Eddie Cheung Siu-fai

Biography

Eddie Cheung Siu-fai was born in 1963 in Hong Kong into a poor family and grew up in a wooden area near Mei Lam Estate in Sha Tin. He attended Sha Tin Government School and Model English Secondary School, where he was a classmate of Liu Ching-yun. He joined TVB's 11th Artist Training Course in 1982 alongside stars like Tony Leung, Stephen Chow, and Francis Ng. He started with minor roles before joining the "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" cast and becoming part of the "Vibrant Hong Kong" campaign from 1983 to 1985. He landed his first leading roles in TV dramas "CID" and "The Turbulent Decade" in 1986. He left TVB in 2002 after 20 years, citing a desire for career development and better income for his family. He returned in 2011 for the drama "Let's Eat!". He achieved major success in film through director Johnnie To's works like "Running on Karma," "Breaking News," "Election," and "Election 2." He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Bauhinia Awards for "Throw Down," and for the Golden Horse Awards. He won two Best Actor awards at American film festivals for "Keeper of Darkness" in 2014, making him a double Best Actor winner in his first leading film role. He joined Shaw Brothers in 2017 and won Best Supporting Actor at the Macau International Film Festival in 2019 for "Guilt by Design."