Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He is a two time recipient of the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Biography
Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong.1 He intended to be an actor when he was a child, written on his comprehension. However, the comprehension was seriously criticised by his teacher.2
Cheng joined a film company in 1972, but he could not gain any position in that film company,3 until joining TVB in 1976. Since then he became an actor for several TV dramas.
In the 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing. In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the film called Why Me?. Cheng won again in 1996.
Cheng opened a film company in the 1990s, but failed and struggled through financial problems during the late 1990s.4 He thus returned to be an actor for TVB in 1993. However, Cheng could not gain a leading role, so he decided to turn to ATV in 1997.
In recent years he focused in mainland China. In 2006 he returned to TVB.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Emperor and His Brother | ||
| 1982 | The Perfect Match | ||
| 1983 | Give Me Back | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 1984 | Crazy Kung Fu Master | ||
| Beloved Daddy | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor | ||
| 1985 | Why Me? | Fei Mao | Hong Kong Film Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor |
| 1986 | Lucky Stars Go Places | ||
| United We Stand | |||
| 1987 | Heartbeat 100 | ||
| 1988 | The Dragon Family | Uncle Po | |
| Walk on Fire | Mother Tang | ||
| 1989 | The Fortune Code | ||
| Mr. Smart | |||
| Run, Don't Walk | Sergeant Leung 5 | ||
| 1990 | Dragon in Jail | ||
| The Magic Amethyst | |||
| Ghost Legend | Chor Yat | ||
| 1991 | Lethal Contact | ||
| To Be Number One | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Once Upon a Time in China | Lam Sai-wing | ||
| 1992 | Dr. Lamb | Fat Bing | |
| 1993 | A Roof with a View | Fat Ho (uncredited) | |
| Man of the Times | Chan Chi Chiu | ||
| Crime Story | Inspector Hung Ting-bong | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated: Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor | |
| Hero of Hong Kong 1949 | |||
| Lord of East China Sea II | Chief Wong | ||
| Lord of East China Sea | Chief Wong | ||
| The Kidnapping of Wong Chak Fai | Chung | ||
| Flirting Scholar 2 | Fat Cat (uncredited) | ||
| Cohabitation | |||
| Run and Kill | Cheng 'Fatty' Kau Ng | ||
| 1994 | Mermaid Got Married | ||
| The Gods Must Be Funny In China | |||
| The Bodyguard from Beijing [6 August] | |||
| 1996 | The Log | Hong Kong Film Award for Best ActorGolden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actor | |
| Wong Fei Hung Series | Lam Sai-wing | Tsui Hark production | |
| 2003 | Happy Go Lucky | ||
| 2007 | Flash Point | ||
| 2008 | Run Papa Run | ||
| Out of Control | |||
| 2010 | Ip Man 2 | Fatso | |
| 2011 | Sleepwalker | ||
| 2012 | Good-for-Nothing Heros | ||
| 2014 | Who is Undercover | ||
| 2015 | Ip Man 3 | Fatso | |
| 2017 | Chasing the Dragon | Piggy | |
| 2018 | The Big Rescue | ||
| The Leaker | |||
| 2019 | The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords | ||
| Hypnotize the Jury | |||
| Ip Man 4 | Fatso | ||
| 2021 | Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong | Pudgy | |
| 2024 | The Prosecutor | Bao Ding |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Awards | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Hotel | TVB | ||
| 1978 | The Giant | Law Kwan | TVB | |
| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | TVB | |||
| 1979 | The Sword of Romance | Muk-yung Ching | TVB | |
| 1981 | The Misadventure of Zoo | TVB | ||
| 1996 | In the Name of Love | Ho Ka-bon | TVB | |
| 1997 | The Hitman Chronicles | Zhuan Zhu | TVB | |
| Forrest Cat | Lai Ting-on | ATV | ||
| 1999 | Forrest Cast II | Wong Ka-po | ATV | |
| 2002 | Law 2002 | Law Yau-dai | ATV | |
| 2004 | Asian Charlie's Angels | Bosley | ImaginAsian | |
| 2006 | The Blind Detective | ATV | ||
| Romance of Red Dust | Yang Su | CTV | ||
| 2008 | A Journey Called Life | Kam Shek | TVB | |
| 2009 | A Watchdog's Tale | Lai Tsun-sing | TVB | |
| 2010 | When Lanes Merge | Ho Kau | Nominated – TVB Award for Best ActorNominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character | TVB |
| 2012 | The Greatness of a Hero | Dit Yan-kit | TVB | |
| King Maker | Tung Chiu | TVB | ||
| Wonderful Declarations from a Daughter-in-Law | ||||
| 2015 | Best Get Going | |||
| 2016 | My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | Ho Kei-sung | TVB | |
| 2019 | I Bet Your Pardon | Longsi | TVB | |
| My Life As Loan Shark | Tai Kam-chai / Tai Yuen-bo | TVB | ||
| 2020 | Line Walker: Bull Fight | Sun Chi-kin | TVB | |
| 2024 | Broken Trust | Chin Tai-hoi | TVB |
External links
References
Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008 ↩
Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008 ↩
Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008 ↩
Interview of Be my Guest, TVB, 21 June 2008 ↩
"Kent Cheng Jak-Si". Letterboxd. Retrieved 8 July 2024. https://letterboxd.com/actor/kent-cheng/ ↩
"Kent Cheng". IMDb. Retrieved 18 April 2010. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155587/ ↩
"Kent Cheng". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 18 April 2010. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Kent%20Cheng.html ↩