Jim Ping Hei

Biography

Jim Ping Hei is a Hong Kong television and film actor, born on 23 December 1960 in Hong Kong and raised in the So Uk Estate in Kowloon. Of Fujian descent, he worked in the jewellery industry before entering acting. He joined the TVB artist training course in 1984 and signed with the network upon graduation. He rose to fame through the lead role in his debut television work "画出彩虹" (Over the Rainbow) in 1984, starring opposite Maggie Cheung. He was initially slated for heavy promotion by TVB but was frozen out after offending senior management, returning two years later without the same backing. Throughout his career he moved between TVB, ATV, and the Hong Kong film industry, also working on Malaysian productions. In 2016 he co-founded a decoration company and signed with Shaw Brothers as an artist in 2018. He was also a member of the celebrity football team and the Television Artist Sports Association football team.