Lawrence Cheng

Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui (born 27 November 1955) is a Hong Kong film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and master of ceremonies. He was a Hong Kong DJ and radio channel executive.

Cheng became famous after he created the radio drama series The Yuppie Fantasia (小男人週記) in 1986 which he also starred in. In 1989, he starred in the film adaptation of the series which was directed by Gordon Chan and became a box office hit.

Early life Cheng was born in Hong Kong on 27 November 1954. His family is from Huizhou (惠州市), Guangdong Province. He attended secondary school in St. Paul's College and then went to Hong Kong Baptist University, the top broadcasting school in Hong Kong, and graduated in 1978.

Acting career After graduating from the Baptist College in 1978, Cheng immediately joined Reddifusion Television's Creative Department where he worked on numerous popular television series. He later joined ATV and became a Creative Director. He switched from a TV personality to a radio producer and DJ in 1984 when he joined RTHK. In 1987, he made his return to television when he joined TVB. At TVB, he was a variety show host, and acted in many dramas.

His film career started in 1980, however his breakout role was in The Yuppie Fantasia in 1989, which was a box office hit grossing US $2 million. Aside from being an actor, he is also a director, producer and screenwriter.

Cheng currently hosts variety shows as a freelancer for TVB, ATV, now TV Hong Kong Channel, feature Race Meetings and Events for The Hong Kong Jockey Club and acts in a few dramas. He also acts as supporting actor in Hong Kong films.

In January 2011, he suffered from a burst lung whilst playing football.

Filmography

Films

TVB dramas Year Title Chinese Title Role1993 Man of Wisdom 金牙大狀 "Tai Ah-tau"1995 Man of Wisdom II 金牙大狀 II "Tai Ah-tau"1997 A Road and a Will 香港人在廣州 "Sam Yue"2004 Sunshine Heartbeat 赤沙印記@四葉草.2 "Yip Shu-ko"2006 Welcome to the House 高朋滿座 "Ko Yau-pang" 2014 Never Dance Alone 女人俱樂部 "Wong Kwok-leung" 2021 Fraudstars 欺詐集團 "Herman Cheng Kwok-cheung"

ViuTV dramas Year Title Chinese Title Role 2022 Into the Wild 野人老師 "Raymond"

Shaw Brother dramas Year Title Chinese Title Role 2020 The Impossible 3 非凡三俠 "Keung Ching"

Television shows Year Title Network Role 2022-2023 What Happens To Our Body RTHK TV 31 Host