Chapman To

Chapman To
Background information
Chinese name 杜汶澤 (traditional)
Chinese name 杜汶泽 (simplified)
Pinyin Dù Wénzé (Mandarin)
Jyutping Dou6 Man4-zaak6 (Cantonese)
Born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (simplified Chinese: 吴卓彰; traditional Chinese: 吳卓彰; pinyin: Wú Zhuōzhāng; Jyutping: Ng4 Coek3 Zeong1)
(1972-06-08) 8 June 1972
British Hong Kong
Residence Hong Kong
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s)
Kristal Tin (m. 2005)
Ancestry Taishan, Guangdong, China
Awards
ATV Awards
1999 Best Supporting Actor (My Date with a Vampire)

Chapman To (born 8 June 1972), also known as To Man-chak (杜汶澤), is a Hong Kong actor.[1] He is best known for his roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.

Career

To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000. He is best known for playing Tsui Wai-Keung in the Infernal Affairs trilogy, as well as the role of Itsuki Tachibana in Initial D. He remarried in 2005 to Kristal Tin. In 2006, he starred in Pang Ho-Cheung's film, Isabella with Isabella Leong.

Along with acting, To was also a radio personality for Commercial Radio 2(CR2). He hosted the show, On a Clear Day (在晴朗的一天出發), a 2-hour morning show which was co-hosted by Michelle Lo and Jan Lamb. However, after a fall-out with the key personnel of the radio company, Chapman lost the radio hosting job in 2006.

To is also an avid amateur photographer. In 2011, To was hired as the photographer for cantopop singer Prudence Liew's album, Love Addict. To stated that this is the first time he is paid for his photography work.

Exile

In March 2014, To expressed support for the Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan, which was skeptical of a proposed agreement to create closer ties between Taiwan and mainland China.

During Hong Kong's umbrella movement, he was involved in online arguments with some mainland netizens.[2]

To criticized the Chinese government and proudly stated to netizens to, "Stop me from coming to the mainland if you've got guts" [3] Chinese audiences reacted and To’s first two movies after the incident, Let Go for Love[3] and Aberdeen, flopped at the Chinese box office.[4] The production companies apologized and regretted casting To.

Hong Kong directors, such as Wong Jing, subsequently refused to work for To, resulting in him being blacklisted in both the Chinese and Hong Kong movie market.[5]

Exiled from the lucrative Chinese market, To focused on Malaysia and Singapore.[6] However, despite not having Chinese investment, his movies have achieved success in its target markets. To acted as director, writer, and actor for these low budget films.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
1995 Fist of Fury Jing Wu Men's student
1996 The Good Old Days
1998 My Date with a Vampire Kam Ching-chung
2000 Showbiz Tycoon Sing Lung
2000 My Date with a Vampire II Kam Ching-chung
2004 Kung Fu Soccer Lok
2010 OL Supreme Sze Sap Yat
Who's the Hero

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 House of the Damned
2000 Violent Cop David Liu
The Teacher Without Chalk
2001 Jiang hu: The Triad Zone
Let's Sing Along Long Hair
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
Never Say Goodbye
The Cheaters Chi-Wai
Esprit D'Amour
Prison on Fire - Life Sentence
2002 Golden Chicken Club Owner
Infernal Affairs Tsui Wai-keung Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Mummy, Aged 19
Just One Look Villager No. 3
The Wall
Mighty Baby Kassey
The Irresistible Piggies
Feel 100%
Partners Lee Tin Wah
Dry Wood, Fierce Fire
Nine Girls and a Ghost Basketball Coach
Return from the Other World Fai
Black Mask 2: City of Masks King (Cantonese voice)
2003 The Twins Effect Ken
Golden Chicken 2 Club Owner
Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective
Infernal Affairs II Tsui Wai-keung Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Spy Dad Love Kwan
Infernal Affairs III Tsui Wai-keung
Men Suddenly in Black Chao Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
Black White Forest Toast
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Diva: Ah Hey Huffman
Cat and Mouse Han Zhang
My Lucky Star Yip's stepmother boyfriend
Honesty Failure Fai

References

  1. ↑ "Maaf Tuan..Saya Tak Tertarik dengan Tawaran Anda!". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 9 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ↑ HK actor Chapman To under fire
  3. 1 2 "Film boycott shows audiences can't 'Let go'". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "业内：杜汶泽毁掉《小团圆》 超5000万投资亏损 (Chapman To ruined Aberdeen's 50 million investment)". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/director-wong-jing-unfriends-actors-over-pro-democracy-protest
  6. ↑ seto kit yan (13 December 2014). "HK comedian and producer set up movie production company in M'sia". The Star. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Kevin Ma (16 May 2014). "Vegas to Macau II leads Mega-Vision slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Kevin Ma (9 September 2015). "Chapman To returns to Malaysia with Let's Eat". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.


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