Shawn Yue Man Lok

Biography

Shawn Yue Man Lok was born in Hong Kong on 13 November 1981 and grew up in the Yuen Long area with his parents, a brother and a sister. He began his career as a full-time model after being discovered by a talent scout on the street. He entered acting in 2000 when a director cast him as the lead in the TV drama 青春@Y2K alongside Charlene Choi and Tavia Yeung. He signed with Universal Records and released his debut album Private Room in 2002. He achieved major success in the 2005 film 頭文字D alongside Jay Chou, Edison Chen and Chapman To, which opened the Japanese market for him. He won the Best Actor award at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea in 2008 for 第一誡, shared with Ekin Cheng. He became famous for the 志明與春嬌 film series starting in 2010 with actress Miriam Yeung, portraying a romance between an older woman and younger man. He was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for 一念無明 in 2016. The film 春嬌救志明 in 2017 became the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong that year. He also runs the fashion label MADNESS and the esports team MAD Team.