Nicholas Tse Ting-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and TV chef. Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shifting his career focus to acting. He is best known for starring in the films Metade Fumaca (1999), New Police Story (2004), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), The Stool Pigeon (2010), The Viral Factor (2012), As the Light Goes Out (2014), and Raging Fire (2021), as well as the television series The Proud Twins (2005). For his role in The Stool Pigeon, Tse won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, making him the first person to have won in the three major acting categories, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best New Performer, at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Tse was born at St.Teresa’s Hospital in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon on 29 August 1980 to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and actress Deborah Lee (狄波拉). His younger sister is Jennifer Tse. Tse moved to Vancouver, Canada at eight. He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, where he was friends with Tablo. They were expelled together for fighting with a racist bully. Tse moved back with his family to Hong Kong, where he attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out in grade 10 due to excessive media attention. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to finish his middle school, but was expelled after one year for his academic underperformance. He then moved to Vancouver before returning to Hong Kong. In 1996, at 16, he studied at Tokyo Music Institute. He held Hong Kong-Canadian dual citizenship until 2021, when he renounced his Canadian citizenship.
| Date of Birth | 29th August 1980 |
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| Age | 44 Years |
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| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Birth Place | British Hong Kong |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
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| Nationality | Canada |
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| Citizenship | Canada |
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| Reference | IMDB |
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| Education |
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| Hong Kong International School, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School |
| Instruments | guitar, voice |
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| Occupation | television actor, film actor, singer, entrepreneur, actor, songwriter, recording artist |
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| Career Start | 1998 (26 years ago) |
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| Awards |
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- World Music Awards
- Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- QQ Music Awards
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