Derek Tsang

Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung (曾國祥; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and film director. He is the son of Eric Tsang. He directed the films Lover's Discourse (2010) and Soul Mate (2016), and starred in The Thieves in 2012.[1] He is best known for the film Better Days.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tsang.
Derek Tsang
曾國祥
Born (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979
Wuhua, Guangdong, China
OccupationActor, film director
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2019)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曾國祥
Simplified Chinese曾国祥

Life and career

Derek Tsang was born to Eric Tsang and his wife on 8 November 1979 in Wuhua, Guangzhou, China. His father originally wanted to become a soccer player just like his father Tsang Kai, who was Derek's grandfather. But, he ended up pursuing an acting career in 1977 and later moved to Hong Kong when Derek was still a baby.

Derek made his debut for Men Suddenly in Black (2003), where he played a younger version of his father's character, along with Jaycee Chan and Nicholas Tse.

Filmography

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201047th Golden Horse AwardsBest New DirectorLover's DiscourseNominated
201653rd Golden Horse AwardsBest DirectorSoul MateNominated
201711th Asian Film AwardsBest DirectorNominated
36th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest DirectorNominated
Best New DirectorNominated
8th China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest Hong Kong / Taiwan DirectorWon
31st Golden Rooster AwardsBest Directorial DebutNominated
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References
  1. Derek Tsang at chinesemov.com
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