme song for On the Track or Off (2001)
Yeung Ngoh Sin Jau (讓我先走), insert song for On the Track or Off (2001)
Cannot forget (忘不掉), insert song for Return of the Cuckoo (2000)
"早安晚安", theme song for Ultra Protection (1999)
A bit before, insert song for Healing Hands (1998)
The Top of One Day (頭頂一片天), insert song for The Duke of Mount Deer (1998)
Shouldn't Have Happened (不應該發生), theme song for File of Justice V (1997)
Movies
Snake Curse (2005)
Behind the Beauty
Doctor No... (2001)
To Where He Belongs (2000)
Lost and Found (1996)
Recognitions
39th TVB Anniversary Awards: My Favourite Male Character for Safe Guards (2006)
Credit
Wikipedia
Steven Ma Chun-wai (born 26 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, Lucky for Meeting You (幸運就是遇到你), that December. Not long after his singing debut, Ma joined TVB and began filming television dramas, later achieving fame through his supporting role in 1995's legal drama File of Justice IV. Many of Ma's television works are critically acclaimed and are popular successes in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Southeast Asia, notably Healing Hands (1998), Return of the Cuckoo (2000), and Where the Legend Begins (2002). Ma currently holds the record for holding the most "Favourite Character" awards with a total of four recognitions. Ma's best known for his portrayals of historical characters in many period television dramas.
Life and career
Ma was born in a family of "grassroots" background. He was raised in the Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po and lived with his father, a bus driver, his mother, three older sisters, and one younger sister. He attended the Pak Tin Catholic Primary School and later the CMA Secondary School.
In 1993, Ma won first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, also winning a record deal. He released his debut album, Lucky for Meet You (幸運就是遇到你), that December. To promote the album, his record label created the slogan "He's not Leon Lai, he's not Jacky Cheung" to describe Ma's singing talent, which caused their fans to criticise and badmouth Ma. However when Ma's contract terminated, Warners did not want to renew their contract.
At around the same time, Ma signed a per series contract with TVB and portrayed minor roles in various television dramas. In 1994, Ma was cast as the supporting character Dr. Stephen Chan Cheuk-yiu in the fourth instalment of the popular legal drama File of Justice series. The drama was a popular success, and Ma gained his first footstep into TVB series. His portrayal of the intelligent Hong-hei Emperor in the 1998 remake of the popular wuxia novel The Duke of Mount Deer garnered even more interest from critics and producers alike, and Ma began earning leading roles.
In 1998, Ma filmed the ever popular TV series, "Healing Hands 1", but unlike his carefree and sunny disposition Dr. Joe character in the said series, from 1998 until his mother's death, Ma was actually deeply depressed over the rapidly declining health of his mother, a cancer patient of 22 years. His mother's death in July 1999 totally devastated him. For months he isolated himself in his bedroom to deal with the pain of losing his beloved mother. Ma eventually put aside his pain to get on with his life. In 2002 he set up a publishing company, and in the same year he published the first of his book series of: Steven Ma's True Tales of Society with "Why Suicide? (2002) followed up Steven Ma's Tales of Society: I Am the Patient's Family (2003).
Ma's portrayal of the historical figure Cho Chik in the drama Where the Legend Begins (2002) was both a popular and critical success. Following Where was the popular but critically mixed Perish in the Name of Love (2003), a 30-part television drama remake of the famous Cantonese opera Di Nü Hua. Gradually, Ma began filming more dramas with historical or period backgrounds, in which Ma subsequently became known for. Ma is also the first actor to win the My Favourite Male Character award at the 2006 TVB Anniversary Awards through his performance in the 2006 low-budget period drama Safe Guards (2006). Ma left TVB and joined Hutchison Telecom in January 2012, however he has continued to work with TVB independently, currently starring in their new series Storm in a Cocoon and filming a new show named Property Protector.
TV Series
Storm in a Cocoon (TVB, 2014)
Daddy Good Deeds (TVB, 2012)
The Life and Times of a Sentinel (TVB, 2011)
Seven Days Love Isolation (TVB, 2011)
Links to Temptation (TVB, 2010)
Ghost Writer (TVB, 2010)
Cupid Stupid (TVB, 2010)
A Watchdog's Tale (TVB, 2009)
Sweetness in the Salt (TVB, 2009)
A Journey Called Life (TVB, 2008)
The Gentle Crackdown II (TVB, 2008)
Steps (TVB, 2007)
A Change of Destiny (TVB, 2007)
The Brink of Law (TVB, 2007)
Land of Wealth (TVB, 2006)
Safe Guards (TVB, 2006)
Virtues of Harmony II (TVB, 2003-2005)
Better Halves (TVB, 2003)
Perish in the Name of Love (TVB, 2003)
Where the Legend Begins (TVB, 2002)
Bong Kar Keng Wan (2002)
In the Realm of Success (TVB, 2001)
On the Track or Off (TVB, 2001)
Healing Hands II (TVB, 2001)
Return of the Cuckoo (TVB, 2000)
Ultra Protection (TVB, 1999)
Healing Hands (TVB, 1998)
ICAC Investigators (TVB, 1998)
The Duke of Mount Deer (TVB, 1998)
Behind the Beauty (TVB, 1997)
File of Justice V (TVB, 1997)
When a Man Loves a Woman (TVB, 1995)
File of Justice IV (TVB, 1995)
TV Series Theme Songs
Heard (聽說), theme song for Cupid Stupid (2010)
Man's Best Friend (老友狗狗) with Linda Chung, theme song for A Watchdog's Tale (2009)
How to Say Love (愛怎麼說) with Tavia Yeung, opening theme song for Sweetness in the Salt (2009)
Small Stories (小故事) with Linda Chung, theme song for A Journey Called Life (2008)
Wolf and Sheep (豺狼與羊) with Yumiko Cheng, theme song for The Gentle Crackdown II (2008)
Counting Destiny (天數) with Joel Chan, theme song for A Change of Destiny (2007)
Break Through (突圍) with Ron Ng, opening theme song for The Brink of Law (2007)
"會友之鄉", theme song for Safe Guards (2006)
Beautiful Fate (美麗緣份), opening theme song for Better Halves (2003)
"情牽一線" with Maggie Cheung, insert song for Better Halves (2003)
Emperor's Daughter's Fragrant Soul (帝女芳魂) with Charmaine Sheh, opening theme song for Perish in the Name of Love (2003)
"錯認" insert song for Perish in the Name of Love (2003)
God From the Water (水中仙), opening theme song for Where the Legend Begins (2002)
Quicksand (流沙) with Rain Lee, insert song for Where the Legend Begins (2002)
I Value You (重視你), opening theme song for In the Realm of Success (2001)
I Care the Most (我最關心), insert song for In the Realm of Success (2001)
Seung Fei (想飛), opening theme song for On the Track or Off (2001)
Yeung Ngoh Sin Jau (讓我先走), insert song for On the Track or Off (2001)
Cannot forget (忘不掉), insert song for Return of the Cuckoo (2000)
"早安晚安", theme song for Ultra Protection (1999)
A bit before, insert song for Healing Hands (1998)
The Top of One Day (頭頂一片天), insert song for The Duke of Mount Deer (1998)
Shouldn't Have Happened (不應該發生), theme song for File of Justice V (1997)
Movies
Snake Curse (2005)
Behind the Beauty
Doctor No... (2001)
To Where He Belongs (2000)
Lost and Found (1996)
Recognitions
39th TVB Anniversary Awards: My Favourite Male Character for Safe Guards (2006)
Credit
Wikipedia