Kevin Cheng

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Kevin Cheng
鄭嘉穎
Zheng Jia Ying .jpg
Kevin Cheng in 2019
Born (1969-08-15) 15 August 1969 (age 55) [1]
San Francisco, California, United States [2]
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children3
Awards
Musical career
Origin Hong Kong
Genres Cantopop
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Jiāyǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping zeng6 gaa1 wing6
Website

Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1969) 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 .

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He is best known for his role as "L.A. Law" in the 2011 TVB legal drama Ghetto Justice , which earned him a TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor and Asian Television Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Early life

Cheng was born in San Francisco, California, but spent most of his childhood in Hong Kong. He attended Pun U Association Wah Yah Primary School, Wah Yan College, the Hong Kong International School, and Alhambra High School in the United States. [3] During his school days, his mother sent him back to China, 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, [4] but did not finish his studies because his father died and he wanted to move back to Hong Kong to be with his mother.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]

Cheng was noticed by Mediacorp 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 . [5]

2006–2010

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.

Cheng had another critical breakthrough role in the 2007 crime drama The Ultimate Crime Fighter , in which he played the villain "Aaren Chong" and earned glowing 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.

2011-present

In 2011, Cheng clinched the "Best Actor" award for his role in the legal drama Ghetto Justice at the 16th Asian Television Awards (ATA) [6] as well as winning the Best Actor award at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Award.

In 2016, Cheng starred in the drama Blue Veins, in which he played the role of undead human and vampire hunter, Ying Wut-zoek, who had been given super powered immortals during 500 years ago.

In 2021, Cheng starred in the medical drama Kid's Lives Matter, for which he is placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Actor at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Award.

Personal life

On 12 August 2018, Cheng married his girlfriend of three years, actress and Miss Hong Kong 2013 Grace Chan, in Bali, Indonesia. The couple has three sons born in 2019, 2020 and 2023. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The Tigers – The Legend of Canton
廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山
Rickshaw Puller
1995Hong Kong Graffiti
香江花月夜
Kelvin Cheung
1996Boy's?
假男假女
Jaffee
2001Fing's Raver
Fing頭K王之王
2003Twilight Tubes Part III
不可思議星期二(第三輯)
2004Instant Marriage
新婚告急
2007Super Fans
甜心粉絲王
Yee-cheng
Wonder Women
女人.本色
Dr Yim Hok-fung
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity
七十二家房客
Firefighterguest star
2011 The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
競雄女俠秋瑾
Wang Tingjun
2013 Ip Man: The Final Fight
葉問-終極一戰
Ip Man (young)
Badges of Fury
不二神探
Lee Tin-chicameo
2016Poor Rich Dad
2018Super App
Lucid Dreams
L Storm Ching Tak-ming
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy
叶问外传:张天志
Tso Sai Kit
2019 P Storm Ching Tak-ming
The Invincible Dragon Tso
2021 G Storm
G風暴
Ching Tak-ming
2022 Burning
焚身

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNetworkAwards / nominationsNotes
1994Mind Your Own Business
開心華之里
Lee Sheung-Jun TVB cameo
1999 The Legendary Siblings
絕代雙驕
Jiang Yulang TTV
2000Legend of Heaven and Earth: Mermaid
2001Shaolin Seven Sets
2002Network Love Story
一網情深
Luk Nai-shingTVB / CCTV
2002 Burning Flame II
烈火雄心II
Mark Kei Hing-tinTVB
2002Slim Chances
我要Fit一Fit
Sean SzeTVB
2003The Threat of Love 2
LovingYou我愛你2
Shek Man-kit, Yeung Chi-kwong, Ho Jai, Chung Jai, Cheung Ho-chu, Sam, Lui Bong, Ho Kam-timTVB
2003 Better Halves
金牌冰人
Yip Chi-chauTVB
2003Not Just A Pretty Face
美麗在望
Wilson FokTVB
2003 Point of No Return
西關大少
Chan Kai-tongTVB
2003 Life Begins at Forty
花樣中年
Ken YingTVB
2004 Hard Fate
翡翠戀曲
Ken Leung Ka-mingTVBAstro Drama Awards for My Favourite Character
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character
2004 Split Second
爭分奪秒
Vincent Wong Ka-faiTVB
2005 Yummy Yummy Chan Kar-lokTVBAstro Drama Awards for My Favourite Character
2006 Under the Canopy of Love
天幕下的戀人
Alan Shum LongTVBTVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
Astro Drama Awards for My Favourite Character
Astro Drama Awards for My Favourite Couple (shared with Niki Chow)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 5)
2006 Trimming Success
飛短留長父子兵
Jason Fan Tin-longTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 5)
2006 Placebo Cure
心理心裏有個謎
Joe CheungTVB2004 warehoused drama
2007 Life Art
寫意人生
Ryan FongTVB
2007 Devil's Disciples
強劍
King LuiTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 20)2006 Warehoused drama
2007 The Ultimate Crime Fighter
通天幹探
Aaron Chong Man-heiTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24)
2008 The Seventh Day
最美麗的第七天
Wayne Yau Chi-wingTVB
2008 Forensic Heroes II
法證先鋒II
Ivan Yeung Yat-singTVB
2008 Last One Standing
與敵同行
Cheung Sing-heiTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 10)
2009 Burning Flame III
烈火雄心3
Rex Cheuk Pak-yuTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15)
2009 Beyond the Realm of Conscience
宮心計
Ko Hin-yeungTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5)
2010 A Fistful of Stances
鐵馬尋橋
Ku Kin-shing / Ku Yu-cheung TVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15)
2010-2011 Home Troopers
居家兵團
Joseph Chukot ChingTVB
2011 Only You
只有您
Summer Ha Tin-sangTVB
Ghetto Justice
怒火街頭
LA Law Lik-ah (Law Ba)TVB Asian Television Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character
My Astro on Demand Awards for Best Actor
My Astro on Demand Awards for My Top 15 Favourite Characters
Scarlet Heart
步步驚心
Yinsi, the Eighth Imperial Prince HBS
2012Mystery in the Palace
深宮諜影
Getai
Gloves Come Off
拳王
Tong Sap YatTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 10)
Ghetto Justice II
怒火街頭2
LA Law Lik-ah (Law Ba)TVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 10)
Hero
英雄
King Fuchai of Wu CTS
2013 Ip Man
葉問
Ye Wen Suzhou Funa Films and Television
2015 Eye in the Sky
天眼
Szeto ShunTVB
2016 Blue Veins
Ying Wuet TseukTVB
2017 Destination Nowhere
Man Kiu-PakTVB
Taichi
太极宗师之太极门
PPTV
2021Kids' Lives Matter
星空下的仁醫
Dr. Hui Kam-fungTVBNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character (Top 10)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (Top 5, with Linda Chung)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia (Top 5)
Nominated – People's Choice Television Award for Best Actor (Top 10)
Nominated – People's Choice Television Award for Best TV Drama Partnership (Top 10, with Kenneth Ma and Linda Chung)
Nominated – People's Choice Television Award for Best TV Drama Partnership (Top 10, with Linda Chung)

[8] [9]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum titleNotes
1993Kevin 鄭嘉穎Self-titled Debut Album
1994全因身邊有
2006Kevin 鄭嘉穎新曲加精選Compilation + New Songs
2013說來話長Mandarin Album

TVB drama songs

YearSong titleDramaNotes
2005與朋友共 (With Friends)Yummy Yummyduet with Raymond Lam
2005三角兩面 (Three Corners With Two Sides)Yummy Yummy
2006愛平凡 (Love Ordinary)Trimming Success
2006請講 (Please Say)Under the Canopy of Loveduet with Niki Chow
2007活得寫意 (Live an Enjoyable Life)Life Art
2007強劍 (Sacred Sword)Devil's Disciplesduet with Bosco Wong
2008最美麗的第七天 (The Most Beautiful Seventh Day)The Seventh Day
2008抱著空氣 (Embracing the Air)The Seventh Dayduet with Niki Chow
2009有意 (Intentions)Burning Flame IIIduet with Myolie Wu
2010雪下思 (Thinking Under Snow)A Fistful of Stances
2012一擊即中 (One-Shot Hit)Gloves Come Off

Others

YearSong titleNotes
2006Put Your Hands Up2006 World Cup Theme, performed with Raymond Lam, Ron Ng and Bosco Wong

Awards

TVB Anniversary Awards

Won
YearAwardPerformanceNotes
2006Best Actor in a Leading Role"Alan Shum Long" in Under the Canopy of Love
2011Best Actor in a Leading Role"Law Lik-ah" in Ghetto Justice
2011My Favourite Male Character"Law Lik-ah" in Ghetto Justice
2011TVB.COM Popularity Award
Nominated
YearNominationPerformanceNotes
2004My Favourite Male Character"Kent Leung Ka-Ming" in Hard Fate
2006Best Actor in a Leading Role"Alan Shum Long" in Under the Canopy of Love
2006My Favourite Male Character"Alan Shum Long" in Under the Canopy of Love
2006Most Improved Actor Nomination
2007Best Actor in a Leading Role"Ging Lui" in Devil's Disciples
2007My Favourite Male Character"Aaren Ching Man-Hei" in The Ultimate Crime Fighter
2008Best Actor in a Leading Role"Cheung Sing-Hei" in Last One Standing
2008My Favourite Male Character"Cheung Sing-Hei" in Last One Standing
2008Most Fashionable Charming Artist
2009Best Actor in a Leading Role"Rex Cheuk Pak-Yu" in Burning Flames III
2009My Favourite Male Character"Ko Hing-Yeung" in Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2011My Favourite Male Character"Law Lik-ah" in Ghetto Justice
2011Best Actor in a Leading Role"Law Lik-ah" in Ghetto Justice
2011TVB.COM Popularity Award

Others

YearAwardNotes
1994Metro Radio Golden Song Awards – Best New Artist
1994TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Awards – Most Popular Newcomer (silver)
1994RTHK Top 10 Chinese Song Awards – Most Promising Newcomer (bronze)
1994Commercial Radio Music Awards – Best New Artist (gold)
2003Men's Uno – Stylish Actor
2004Hong Kong Designer Awards – Top 10 Best Dressed People
2005Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – Favourite Character (Leung Ka-ming in Hard Fate)
2006TVB Magazine Popularity Awards – Top 10 Most Popular TV Character (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
2006TVB Magazine Popularity Awards – Most Popular Magazine Cover (with Niki Chow)
2006Jessica Magazine – Extraordinary Charm
2006TVB Children Song Awards – Top 10 Children Songs & Children Songs Gold Award for Keroro (军曹)
2006TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Songs Round 2 – Most Popular Mandarin Song for Helpless (無可奈何)
2006TVB8 Gold Songs 2006 4th Quarter Selections – Gold Song for Helpless (無可奈何)
2006TVB 39th Anniversary Awards – Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
2007Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – Favourite Character (Chan Ka-lok in Yummy Yummy)
2007Hong Kong Media Top 10 Artist Awards – 4th Place
2007Hong Kong Media Top 10 TV Program Awards – 9th Place (Under the Canopy of Love)
2008Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – Favourite Character (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
2008Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – Favourite Theme Song (請講 from Under the Canopy of Love)
2008Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards – Favourite On-Screen Couple (Kevin Cheng and Niki Chow)
2011My Astro on Demand Awards – Best Actor (Ghetto Justice)
2011My Astro on Demand Awards – My Top 15 Favourite Characters (Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice)
2011Asian Television Awards 2011 – Best Actor in a Leading Role (Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice)
2011Beijing's TV Drama Awards Made in China 2011 – Most Popular Network Actor of the Year Award (Ghetto Justice)

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Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by Best Actor
2006
for Under the Canopy of Love
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
2011
for Ghetto Justice
Succeeded by
Preceded by My Favourite Male Character
2011
for Ghetto Justice
Succeeded by
Preceded by TVB.com Popular Artist
2011
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Asian Television Awards
Preceded by Best Actor in a Leading Role
2011
for Ghetto Justice
Succeeded by
My AOD Favourites Awards
Preceded by My Favourite TV Actor
2011
for Ghetto Justice
Succeeded by