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Nick Cheung

Nick Cheung

Hong Kong actor (born 1964)

Nicholas Cheung Ka-fai (Chinese: 張家輝; pinyin: Zhāng Jiāhuī; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. He is known for his role in Beast Stalker for which he won Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor.[1]

Not to be confused with Cheung Ka-fai (film editor).
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Cheung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Nick Cheung and the Chinese-style name is Cheung Ka-fai.
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Background

He was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer[2][3] for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down. He then worked for Danny Lee's film production company. His film debut is "Thank you, Sir!", as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School. From 1989 to 1994, he worked at the television station ATV World. Later, he left ATV and joined another station, TVB. He left TVB in 2004, and worked mainly on films. His fame was built on Wong Jing's comedy at first, but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003. He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999, and won his first award in 2009 for his role in Beast Stalker. He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since.

Cheung has won seven awards for his role in Beast Stalker (2008), including Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, and Golden Horse Film Award for Best Actor.

In 2013, he also won praise and Best Actor awards for his role as an aging MMA fighter in Unbeatable.

Personal life

Cheung met Hong Kong actress Esther Kwan while he was still working at ATV. They married on 8 December 2003 in Australia. Their daughter, Brittany Cheung (張童; Cheung Tung), was born on 24 January 2006.

Cheung earned 75 million HKD in 2014.[4]

Filmography

Cheung in 2010

Film

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Television

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Dubbing roles

Cheung has also provided Cantonese voice dubs for foreign films and television programmes.

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References

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    "Nick Cheung named Best Actor". Yahoo News. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
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    "Hong Kong Cinemagic - Nick Cheung Ka Fai". Hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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    "HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office: [2010.08.25] NICK CHEUNG IS WILLING TO BE A COP AGAIN". Hktopten.blospost.com. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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    "Louis Koo is 2014's highest-earning celebrity". Yahoo! News Asia. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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    Nick Cheung at douban.com
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    Nick Cheung at chinesemov.com
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