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Roy Cheung

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Roy Cheung
Born
Cheung Yiu Yeung

(1963-07-20) July 20, 1963 (age 61)
Occupationactor
Years active1986 – 2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese耀
Simplified Chinese耀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yàoyáng

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung (Chinese: 耀; pinyin: Zhāng Yàoyáng; born 20 July 1963 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong–based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films.[1][2]

Early life and career

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As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but never seriously considered a career in acting.

Starting out as a model, Cheung turned to acting when director Yonfan cast him in his 1986 film Lost Romance and the first of his many roles portraying a villain followed in the acclaimed director Ringo Lam's 1987 City on Fire.

In 1996, Cheung appeared in the 3rd, 4th and 6th installments of the Young and Dangerous series, beginning a long working relationship with director/cinematographer Andrew Lau.

Present day

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Recently, Cheung has appeared in a number of Andrew Lau's films, most notably in the second installment of the internationally acclaimed Infernal Affairs trilogy, and in the 1998 The Storm Riders, in which Cheung broke free of his standard villainous self altogether and portrayed a Shaolin monk.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. ^ "Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung". Love Hong Kong Film. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  3. ^ "Roy Cheung". imdb.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Roy Cheung". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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