Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming

Biography

Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Hong Kong actor and television host, born on 13 February 1974. He grew up in Hong Kong in a family of five; his father was a gas company engineer, his mother a homemaker, and he has twin sisters. He attended the prestigious Salesian School in the Eastern District, where he was actively involved in football. After completing Secondary 3, his family immigrated to Canada, where he studied mechanical engineering at the University of British Columbia, influenced by his father. After graduating and returning to Hong Kong in 1999, he worked briefly in a curtain wall company before resigning. Facing job-hunting difficulties during the Asian Financial Crisis, he applied to TVB's 14th Artiste Training Class and graduated alongside classmates like Ron Ng and Michelle Ye. He began his acting career in minor roles before gaining recognition in the drama "Triumph in the Skies" as part of the "S4" group, and later landed his first leading role in "Survivor's Law II". Kenneth Ma achieved a major milestone by winning the TV King Award at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards for his role in "Big White Duel", after many years in the industry without changing his management company. He also holds the record for winning the "Most Popular Male TV Character" award four times, and has won additional honors such as the "Outstanding TV Actor" award in 2013, the "Malaysia's Favourite TVB Actor" award in 2023 for "The Queen of News", and the "Greater Bay Area's Favourite TVB Actor" award in 2024 for "The Airport Diary". Known as the "Buddhist Artist" for his calm nature and long absence from social media, he finally opened his first Weibo account in 2018 and his Instagram account in 2020.