Owen Cheung
Owen Cheung | |||
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Cheung in 2020 | |||
| Born | Cheung Chun-long 20 July 1987 | ||
| Occupation | Actor | ||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||
| Notable work | Legal Mavericks series Al Cappuccino | ||
| Partner | Renci Yeung (2019–present) | ||
| Awards | StarHub TVB Awards – My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor 2017 Legal Mavericks TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Male Artiste 2019 Justice Bao: The First Year, Finding Her Voice, 12 Summers Most Popular Male Character & Most Popular Onscreen Partnership 2020 Al Cappuccino | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 張振朗 | ||
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Owen Cheung Chun-long (Chinese: 張振朗; born 20 July 1987[1]) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB.
Cheung is best known for his roles as Kuk Yat-ha (Gogo) in Legal Mavericks series (2017 & 2020) and Ko Ban in Al Cappuccino (2020). After winning the 2019 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste award, he won the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Life and career
As a graduate of the Hong Kong Design Institute, Owen Cheung's introduction to the entertainment industry was through the New Talent Singing Awards in 2006, when he was 19 years old. In 2010, he auditioned for TVB's Artiste Training Class and high school's graduated a year later.
Cheung made his acting debut in 2012 through the sitcom Come Home Love. He had played minor roles in several television dramas. In 2014, Cheung rose to popularity after appearing on the variety show Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk, in which he impersonated Chilam Cheung in his role as Captain Cool in the drama Triumph in the Skies II.
In 2017, Cheung gained recognition with his role as the detective "Gogo" Kut Yat-ha in the legal drama Legal Mavericks, winning My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor award at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards.[2] With his performance in the 2019 dramas Justice Bao: The First Year and Finding Her Voice, Cheung won the 2019 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste.[3]
In 2020, Cheung won the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the comedy drama Al Cappuccino. Together with Vincent Wong and Brian Chu, he also won the Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Award.[4]
In 2021, Cheung was shortlisted for the top five for "Best Actor" and "Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actor" at the TVB Anniversary Awards Ceremony 2021 for his role as Hoi Ching-lam in the TVB anniversary drama The Ringmaster.
In 2023, Cheung played two roles in the TVB drama series Unchained Medley, playing Kook Hang-wan. His acting skills were praised by netizens. With this drama, he was shortlisted for the "Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Actor" and the "Best Actor" in the "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony 2023" final five, and the "Best TV Song" final ten. He was also shortlisted for the episode theme "Like a Dream" sung with Sherman Poon.[5][6]
In 2024, Cheung played the role of Tsui Kwok-yin in the TVB drama No Room for Crime, and his affectionate performance was well received by netizens,[7] In the end, he won the "Best Actor" and "Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actor" awards at the "TVB Awards Presentation 2024" for this drama, becoming the double TV King.[8]
In addition, in recent years, Cheung has been a frequent actor for TVB producers Chan Yiu-chuen and Lam Chi-wah.
Anecdote
On December 25, 2017, Cheung and his friend Brian Tse Tung-man were shopping when they were hit by a tent that flew down from a shopping mall and were sent to the hospital.[9] Later, Cheung Chun-lung joked: "Although I have always regarded Brian Tse Tung-man as my girlfriend, I will not dare to ask him out on Christmas Day anymore, for fear that he will overpower me."[10] In November 2019, during the rehearsal of the anniversary celebration, Cheung was hit on the shoulder by a video camera and was injured again. He had to be sent to the hospital for examination. He continued to be called the Hell's Black King by some media.[11] In addition, the reason why netizens call Cheung the King of Hell is that he often only wins meager prizes when participating in game shows. For example, in the third series of "Do Did Eat", although Cheung and his partner won 2,200 points, he chose a country with a low exchange rate in the exchange rate game and only won HK$1.74, becoming the guest with the lowest prize money in the series.
Emotional live
Cheung dated former TVB artist Apple Chan Tsz Yau for more than five years. They were both students of the 25th Artist Training Class. However, in April 2018, they each announced their breakup on social media and stressed that there was no third party involved.
Filmography
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Come Home Love | Ken Song Lai Kan |
| No Good Either Way | Oscar | |
| Divas in Distress | Real estate agent (Episode 1) | |
| Highs and Lows | ||
| Friendly Fires | Choi Chun-lit (Episode 5) | |
| Missing You | ||
| 2013 | Inbound Troubles | Hairstylist |
| The Day of Days | Coolie | |
| Season of Love | ||
| Reality Check | Chan Man-chung | |
| Sergeant Tabloid | ||
| A Great Way to Care II | Customer (Episode 3) | |
| Bullet Brain | ||
| A Change of Heart | Chow Ka-chi (Episode 10,11) | |
| Awfully Lawful | ||
| Karma Rider | Pak Hok-yee | |
| Always and Ever | Chan Lung-man (Episode 6) | |
| Sniper Standoff | Young Lee Ho-yeung (Episode 10) | |
| Brother's Keeper | Young Chiang-yon | |
| Will Power | ||
| 2013-2014 | Return of the Silver Tongue | Leung Chi |
| 2014 | Gilded Chopsticks | Yinti, the Fourteenth Imperial Prince |
| Swipe Tap Love | Ho Chi-fung (George) | |
| ICAC Investigators 2014 | Wu Wai-shing | |
| Black Heart White Soul | Disabled teen | |
| Shades of Life | Cheung Si-tim | |
| Line Walker | Fire | |
| All That Is Bitter Is Sweet | Gai Gei Jai | |
| Come Home Love | Song Lei-chan (Ken) | |
| 2015 | Romantic Repertoire | Ko Man-chun (Zero) |
| Come Home Love 2 | Lun Lap-shun (Anson) | |
| Every Step You Take | Kam Sau-yuen | |
| 2017 | The No No Girl | Chong Chun-wing (Wayne) |
| Legal Mavericks | Kuk Yat-ha (Gogo) | |
| 2019 | Justice Bao: The First Year | Zhan Zhao |
| Finding Her Voice | Luk Gui-nam (Nam) | |
| 2020 | Airport Strikers | Cheung King-shan (Hill) |
| Al Cappuccino | Ko Ban / Ko Yuen | |
| Line Waker: Bull Fight | Pong Ho-yeung | |
| Legal Mavericks 2020 | Kuk Yat-ha (Gogo) | |
| The Offliners | Ting Shun-hei | |
| 2021 | The Ringmaster | Hoi Ching-nam |
| 2022 | Childhood In A Capsule | Jason Ting Yau-ying |
| 2023 | Unchained Medley | Ivan Ting Yat-chun / Kuk Hang-wan |
| TBA | Death Hint[12] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lucky Star 2015 | Captain Cool |
Music videos
- Mag Lam "樹籐" (2012)
- Jinny Ng "想起你" (2014)
References
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- ^ Varma, Ankita (21 October 2017). "Legal Mavericks and The Unholy Alliance win big at StarHub TVB Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "孖張曦雯開工獲贈蛋糕慶祝奪「飛躍」 張振朗笑同事曳曳 (22:20) - 20200115 - SHOWBIZ". 明報OL網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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- ^ "靈戲逼人︱張振朗入行11年演技大躍進 「視帝級」一人分飾兩角獲大讚！". SundayMore (in Chinese). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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- ^ "《反黑英雄》張振朗演技爆發 展現五場深情喊戲成焦點 | 最新娛聞". 東方新地 (in Chinese). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ 黃梓恒 (19 January 2025). "萬千星輝2024｜張振朗奪雙料視帝 歷盡艱辛半夜被call返工做替身". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "【迷信定記仇？】避見謝東閔 張振朗：佢剋住我" (in Chinese). 蘋果新聞. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021.
- ^ "唔敢再約謝東閔！張振朗難忘上年平安夜" (in Chinese). 東網. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
- ^ "綵排台慶被錄影機撞頭 TVB黑仔王張振朗：我頂得住". www.bastillepost.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "陳山聰「超」班帶隊 張振朗趕操Fit 劉穎鏇劉佩玥升呢做「主」 孖咇玩神秘" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Oriental Daily 2022-12-04