Kaki Sham

Biography

Kaki Sham, born as Sham Hon-wah on 24 July 1990, is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He grew up in the Tuen Mun district of the New Territories and has four siblings. He attended Hong Kong Red Cross Tuen Mun Tsi Primary School and Sin Wui Commercial Association Secondary School. Influenced from a young age by the film "Full Throttle", he aspired to become an actor. He began his acting career at age 16 with his first film "The Moss" in 2007, after meeting director Hei-yin Mak through a school social worker. At age 18, he directed a documentary titled "Living in the Moment" which won the Gold Award in the Youth category at the 14th IFVA. In 2012, he formed the four-member boy group PlayTime. He gained recognition for his role in the 2015 film "Weeds on Fire" where he played the character Chen Qiang. In 2018, he took on his first leading role in the film "Distinction" directed by Calvin Choy, which received critical acclaim. In 2019, he starred in the ViuTV drama series "Limited Education", which was also well received.