Mat Yeung
| Mat Yeung | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 楊明 (formerly 揚明) |
| Pinyin | Yáng Míng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Ming4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name |
Lam Ming-lok 林明樂 (Traditional) 林明乐 (Simplified) Lam4 Ming4 Lok6 (Cantonese) Lín Mínglè (Mandarin) |
| Born |
27 February 1981.svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Mat Yeung Ming (born 27 February 1981) is a Hong Kong television actor best known for his roles as Lui Ting in Screen Play (2000), as Wan Po-yu in The 'W' Files (2003), as Tin Hoi in Be Home for Dinner (2011), and as Senior Inspector Jasper Kong in Master of Play (2012).
Career
In September 1998, Yeung signed a management contract with TVB after graduating from the company's 17th Artiste Training Class. He was given his first major role in the comedy-drama serial Screen Play (2000), where he portrayed Lui Ting, a character based on Nicholas Tse. Yeung was pushed by his company to compete in the male beauty pageant Mister World in 2000, and was misplaced. Yeung returned to Hong Kong and played a few more minor roles afterwards, before winning another major role in youth drama Aqua Heroes and mystery/adventure drama The 'W' Files, both which aired in 2003.
In 2005, his career was interrupted when Yeung was arrested for DUI and criminal damage.[1] He was sentenced to 150 hours of community service,[2] and became the first TVB actor having to retake acting classes again.[1] To make ends meet, Yeung opened a clothing retail store in Mong Kok, Hong Kong in 2006, but the store closed down within a year of business. He tried another business with selling Chinese mitten crab, but the business went bankrupt within three months.[1]
In 2011, Yeung's career was revived after a successful portrayal of Tin Hoi in the sitcom Be Home for Dinner. He was nominated for Most Improved Male Artiste at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Face to Face | extra | |
| A Kindred Spirit | extra | Sitcom | |
| Dragon Love | extra | ||
| At the Threshold of an Era | extra | ||
| Witness to a Prosecution | extra | ||
| 2000 | War of the Genders | extra | Sitcom |
| Ups and Downs | extra | ||
| The Threat of Love | extra | ||
| Armed Reaction II | extra | ||
| Street Fighters | extra | ||
| Incurable Traits | extra | ||
| A Matter of Customs | extra | ||
| Screen Play | Lui Ting | ||
| Crimson Sabre | extra | ||
| 2001 | Armed Reaction III | ||
| Seven Sisters | |||
| 2002 | Family Man | ||
| The Trust of a Lifetime | |||
| 2003 | Back to Square One | ||
| Aqua Heroes | Sam Kong Koon-kit | ||
| The 'W' Files | Wan Po-yu | ||
| 2004 | A Handful of Love | Calvin | |
| To Get Unstuck in Time | Ko Ming | ||
| Shades of Truth | Leung Ka-lok (Happy Jai) | ||
| 2005 | The Academy | Chan Ling-ling's boyfriend | |
| Women on the Run | Ching Jun | ||
| Face to Fate | Chor Man-kung | ||
| Healing Hands III | Ko Lok | ||
| Forensic Heroes | Frankie Mok Cheuk-ho | ||
| 2007 | Ten Brothers | Long Legs Seven | Previously warehoused; released overseas in 2005 |
| The Ultimate Crime Fighter | Ken | ||
| Best Selling Secrets | Don | Episode 55 | |
| 2008 | Catch Me Now | Cheng Wai-shing | 2 episodes (Eps. 13–14) |
| The Silver Chamber of Sorrows | Sheung Sai-cho | ||
| Last One Standing | Motel owner | ||
| The Money-Maker Recipe | Szeto Hiu-kwong | ||
| Moonlight Resonance | Jimmy Wong Hiu-lung | ||
| The Four | Soldier | cameo | |
| 2008-2009 | The Gem of Life | Oscar | |
| 2009 | Just Love II | Lee King-ho | 4 episodes |
| E.U. | Kwok King-cheung | ||
| The Winter Melon Tale | Prince | ||
| 2010 | In the Eye of the Beholder | Ha Hau-yung | |
| Fly with Me | Danny Yung Man-lai | ||
| Some Day | Sin Pok | Sitcom recurring | |
| A Pillow Case of Mystery II | Chik Ming-yin | ||
| Beauty Knows No Pain | Owen | ||
| The Comeback Clan | Chung Ching (Eight) | ||
| Twilight Investigation | Sean Wong Chun-fung | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| 2011 | Only You | Keegan | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste |
| Love and Again | Ying Fung | Previously warehoused; released overseas in 2004 | |
| Be Home for Dinner | Tin Hoi | Sitcom regular Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| My Sister of Eternal Flower | Koo Suk-lam | Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| The Other Truth | Ben Wong Chi-nam | 4 episodes (Eps. 14–19) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste | |
| 2012 | Daddy Good Deeds | Peter | cameo |
| Master of Play | Senior Inspector Jasper Kong Sing-yu | ||
| No Good Either Way | Jacky Ho Ching-chik | ||
| The Last Steep Ascent | Ngai Po-law | ||
| 2012-2013 | Missing You | Marcus Lo Yin-pan | |
| 2013 | The Day of Days | Wang Tsan-bong | |
| Season of Love | Hinson Dai Yu-hin | Episodes 1–5: "Chapter of Spring" | |
| Slow Boat Home | Chan Moon-kei | ||
| Karma Rider | Ching Ying-hung | ||
| 2014 | Outbound Love | Ching Chin-bok | |
| Storm in a Cocoon | Hung Chuk-gau | ||
| Black Heart White Soul | Lau Yim | ||
| Shades of Life | Kwong Chi Hung | Episode 12 | |
| 2015 | Madam Cutie On Duty | Brother Chang Han | |
| Momentary Lapse Of Reason | Sam Yat Yin | ||
| Every Step You Take | Cameo appearance | ||
| Captain of Destiny | Sam Ching Sum | ||
| Lord of Shanghai | |||
| 2015-2016 | The Executioner | Chek Tsz-chau | |
| 2016 | My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | Liu Shau-Kay |
References
- 1 2 3 《心戰》慘死情侶煲起 翻生揚明：試過半年冇糧出 [Master of Play's tragic couple heats up, resurrected Mat Yeung: "Had no income for six months"]. Face Magazine via IHKTV (in Chinese). 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ 揚明判社會服務令 [Mat Yeung sentenced to community service]. Sina (in Chinese). 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2012-06-05.