Louis Cheung
Louis Cheung (Chinese: 張繼聰; born 11 January 1980) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is an alumnus of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in acting. His first play was in 1997, and he has performed in a total of more than 20 stage plays, including the classic "A Streetcar Named Desire", in which he played Stanley Kowalski.
Louis Cheung | |
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 Cheung in November 2022 | |
| Born | 11 January 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 張繼聰 |
| Simplified Chinese | 张继聪 |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Genres | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) |
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Career
In 1984, Cheung started acting in front of the camera, including a well-known ad for Nestle instant milk's "The dairy cows raised at 15th floor". He has taken part in more than 100 TV shows, movies and ads.
Cheung joined the music industry in 2005, winning "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Best Male Newcomer (Bronze)" in the same year, and "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Music Composer Award" and "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Singer-songwriter Award." He has received much recognition for his creative achievements. He has also written many songs for other famous Canto-pop singers, such as Eason Chan, Leo Ku, Hacken Lee, Eric Sun, and Joey Yung. His famous works include "Woodgrain", "Hard to Detect" and so on.
Cheung joined TVB as a contracted artist in 2012. His first drama as a contracted artist with the station was "Inbound Troubles", playing the supporting role Sung Wai-chiu. In 2013 and 2014, he acted in "Brother's Keeper", "Gilded Chopsticks", "Black Heart White Soul" and "Come On, Cousin," receiving critical acclaim for his ability to do both comedy and drama. He received five nominations at the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2014, and ultimately won the "Most Improved Actor" award. In 2015, he starred in "Raising the Bar" as Quinton Chow Chi-pok, the second male lead. In August 2015, he was promoted to leading actor for the first time, starring in Momentary Lapse of Reason with Best Actress winner Tavia Yeung, newcomer Lin Xiawei, and Matt Yeung.
Personal life
Cheung married singer Kay Tse in 2007. They were both students in a Tai Po high school. Their son, James, was born that same year. Their daughter, Karina, was born in 2017.
Discography
Studio albums
- To Be or Not To Be (2005)
- 將繼衝 (2006)
- Kidult (2007)
- Check Point (2007)
- Rock N Break (2008)
- B.C (2009)
- 456 (2010)
- 5+ (2011)
- X (2014)
Singles
| Year | Album | Song | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | To Be Or Not To Be | Mad U So | 3 | 13 | 7 | ||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 彈弓手 | 17 | |||||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 慷慨 | 13 | |||||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 賭城風雲 | 15 | |||||
| 將繼衝 | 烏蠅鏡 | 20 | Featuring Kay Tse | ||||
| 2006 | 將繼衝 | K型 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 只有我是最愛你 | 3 | ||||||
| 將繼衝 | 囉唆 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 將繼衝 | 烏龜 | 15 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 將繼衝 | 將...繼...衝 | 16 | |||||
| Kidult | 愛你你咪理 | 4 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Kidult | 四小強 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| 2007 | Kidult | 寧願晏D瞓 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| Kidult | Good Luck | 19 | |||||
| Check Point | 下世紀的地圖 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Check Point | 白鳥 | 8 | 19 | 8 | |||
| Check Point | Single Bell | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2008 | Rock N Break | 石縫 | 16 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Rock N Break | Gimme A Break | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Rock N Break | 循環線 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Rock N Break | 花生 | 9 | |||||
| 2009 | Rock N Break | 一手舞曲 | 16 | ||||
| Today Special | 爸爸聲 | 9 | 2 | Featuring Hacken Lee | |||
| B.C. | 永和號 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| B.C. | 這一秒 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 5 | ||
| B.C. | 港九情 | 3 | |||||
| 2010 | 456 | 亂世佳人 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
(*)Currenting charting
Songwriting Works For Other Singers
As Composer:
- "九" by Jeremy Lee (2022)
- "越州公路193" by Denis Kwok (2022)
Filmography
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Anakin Skywalker | Voice (Cantonese) |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader | Voice (Cantonese) |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Howl | Voice (Cantonese) | |
| Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | Roy Mustang | Voice (Cantonese) | |
| Be with You | Mio Aio | Voice (Cantonese) | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Jon Arbuckle | Voice (Cantonese) |
| Cocktail | Cameo appearance | ||
| Tales from Earthsea | Prince Arren / Lebannen | Voice (Cantonese) | |
| 2007 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Chiaki Mamiya | Voice (Cantonese) |
| 2008 | Love is Elsewhere | Martin Hui | |
| True Women for Sale | Social worker | Cameo appearance | |
| 2009 | Short of Love | Dr. Fung | |
| 2010 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Flint Lockwood | Voice (Cantonese) |
| The Legend Is Born – Ip Man | Customs officer | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | ICAC Investigators 2011 | "Grasshopper" Yip Tze-sin | TV drama Episode: "The Black & White Line" |
| 2012 | My Sassy Hubby | Louis | |
| 2013 | Inbound Troubles | Sung Wai-chiu | TV drama |
| Brother's Keeper | Keung Yung | TV drama | |
| 2014 | Gilded Chopsticks | Yunsi, the Eighth Prince | TV drama |
| Black Heart White Soul | Marco Ma Kai-Yuen | TV drama | |
| Come On, Cousin | Mario Ma | TV drama | |
| 2015 | Raising the Bar | Louis Chow Tsz-pok | TV drama |
| 2015-2016 | Come Home Love 2 | Sheung Kin-san | Season 2 Main cast |
| 2015 | Undercover Duet | ||
| Momentary Lapse Of Reason | Kam Wah | TV drama | |
| Keeper of Darkness | Ah-Chung | ||
| Ip Man 3 | Tsui Lik | ||
| 2016 | Happiness | Kam | |
| Line Walker | |||
| Two Steps from Heaven | Tim Yau Tin-hang | ||
| 2017 | Moana | Maui | Voice (Cantonese) |
| Shock Wave | Lam Chun | ||
| My Ages Apart | Lau Hang (Walking) | TV drama | |
| 2018 | Agent Mr Chan | Mr Tai | |
| Lucid Dreams | |||
| L Storm | Ho Tai-sing (何大成) | ||
| The Lingering | |||
| The Leaker | |||
| Hotel Soul Good | |||
| 2019 | A Lifetime Treasure | ||
| P Storm | Wong Lam-luk | ||
| Fagara | |||
| A Witness Out of the Blue | Larry Lam | ||
| 2020 | Breakout Brothers | Chan Ho-ching | |
| Enter the Fat Dragon | Commander Huang | ||
| 2021 | G Storm | Wong Luk-lam | |
| 2022 | Table for Six | Chen Li | |
| The Narrow Road | Chak | ||
| We Got Game | Chan Seung Po | ViuTV drama | |
| 2023 | Where the Wind Blows | ||
Music Videos
- ERROR - Love On Duty (愛情值日生) (2022)
Awards and nominations
Acting
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 35th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Keeper of Darkness | Nominated |
| 2022 | 59th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | The Narrow Road | Nominated |
| 2023 | 29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Won |
Music
- 2008 Metro Hit Music Awards: 循環線 was a song composed by Louis himself which won the newly composed award #1.
- Commercial Radio Hong Kong – 2007 Ultimate (Chik Chak) Best composer award (叱咤樂壇作曲人 大獎)
- Commercial Radio Hong Kong – 2007 Ultimate (Chik Chak) Producer/singer silver award (叱咤唱作人銀獎)
