Early life
Derek Tsang was born to actorCareer
After graduation, Tsang moved back to Hong Kong, where his father arranged for him to work under director Peter Chan Ho-Sun. There, he met producer Jojo Hui and director Jimmy Wan Chi-man, both of whom would go on to be Tsang's frequent collaborators. Despite not pursuing an acting career, Tsang has had a variety of acting roles since the start of his career, which he attributed to other actors not wanting to be typecast into roles with unflattering characteristics. He made his screen debut in '' Men Suddenly in Black'' (2003), cameoing as the younger version of his father's character. There he met director Pang Ho-cheung, whom Tsang would later collaborate with on various projects. Tsang's solo directorial debut, '' Soul Mate'' (2016), earned him Best Director nominations at various film award ceremonies, including the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, the 53rd Golden Horse Awards and the 11th Asian Film Awards. His next film, '' Better Days'' (2019), won eight out of twelve categories at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. The film was subsequently chosen as Hong Kong's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film was nominated, but ultimately lost to Denmark's '' Another Round''. Tsang became the first native Hong Kong director in the category. In July 2021, Tsang was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Filmmaking
Tsang said his influences are primarily derived from art-house cinema, with early influences from director Wong Kar-wai and the French New Wave, as opposed to his father Eric Tsang's works, which consisted of mostly of mainstream comedies. He credits his half sister Bowie Tsang for teaching him about film and literature.Personal life
Tsang married actress Venus Wong in 2019. He has expressed a reluctance to cast Wong due to the negative perception of nepotism.Filmography
Directing
* ''Lover's Discourse'' (2010) * '' Lacuna'' (2012) * '' Soul Mate'' (2016) * '' Better Days'' (2019) * '' 3 Body Problem'' (2024), episodes 1-2Producers
* '' She's Got No Name'' (2024)Acting
* ''Stoma'' (2020) * ''The Strangled Truth'' (2019) * ''Missbehavior'' (2019) * '' The Brink'' (2017) * '' Love Off the Cuff'' (2017) * '' S Storm'' (2016) * ''Robbery'' (2016) * '' From Vegas to Macau III'' (2016) * '' From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) * ''Zombie Fight Club'' (2014) * '' Z Storm'' (2014) * '' Naked Ambition 2'' (2014) * '' Golden Chicken 3'' (2014) * ''Streets of Macao'' (2014) * '' SDU: Sex Duties Unit'' (2013) * ''My Sassy Hubby'' (2012) * ''Triad'' (2012) * '' Love in the Buff'' (2012) * '' The Thieves'' (2012) * '' Girl$'' (2010) * '' Once a Gangster'' (2010) * '' Dream Home'' (2010) * ''Ex'' (2010) - Sol * '' Claustrophobia'' (2008) - John * '' Ocean Flame'' (2008) * ''Scare 2 Die'' (2008) * '' Run Papa Run'' (2008) - Chicken * ''Tactical Unit: No Way Out'' (2008) * ''Simply Actors'' (2007) - Window cleaner vendor * ''Single Blog'' (2007) - Woody * '' Dragon Boys' (2007) - Fox Boy (Canadian TV Miniseries) * '' My Name Is Fame'' (2006) * ''On the Edge'' (2006) - Mini B * ''Midnight Running'' (2006) - Peter * ''The Third Eye'' (2006) - Gum * '' Without Words'' (2006) - Michael * '' Isabella'' (2006) - Fai * '' Cocktail'' (2006) - Kuen * '' A.V.'' (2005) - Band-Aid * '' It Had to Be You!'' (2005) * '' The Eye 2'' (2004) - Joey's co-worker * ''The Park'' (2003) (as Derek Tsang) - Dan * '' Men Suddenly in Black'' (2003) - Young TinAwards and nominations
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