Babyjohn Choi

Babyjohn Choi Hon-yick (; born Choi Ming-yin; 8 December 1986) is a Hong Kong actor. Debuting as Leung in the sports drama film The Way We Dance, the role earned Choi Best New Performer in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, and he later reprised it in the sequel (2021). Choi went on to star in various productions after his first film role, including the horror film Twilight Online (2014), martial arts film Ip Man 3, crime film Imprisoned (both 2015), and comedy film The Yuppie Fantasia 3 (2017). He landed his first sole leading role as Tim Cheung in the horror film Vampire Cleanup Department (2017), followed by a breakout performance as a sacrificing policeman in the action film Shock Wave (2017). He also starred as Cel in the , beginning with L Storm (2018) and concluded with the series finale G Storm (2021), and Lo Man Nai in the ViuTV drama series (2023).

Early life and education Babyjohn Choi was born Choi Ming-yin on 8 December 1986. He grew up in Mei Foo and was raised by his grandparents. He began learning piano when he was three and later passed ABRSM Grade 8 when he was in Form 4. His parents changed his name to Choi Hon-yick while he was studying in primary school due to feng shui. and spent most of his time in secondary school joining bands and playing music. The experience sparked his interest in performing, and he changed his English name to Babyjohn after his first acting role to remind himself of his passion. He took business subjects for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, but did not perform well, scoring only a pass in five subjects. He then took a gap year to learn jazz music, guitar, and drums, and reapplied to HKAPA the following year. for which he won Best New Performer in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards and was nominated for Best Newcomer in the 8th Asian Film Awards with the role. Although the role was minor, Choi's performance received universal praise and was described as "tear-jerking". He also took on lead roles as Fung the gangster in the black comedy film , starring alongside Pakho Chau and Louis Cheung,

The following year, Choi landed a recurring role as Cel, an ICAC officer, in the , He also became one of the regular hosts of the food-themed talk show on ViuTV since December 2019. He reprised a separate role in Shock Wave 2, a standalone sequel to the 2017 film, in 2020.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2013 The Way We Dancename=fn1|Choi's character in The Way We Dance and The Way We Keep Dancing was credited as Alan in overseas versions. 2014 Delete My Love Wan Duk-fuk (溫特福) Twilight Online Chan Ka-lok (陳家樂) McDull: Me & My Mum Bobby Mak Voice role 2015 12 Golden Ducks Lau Wan (流雲) Ng's son SPL II: A Time for Consequences Kwok Chun-yat (郭俊一) Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal Ng Jai (伍仔) Ip Man 3 Newspaper reporter 2016 House of Wolves Chi Wai (志偉) Heartfall Arises Jai Jai (仔仔) Fooling Around Jiang Hu Tung (小東) 2017 The Yuppie Fantasia 3 Wong Ho (王皓) Vampire Cleanup Department Tim Cheung (張春天) 29+1 Cheung Hon-ming (張漢明) Shock Wave Wong Tin-nok (黃天諾) Our Time Will Come Guerilla member Fung (鋒) 2018 L Storm Cel Monster Hunt 2 Ben Ben (笨笨) Voice role 2019 P Storm Cel Guilt by Design Chan Wing Hei (陳永晞) 2020 Shock Wave 2 Cheung Chi-man (張志文) 2021 One Second Champion Janitor Cameo Leung G Storm Cel 2023 Mr. Cheung (張老師) Death Notice Wan Kim (尹劍)

Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2014 Leung Wing Kai (梁永佳) Main role 2017 Si Tak Wah (史德華) Main role 2019 Su Kei (舒奇) Main role 2020 Henry Main role 2023 Lo Man Nai (盧文乃) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 2013 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards Best NewcomerThe Way We Dance 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer 8th Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer 14th Chinese Film Media Awards Best New Performer