Chung King-fai

Chung King-fai, SBS, is a Hong Kong actor and pioneer of contemporary performing art.^[1] He is also a director, TV producer, programme host and performing arts educator. He is the founder and president of the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, Art Form Panels of the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Chairman of Exploration Theatre, and Art Director of Hong Kong Arts Development Council.^[2]

Education and career

Chung finished his secondary education in Pui Ching Middle School before studying at Chung Chi College, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in English. He received a BA degree in Speech and Drama from Oklahoma Baptist University and his masters degree in Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama. Back in Hong Kong, he was an actor and executive producer with the two major television broadcasters, and lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has also been an advisor to Hong Kong Repertory Theatre. In 1983, Chung was appointed the founding Dean of the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts.

Chung introduced Theatre of the Absurd and Broadway musicals to Hong Kong audiences in Cantonese (mother tongue of the major population), with numerous stage performances. He has directed over 80 productions, including Equus, West Side Story, Rashomon, Teahouse, Xiaojing Hutong, Grease, M Butterfly, A Sentimental Journey and Noises off.

Chung also holds an honorary fellowship at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and an honorary doctorate from Armstrong University of California.

Film(s)

Year	Title	Role
1996	Black Mask	Commissioner

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Awards
1976	Springs and Autumns of the Three Kingdoms	Wong Wan	RTV
1979	Dragon Strikes	Prince Ning	RTV
2003	The Threat of Love II		TVB
2005	My Family	Man Tai-Lor	TVB	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
2006	Welcome to the House	Ko Hing	TVB	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor
	The Dance of Passion	Yim Kwok-Yip	TVB	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor (Top 5) Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character
	Land of Wealth	Chai Hok-Yan	TVB
	At Home With Love	Chung Bong	TVB
2007	Word Twisters' Adventures	Heavenly King	TVB
2007	The Building Blocks of Life	Kong Sing-Yue (Preston)	TVB
2009	The Stew of Life	Ng Man Tak	TVB
2010	A Fistful of Stances	Au-Yeung Biu	TVB
2011	A Great Way To Care	Leong Wai Keong	TVB
	Only You	Shaw Chun-fai	TVB
	The Other Truth	Hau Pak-kan (Clayton)	TVB
	ICAC Investigators 2011	Alfred	RTHK
2012	Divas in Distress	Fung Han-man	TVB
2012	The Confidant	Lau Dor-sun	TVB
2013	Will Power	Paul	TVB

Awards and achievements

1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 Best Director, Hong Kong Drama Awards
1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999 Best Actor, Hong Kong Drama Awards
1994 Ten Years Outstanding Achievement Award, Hong Kong Drama Awards
1999 Artist of the Year(Stage Director), Hong Kong Artists’ Guild
2000 Drama Achievement Award, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
2001 Fellowship from Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts
2002 Silver Bauhinia Star
2005 Most Outstanding TV Actor, Ming Pao Weekly
2006 Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
2007 World Outstanding Chinese Award

References

↑ Hui, Sylvia (19 May 2005). "Jackie Chan to promote China anthem". The Standard. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
↑ Recipients of HKSAR Honours and Awards

Academic offices
Preceded by None	President of the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies 1984-present	Succeeded by incumbent
Awards and achievements
Ming Pao Weekly Magazine Awards
Preceded by Dayo Wong for To Catch the Uncatchable	Best Actor 2005 for My Family	Succeeded by Roger Kwok for Life Made Simple

v t e TVB Anniversary Awards for Lifetime Achievement

Stephen Chow (1999) Kwan Hoi-san (2001) Helena Law (2002) Wu Fung (2003) Lily Leung (2004) Teresa Ha (2005) Chung King-fai (2006) Lydia Shum (2007) Paul Chun (2008) Lee Tim-sing (2009) Louise Lee (2010) Lee Heung-kam (2011) Liza Wang (2012)

Persondata
Name	Chung, King Fai
Alternative names	King Sir
Short description	Hong Kong actor
Date of birth	1937-03-28
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Date of death
Place of death

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