Mark Cheng Ho-nam (born 6 October 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He made his name with his first starring role in the movie ''Cupid One'' with
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. He is also known for his role as "Lam Wing" in the 1996 film ''
Tai Chi Boxer
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My Date with a Vampire III''.
Film career
Cheng started his career in 1984.
Cinema City attempted to make Cheng a leading man in the mid-1980s, but these lead roles never made him a star. By the 1990s, he was often cast in
Category III films and low budget
girls with guns
Girls with guns is a subgenre of action films and animation that portray a female protagonist engaged in shootouts. The genre typically involves gun-play, stunts and martial arts action.
Cinema
The 1985 Hong Kong film ''Yes, Madam'', directed ...
films.
Cheng also practised martial arts and performed stunts in some of the films he acted in.
Cheng made his
Hollywood debut in the 2007 film ''
War
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'' which stars
Jet Li
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen.
After three years o ...
.
Personal life
In the 1980s, Cheng dated Hong Kong actress
Ann Bridgewater. In 1991, Cheng was married to Japanese actress
Yukari Oshima
is a Japanese former actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong and became popular in the Philippines as Cynthia Luster. Due to Filipinos' interest in Jackie Chan, she became Chan's pseudo female equivalent.
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but they divorced four years later.
Cheng had since settled down in Malaysia since 1999 with his Malaysian wife Ailyn Pow whom he met during a shoot, they have a daughter named Jada.
Filmography
Films
Television series
Mark Cheng at chinesemov.com
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References
External links
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Hong Kong Cinemagic: Mark Cheng Ho Nam
Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
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Hong Kong male actors
Hong Kong male film actors
1964 births
Hong Kong martial artists
Living people