Raymond Cho Wing-Lim (, born 16 October 1964) is a
Hong Kong television actor, singer and host. He currently works for the television company,
TVB.
Cho began his career as a singer, winning a singing competition when he was 30 years old. After an unsuccessful attempt at being a singer, he gave acting a try. After filming some movies, he joined TVB. Notable dramas he has starred in are: ''
Healing Hands II'' (2000), ''
Healing Hands III'' (2005), ''
Welcome to the House'' (2006), and ''
At Home With Love'' (2006).
Cho married Elaine Chiang, the oldest daughter of Hong Kong actor
David Chiang, on 28 November 2007. Their son, Brandon Cho, was born in 2008. Their second daughter, Erin Cho, was born in 2011.
Filmography
TV dramas
Film
Political participation
Cho is amongst many Hong Kong celebrities with patriotic stances in support of
Chinese nationalism
Chinese nationalism () is a form of nationalism in the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and the Republic of China on Taiwan which asserts that the Chinese people are a nation and promotes the cultural and national unity of all Chi ...
, usually expressing speeches on his social media sites backing The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, and the Chief Executives
Leung Chun-ying (from the
2014 Hong Kong protests
A series of sit-in street protests, often called the Umbrella Revolution and sometimes used interchangeably with Umbrella Movement, or Occupy Movement, occurred in Hong Kong from 26 September to 15 December 2014.
The protests began after ...
) and the incumbent
Carrie Lam. Most of Cho's speeches are unpleasant on specific politicians or actors in favour from the
pro-democratic camp
The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basi ...
, which has led to
doxxing and
death threats while gaining appreciation by the medias of and supporters from the
pro-Beijing camp.
In 2016, Cho posted a message on
Weibo Weibo may refer to:
* Microblogging in China, or China-based microblogging services (), including:
** NetEase Weibo (), launched by NetEase
** People's Weibo (), launched by ''People's Daily''
** Phoenix Weibo (), launched by Phoenix Television
** W ...
, which he regarded the Rules of Law in Hong Kong "is dying" when the Spokesman of
Hong Kong Indigenous -
Edward Leung in
2016 Mong Kok civil unrest
Civil unrest occurred in Mong Kok, Hong Kong from the night of 8 February 2016 until the following morning. The incident escalated from the government's crackdown on unlicensed street hawkers during the Chinese New Year holidays. Eventual viole ...
was judged as innocence.
On 20 May 2019, Cho responded on a
Facebook news article written about activist
Joshua Wong, and made a post celebrating Wong's time in jail. Afterwards, he replied: "" (Cantonese: "Wishing him a death very soon"). Cho's replies garnered massive controversy around the internet sphere as numerous Hong Kong netizens back. Cho then added with a provocative tone that he would not argue with “trash when it is meaningless”.
【FB開火】黃之鋒入獄曹永廉揶揄「快啲香」 網民鬧爆：去大灣區啦你！- Hong Kong Appledaily
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External links
Official TVB blog of Raymond Cho
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References
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Hong Kong Buddhists
Hong Kong male television actors
TVB veteran actors
Living people
1965 births
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
Hong Kong male film actors