Pal Sinn

Pal Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician and actor.

Sinn is noted for his roles as Sai-Mun Hing in The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus, for which he received Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performer.

Life Early life Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong, where he attended the Lung Cheung Government Technical Secondary School in the early 1970s.

Career At 16, Sinn began his career as a singer at a bar on Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

In 1986, Sinn joined Chyna, a heavy metal rock band founded by Donald Ashley. After the band was disbanded, then he founded the Blue Jeans with but Blue Jeans was disbanded in 1990.

He had his first experience in front of the camera in 1986, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in Jeffrey Lau's Operation Pink Squad, an action film starring Sandra Ng, Ann Bridgewater, Elsie Chan, and Charlie Cho.

For his role as Sai-Mun Hing in The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus (1989), Sinn was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. That same year, he participated in Tai Kit Mak's All Night Long, a story film starring Carol Cheng, Shui-Fan Fung, Elizabeth Lee, Elsie Chan, Crystal Kwok, and Wu Ma. Then he appeared as a fast food restaurant staff in Clarence Fok's The Iceman Cometh, the film stars Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, and Maggie Cheung.

He co-starred with Michelle Monique Reis, Natalis Chan and Iwanbeo Leung in Yuen Cheung-Yan's Coup De Grace (1990). Sinn also filmed in Love Is Love, alongside Stephen Chow, Suki Kwan, Sandra Ng, and Sing Fui On.

In 1991, Sinn played Hussein, who is a gambler, in Wong Jing's God of Gamblers II, an action film starring Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, and Ng Man Tat. That same year, he starred as Sai-Mun Hing in The Golden Lotus 'Love and Desire''', based on the novel The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.

In 1992, Sinn portrayed Gao Ya'nei, the son of Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, in All Men Are Brothers – Blood of the Leopard, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel The Water Margin. The film also stars Tony Leung, Joey Wang, and Elvis Tsui.

In 1993, Sinn had a minor role as Da Jiaoban in Wong Jing's City Hunter, which starred Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wang, and Richard Norton.

In 1994, Sinn starred in a historical film called Fire Dragon with Brigitte Lin, Max Mok, and Sandra Ng, directed by Yuen Woo-ping. He played the lead role in Whatever You Want, opposite Jordan Chan, Anita Yuen, and Law Kar-ying.

In 1995, Sinn appeared as Julian in Detective Investigation Files II, he also participated in its sequel Detective Investigation Files IV (1999).

In 2007, Sinn was cast in Ho-Cheung Pang's Exodus, a suspense film starring Simon Yam, Irene Wan, and Nick Cheung.

Sinn had a cameo appearance in Dream Home (2010), which starred Eason Chan as Zheng Lichang's lover (played by Josie Ho).

In 2011, Sinn acted in the romantic comedy film Lan Kwai Fong.

In 2012, Sinn had a supporting role in The Silent War, a film adaptation based on the novel Plot'' by Mai Jia.

Personal life In the 1980s, Sinn dated Anita Mui.

Sinn began dating Paisley Wu in 1996, and they married in 2008.

Instruments Pal Sinn has played a number of basses in his music career, such Tune, Fodera and Bacchus.

Filmography Film Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 1987 Erotic Ghost Story Wu Shentong 1988 Carry On Hotel Operation Pink Squad Piu 1989 All Night Long Lao B The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus Ximen Qing The Iceman Cometh Head of thieves 1990 Coup De Grace Wan Yusheng Love Is Love Nancy's former boyfriend A Lang 1991 God of Gamblers II Hussein The Golden Lotus "Love and Desire" Ximen Qing Queen of the Underworld Alan 1992 All Men Are Brothers – Blood of the Leopard Gao Ya'nei The Demon Wet Nurse Wei Zhongxian Ying Feng 1993 City Hunter Da Jiaoban Ming Ghost Xiong Yan On Parole No.2 – Do Unto Others Donald 1994 Fire Dragon His Royal Highness Whatever You Want Wong Jingwei Hunting List Chou Jin The Amorous Lotus Pan Wu Song/ Ximen Qing Pal 1995 Madame Bamboo Fan Erhu Su Qi'er 1996 Ximen Qing 2004 Lei Jian Bowie 2006 2007 Exodus Zhang Fang's father 2010 Ding Li Dream Home guest 2011 Lan Kwai Fong A Gong 2012 The Silent War Luo San'er 2013 Jiang Tiansheng 2015 The Gigolo Abson

Television Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 1993 Eternity Shing Sai-chun 1994 Gentle Reflections Sai Mun-hing 1995 Detective Investigation Files II Julian Sum Long-wai 1997 Mystery Files Chan Bo / Lee Tsz-chiu Time Before Time Wong Tin-ling 1999 Road To Eternity Monk Chi Hong Detective Investigation Files IV CYC Chui Yee-chi 2000 Armed Reaction II James Cheung Shuk-ming 2002 Legal Entanglement Yuen Ka-chun 2004 ICAC Investigators 2004 Fok Wah-biu Dream of Colours Mario Law Cho-yiu A Handful of Love Michael Ko Chi-sau 2010 Don Juan De Mercado Judge 2013 Awfully Lawful Jazz Lam Cheuk-sze Triumph in the Skies II King Ka-chun 2014 Never Dance Alone Lek Lek The Ultimate Addiction Ken Wong Ching-wah Tomorrow Is Another Day Yip Sai-heung Tiger Cubs II Loot Lat 2015 With or Without You Wong On-shek Angel In-the-Making Kennedy Tong Yat-chun 2016 The Rogue Emperor Che Tai-pao Over Run Over PC Chan King-wai 2017-now Come Home Love: Lo and Behold Hung Shu-yan 2017May Fortune Smile On You Wong Bak-man / Wong Yat-sinBurning Hands Fok Chun-sing Legal Mavericks T.Y. Tai Tak-yan 2019 Finding Her Voice Choir member 2021 The Forgotten Day Chiang Lung

Discography

Albums Year English Title Chinese Title Label Notes 1989 Blue Jeans CBS/ Sony 1988 I Will Always Be Your Friend CBS/ Sony Blue Jeans CBS/ Sony 1983 There's Rock & Roll in Chyna

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Result 1990 The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer