Chapman To
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Chapman To | |||
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![]() To at the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival | |||
Born | Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung 8 June 1972 | ||
Nationality | ![]() ![]() | ||
Years active | 1995–present | ||
Spouse(s) | |||
Awards | ATV Awards 1999 Best Supporting Actor (My Date with a Vampire) | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 杜汶澤 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 杜汶泽 | ||
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Chapman To (Chinese: 杜汶澤, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (Chinese: 吳卓彰), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman To's Late Show".
Career[]
To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000. He is best known for playing Tsui Wai-Keung in the Infernal Affairs trilogy, as well as the role of Itsuki Tachibana in Initial D. He married Kristal Tin in 2005. In 2006, he starred in Pang Ho-Cheung's film Isabella with Isabella Leong.
Along with acting, To was also a radio personality for Commercial Radio 2(CR2). He hosted the show, On a Clear Day (在晴朗的一天出發), a 2-hour morning show which was co-hosted by Michelle Lo and Jan Lamb. However, after a fall-out with the key personnel of the radio company, Chapman lost the radio hosting job in 2006.
To is also an avid amateur photographer. In 2011, To was hired as the photographer for cantopop singer Prudence Liew's album Love Addict. To stated that this is the first time he is paid for his photography work.
On 3 August 2018, he founded a multimedia platform called "Chapman To's Late Show".[1] The channel mainly made fun of current issues in Hong Kong. It also made tutorials for smores and interviewed famous politicians and actors/singers from Hong Kong. Due to the platform's content being daring, down-to-earth and it's satirical way of presenting current issues, it was widely praised by Hong Kong's netizens.[2] In 2020 Chapman To announced that the platform will be pulling out of YouTube and Facebook, and subsequently established a paid platform at lateshow.net, with subscription fee being HK$60 per month and VIP subscription HK$600 per year; the VIP members get access to special content such as his stand-up comedy live performance of 2020. Celebrities such as Anthony Wong and Gregory Wong have appeared for its shows.[3][better source needed]
Political positions and Chinese blacklist[]
In March 2014, To expressed support for the Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan, which was skeptical of a proposed agreement to create closer ties between Taiwan and mainland China.
During Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, he was involved in online arguments with some mainland netizens.[4]
To criticized the Chinese government and proudly stated to netizens to "Stop me from coming to the mainland if you've got guts."[5] Chinese audiences reacted and To's first two movies after the incident, Let Go for Love[5] and Aberdeen, flopped at the Chinese box office.[6] The production companies apologized and regretted casting To.
Hong Kong directors such as Wong Jing subsequently refused to work with To, resulting in him being blacklisted in both the Chinese and Hong Kong movie market.[7]
Exiled from the lucrative Chinese market, To focused on Malaysia and Singapore.[8] Despite not having any Chinese investment, his films have achieved success in their target markets. To acted as director, writer, and actor for these low-budget films.
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Fist of Fury | Jing Wu Men's student |
1996 | The Good Old Days | |
1998 | My Date with a Vampire | Kam Ching-chung |
2000 | Showbiz Tycoon | Sing Lung |
2000 | My Date with a Vampire II | Kam Ching-chung |
2004 | Kung Fu Soccer | Lok |
2010 | OL Supreme | Sze Sap Yat |
Film[]
- (2005) – Hoi
- Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Wait 'Til You're Older (2005) – Policeman
- Initial D (2005) – Itsuki Tachibana
- (2005)
- Confession of Pain (2006) – Inspector Tsui Wing Kwong
- A Melody Looking (2006) – Chapman
- Isabella (2006) – Shing
- Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Award
- (2007)
- (2007) – Crazy Sam
- Lady Cop & Papa Crook (2008)
- True Women for Sale (2008)
- Parking (2008)
- (2008)
- Rebellion (2009) – Blackie
- Ex (2010) Entered into the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival
- Once a Gangster (2010) (writer)
- Triple Tap (2010)
- La Comédie humaine (2010) Entered into the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival
- The Jade and the Pearl (2010) – Eunuch Yeung
- Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) – Inspector Huang Haolong (voice)
- (2010) (TV series)
- (2010)
- All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)
- Mr. and Mrs. Incredible (2011)
- Eternal Moment (2011)
- Men Suddenly in Love (2011)
- Hi, Fidelity (2011)
- Love in Space (2011)
- A Simple Life (2011)
- The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
- A Big Deal (2011)
- Turning Point 2 (2011)
- All's Well, Ends Well 2012 (2012)
- Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
- Marry a Perfect Man (2012)
- Love Lifting (2012)
- The Bounty (2012)
- Vulgaria (2012)
- Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Actor
- Diva (2012)
- Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Bring Happiness Home (2013)
- Hotel Deluxe (2013)
- The Wedding Diary 2 (2013)
- SDU: Sex Duties Unit (2013)
- The Midas Touch (2013)
- Mr. and Mrs. Player (2013)
- Hello Babies (2014)
- Golden Chicken 3 (2014)
- From Vegas to Macau (2014)
- Black Comedy (2014)
- Naked Ambition 2 (2014)
- Let Go for Love (2014)
- Aberdeen (2014)
- Flirting in the Air (2014)[9]
- King of Mahjong (2015)
- Sara (2015) (as producer only)
- Impossible (2015)
- The Mobfathers (2015)
- Let's Eat! (2016)[10]
- The Empty Hands (2017)
- G Affairs (2019)
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ HK actor Chapman To under fire
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Film boycott shows audiences can't 'Let go'". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "业内:杜汶泽毁掉《小团圆》 超5000万投资亏损 (Chapman To ruined Aberdeen's 50 million investment)". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Director Wong Jing 'unfriends' actors over pro-democracy protest". 17 October 2014.
- ^ seto kit yan (13 December 2014). "HK comedian and producer set up movie production company in M'sia". The Star. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (16 May 2014). "Vegas to Macau II leads Mega-Vision slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (9 September 2015). "Chapman To returns to Malaysia with Let's Eat". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Chapman To at mtime.com
- ^ Chapman To at chinesemov.com
External links[]
- Official Blog of Chapman To
- Chapman To on Sina Weibo
- Chapman To at IMDb
- Chapman To Man-Chat at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Chapman To Man Chat at the Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Chapman To at LoveHKFilm
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong Buddhists
- Hong Kong male television actors
- Hong Kong radio personalities
- Converts to Buddhism from Christianity
- 20th-century Hong Kong male actors
- 21st-century Hong Kong male actors
- Hong Kong male film actors
- Hong Kong expatriates in Malaysia