Eddie Chen

Biography

Eddie (Eddie Chen) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong, born on 17 March 1954 under his original name Chen Xiaoming. He grew up in the Lung Mun Road area of Kowloon and studied at a Christian school before working as a junior clerk at the Scout Association. He entered the entertainment industry in 1973 when he enrolled in the third session of TVB's artist training program, though he did not complete it. He began his film career in 1973 after being noticed by film companies, and later worked with ATV and TVB. He gained widespread recognition after winning the Best Actor award at the 19th Golden Horse Awards in 1982 for his role in the film "The Edge Man." He moved to Taiwan in 1986 to further his career but withdrew from acting in 1999 after an injury during filming. He spent years working in trade and business in Britain and Taiwan before relocating to the United States in 1999. He returned to acting in 2014 with the film "Port of Call" directed by Philip Yung, and continues to balance acting with running his business.