Benny Chan Ho-man (born 7 October 1969) 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 and singer.

Education

Chan attended

Raimondi College Raimondi College is an English-Cantonese college founded in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Diocese in British Hong Kong. The school building is located at in Mid-Levels West, Central, near the Hong Kong Caritas headquarters and the Cathedral of the ...

. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in social science from

Lingnan University Lingnan University a public research university located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Lingnan University has 3 faculties, 3 Schools, 16 departments, 2 language centres, and 2 units (science and music), offering 29 degree honours ...

Acting career

Chan's career in the entertainment industry began in 1994 when he appeared in a television commercial for

Vitasoy Vitasoy () is a Hong Kong beverage company. It hosts a brand of beverages and desserts named '' Vita''. Founded in 1940, it now operates under the Vitasoy International Holdings Limited. Its headquarters are in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hon ...

. He later joined

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...

and acted in many television dramas produced by the company. Some of his best-known roles include Duen Yu in ''

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised concurrently from 3 September 1963 to 27 May 1966 in the newspapers ''Ming Pao'' in Hong Kong and '' Nanyang Siang Pau'' in Singapore. It has been ...

'' (1997),

Sun Wukong Sun Wukong (, Mandarin pronunciation: ), also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. In the novel, Sun Wukong is a monk ...

in ''

Journey to the West II ''Journey to the West II'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel ''Journey to the West''. The series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from October to December 1998. It is a seq ...

'' (1998), and Na-tsa in ''

Gods of Honour ''Gods of Honour'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel '' Fengshen Bang'' (also known as ''Investiture of the Gods'' or ''Creation of the Gods''), a Chinese vernacular classic written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. ...

'' (2001). Since the early 2000s, he has become less active in Hong Kong, and has switched to working on mainland Chinese and Taiwanese television series. One of which is a series drama, ''

The Legend of Crazy Monk ''The Legend of Crazy Monk'' () is a Chinese television series about the life of Ji Gong. The series was directed by Lin Tianyi and based on Guo Xiaoting's classical novel ''Biography of Ji Gong''. It was a hot TV series recently in Guangdong Tel ...

'', as the main

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

Ji Gong Daoji (, 22 December 1130 – 16 May 1209, born Li Xiuyuan), popularly known as Ji Gong (), was a Chan Buddhist monk who lived in the Southern Song. He purportedly possessed supernatural powers through Buddhist practice, which he used to hel ...

. The drama became popular in various countries.

Music career

Chan is also a singer. He has released a number of albums. His best-known song is the theme song of ''

'' (1998). He also sang the theme songs for ''Dragon Love'' (1999), ''

'' (2001), ''Silver Mouse'' (2002), ''Qianlong Xia Jiangnan'' (2003) and ''

A Pillow Case of Mystery ''A Pillow Case of Mystery'' (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案; literally ''The Curious Cases of Lord Sze'') is a 2006 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze ( Sze Sai-lun). Produced b ...

'' (2006) and the subthemes for ''Journey to the West II'', ''Anti-Crime Squad'' (1999), ''Silver Mouse'', ''Vigilante Force'' (2003) and ''Qianlong Xia Jiangnan''. His rendition of Chinese versions of two ''

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' songs has won him several awards.

Personal life

In 2011 Chan married Lisa Jiang Lisha (蒋丽莎), a mainland Chinese model from

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

. Their daughter, Ya Ru Chan (陳雅薷), was born on 30 November 2011.

Filmography

Film

* '' Love and the City'' (1995) * ''

Made in Heaven ''Made In Heaven'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It is the final studio album to ...

'' (1996) * '' Last Ghost Standing'' (1999) * '' The Final Winner'' (2001) * '' Salon Beauty'' (2002) * '' Love is a Butterfly'' (2002) * ''Tai Ji Soldier'' (2005) * ''Tragic Hero'' (2008) * '' Iceman'' (2014) * ''Kung Fu Boys'' (2016) * ''Funny Soccer'' (2016) * ''Through the Eye'' (2017) * ''Winning Buddha'' (2017) * ''Monster Hunt Bao Man'' (2017) * ''Monster Hunt Bao Man 2'' (2018) * ''The Incredible Monk'' (2018) * ''Million Demons City'' (2018) * ''The Incredible Monk - Dragon Return'' (2018) * ''Crazy Dragon'' (2018) * ''Fake Partner'' (2018) * ''She's a Man. He's a Woman'' (2019) * ''Deception of the Novelist'' (2019) * ''Kaifeng Demon'' (2019) * ''Flirting Scholar from the Future'' (2019) * ''Monkey King - The Volcano'' (2019) * ''The Incredible Monk 3'' (2019) * ''My Kickass Wife'' (2019) * ''Zhong Kui'' (2019) * ''Star Master'' (2019) * ''Master Dragon'' (2019) * ''The Sword Legend'' (2019) * ''Jiang Ziya'' (2019) * ''Dragon Hunter 1'' (2020) * ''Monkey King'' (2020) * ''God Erlang'' (2020) * ''God Erlang 2'' (2020)

Television

* ''

'' (1997) * ''

Dark Tales II Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue-sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are ...

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Anti-Crime Squad'' (1999) * '' Dragon Love'' (1999) * '' Zhuang Ya Princess'' (1999) * '' Reaching Out'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Silver Mouse'' (2002) * '' Whatever It Takes'' (2002) * '' Network Love Story'' (2002) * ''

Vigilante Force ''Vigilante Force'' is a 1976 American action film directed by George Armitage and starring Kris Kristofferson and Jan-Michael Vincent. The plot concerns a Vietnam War veteran and his buddies, who are hired by his brother and others in a small C ...

'' (2003) * '' Qianlong Xia Jiangnan'' (2003) * '' Carry Me Fly and Walk Off'' (2003) * '' Love Never Dies'' (2003) * ''

Deadful Melody ''Deadful Melody'' is a 1994 Hong Kong Fantasy film, fantasy wuxia film directed and produced by Ng Min Kan, starring Brigitte Lin, Yuen Biao, and Carina Lau. It is based on the wuxia novel of the same name by Ni Kuang. The film premiered in Ho ...

'' (2004) * '' The Undercover Swordsman'' (2004) * '' Hi-Fly'' (2004) * '' Yan Hua San Yue'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

The Biter Bitten ''The Biter Bitten'' () is a TVB modern adventure series broadcast in March 2006. The story takes place in a circus and shot in Panyu, China. Synopsis : A treasure is hidden inside a circus. : One step closer to the treasure; one step closer to ...

'' (2006) * '' Da Qing Hou Gong'' (2006) * '' Love Machine'' (2006) * ''

A Change of Destiny ''A Change of Destiny'' (Traditional Chinese: 天機算) is a TVB costume drama series broadcast in April 2007. The series is about two young men having the same birthday but have both of them have a different life. Benny Chan is from a rich fa ...

'' (2007) * '' Liao Zhai 2'' (2007) * '' Chocolate Lovers'' (2007) * '' The Legend of Chu Liuxiang'' (2007) * '' Justice Bao'' (2008) * ''

Legend of the Demigods ''Legend of the Demigods'' () is a TVB fantasy-adventure TV series starring Linda Chung, Benny Chan and Sunny Chan as the main lead, with Halina Tam, Stephen Au, Nancy Wu and Charmaine Li as the main supporting cast. The ending theme song ''Fat S ...

'' (2008) * '' Duo Qing Nu Ren Chi Qing Nan'' (2008) * '' Justice Bao'' (2010) as

Bai Yutang Bai Yutang, nicknamed "Sleek Rat" or "Brocade-Coated Rat" (), is a fictional Song dynasty knight-errant from the 19th-century Chinese novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants''. Handsome, brave, clever and charismatic, Bai Yutang is the young ...

* ''

'' (2010) * '' Love of Seven Fairy Maidens'' (2010) * ''

The Legend of Chinese Zodiac ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (2011) * ''

Da Tang Nü Xun An ''Da Tang Nü Xun An'' is a Chinese television series about Xie Yaohuan (谢瑶环), a fictional Tang dynasty female detective-official who solves several mysterious cases during the reign of the empress Wu Zetian. Directed by Tao Lingling, the ser ...

'' (2011) * ''The Legend of Crazy Monk 2'' (2011) * '' Love Amongst War'' (2012) * '' The Legend of Xishi'' (2012) * ''The Legend of Crazy Monk 3'' (2012) * '' A Happy Life'' (2013) * ''New Mad-Monk'' (2014) * '' A Happy Life 2'' (2016) * ''The Story of Liu Hai and Jinchan'' (2016) * ''The Legend of Beggar King and Big Foot Queen'' (2016) * ''Deadful Melody'' (2018) * '' Justice Sung Begins'' (2024) Benny Chan at chinesemov.com
/ref>

References

External links

Benny Chan's official Myspace page
*
Benny Chan's official blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Benny 1969 births Living people Alumni of Lingnan University (Hong Kong) Hong Kong artists Hong Kong expatriates in China Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong Mandopop singers Hong Kong male singers Hong Kong male television actors Hong Kong television presenters TVB actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors