Sunny Chan

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Sunny Chan
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Sunny in the UK for a TVB-Europe event
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Spouse
Ada To
(m. 2004)
ChildrenChan Ka-wah (b. 2 May 2007)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳錦鴻
Simplified Chinese 陈锦鸿

Sunny Chan Kam-hung (born 1 January 1967) is a Hong Kong television and film actor. [1]

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Career

His film role the 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight was the role that made him well known to the Chinese and East Asian public, [1] and for which he won the Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 1998.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1990 Her Fatal Ways Young man extra
1991The Blue Jean Monster
1992 Three Summers Lam
1993 The Bride with White Hair 2 Feng Junjie
1994 Naughty Couple Henry Lo Chi-fung
The Modern Love Siu-wong
1995 Ghost House: A True Story Eric
1996 Scorpio Tse Chi-fung
Tristar Fa's partner
The Great Jetfoil Robbery
1997 Destination: 9th Heaven
Troublesome Night To Kar-ming
1998 Hold You Tight Fung Wai Silver Screen Award for Best Actor
Cheap Killers Yat Tiu
The Love & Sex of the Eastern Hollywood Ko Sing
2000 Comeuppance Cheung Chi-wah
The Enemy Chan Hung-chun
2001 Love Insurance Ho Fu
2002 Love in Garden Street Roy
2003 A Tragic Room Lip Kwan
Hell-World Judge Ha Fu-cho
2004 One Eye Open
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity Tailor Man
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Shanghai 1949 Ba Zixuan
All Out of Love Kong Wai-chung
1992 Hong Kong Revisited Masao Yamazaki
Why is My Teacher a Ghost? Sze Tsun-nam
Spirit of the Dragon Nakamura
Something Incredible: Labyrinth Murder Ko FaiTV movie
1993 The Silver Tycoon Duen Hon-to
Why is My Teacher a Ghost 2 Sze Tsun-nam
Gun and Glory Wu Kwan
1995 When a Man Loves a Woman Roy Wong Man-takEpisode 7
Justice Pao Yeung Ka-poEpisode: Son's Revenge
A Kindred Spirit Fung Tsan-bong Sitcom
Episodes 6682
The Criminal Investigator Sergeant Lam Wing-tai
A Stage of Turbulence Kiu Ho-kwong / Chan Yiu-cho
1996 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Hui Man-keung
The Criminal Investigator II Sergeant Lam Wing-tai
In the Name of Love Ho Ka-lok
1997 A Recipe for the Heart Doctor Wong LukGuest appearance
1998 Secret of the Heart Ching Ka-hung
1999 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Wu Fei
Detective Investigation Files IV Kong Chi-shan
19992000 At the Threshold of an Era Michael Hui Man-piu
2000 Battlefield Network Fong Siu-lung
2002 Reincarnated Love Ching Chung-hon / Lee Sheung-yan
Jin Xiu Qiang ChengFeng Jianbo
2005 Strike at Heart Hui Siu-yatWarehoused
Just Love Scott Kot Kwok-kwong
Tien Sheng Jue Pei Nao Fan Tian Hong Yi
2006 Bie Shuo Ai Qing Ku Lu An
Placebo Cure Man Ka-woh
Vagabond Vigilante Yeung Muuk
Love Guaranteed Ken Kwok Fu-keungNominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 20)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 20)
2007 The Slicing of the Demon To Sei-hoiWarehoused
War and Destiny Poon Sai-cheung
The Green Grass of Home "Caustic" Choi Kar-singNominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 20)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24)
ICAC Investigators 2007 Senior Inspector Sunny Leung Pak-wahEpisode: Iron Window Express
Phoenix Rising Yin Leung
2008 Best Selling Secrets Chan Chi-yinSitcom
Guest appearance (Episodes 24041, 246, 250)
Legend of the Demigods An HeiNominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 10)
2009 The Winter Melon Tale Tin Tai-kwai
Just Love II Scott Kot Kwok-kwong
A Chip Off the Old Block Chor FanNominated - My Favourite Male Character (Top 15)
2010 Ghost Writer Ko Jit
2011 Wax and Wane Man Kar-fung
The Life and Times of a Sentinel Shunzhi Emperor Guest appearance
River of Wine Leung Ching-hong
Curse of the Royal Harem Do-kwong Emperor Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15)
2012 The Greatness of a Hero Constable Sung Ting-yukWarehoused
2013 The Day of Days Sung Lai-wo
Chun Tian De Jiao Xing JiaDing Yichun
2015 Doom +5
2019Till Death Do Us Part

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sunny Chan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
  2. Sunny Chan at douban.com
  3. Sunny Chan at chinesemov.com