Michael Tse | |||||||||||
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Born | Tse Hing-wah (謝興華) 15 July 1967 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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Years active | 1986–present | ||||||||||
Awards | Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards My Favourite Character 2006 La Femme Desperado My Favourite AOD Awards My Favourite On-Screen Couple 2011 Lives of Omission My Favorite Theme song 2011 Lives of Omission My Top 15 Favourite Television Characters 2011 Lives of Omission 2012 Sergeant Tabloid My Favorite Classic Role (5-Year Anniversary Special Award) 2012 E.U. Beijing Youku Drama Awards Best Actor of the Year (HK/Taiwan) 2011 Lives of Omission TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2009 E.U. | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 謝天華 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢天华 | ||||||||||
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Also known as | Laughing Gor | ||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||
Michael Tse Tin-wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for five years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 (Wind Fire Sea) with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu. Two CDs were then released in 1994 and 1995 accordingly by the boy band group.
In 1996's Young and Dangerous (古惑仔), Tse acted as a character called "Tai Tin Yee" in the triad genre. The film was a huge success, which led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. The boy band group was dismissed later then.
Tse participated Hong Kong's first modern musical Snow.Wolf.Lake (雪狼湖) in 1997. In 1998, Tse participated in the TV series A Kindred Spirit and officially becoming a TVB artist/ television actor. He was featured as the important supporting actor in many TV dramas like Detective Investigation Files (1999), Virtues of Harmony (2001–2003, 2003–2005) and Legal Entanglement (2002).
His breakout role was that of Man King-leung in the TVB drama series La Femme Desperado (2006), which gained him his popularity with the audience. In 2007, he was cast as the leading role of Ho Yee in the TV series Best Bet .
Also in 2007, he participated in the joint partnership production between TVB and Henan TV spinoff of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (舞動奇跡), and was the winner. Other TVB participants included Joe Ma (馬德鐘), Carlo Ng (吳家樂), Mandy Cho (曹敏莉), Sharon Chan (陳敏之), Sonija Kwok (郭羨妮), Shirley Yeung(楊思琦), and others totaling a group of 5 females and 5 males competing against the 5 females and 5 males from the Henan TV side.
His performance as undercover cop "Laughing Gor" in E.U. became a breakout character. His Role "Laughing Gor" became very popular with netizens and audiences of E.U.. Due to his popularity, a prequel/spin-off film of E.U. featuring "Laughing Gor", entitled Turning Point , was produced.
Continuing popularity enabled the production of a 30-episode sequel series, Lives of Omission , in 2011 and a film sequel titled Turning Point 2 began filming in October 2011 and was released on 29 December 2011. Lives of Omission also won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards.
After the arrival of rival broadcasters Hong Kong Television Network, many TVB stars went on to join HKTV. After months of speculation whether Michael was going to join his former celebrities, he decided to not to renew his contract with TVB which expired on 30 June. [1] Michael insists talks were amicable and will continue his working relationship with TVB as there will be more opportunities in the future.
Since announcing his departure with TVB, Michael has openly expressed his disappointment in not winning the TVB Best Actor award in 2011 with his breakout role, Laughing Gor, which led many to believe the main reason why Michael did not extend his contract. Rumors speculated that he would join either Eric Tsang or Ricky Wong promotional company but instead Michael set up his own company, The Laughing Workshop, to focus on more the Mainland market. [2]
In 2021, he joined the cast of Call Me By Fire as a contestant. [3]
In December 2008, Michael Tse was involved in a car accident in the West Harbour Crossing and was arrested for drunk driving after an alcohol content examination. On 11 March 2009, he was found guilty at Eastern Magistracy and is sentenced to six weeks imprisonment with one year probation and fined $9500. His driving license was also suspended for eighteen months. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | A Kindred Spirit 《真情》 | Lo Sang-mun 羅生門 (Simon) | |
1998 | Time Off 《生命有TAKE2》 | Mak Sai-ho 麥世豪 (Thomas) | |
As Sure As Fate 《師奶強人》 | Cheng Wing-kin 鄭永健 | ||
Moments of Endearment 《外父唔怕做》 | Lee Chun-fai 李俊輝 | ||
ICAC Investigators 1998 《廉政行動1998》 | Mak Kai-fai 麥嘉輝 | Episode 2: "The Hundred Million Rule" (億萬裁決) | |
1999 | Detective Investigation Files IV 《刑事偵緝檔案IV》 | Lau Sai-cheung 劉世昌 | |
Anti-Crime Squad 《反黑先鋒》 | Turbo | ||
Face to Face 《雙面伊人》 | Mok Yat-ming 莫一鳴 | ||
Dragon Love 《人龍傳說》 | Lui Tai-pang 雷大鵬 | ||
Witness to a Prosecution 《洗冤錄》 | Sit Dan 薛丹 | ||
2001 | Virtues of Harmony 《皆大歡喜》 | Kam Yuet 金月 | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor (2001 & 2002) Nominated – My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) (Shared with Bondy Chiu and Cutie Mui) (2001 & 2002) |
At Point Blank 《婚姻乏術》 | Chan Siu-ming 陳小明 | ||
Screen Play 《娛樂反斗星》 | Lam Kwong-cheung 藍廣昌 | ||
2002 | Legal Entanglement 《法網伊人》 | Yeung Ming 楊明 (Joe) | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated – My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) (Shared with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei) |
Love and Again 《駁命老公追老婆》 | Lau Fuk-wing 劉福榮 | ||
2003 | Virtues of Harmony II 《皆大歡喜II》 | Kam Yuet 金月 (Marco) | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor (2003 & 2004) Nominated – My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) (Shared with Nancy Sit, Frankie Lam, Joyce Chen, Bondy Chiu, Kingdom Yuen and Louis Yuen) |
2005 | The Zone 《奇幻潮》 | Michael | Appeared in ep.8 "I Love You" (我愛你) |
2006 | La Femme Desperado 《女人唔易做》 | Man King-leung 文景良 (Ah Man) | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character Nominated - TVB Award for Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 5) |
2007 | Best Bet 《迎妻接福》 | Ho Yee 賀義 | |
The Slicing of the Demon 《凶城計中計》 | Sui Yu-chan 水如塵 | ||
The Family Link 《師奶兵團》 | Fong Yim-cho 方彥祖 (Joe) | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character | |
Word Twisters' Adventures 《鐵咀銀牙》 | Fong Tong-keng 方唐鏡 | ||
2008 | The Money-Maker Recipe 《師奶股神》 | Wong Chi-chung 黃子聰 | Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) |
2009 | E.U. 《學警狙擊》 | Leung Siu-tong / Laughing 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥 | Ming Pao Anniversary Award for My Most Supportive Performance TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor My AOD Favourite Awards for My Favorite Classic Role (5-Year Anniversary Special Award) Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) |
You're Hired 《絕代商驕》 | Ngon Jo-lin 安祖連 (Johnny) | ||
2010 | Cupid Stupid 《戀愛星求人》 | Koon Sing-ho 官星皓 (Jeff) | Warehoused overseas |
My Better Half 《老公萬歲》 | Ching Yee 程義 | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
2011 | The Rippling Blossom 《魚躍在花見》 | Yue Chi-hiu 魚至囂 | |
Relic of an Emissary 《洪武三十二》 | Ngo Siu-fung 敖笑風 | ||
Lives of Omission 《潛行狙擊》 | Leung Siu-tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥 | My AOD Favourites for My Favourite Drama Character (1 of 15) My AOD Favourites for My Favourite On Screen Couple (shared with Fala Chen) My AOD Favourites for My Favourite Drama Theme Song Beijing Youku Drama Awards for Best Actor of the Year (HK/Taiwan) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) Nominated - My AOD Favourites for Best Actor (Top 5) Nominated - Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actor in Television | |
2012 | L'Escargot 《缺宅男女》 | Ko Wang-chim 高宏瞻 (Jim) | |
2012–2013 | Friendly Fire 《法網狙擊》 | Kam Cho-chan 甘祖贊 (Jay, JJ) | |
2013 | Hero 《英雄》 | King Goujian of Yue 越王勾踐 | |
Sergeant Tabloid 《女警愛作戰》 | Lam Yat-yat 藍一一 (Gordon, A1) | My AOD Favourites for My Favourite Drama Character (1 of 15) Nominated - My AOD Favourites for Best Actor (Top 12) | |
Sniper Standoff 《神槍狙擊2013》 | Lee Ho-yeung 李浩陽 | ||
2015 | Father Is a Dragon 《爸爸是條龍》 | Peng Fei 彭飛 | |
Survivor Games with Bear Grylls 《跟着贝尔去冒险》 | Himself | Season 1. Male winner. | |
2019 | Route | ||
2020 | Line Walker: Bull Fight 《使徒行者3》 | Mysterious Sniper | Cameo in episode 37 |
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