Bobby Au-yeung

Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah (, born Au-Yeung Yiu-tsuen) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his comedic roles in many TVB television dramas. He gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Ben Yu in the 1991 legal drama File of Justice, appearing in all five seasons. Au-Yeung is also known for his lead roles in several of TVB's most successful television series franchises, including Armed Reaction, Witness to a Prosecution, and Forensic Heroes. He is most recognised by TV audiences for his shaved head.

Background Au-yeung Tsan-wah's original name was Au-yeung Yiu-tsuen. The opportunity to change his name came from his classmate Ng Chi-keung in the art training class who changed his stage name to Ng Chun-yu. The fortune teller believed that the name "Yiu-tsuen" given to him by his ancestors showed the incompatibility of water and fire (Yiu represents fire, Tsuen represents water) and his fate lacked water. In addition, the names of popular TV artists at that time, such as Andy Lau Tak-wah, both had the character "Wah" in them. After calculating the number of strokes, the fortune teller suggested that he use "Tsan-wah", which means that only by using one's power to "shock" popular artists can one become popular. Au-yeung Tsan-wah changed his stage name to "The Turbulent Decade" in 1986 when he participated in the TV show of the same name.

He is the oldest son in his family and has younger brothers and sisters. He lived in different places in his early years. The place he lived for a long time was Wudi Street, Shek Tong Tsui. Later, he moved to a building near Hollywood Commercial Centre (Mong Kok) in Mong Kok, Kowloon (a neighbor of Ai Wai ) and often went to MacPherson Stadium to play football after school. When he was growing up, he lived with his grandparents, three uncles and one aunt.

Career Au-Yeung graduated from TVB's Artiste Training Academy in 1982 and began appearing in many television dramas as background extras, to roles with minor speaking parts, and later to major supporting roles. He landed his first lead role in the legal drama File of Justice, which premiered in 1992. The show was a major success and spawned five seasons, turning Au-Yeung into a major breakout star. Au-Yeung won TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor at the 2000 TVB Anniversary Awards for his portrayal as Sung Chee in Witness to a Prosecution. In 2007, he became the first Hong Kong actor to receive a nomination for Best Actor at the International Emmy Awards for his performance in Dicey Business. At the same time, he was nominated for the "Best Actor" at the 2007 Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony and the "My Favorite Actor" at the 2008 Astro Wah Lai Toi TV Drama Awards for this drama, and was shortlisted for the final five and won the top five gold medal. However, he switched to a unit contract in 2010 and began to develop his career in mainland China, starring in a series of works such as Ghost Catcher - Legend of Beauty (Zhongkui), The Female Detective with a Knife, and La tabla de Flandes. In 2012, he collaborated with Esther Kwan again to film Always and Ever.

On February 12, 2013, Au-yeung was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Ruttonjee Hospital due to acute pneumonia caused by food entering his trachea, and once fell into a coma. He was discharged from the hospital on the 22nd of the same month.

In June 2015, feeling ignored by his company, Au-yeung had a disagreement with TVB over his contract, after that, the two sides reached a consensus on contract renewal.

Filmography

Films + Year Title Role Notes 1992 Hard Boiled Lionheart 1993 Love Quadrangle Chiu Sei-mui A Deadly Way Wan Man Perfect Exchange Leapord 1994 Lamb Killer Paul The Dying Run Wan Man A Deadly Way sequel Lying Hero Wai Fatal Encounter Kwok Kin-wah Trouble, I've Had it All My Days 1995 The Eternal Evil of Asia Nam Daze Raper Kwok Kam-hung O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body Inspector Au Tsan-kau Spike Drink Gang 1996 The Woman Behind Kwai Sang 1999 Snooper Mang Lung 2004 The Happiness of Family Reunion Tak Ming Guai Cai Bai Fen Bai Sing Chor 2010 A Revenue Story Robert Lau

Television dramas + Year Title Role Notes 1982 Fool's Paradise Extra The Legend of Master So Extra Soldier of Fortune Extra Love and Passion Extra Hong Kong '82 Extra The Emissary Extra 1983 Hong Kong '83 Tin The Legend of the Condor Heroes WaiterAh Tsuen/ Guard in the Luk Manor from episode 25 onwards The Radio Tycoon The Old Miao Myth Wong Hing-kwan Woman on the Beat Angels and Devils 1984 The Clones Shum Kwok-leung The FoundationLi Jiancheng The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Yu Chong-hoi's son The Friendly Halves Sang Sau Que Wong The Duke of Mount Deer A Woman to Remember The Other Side of the Horizon The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung Sit Ban 1985 The Fallen Family Fong Sheung-man Sword Stained with Royal Blood Mui Kim-wo The Rough Ride Tsuen The Battle Among the Clans The Battlefield Lung Che Reincarnated Princess 1986 Heir to the Throne Is... Suen Kung-yee / Emperor Houshao of Han The Return of Luk Siu-fung The Turbulent Decade Sung Sz-leung Destined to Rebel Chun Hung 1987 The Grand Canal Chak Yeung 1988 Twilight of a Nation Tsang Kwok-tsuen 1989 Shanghai Conspiracy Heung Nam The Vixen's Tale Pao Kam Ho Ching Flying Squads Ode to Gallantry Cheung Siu Battle in the Royal Court Chun Man Kung Chuen Ki 1990 Three in a Family Where I Belong Sung Chi-him 1991 Beyond Trust Yuen Wai-kiu The Breaking Point Tung Hing The Poor Rich Man Franco The Confidence Man 1991–92 The Family Squad Lau Ching-shan 1992 File of Justice Ben Yu Choi-chun Wong Fei-hung Returns Kam Dor-po Money and Fame 1993 File of Justice II Ben Yu Choi-chun The Art of Being Together 1994 File of Justice III Ben Yu Choi-chun 1995 The Trail of Love Tong Tin-chau File of Justice IV Ben Yu Choi-chun 1996 Money Just Can't Buy "Uncle Thirteen" Yeung Jai-choi Nothing to Declare Yip Tin-wah 1997 Corner the Con Man Kong Yat-kuk Taming of the Princess Prince Consort Kwok Oi TVB Anniversary Award for Most Comedic On-Screen Duo with Esther Kwan File of Justice V Ben Yu Choi-chun A Recipe for the Heart Kam Yat-shan / Tin Mei-kat / Tin Mei-chaang 1998 Crimes of Passion Kong Chor-fan Armed Reaction Inspector Chan Siu-sang Web of Love Kwok Ho-tung 1999 Happy Ever After Tai Tung-koon Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5) Anti-Crime Squad Senior Inspector Kwok Oi Witness to a Prosecution Sung Chee TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActorTVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character 2000 Armed Reaction II Senior Inspector Chan Siu-sang The Legendary Four Aces Chuk Chi-shan 2001 Screen Play Pak Chong-sai Heroes in Black Feng Pobu Armed Reaction III Chief Inspector Chan Siu-sangTVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television CharacterNominated — TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 5) 2002 Take My Word for It Chief Inspector Pang Kwok-tung Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5) Love on the Sky Li Chengchu 2003 Witness to a Prosecution II Sung Chee TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character The Final Shot Senior Inspector Kenny Television film 2004 Armed Reaction IV Chief Inspector Chan Siu-sang Shine on You Ka Jai-choi 2005 Yueshang Jiangnan Zhi Di Renjie Xiyuan Lu Di Renjie Hidden Treasures Tai Siu-leung Warehoused; released overseas May 2004 2006 The Lucky Stars Star of Longevity / Mei Shouchuan A Pillow Case of Mystery Sze Sai-lun Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourte Male Character (Top 20) Forensic Heroes Timothy "Tim Sir" Ko Yin-pok Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 20) Dicey Business Chai Foon-cheung Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5)Nominated — International Emmy Award for Best Actor 2007 Fathers and Sons "TC" Man Tin-chee (Lord Man) / Lui Ka-chuen (Lord Man) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5) Marriage of Inconvenience Kong Hoi-chuen / Old Tiger Dog 2008 D.I.E. Chai Foon-cheung Cameo (Episode 25) Forensic Heroes II Timothy "Tim Sir" Ko Yin-pok Your Class or Mine Pang Kam-chau Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 10) 2009 Ghost Catcher - Legend of Beauty Zhong Kui / Zhong Yunfei Nominated - 16th Asian Television Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2010 A Pillow Case of Mystery II Sze Sai-lun Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15)Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15) Tiansheng Wucai Zhi Dao Guang Xue Ying Liu Yiqing 2011 Men with No Shadows Omar Kong Chi-chung Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15) Female Constables Ouyang Dong 2012 Ghost Catcher II Zhong Kui / Zhong Yunfei House of Harmony and Vengeance Tai Ming-but / Kiu Bo-lung Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 10) 2013 Always and Ever Bao Zheng/Detective Wah Long-biu/Circle Yuen Kam-cheong 2015 With or Without You So Tung Po 2016 House of Spirits Po Foon 2017 My Ages Apart Sung Chung-kei / Bao Pau 2019 Come Home Love: Lo And Behold Au-Yeung Chun-wah / Chuk Chi-shan / Leung Shan-bak Guest appearance in episodes 606–607 2021 Shadow of Justice Au-Yeung Chung Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership with Joey MengNominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia

Awards and titles TVB Anniversary Awards 1997 Most Comedic On-Screen Duo ~ Taming of the Princess (with Esther Kwan) TVB Anniversary Awards 2000 My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role ~ Witness to a Prosecution TVB Anniversary Awards 2000 My Top 10 Favorite Television Characters ~ Witness to a Prosecution TVB Anniversary Awards 2001 My Top 13 Favorite Television Characters ~ Armed Reaction III TVB Anniversary Awards 2003 My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters ~ A Witness to a Prosecution II TVB Anniversary Awards 2004 My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters ~ Shine on You 35th International Emmy Award 2007 Nominee for Best Performance by an Actor ~ Dicey Business 22nd Asia Television Awards 2017 Best Comedy Performance by An Actor/Actress ~ House of Spirits