Kent Cheng Jak Si

Biography

Kent Cheng Jak Si is a Hong Kong actor, born on 22 May 1951 in Shantou, Guangdong Province, and raised in a poor family as the eldest of eight siblings. He moved with his family to Hong Kong in his childhood and lived in the Wan Chai area. He graduated from Hong Kong Red Swastika Tsz Chi Primary School in 1965, then attended Ying Wa College. He dropped out after the first year of secondary school due to family circumstances and began working as an apprentice in a jewelry factory, later becoming a goldsmith at King Fook. He enrolled in the Chang Gong Film Company training course between 1973 and 1974, won a television acting competition in 1974, and joined Television Broadcasts Limited. He appeared in series such as "The Wave," "The Strong Man," and "The Criminal Emperor." In 1985, he directed and starred in "Why Me?" where he played the character "Fat Cat" and won the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He reprised the same role in the sequel "Fat Cat's Wanderings" in 1988. He also appeared in films like "Ghostbusters," "The Big Case," and "The Zhongnanhai Guard." He won the Best Actor award again for "Three Wounded Policemen."