Jones Soong Pounh Chong

Biography

Jones Soong Pounh Chong is a Hong Kong actor and director of Chinese-French descent, born on January 14, 1980. He was born to a Chinese father and a French mother, but his parents divorced when he was one year old and he lost contact with his mother thereafter. He grew up in Tiu Keng Leng, Hong Kong, and was educated at several schools including Tiu Keng Leng Primary and Middle School. He entered the acting world in 1991 as a child actor after working as an extra in the film "New Fist of Fury 1991," where he met the owner of a professional acting agency, "May Yi," and began working at her company "Tian Wang Cinema and Entertainment." In his early years, he was adopted by actors Chan Wai-Man and Wong Chau-Sang. He became known in the 1990s for roles as gangsters and youth gang members, most notably his critically acclaimed performance as the gang leader "Big King" in the film "Street Kids Violence." He also worked as an assistant director, production coordinator, and location manager on numerous films, with his first assistant director credit being "Goodbye Hero." At age 21, he directed his first film "Feng Fong Sha Loong" on an extremely limited budget, which was not successful. He gradually reduced his on-screen appearances starting in 2000, helping his father run a café while continuing to develop his skills in editing and lighting. In 2006, he co-founded a behind-the-camera production company with Chan Kwok-Kwan. He served as Executive Director and Digital Cinema City Project Director at "Giuli Legend Film and Television Media Co." in 2011, then moved to mainland China in 2013 to work as a television series director. He recently returned to Hong Kong, with his latest works being the web series "Genius on the Left, Madman on the Right" and "OCTB." He was a disciple of Hong Kong director Lee Lik-Chi and also worked at Stephen Chow's "Xing Hai Wai" company.