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Kevin Cheng
Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1970) is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his first lead role in the TVB drama Hard Fate. He is best known for his role as "Law Lik-ah" in the 2011 TVB legal drama Ghetto Justice, which earned him a TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor.
Early life
Cheng was born in San Francisco but he moved to Hong Kong at a very young age and spent most of his childhood there. He attended Pun U Association Wah Yah Primary School, Wah Yan College and the Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong, and in Alhambra High School in the United States. During his school days, his mother sent him back to San Francisco, where he lived with his uncle for two years before returning to Hong Kong after his mother changed her mind about migrating to the United States. He completed his high school education in Canada. He pursued a civil engineering degree at the California State University in Los Angeles, but did not finish his studies because his father died and he wanted to move back to Hong Kong to be with his mother.
Career
1993–2005
When Cheng was 16 years old, he participated in a singing contest organised by the Hong Kong television network TVB but dropped out halfway because he felt that he was not ready to be a singer at that time. Later, after he moved back to Hong Kong in his early 20s, he decided to continue his pursuit of a singing career. He signed a contract with the record label PolyGram in 1993 and released his first album in the same year to mixed reviews. He was seen as a newcomer with good potential and managed to win several Best New Artist awards in 1994. Cheng's manager later helped him launch his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry. In Taiwan, Cheng released several Mandarin albums and acted in some television dramas, but all of them were only moderately successful.
Cheng was noticed by TVB after he portrayed the villain "Jiang Yulang" in the 1999 Taiwanese television series The Legendary Siblings. He returned to Hong Kong and signed a management contract with TVB in the following year and started playing minor roles in some television series produced by the network. In 2004, he played a leading role for the first time in the TVB drama Hard Fate.
2006–present
Cheng soared to popularity after portraying "Alan Shum" in the 2006 romantic drama Under the Canopy of Love, for which he also won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor that year. His singing career also gradually improved after the Taiwanese musician Liu Chia-chang composed a single, "Helpless" (無可奈何), for him. In the same year, he also released a Cantonese compilations album and held his very first mini concert. Niki Chow, Raymond Lam and Miriam Yeung were among the guest singers who appeared at his concert.
Cheng's first critical breakthrough role was in the 2007 crime drama The Ultimate Crime Fighter, in which he played the villain "Aaren Chong" and earned good reviews for his performance. In the 2008 thriller-suspense drama Last One Standing, his portrayal of the ex-convict "Sing Hei" earned him further critical acclaim and widespread praise from viewers. He was also one of the top five nominees for the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in 2008, but the award went to the veteran TVB actor Ha Yu.
In 2010 Cheng took up the role of 8th Prince in Startling by Each Step (Bu Bu Jing Xin) which later brought his career to greater heights and has since gained him recognition in China.
TV Series
Jue Ai Zhi Cheng (in-production)
Eye In The Sky (TVB, 2015)
Ying Xiong 英雄 (CTS, 2013)
Ghetto Justice II (TVB, 2012)
Gloves Come Off (TVB, 2012)
Mystery in the Palace (Hunan TV, 2012)
Bu Bu Jing Xin (Hunan TV, 2011)
Ghetto Justice (TVB, 2011)
Only You (TVB, 2011)
Home Troopers (TVB, 2010)
A Fistful of Stances (TVB, 2010)
Beyond the Realm of Conscience (TVB, 2009)
Burning Flame III (TVB, 2009)
Last One Standing (TVB, 2008)
Forensic Heroes II (TVB, 2008)
The Seventh Day (TVB, 2008)
The Ultimate Crime Fighter (TVB, 2007)
Life Art (TVB, 2007)
Devil's Disciples (TVB, 2007)
Under the Canopy of Love (TVB, 2006)
Trimming Success (TVB, 2006)
Yummy Yummy (TVB, 2005)
Placebo Cure (TVB, 2004)
Life Begins at Forty (TVB, 2004)
Split Second (TVB, 2004)
Hard Fate (TVB, 2004)
Point of No Return (TVB, 2003)
Not Just A Pretty Face (TVB, 2003)
Better Halves (TVB, 2003)
Slim Chances (TVB, 2002)
Burning Flame II (TVB, 2002)
Network Love Story (CCTV/TVB, 2002)
The Legendary Siblings (1999)
Mind Our Own Business (TVB, 1993)
Movies
Badges of Fury (2013)
Ip Man - The Final Fight (2013)
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (2011)
72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010)
Wonder Women (2007)
Super Fans (2007)
Instant Marriage (2004)
Fings Raver (2001)
Boys? (1996)
Hong Kong Graffiti (1995)
The Tigers: The Legend of Canton (1993)
TV Series Theme Songs
Pondering Under the Snow (雪下思), opening theme song for A Fistful of Stances (2010)
Intention (有意) with Myolie Wu, ending theme song for Burning Flame III (2009)
Embracing the Air (抱著空氣), with Niki Chow, ending theme song for The Seventh Day (2008)
The Most Beautiful Seventh Day (最美麗的第七天), opening theme song for The Seventh Day (2008)
Strong Sword (強劍), with Bosco Wong, opening theme song for Devil's Disciples (2007)
Live an Enjoyable Life (活得寫意), opening theme song for Life Art (2007)
Love Ordinary (愛平凡), theme song for Trimming Success (2006)
Please Say (請講), with Niki Chow, ending theme song for Under the Canopy of Love (2006)
Three Corners With Two Sides (三角兩面), ending theme song for Yummy Yummy (2005)
With Friends (與朋友共), with Raymond Lam, opening theme song for Yummy Yummy (2005)
Recognitions
2007 Astro Award: My Favourite Character Award, for Under the Canopy of Love
2006 TVB Anniversary: Best Actor Award, for Under the Canopy of Love
2006 TVB Children's Songs Award: Gold Award
Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1970) is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his first lead role in the TVB drama Hard Fate. He is best known for his role as "Law Lik-ah" in the 2011 TVB legal drama Ghetto Justice, which earned him a TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor.
Early life
Cheng was born in San Francisco but he moved to Hong Kong at a very young age and spent most of his childhood there. He attended Pun U Association Wah Yah Primary School, Wah Yan College and the Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong, and in Alhambra High School in the United States. During his school days, his mother sent him back to San Francisco, where he lived with his uncle for two years before returning to Hong Kong after his mother changed her mind about migrating to the United States. He completed his high school education in Canada. He pursued a civil engineering degree at the California State University in Los Angeles, but did not finish his studies because his father died and he wanted to move back to Hong Kong to be with his mother.
Career
1993–2005
When Cheng was 16 years old, he participated in a singing contest organised by the Hong Kong television network TVB but dropped out halfway because he felt that he was not ready to be a singer at that time. Later, after he moved back to Hong Kong in his early 20s, he decided to continue his pursuit of a singing career. He signed a contract with the record label PolyGram in 1993 and released his first album in the same year to mixed reviews. He was seen as a newcomer with good potential and managed to win several Best New Artist awards in 1994. Cheng's manager later helped him launch his career in the Taiwanese entertainment industry. In Taiwan, Cheng released several Mandarin albums and acted in some television dramas, but all of them were only moderately successful.
Cheng was noticed by TVB after he portrayed the villain "Jiang Yulang" in the 1999 Taiwanese television series The Legendary Siblings. He returned to Hong Kong and signed a management contract with TVB in the following year and started playing minor roles in some television series produced by the network. In 2004, he played a leading role for the first time in the TVB drama Hard Fate.
2006–present
Cheng soared to popularity after portraying "Alan Shum" in the 2006 romantic drama Under the Canopy of Love, for which he also won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor that year. His singing career also gradually improved after the Taiwanese musician Liu Chia-chang composed a single, "Helpless" (無可奈何), for him. In the same year, he also released a Cantonese compilations album and held his very first mini concert. Niki Chow, Raymond Lam and Miriam Yeung were among the guest singers who appeared at his concert.
Cheng's first critical breakthrough role was in the 2007 crime drama The Ultimate Crime Fighter, in which he played the villain "Aaren Chong" and earned good reviews for his performance. In the 2008 thriller-suspense drama Last One Standing, his portrayal of the ex-convict "Sing Hei" earned him further critical acclaim and widespread praise from viewers. He was also one of the top five nominees for the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in 2008, but the award went to the veteran TVB actor Ha Yu.
In 2010 Cheng took up the role of 8th Prince in Startling by Each Step (Bu Bu Jing Xin) which later brought his career to greater heights and has since gained him recognition in China.
TV Series
Jue Ai Zhi Cheng (in-production)
Eye In The Sky (TVB, 2015)
Ying Xiong 英雄 (CTS, 2013)
Ghetto Justice II (TVB, 2012)
Gloves Come Off (TVB, 2012)
Mystery in the Palace (Hunan TV, 2012)
Bu Bu Jing Xin (Hunan TV, 2011)
Ghetto Justice (TVB, 2011)
Only You (TVB, 2011)
Home Troopers (TVB, 2010)
A Fistful of Stances (TVB, 2010)
Beyond the Realm of Conscience (TVB, 2009)
Burning Flame III (TVB, 2009)
Last One Standing (TVB, 2008)
Forensic Heroes II (TVB, 2008)
The Seventh Day (TVB, 2008)
The Ultimate Crime Fighter (TVB, 2007)
Life Art (TVB, 2007)
Devil's Disciples (TVB, 2007)
Under the Canopy of Love (TVB, 2006)
Trimming Success (TVB, 2006)
Yummy Yummy (TVB, 2005)
Placebo Cure (TVB, 2004)
Life Begins at Forty (TVB, 2004)
Split Second (TVB, 2004)
Hard Fate (TVB, 2004)
Point of No Return (TVB, 2003)
Not Just A Pretty Face (TVB, 2003)
Better Halves (TVB, 2003)
Slim Chances (TVB, 2002)
Burning Flame II (TVB, 2002)
Network Love Story (CCTV/TVB, 2002)
The Legendary Siblings (1999)
Mind Our Own Business (TVB, 1993)
Movies
Badges of Fury (2013)
Ip Man - The Final Fight (2013)
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (2011)
72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010)
Wonder Women (2007)
Super Fans (2007)
Instant Marriage (2004)
Fings Raver (2001)
Boys? (1996)
Hong Kong Graffiti (1995)
The Tigers: The Legend of Canton (1993)
TV Series Theme Songs
Pondering Under the Snow (雪下思), opening theme song for A Fistful of Stances (2010)
Intention (有意) with Myolie Wu, ending theme song for Burning Flame III (2009)
Embracing the Air (抱著空氣), with Niki Chow, ending theme song for The Seventh Day (2008)
The Most Beautiful Seventh Day (最美麗的第七天), opening theme song for The Seventh Day (2008)
Strong Sword (強劍), with Bosco Wong, opening theme song for Devil's Disciples (2007)
Live an Enjoyable Life (活得寫意), opening theme song for Life Art (2007)
Love Ordinary (愛平凡), theme song for Trimming Success (2006)
Please Say (請講), with Niki Chow, ending theme song for Under the Canopy of Love (2006)
Three Corners With Two Sides (三角兩面), ending theme song for Yummy Yummy (2005)
With Friends (與朋友共), with Raymond Lam, opening theme song for Yummy Yummy (2005)
Recognitions
2007 Astro Award: My Favourite Character Award, for Under the Canopy of Love
2006 TVB Anniversary: Best Actor Award, for Under the Canopy of Love
2006 TVB Children's Songs Award: Gold Award