Owen Cheung
Owen Cheung (Chinese: 張振朗; born 20 July 1987[1]) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB.
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| Born | Cheung Chun-long 20 July 1987 | ||
| Occupation | Actor | ||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||
| Notable work | Legal Mavericks 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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Cheung is best known for his roles as Kuk Yat-ha (Gogo) in Legal Mavericks (2017) 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]
Filmography
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 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[5] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2015 | Lucky Star 2015 | Captain Cool |
Music videos
- Mag Lam "樹籐" (2012)
- Jinny Ng "想起你" (2014)
References
- "張振朗的廣播". Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- hermesauto (2017-10-21). "Legal Mavericks and The Unholy Alliance win big at StarHub TVB Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- "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 2020-10-09.
- "2020 TVB anniversary awards show winner list". 38jiejie. 2021-01-10
- "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