Ha Yu

Biography

Ha Yu (formerly Huang Cheng) is a Hong Kong actor born in Guangzhou. In 1962, he fled mainland China to Hong Kong by climbing over Wutong Mountain. Upon arrival, he worked as a security guard at a construction site, a construction worker, and a warehouse loader. In 1963, he auditioned for the third term of Shaw Brothers' Southern Experimental Theatre Troupe training class. He began his artistic career in the late 1960s when he joined Rediffusion Television (predecessor of ATV). He then moved to TVB in 1974, where he starred in numerous television dramas in leading roles. He won the Best Supporting Actor award in 2005 and the Best Actor award in 2008 at the TVB Anniversary Awards.