Au-Yeung Tsan-wah (born 28 July 1960), earlier known as Bobby Au-yeung, is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

actor best known for his comedic roles in many

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television dramas. He gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Ben Yu in the 1991 legal drama ''

File of Justice The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of Hong Kong legal drama produced by TVB. There were 5 seasons produced, the first was aired in 1992 spanning 13 episodes. The series revolves around a group of lawyers and legal personnel with storie ...

'', appearing in all five seasons. Au-Yeung is also known for his lead roles in several of TVB's most successful television series franchises, including ''

Armed Reaction Armed Reaction () is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai, Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the se ...

'', ''

Witness to a Prosecution ''Witness to a Prosecution'' is a Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 20 December 1999 to 16 January 2000. The drama stars Bobby A ...

'', and ''

Forensic Heroes ''Forensic Heroes'' (Traditional Chinese: 法證先鋒) is a TVB modern suspense series broadcast in June, 2006, starring Bobby Au-Yeung, Frankie Lam, Yoyo Mung, Linda Chung, Raymond Cho and Florence Kwok in the first instalment of the '' Fo ...

''. He is most recognised by TV audiences for his shaved head.

Career

Au-Yeung graduated from TVB's Artiste Training Academy in 1982 and began appearing in many television dramas as background

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s, to roles with minor speaking parts, and later to major supporting roles. He landed his first lead role in the legal drama ''File of Justice'', which premiered in 1992. ''File of Justice'' was a major success and spawned five seasons, turning Au-Yeung into a major breakout star. Au-Yeung won Best Actor at the 2000 TVB Anniversary Awards for his portrayal as Sung Chee in ''

''. In 2007, he became the first Hong Kong actor to receive a nomination for Best Actor at the

International Emmy Awards The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sc ...

for his performance in ''

Dicey Business ''Dicey Business'' (Traditional Chinese: 賭場風雲) is a 2006 grand production drama by Television Broadcasts Limited. Plot The talented gambling artist, Cheung (齊歡暢) ( Bobby Au Yeung), entered a worldwide card playing tournament when h ...

''.

Filmography

Films

Television dramas

Awards and titles

TVB Anniversary Awards The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honouring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American E ...

1997 Most Comedic On-Screen Duo ~ ''Taming of the Princess'' (with Esther Kwan) *TVB Anniversary Awards 2000 My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role ~ ''

'' *TVB Anniversary Awards 2000 My Top 10 Favorite Television Characters ~ ''

'' *TVB Anniversary Awards 2001 My Top 13 Favorite Television Characters ~ ''Armed Reaction III'' *TVB Anniversary Awards 2003 My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters ~ ''A Witness to a Prosecution II'' *TVB Anniversary Awards 2004 My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters ~ ''Shine on You'' *35th

International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York City, New York–based International Academy of Televisi ...

2007 Nominee for Best Performance by an Actor ~ ''Dicey Business'' *22nd Asia Television Awards 2017 Best Comedy Performance by An Actor/Actress ~ ''House of Spirits''

References

External links

JayneStars.com - English translated news about Bobby Au-Yeung
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