Chinese name 許紹雄 (traditional) Years active 1970 - present Role Actor | Chinese name 许绍雄 (simplified) Name Benz Hui | |
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Nominations Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Movies and TV shows Line Walker, From Vegas to Macau, Running Out of Time, Bounty Lady, Meet the In‑Laws Similar People Wong Jing, Johnnie To, Joe Ma, Dennis Law, Wai Ka‑fai | ||
Benz Hui Shiu-hung (Yale Cantonese: Heui Siuh Huhng) (born 1948) is a Hong Kong actor who currently works for TVB. He previously worked with ATV before switching over to TVB.
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Family background
Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather was a godson of Empress Dowager Cixi and served as an imperial official during the late Qing Dynasty. Hui's great-aunt, Xu Guangping (Cantonese: Hui Kwong-ping), was married to the writer Lu Xun. His granduncle Xu Chongzhi (Cantonese: Hui Chung-chi) was a founder of the Whampoa Military Academy, while his another granduncle Xu Chongqing (Cantonese: Hui Chung-ching) once served as an education minister of Canton. His name "Benz" was inspired by "Mercedes-Benz", as he was the first ATV actor to drive a Mercedes-Benz to work.
Career
Hui became an actor in the 1970s, appearing mainly in supporting roles of various television series. He also joined the presentation of films in 1974. Hui has starred in many notable roles, including the part of Inspector Wong in Running Out of Time in 1999. That year he got the nomination of best supporting actor in the 19th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards.