Vincent Wong (Hong Kong actor)
Vincent Wong Ho Shun (Chinese: 王浩信; born 7 July 1983) is a Hong Kong actor and singer currently contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Studio.
Vincent Wong | |||||||||||
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王浩信 | |||||||||||
Wong in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1983 Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| Notable work | Over Run Over My Unfair Lady Legal Mavericks series Al Cappuccino | ||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||
| Children | 1 daughter (Wong Ching-kiu) | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Male Artiste 2013 Friendly Fire, Season of Love, Sergeant Tabloid, A Change of Heart, Will Power Most Popular Onscreen Partnership 2016 Over Run Over 2020 Al Cappuccino Best Actor 2017 Legal Mavericks 2020 Legal Mavericks 2020 Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia 2020 Legal Mavericks 2020 StarHub TVB Awards – My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor 2011 Gun Metal Grey | ||||||||||
| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Also known as | Signal Wong | ||||||||||
| Labels | TVB, Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 王浩信 | ||||||||||
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Wong had won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor with his role in the Legal Mavericks series in 2017 and 2020 respectively.
Early life and career edit
Wong was born in Xinjiang. His father is a Han Chinese while his mother is a Uyghur.[1] He moved to Hong Kong when he was a child. Wong studied graphic design at the Hong Kong Art School, and worked as a designer before he was scouted by a talent agent in 2004. Wong attended The Colorado Springs School in the United States. In 2005, Wong debuted as a singer under the record label Neway Star with his first single "訊號 (Signal)" and released an album with Neway.
In 2008, Wong joined TVB and made his acting debut in the drama Wars of In-Laws II. With his role in the 2010 drama Gun Metal Grey, he earned his first Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards and won My Favourite Most Promising Male Artiste award at the 2011 My AOD Favourites Award. Wong won the Most Improved Male Artiste award at the 2013 TVB Anniversary Awards.
With his role in the 2014 drama Tomorrow Is Another Day, Wong earned his first nomination for the Most Popular Male Character at the 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards and won My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor award at the 2015 StarHub TVB Award. In 2015, Wong took on his first male leading role in the drama Brick Slaves, garnering his first Best Actor nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Wong gained recognition with his role as "Ditch" in the 2016 drama Over Run Over.[2] His onscreen partnership with Tracy Chu was well received, for which he won the Most Popular Onscreen Partnership award with Chu at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. Furthermore, he was placed in the top five nominations for Best Actor and Most Popular Male Character.
With his role as the blind barrister "Hope Man" in the 2017 critically acclaimed drama Legal Mavericks, Wong won My Favourite TVB Actor award at the StarHub TVB Awards and the Best Actor award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. With the same role in the sequel Legal Mavericks 2020, he won TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor award again as well as the Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia award. Also, together with Owen Cheung and Brian Chu, Wong won the Most Popular Onscreen Partnership award with the 2020 comedy drama Al Cappuccino.[3]
In 2021, Wong starred opposite veterans Kara Wai and Philip Keung in the crime thriller Murder Diary, portraying a dissociative identity disorder character — the police undercover agent "Ip King-fung", the graphologist and criminal profiler "Chu Kei", and the fourteen-year-old "Matt".
Personal life edit
Wong married TVB actress Yoyo Chen on 11 November 2011. Their daughter was born in April 2012.[citation needed]
Filmography edit
Television dramas (TVB) edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wars of In-Laws | 野蠻奶奶大戰戈師奶 | Mark | Ep. 11-20 |
| Your Class or Mine | 尖子攻略 | Benny Ching Kwok-ho | Supporting Role | |
| 2009 | Born Rich | 富貴門 | Tiger Szeto Fung | Supporting Role |
| 2010 | Can't Buy Me Love | 公主嫁到 | Yu Man-kit | Ep. 27-32 |
| Gun Metal Grey | 刑警 | PI Carson Ko Kei-yeung | Major Supporting Role My AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Most Promising Male Artiste | |
| Home Troopers | 居家兵團 | Leo Tong Sau-lai | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2011 | Dropping by Cloud Nine | 你們我們他們 | Gary | Ep. 5 |
| 2012 | Wish and Switch | 換樂無窮 | Wayne Wing Yiu | 2nd Male Lead |
| Tiger Cubs | 飛虎 | Yau Chun-hin | Major Supporting Role | |
| Highs and Lows | 雷霆掃毒 | Yau Chun-hin | Guest Appearance in Ep. 30 | |
| Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles | 名媛望族 | Jimmy Chung Kai-yip | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2012-13 | Friendly Fire | 法網狙擊 | Duncan Tang Kai-sin | Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste |
| 2013 | Season of Love | 戀愛季節 | Simon Fung Sau-man | Ep. 11-15 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste |
| Sergeant Tabloid | 女警愛作戰 | Tung Siu-leung | Ep. 1, 21 | |
| A Change of Heart | 好心作怪 | Eason Tong Sin-chi | Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| Will Power | 法外風雲 | Gilbert Sung Ka-yiu | Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| Coffee Cat Mama | 貓屎媽媽 | Yam Ka-ching | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2014 | Swipe Tap Love | 愛我請留言 | Edward Wong Chi-cheung | Major Supporting Role |
| ICAC Investigators 2014 | 廉政行動2014 | Jacky | Episode 5: "Partner" | |
| Tomorrow Is Another Day | 再戰明天 | Kiu Ching-kiu (Q Sir) | Major Supporting Role StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | |
| 2015 | Brick Slaves | 樓奴 | Jack Lau Yiu-ming | 1st Male Lead |
| With or Without You | 東坡家事 | Chun Siu-yau | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2016 | Over Run Over | EU超時任務 | Hugo "Ditch" Kwan Ding-ming | 1st Male Lead StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters |
| Dead Wrong | 致命復活 | Max Hong Sing-chit | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2017 | My Unfair Lady | 不懂撒嬌的女人 | "Saving" Ching Yat-fai | 2nd Male Lead StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Natalie Tong) |
| Legal Mavericks | 踩過界 | Man San-hap | 1st Male Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actor | |
| Heart and Greed | 溏心風暴3 | Kyle Wong Wai-ka | 2nd Male Lead | |
| 2018 | Fist Fight | 兄弟 | "Fever" Cheung Fei-fan | 1st Male Lead |
| 2019 | The Man Who Kills Troubles | 解決師 | Orson Ngo Hei-sun (O Sir) / Karson | 1st Male Lead |
| 2020 | Al Cappuccino | 反黑路人甲 | Cheung Sai-lun / Chiang Sai-lung | 1st Male Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Owen Cheung and Brian Chu) |
| Legal Mavericks 2020 | 踩過界II | Man San-hap | 1st Male Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor | |
| 2021 | Murder Diary | 刑偵日記 | Ip King-fung / Chu Kei / Matt / Michael | 1st Male Lead |
| 2024 | Justice Sung Begins | 狀王之王 | Song Sai-kit | 1st Male Lead |
Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Pictures) edit
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Impossible 3 | 非凡三俠 | Jackson | Guest Appearance |
| 2022 | Mission Run | 廉政狙擊·黑幕 | Wai Kai-ming | Main Role |
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cocktail | ||
| 2007 | Super Fans | ||
| 2008 | Storm Rider Clash of the Evils | Constable | Voice |
| 2010 | Black Ransom | Spring | |
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong | ||
| 2019 | Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! | ||
| Guilt by Design | Lam Pak-ming | ||
| 2020 | The One Billion Dollar Inspector | Xu Le | |
| 2022 | Pretty Heart | Ho Keung-keung (KK Ho) | |
| 2023 | Extras for Chasing The Dragon | Xu Le |
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Release date | Song list |
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| Never Exhausted | 9 May 2006 |
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| Show Everywhere | 21 December 2006 |
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TVB drama theme songs edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Most Difficult to Pass Today (最難過今天) | War of In-Laws II Interlude (with Myolie Wu) |
| 2016 | Cannot Be Told (不可告人) | Dead Wrong Theme Song |
| 2017 | Insight (心眼) | Legal Mavericks series Theme Song |
| Lost For Words (欲言又止) | Heart and Greed Ending Theme Song (with Hana Kuk) | |
| 2018 | Outstanding (非凡) | Fist Fight Theme Song |
| 2019 | Unaffordable (愛不起) | The Man Who Kills Troubles Ending Theme Song |
| 2020 | It's Not Real (似真如假) | Al Cappuccino Theme Song |
| Becoming You (甘心替代你) | Al Cappuccino Interlude | |
| 2021 | Skylight (天窗) | Murder Diary Theme Song |
| Butterfly Effect (蝴蝶效應) | Murder Diary Interlude (with Hana Kuk) |
Other songs edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 哪時此刻 | Collaboration with Myolie Wu |
| 2017 | Walk with You (Duet Version) | Collaboration with Kayee Tam |
Acting awards edit
TVB Anniversary Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Gun Metal Grey — "Ko Kei-yeung (Carson)" | Nominated |
| 2012 | Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles — "Chung Kai-yip (Jimmy)" | Nominated | |
| Most Improved Male Artiste | Wish and Switch, Tiger Cubs, Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Friendly Fire, Season of Love, Sergeant Tabloid, A Change of Heart, Will Power | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Tomorrow Is Another Day — "Kiu Ching-kiu" | Nominated |
| Most Popular Male Character | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Best Actor | Brick Slaves — "Lau Yiu-ming (Jack)" | Nominated |
| Most Popular Male Character | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | With or Without You — "Chun Siu-yau" | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Best Actor | Over Run Over — "Kwan Ding-ming" | Top 5 |
| Most Popular Male Character | Top 5 | ||
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership | Over Run Over (with Tracy Chu) | Won | |
| 2017 | Best Actor | Legal Mavericks — "Man San-hap" | Won |
| Most Popular Male Character | My Unfair Lady — "Ching Yat-fai (Saving)" | Top 5 | |
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership | Legal Mavericks (with Owen Cheung) | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Actor | Fist Fight — "Cheung Fei-fan (Fever)" | Top 5 |
| Most Popular Male Character | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Actor in Malaysia | Top 3 | ||
| Favourite Actor in Singapore | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Best Actor | The Man Who Kills Troubles — "Ngo Hei-sun (Orson)" | Top 5 |
| Most Popular Male Character | Top 5 | ||
| 2020 | Best Actor | Legal Mavericks 2020 — "Man San-hap" | Won |
| Favourite Actor in Malaysia | Won | ||
| Most Popular Male Character | Al Cappuccino — "Cheung Sai-lun" | Top 5 | |
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership | Al Cappuccino (with Owen Cheung and Brian Chu) | Won | |
| 2021 | Best Actor | Murder Diary — "Yip King-fung" | Top 10 |
| Favourite Actor in Malaysia | Top 5 | ||
| Most Popular Male Character | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Onscreen Partnership | Murder Diary (with Benjamin Yuen) | Nominated |
StarHub TVB Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
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| 2015 | My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | Tomorrow Is Another Day — "Kiu Ching-kiu" | Won |
| 2016 | My Favourite TVB Actor | Over Run Over — "Kwan Ding-ming" | Nominated |
| My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters | Won | ||
| My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple | Over Run Over (with Tracy Chu) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | My Favourite TVB Actor | Legal Mavericks — "Man San-hap" | Won |
| My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple | My Unfair Lady (with Natalie Tong) | Won |
My AOD Favourites Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Favourite Most Promising Male Artiste | Gun Metal Grey — "Ko Kei-yeung (Carson)" | Won |
TVB Star Awards Malaysia edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | Tomorrow Is Another Day — "Kiu Ching-kiu" | Nominated |
| Favourite TVB Drama Characters | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Brick Slaves — "Lau Yiu-ming (Jack)" | Nominated | |
| Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | With or Without You — "Chun Siu-yau" | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Favourite TVB Actor | Over Run Over — "Kwan Ding-ming" | Nominated |
| Favourite TVB Drama Characters | Nominated | ||
| Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple | Over Run Over (with Tracy Chu) | Won | |
| 2017 | Favourite TVB Actor | Legal Mavericks — "Man San-hap" | Top 3 |
| Favourite TVB Drama Characters | Won | ||
| Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple | My Unfair Lady (with Natalie Tong) | Top 3 | |
| Legal Mavericks (with Sisley Choi and Tracy Chu) | Nominated |
People's Choice Television Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | People's Choice Best Actor | Over Run Over — "Kwan Ding-ming" | Top 6 (Ranked 2nd) |
| 2017 | Legal Mavericks — "Man San-hap" | Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) | |
| 2021 | Murder Diary — "Yip King-fung" | Nominated |
Hong Kong Television Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Leading Actor in Drama Series | Legal Mavericks — "Man San-hap" | Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) |
Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards edit
| Year | Category | Drama / Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Television Male Artiste Award | — | Won |
| 2020 | Popular TV Male Character | Al Cappuccino — "Cheung Sai-lun" | Won |
Music awards edit
Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation edit
| Year | Category | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Most Popular Collaboration Songs | 《愛與被愛》(with Hailie Leung) | Silver Award |
| Most Popular New Artistes | — | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Rising New Artiste | — | Nominated |
| Most Popular Singer-songwriters | — | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Most Popular Collaboration Songs | Most Difficult to Pass Today (with Myolie Wu) | Bronze Award |
| 2016 | Jade Solid Gold Songs | Cannot Be Told | Won |
| Most Popular Male Singer | — | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Jade Solid Gold Songs | Insight | Nominated |
| Walk With You (with Kayee Tam) | Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration Songs | Gold Award | ||
| Lost For Words (with Hana Kuk) | Bronze Award | ||
| 2019 | Jade Solid Gold Songs | Unaffordable | Nominated |
| Best Original Songs | Gold Award | ||
| Most Popular Male Singer | — | Nominated | |
| Popularity King (Male Singer) | — | Won | |
| 2020 | Jade Solid Gold Songs | It's Not Real | Nominated |
| Becoming You | Nominated | ||
| Best Arrangement Songs | Won | ||
| Most Popular Male Singer | — | Nominated | |
| Popularity King (Male Singer) | — | Won |
TVB Anniversary Awards edit
| Year | Category | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Most Popular Theme Song | Cannot Be Told | Nominated |
| 2017 | Insight | Nominated | |
| Lost For Words (with Hana Kuk) | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Outstanding | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Unaffordable | Nominated | |
| 2020 | It's Not Real | Nominated | |
| Becoming You | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Skylight | Nominated | |
| Butterfly Effect (with Hana Kuk) | Nominated |
Other awards edit
| Year | Award / Ceremony | Category | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TVB8 Mandarin Music On Demand Awards Presentation | Best New Male Artistes | — | Bronze Award |
| 2006 | Hit Awards | Hit New Male Singers | — | Won |
| Hit Collaboration Songs | 《愛與被愛》(with Hailie Leung) | Won | ||
| Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award | Bestseller New Male Artistes | — | Won | |
| 2017 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia | Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song | Insight | Nominated |
| Jade Solid Gold Songs Election Round Two | Best Songs | Nominated | ||
| Walk With You (with Kayee Tam) | Nominated | |||
| Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards | Popular TV Drama Theme Collaboration Song | Won | ||
| Hong Kong Television Awards | Original Song | Insight | Top 5 (Ranked 4th) | |
| 2021 | People's Choice Television Awards | People's Choice Best Theme Song | Butterfly Effect (with Hana Kuk)[6] | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "从兜巴信到视帝，他是TVB最能打的大长腿！". Sohu (in Chinese). Sohu 07-07-2018
- ^ "網民激推做視帝 王浩信感動到喊" (in Chinese). 12 April 2016. on.cc 02-04-2016
- ^ "2020 TVB anniversary awards show winner list". 10 January 2021. 38jiejie. 2021-01-10
- ^ Vincent Wong at hkmdb.com
- ^ Vincent Wong at chinesemov.com
- ^ "第6屆觀眾在民間電視大奬2021 民選最佳電視歌曲入圍名單" (in Chinese). Instagram 15-01-2022
External links edit
- Official Yahoo Blog of Vincent Wong