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Chinese name
  
鄭則士 (traditional)

Role
  
Film actor

Chinese name
  
郑则士 (simplified)

Spouse
  
Lam Yin Ming (m. 1991)

Pinyin
  
Zheng Zeshi (Mandarin)

Upcoming movie
  
Name
  
Kent Cheng


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Jyutping
  
Zeng6 Zak1si6 (Cantonese)

Born
  
22 May 1951 (age 72) Hong Kong (
1951-05-22
)

Awards
  
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for People's Choice Award

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Danny Lee, Sammo Hung, Lam Yin Ming, Wilson Yip, Poon Man‑Kit

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Kent Cheng Jak-si (born 22 May 1951) is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

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Biography

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Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong. He intended to be an actor when he was a child, written on his comprehension. However, the comprehension was seriously criticized by his teacher.

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Cheng joined a film company in 1972, but he could not gain any position in that film company, until joining TVB in 1976. Since then he became an actor for several TV dramas.

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In the 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing. In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the film called Why Me?. Cheng won again in 1996.

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Cheng opened a film company in the 1990s, but failed and struggled through financial problems during the late 1990s. He thus returned to be an actor for TVB in 1993. However, Cheng could not gain a leading role, so he decided to turn to ATV in 1997.

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In recent years he focused in mainland China. In 2006 he returned to TVB.

Filmography

Actor
-
Deep Bay of Bengal (announced) as
Fatso
2023
I Did It My Way
2023
The Brotherhood of Rebel
2021
Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong as
Piggy
2021
All U Need is Love
2020
Zhui long fan wai pian: Zhi shi yi tan zhang as
Uncle Niu
2020
Feng Yun Zhan Guo Zhi Lie Guo (TV Series) as
Wei Si, Marquess Wen of Wei
- Wei Guo Pian: Shi Ren De Mo Zhou (2020) - Wei Si, Marquess Wen of Wei
- Han Guo Pian: Quan Shu De Dai Jia (2020) - Wei Si, Marquess Wen of Wei
2019
Ip Man 4: The Finale as
Bob
2019
Guilt by Design as
Leung Sir
2019
Stranger Anniversary (TV Series) as
Bo Gor / Gum Jai
2019
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords as
Yu Nam
2019
I Bet Your Pardon (TV Series) as
Lung Set
2018
Year of the Dog
2018
The Leakers as
Teo Jit Sin
2017
Chasing the Dragon as
Piggy
2016
My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan (TV Series) as
Ho Kei Song
2015
Ip Man 3 as
Fatso
2015
Return of the Cuckoo as
Chan Man-Shan
2015
Legend of the Last Emperor (TV Series) as
Yuan Shikai
- December 1908 - February 1912 (2015) - Yuan Shikai
- January 1916 - March 1918 - Yuan Shikai
- March 1912 - December 1915 - Yuan Shikai
- February 1912 - Yuan Shikai
2015
Who Is Undercover
2014
New Moment in Peking (TV Series) as
Niu Sidao
2012
Good-for-Nothing Heros
2011
Sleepwalker
2011
Hu guo jun hun chuan qi (TV Series) as
Yuan Shikai (as Zeshi Zheng)
2010
Ip Man 2 as
Fatso
2009
The Outlander (TV Series) as
Baogeng LI
2008
Out of Control as
ZhangHeng
2008
Run Papa Run as
Uncle Lone - Elder #2 (Guest star)
2007
Flash Point as
Inspector Wong
2006
Romance of Red Dust (TV Series) as
Yang Su (2006)
2004
My Fair Lady (TV Series) as
Advisor Li Ying
2003
Moon Fairy (TV Series) as
Fu Xi
2003
Dai yat dim dik tin hung as
FatCat
2002
Body Puzzle as
Professor Chao (as Ken Cheng)
2001
Bu si xin ling
1998
Casino
1997
Mad Stylist as
Luk Sing
1996
Wong Fei Hung (TV Series) as
Porky Wing (1996)
1996
The Stunt Woman as
Blackjack
1996
The Log as
Officer Gump
1996
What a Wonderful World as
Doctor
1995
Heaven Can't Wait as
Tsui
1995
Those Were the Days... as
Wah's Father
1995
Hong Kong Graffiti as
Seven (uncredited)
1995
Zha dan qing ren as
Inspector Seito
1994
Fei hu xiong shi: Ji dao zhan shi as
Chin
1994
Once Upon a Time in China V as
Porky Wing
1994
Mermaid Got Married as
Principal
1994
Beginner's Luck as
Chow Sing-Chi
1994
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse as
Kong
1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing as
Charlie Leung Kam-Po
1994
Let's Go Slam Dunk as
Tin Yuen
1994
Bloody Brothers as
Uncle
1994
The Most Wanted as
Cheng Ming-Fen
1994
Wonder Seven as
Fatty
1994
The Gods Must Be Funny in China (as Ken Cheng)
1994
The Kung Fu Scholar as
Fat Cat
1993
Bang jia Huang Qi Hui as
Chung
1993
Hero of Hong Kong 1949 as
Master Fok
1993
The Edge of Righteousness (TV Series)
1993
A Roof with a View as
Fat Ho (uncredited)
1993
Man of the Times as
Chan Chi Chiu
1993
Crime Story as
Detective Hung Ting-Bong
1993
Vendetta as
Fatty
1993
Lord of East China Sea II as
Chief Wong
1993
Run and Kill as
Cheng 'Fatty' Kau Ng
1993
Lord of East China Sea as
Chief Wong
1992
Dr. Lamb as
Fat Bing
1992
The Prince of Temple Street as
Cheng
1992
Lucky Encounter as
Meng
1992
Gao bie zi jin cheng as
General Cheung
1992
Fun and Fury as
Ma
1992
Long mao shao xu as
Penguin
1992
Powerful Four as
Ho Sum / Fatty B (as Jui Si Cheng)
1991
Sex and Zen as
Dr. Tin Chan
1991
Legend of the Brothers as
Publisher
1991
Spiritual Trinity as
Master Tien Kuei
1991
Once Upon a Time in China as
Porky Wing
1991
To Be Number One as
Fat Kwan
1990
The Magic Amethyst
1990
Ma yi chuan qi as
Chu Yi
1990
Jing cha pa shou liang jia qin
1990
Movie... In Your Face
1990
The Spooky Family as
Hung Ping
1990
The Fortune Code as
Cotton Candy
1989
Mr. Smart as
Mr. Smart
1989
Story of the Sword and the Sabre
1989
Sentenced to Hang as
Ma Yee-Charn
1989
Mr. Sunshine
1989
Run, Don't Walk as
Sergeant Leung
1989
Zhuo gui da shi as
Master Cheung 11
1989
Return of the Lucky Stars as
Sgt. Cheng
1989
Little Cop
1988
The Beloved Son of God as
Fat Cat
1988
The Dragon Family as
Po
1988
The Diary of a Big Man as
Police Inspector Cheng
1988
Carry on Hotel as
Mr. Lau
1988
Walk on Fire as
Tang
1987
Gui ma bao biao zei mei ren as
Insp. Kent Tang Tai-Kit
1987
You Are My Destiny as
Police Officer
1987
Easy Money as
Inspector Ken
1987
Heartbeat 100 as
Sgt. Chu
1987
Vampire's Breakfast as
Liao Chi-Piao / Fat Piao
1986
A Hearty Response as
Beat Cop
1986
Fei yue ling yang as
Canteen Boss
1986
Lucky Stars Go Places as
Fat Cat
1985
Why Me? as
Fat Cat
1985
The Flying Mr. B
1985
Mo deng shen tan
1985
Tuo cuo che as
'Dog-bear' Gou-Hung
1984
Hong yun dang tou
1984
Beloved Daddy
1984
Hang choh yan yuen lo
1984
Sha tan chu geng
1984
Crazy Kung Fu Master
1983
Tong xian che
1983
Mo deng ya men
1983
Shu zhi suo zhi as
Ko Kwai
1983
Mission to Kill
1983
Di yi ba jiao yi
1983
The Trail as
Captain
1983
Che wan as
Fatty Cheng
1983
Give Me Back
1982
The Emissary (TV Series) as
Fei Chan
1982
Jia ren you yue as
Hsu Tang Tao
1982
Yue nan zi
1982
Friend guo da Band
1982
He Lives by Night as
Dragon
1982
The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II
1981
I.Q. ben dan
1981
Tian zhen you ya
1981
The Imp as
Fatty
1981
Mobfix Patrol
1981
Wu ting as
Kun
1981
Yeung moon nui cheung (TV Series) as
Sage Yutchi
1981
Shu jian en chou lu (as Tse-Shi Cheng)
1981
Chai sin
1981
The Sweet and Sour Cops
1981
I.Q. bau pang
1981
Daai hung so
1980
The Beasts as
Moe
1980
Chuo tou wang
1980
Zi bao chuang ba guan
1980
The Saviour
1980
The Informer
1980
Mo deng tu lao
1979
Zhuang ju zai yu Niu gan yan as
Cameo appearance (uncredited)
1979
Money Trip
1979
Da dou da
1979
Lun Wenxu zhi dou Liu Xiankai
1974
Shao Lin zi di
1974
Heroes Two
Director
1992
Long mao shao xu
1990
The Magic Amethyst
1990
Dragon in Jail
1990
The Fortune Code
1989
Mr. Smart
1989
Story of the Sword and the Sabre
1987
Heartbeat 100
1986
Fei yue ling yang (consultant director)
1985
Why Me?
1984
Beloved Daddy
Producer
2007
Brothers (producer)
2003
Dai yat dim dik tin hung (producer)
1994
Fei hu xiong shi: Ji dao zhan shi (producer)
1994
Hai jiao wei qing (producer)
1994
Beginner's Luck (producer)
1993
Hero of Hong Kong 1949 (producer)
1991
Spiritual Trinity (producer)
1990
The Fortune Code (producer)
1989
Mr. Smart (producer)
1988
The Beloved Son of God (producer)
Writer
1994
Beginner's Luck
1993
Huo hu die (co-writer)
1990
Jing cha pa shou liang jia qin
1989
Story of the Sword and the Sabre
1986
Fei yue ling yang (story)
1985
Why Me?
1984
Beloved Daddy (screenplay)
1983
Shu zhi suo zhi
Miscellaneous
1990
Jing cha pa shou liang jia qin (planner)
1986
Fei yue ling yang (planner)
1985
Why Me? (planner)
1983
Shu zhi suo zhi (production advisor)
Assistant Director
1981
Chai sin (assistant director)
Self
2018
Roast (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.4 (2018) - Self
2017
Go Fighting (TV Series) as
Self
- The Greed of Man (2017) - Self
Archive Footage
1987
Ninja Phantom Heroes

References

Kent Cheng Wikipedia