Sammy Sum Chun Hin

Biography

Sammy Sum Chun Hin is a Chinese-Canadian artist born on May 4, 1983. He immigrated with his family to Quebec, Canada at age eleven, where he completed his primary education in Brossard and attended Antoine-Brossard Secondary School, later graduating from the Graphic Design department at Dawson College in Montreal. After briefly working in graphic design, he returned to Hong Kong in 2005 to enroll in a training course offered by the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. After graduation, he participated in numerous television and print advertisements, films, and performed singing and dancing on cultural and artistic programs. In 2006, he participated in the EEG Singing Contest and reached the finals, winning the "Most Popular Live" award. Later that year, he won the TVbeople selection and joined TVB. In 2007, he was selected for the 22nd TVB Artist Training Class instead of the dancer training program due to his good looks. His fame increased in 2011 when he played the character "Ho Chi Deng" in the TV series Lives of Omission, where his bearded look made a strong impression that he maintained. In 2012, he starred as the second male lead in the film Lan Kwai Fong 2 for the first time and received a nomination for Best New Performer at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2014, he played the undercover agent "Lin Hao Qin" in the series Line Walker, which allowed him to reach mainland Chinese audiences and increase his popularity there. He also won the TVB Malaysia Star Awards for Most Favorite TVB Male Rising Artist. In 2016, his contract with TVB ended after completing the series Come Home Love. In 2019, he signed with Shaw Brothers and resumed collaboration with TVB after a three-year hiatus. In 2022, he signed with Emperor Entertainment.