Mark Cheng

Mark Cheng Ho-nam (born 6 October 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He is known for his role as "Lam Wing" in the 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer and FuXi in My Date with a Vampire III. He is shown naked in the 1993 Hong Kong film Raped by an Angel, as he walks around a room, with his genitals briefly shown on screen and some adultery movie.[3]

Mark Cheng
Born (1964-10-06) 6 October 1964 [1]
Hong Kong
OccupationActor
Years active1983-present
Spouse(s)Yukari Oshima (1991-1995) [2]
Ailyn Pow (2002-present)
ChildrenJada Cheng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭浩南
Simplified Chinese郑浩南
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Film career

Cheng started his career in 1983. Cinema City attempted to make Cheng a leading man in the mid-1980s. These lead roles never made him a star. By the 1990s, he was often cast in Category III films and low budget girls with guns films.

Cheng also practised martial arts and performed stunts in some of the films he acted in.[4]

Cheng made his Hollywood debut in the 2007 film War which stars Jet Li.[5]

Personal life

In the 1980s, Cheng dated Hong Kong actress Ann Bridgewater. In 1991, Cheng was married to Japanese actress Yukari Oshima but they divorced four years later.

Cheng had since settled down in Malaysia since 1999 with his Malaysian wife Ailyn Pow whom he met during a shoot, they have a daughter named Jada.[6]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role
1983Manchester Dead Warrant
City on FireWei-Ming
1984Mr. Virgin
1985Cupid OneKeung aka King Kong
The Isle of FantasyDavid
The Thirty Million RushMark
City Hero
1986Pan ni wo di
Peking Opera BluesLing Pak-Hoi
1987Evil CatLong
Heartbeat 100Weeny Eyes
Goodbye DarlingJoe Young
1988DragnetKwong
Iron Butterfly, Part 2: See No DaylightMark
Gift from HeavenMark
1990Doctor's HeartWong Man-Tsun
A Killer's BluesKit
Return to Action
Midnight AngelTak
Forsaken Cop
Hong Kong Gigolo
Story of Kennedy Town
1992Kickboxer's TearsNan
Devil Girl 18
The Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues
Big Circle BluesWei
Gambling Ghost Are Ready
1/3 LoverDoctor
1993Raped by an AngelChuck Chi-sing
The Buddhist SpellFeng Yun-Tin
1994Dream KillerChan
The Modern LoveCheung Kit
A Taste of Killing and RomanceWong Cheong
The Deadly IslandRay Tang
Best of BestShit-Fay
Guns of DragonPrince
Underground Judgement
The Chinese Ghostbuster
1995Bomb LoverTommy Tang
Lethal Girls 2
1996The ImpMark
Tai Chi BoxerLam Wing
1997The Peeping TomRoy Chen Chih-Lai
1998The Longest NiteMark
A Chinese Torture Chamber Story 2Ma San Yee
A True Mob StoryPrince
Love in the River
Young and Dangerous 5Szeto Ho-Nam
Love Generation Hong KongPeace
1999Trust Me U DieDr. Mark Chow
A Man Called Hero
2000Prostitute Killer
KillerMantis
Guilty or NotDonald
Undercover Blues
For Bad Boys OnlyTaro Sakamoto
2002The Wesley's Mysterious FileKill
2005Samuel's Last Chance
2006Election 2Bo
2007WarWu Ti
Gong Tau: An Oriental Black MagicOfficer Rockman Cheung
Invisible TargetSenior Superintendent Mark Law Pui Keung
2008Legendary AssassinCommissioner Yu
2011A Land Without Boundaries
2012Starts Good Ends Good
High Kickers
The Sword of Love
20134B Qing Nian Zhi 4 Lou B Zuo
2014Who Moved My Dream
2015Two Thumbs UpLam Tung
2016Guigu Successor
2019Double World

Television series
Year Title Role
2001The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung
2004My Date with a Vampire IIIHuman King Fuxi
2005Magic Sword of Heaven and EarthShunge

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References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155599/
  2. http://hkmdb.com/db/people/bio.mhtml?id=5645&display_set=eng
  3. "OMG, he's naked: Actor Mark Cheng". OMGBlog.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Mark Cheng going Hollywood with The Rogue".
  6. http://mark.katea.biz/news/20040930_mca.htm Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Mark Cheng at douban.com
  8. Mark Cheng at chinesemov.com
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