Shaun Tam Chun Yin

Biography

Shaun Tam Chun Yin is a Hong Kong actor and host, born on 30 July 1980. His name was given by director Zhang Che. He grew up in Tsim Sha Tsui under the care of his grandmother while his parents were busy working. He attended St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School before going to Ridley College in Toronto, Canada, where he played rugby. He dropped out of university in his second year, majoring in advertising. In 2000, he joined Er Dong Sheng's management company and made his film debut in "Midway" directed by Zhang Zhiliang starring Anita Mui. After returning to Hong Kong, he signed with TVB in 2016 and starred in series such as "Succession War," "The Stunt," "Forensic Heroes IV," and "Death by Zero." In 2021, he was dubbed "Hong Kong's Lee Jung-jae" due to his resemblance to the lead of Squid Game. He won Best Actor and Malaysia's Most Favorite TVB Actor at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards for "Take Two." He is under management contract with TVB. His father is famous actor Di Long and his mother is actress Tao Min Ming. His wife is Chinese mainland actress Ren Zhiyan, and they have a daughter and a son.