Patrick Tse

Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 13 August 1936 – 16 July 2026) was a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

Career Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He was a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles.

Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:

If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director Madness of Love (1972) as director One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director Love in Cubicle (1974) as writer/director Farewell Dearest (1974) as director The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director Love in Hawaii (1976) as producer/director Confused Love (1977) as director

He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999.

In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.

Personal life and death In 1974, Tse married Chen Chen , a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978.

Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee , a Hong Kong actress. They had two children, Hong Kong actor-singer Nicholas Tse and actress and model Jennifer Tse. Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but they have since returned to Hong Kong. In 1996, Tse divorced Lee. In 2005, Tse began a relationship with Coco Ma, a Shanghai native who was 49 years his junior. Tse and Ma broke up in late 2017 and he had his son gave her HKD20 million as a settlement for the split, although both of them still remained as close friends.

Tse died from pneumonia at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Happy Valley on 16 July 2026, at the age of 89.

Filmography Film This is a partial list of films. Year English Title Role Notes 1952 The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) Film debut 1957 She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) Tsang Tai-Sing The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) Ngor Ming 1967 Diamond Robbery Man from Interpol The Professionals Kam Chun-Yue Revenger The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) Lee Cheuk-hung To Rose with Love 2001 Shaolin Soccer Hung 2018 A Beautiful Moment 2019 Missbehavior 2020 Forensic Heroes IV Long Siu-tin Cameo appearance 2021 Time Chau Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor

Television Year English Title Role Notes 1979 Over the Rainbow To Yat-tin 1980 The Bund II Tik Wan-chi The Shell Game Law Sei Hoi 1981 The Shell Game II Law Sei Hoi 1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Duen Ching-sun 1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists Yeung Tit-sum The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom Yeung Tit-sum The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua Yeung Tit-sum 1985 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Miu Yan-fung 1986 Heir to the Throne Is... Cheung Leung The Legend of Wong Tai Sin Prince Lung 2005 Central Affairs