Kong Wing Fai

Biography

Kong Wing Fai, formerly known as Kong Ming Hui, is a Hong Kong actor born on 2 October 1967. He grew up in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon and studied at La Salle Primary School and La Salle College. He joined the 14th TVB Artiste Training Course in 1987 and graduated despite his parents' opposition. He began his acting career immediately after graduation with TVB, appearing in works such as "City Story" and the programme "430 Space Shuttle". He left TVB in 1997 to work in Malaysia where he starred in the drama "Ji Zi Dang Gui" as the lead. He returned to TVB in 2006 at the invitation of Tsang Lai Chun and appeared in "D.I.E." He is also a member of the Hong Kong celebrity football team, playing as a centre-back. He earned the nickname "Bright Summit" due to his shaved head during period drama filming, and chose his stage name based on a feng shui master's advice to compensate for a lack of fire element in his destiny.