Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, martial artist,

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." ''Nicolas Tse profile.'' Retrieved on 22 April 2008. Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shifting his career focus to acting. He is best known for starring in the films ''

Metade Fumaca ''Metade Fumaca'' (; literally: ''Half cigarette'') is a 1999 Hong Kong drama film directed by Riley Yip and starring Eric Tsang and Nicholas Tse. Cast * Eric Tsang as Roy 'Mountain Leopard' * Nicholas Tse as Smokey * Shu Qi as Nam * Kelly Che ...

'' (1999), ''

New Police Story ''New Police Story'' is a 2004 Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Benny Chan (filmmaker), Benny Chan. It stars Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, and Daniel Wu. The film was released theat ...

'' (2004), ''

Bodyguards and Assassins ''Bodyguards and Assassins'' is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, Z ...

'' (2009), ''

The Viral Factor ''The Viral Factor'' is a 2012 action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse. The supporting cast includes Lin Peng, Michelle Bai, Andy On, Carl Ng, Liu Kai-chi and Elaine Jin, with action choreographed by Dante Lam ...

'' (2012), and ''

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'' (2021), as well as the television series '' The Proud Twins'' (2005). For his role in '' The Stool Pigeon'' (2010), Tse won the

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, making him the first actor to have won in the three major acting categories, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best New Performer, at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Tse is the founder of Post Production Office, a Hong Kong–based special effects company. The company was acquired by

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in 2016, with Tse becoming chairman of Digital Domain in Greater China.

Early life

Tse was born at

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on 29 August 1980 to Hong Kong actor

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() and actress Deborah Lee (). His younger sister is

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. Tse moved to

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, Canada at eight. He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, where he was friends with

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. They were expelled together for fighting with a racist bully. Tse moved back with his family to Hong Kong, where he attended

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for one year before dropping out in grade 10 due to excessive media attention. He moved to

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, to finish his middle school, but was expelled after one year for his academic underperformance. He then moved to Vancouver before returning to Hong Kong. In 1996, at 16, he studied at Tokyo Music Institute. and Quintus ( zh, t=謝振南, labels=no), born on 12 May 2010. The couple divorced in 2011. In 2014, Tse rekindled his relationship with Faye Wong.

Controversies

Car crash cover-up

In the early morning of 23 March 2002, Tse crashed his

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Modena in Hong Kong Central. Initially, it was claimed that Tse's driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed that the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Tse spent two weeks in prison and was sentenced to 240 hours of

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for obstruction of justice. After the scandal, Tse moved away from music to acting and shifted his focus from Hong Kong to Mainland China.

Assault on paparazzi

Tse had his share of brush-ups with "

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" in his early years. A photographer of ''

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'' magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, there was a settlement in July 2002.

Reckless driving

In 2002, Tse was fined HK$7,000 and had his driving license suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to two separate charges of speeding. In 2003, Tse crashed his

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into

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train station. He was banned from driving for six months and fined

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4,000 for reckless driving. He had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an

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. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.

Discography

;Cantonese albums * ''My Attitude'' (1997) * ''Horizons'' (1998) * ''Believe'' (1999) * ''Zero Distance'' (2000) * ''Viva'' (2000) * ''Senses'' (2001) * '' Jade Butterfly'' (2001) * ''Me'' (2002) * ''Reborn'' (2003) * ''One Inch Closer'' (2005) ;Mandarin albums * ''Grateful for Your Love '99'' (1999) * ''Understand'' (2000) * ''The Prophecy'' (2001) * ''Listen Up'' (2004) * ''Release'' (2005) * ''Last'' (2009) * ''Chef Nic'' (2015)

Filmography

Film

Television

References

Notes

External links

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