Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Born 08/11/1979 in Hong Kong, China

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung (曾國祥; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan Ho-Sun after graduating from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2001. He made his acting debut in Men Suddenly in Black (2003) and directorial debut with Lover's Discourse (2010), sharing the directing credit with Jimmy Wan Chi-man. The duo was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best New Director in 2010.

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung (曾國祥; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan Ho-Sun after graduating from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2001. He made his acting debut in Men Suddenly in Black (2003) and directorial debut with Lover's Discourse (2010), sharing the directing credit with Jimmy Wan Chi-man. The duo was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best New Director in 2010.

His solo directorial debut Soul Mate (2016) was critically praised, receiving a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film nomination at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. His next film Better Days (2019) was the Hong Kong submission for the Academy Awards and received a Best International Feature Film nomination, becoming the first Hong Kong submission directed by a Hong Kong native to do so.

After graduation, he moved back to Hong Kong, where his father arranged for him to work under director Peter Chan Ho-Sun. There, he met producer Jojo Hui and director Jimmy Wan Chi-man, both of whom would go on to be Tsang's frequent collaborators.

Despite not pursuing an acting career, Tsang has had a variety of acting roles since the start of his career, which he attributed to other actors not wanting to be typecast into roles with unflattering characteristics. He made his screen debut in Men Suddenly in Black (2003), cameoing as the younger version of his father's character. There he met director Pang Ho-cheung, whom Tsang would later collaborate with on various projects.

Tsang made his solo directorial debut with Soul Mate (2016). He was subsequently nominated for Best Director awards at various film award ceremonies, including at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 53rd Golden Horse Awards.

His next film, Better Days (2019), won eight out of 12 categories at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. The film was subsequently chosen as the official entry for Hong Kong for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. It was shortlisted but lost to Denmark's Another Round. He was the first native Hong Kong director in the category.

Tsang said his influences are primarily derived from art-house cinema, with early influences from director Wong Kar-wai and the French New Wave, as opposed to his father Eric Tsang's works, which consisted of mostly of mainstream comedies. He credits his half-sister Bowie Tsang for teaching him about film and literature.

Tsang married actress Venus Wong in 2019. He has expressed a reluctance to cast Wong due to the negative perception of nepotism.

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Filmography (Movies)

Anita

Anita

Character:ENT Doctor

Release Date:12/11/2021

Stoma

Stoma

Character:Lim's Brother

Release Date:19/08/2020

Missbehavior

Missbehavior

Character:Security Officer

Release Date:31/01/2019

The Brink

The Brink

Character:Sheng

Release Date:23/11/2017

Love Off the Cuff

Love Off the Cuff

Character:Cherie's Younger Brother

Release Date:27/04/2017

S Storm

S Storm

Character:Joe Ma

Release Date:14/09/2016

Robbery

Robbery

Character:Lau Kin-Ping

Release Date:14/04/2016

From Vegas to Macau III

From Vegas to Macau III

Character:Interpol

Release Date:06/02/2016

House of Wolves

House of Wolves

Character:Steve Shit

Release Date:21/01/2016

Lazy Hazy Crazy

Lazy Hazy Crazy

Character:Madame Glaze

Release Date:29/10/2015

Two for the Night

Two for the Night

Character:

Release Date:11/11/2014

Zombie Fight Club

Zombie Fight Club

Character:David

Release Date:23/10/2014

Z Storm

Z Storm

Character:Joe Ma

Release Date:19/06/2014

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Character:

Release Date:08/05/2014

Naked Ambition 3D

Naked Ambition 3D

Character:Simon Yuen

Release Date:25/03/2014

Golden Chickensss

Golden Chickensss

Character:Male Prostitute

Release Date:30/01/2014

SDU: Sex Duties Unit

SDU: Sex Duties Unit

Character:Dried Shrimp

Release Date:25/07/2013

My Sassy Hubby

My Sassy Hubby

Character:Robber

Release Date:05/12/2012

Triad

Triad

Character:Xiang

Release Date:15/11/2012

The Thieves

The Thieves

Character:Johnny

Release Date:25/07/2012

Love in the Buff

Love in the Buff

Character:Cherie's Brother

Release Date:29/03/2012

Girl$

Girl$

Character:Chun

Release Date:02/09/2010

Ex

Ex

Character:Sol

Release Date:03/06/2010

Once a Gangster

Once a Gangster

Character:Young Roast Pork

Release Date:20/05/2010

Dream Home

Dream Home

Character:Cheung Jai

Release Date:25/04/2010

Crossing Hennessy

Crossing Hennessy

Character:Doctor at Emergency Ward

Release Date:01/04/2010

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

Character:John

Release Date:23/10/2008

Ocean Flame

Ocean Flame

Character:Third Brother's Assistant

Release Date:23/05/2008

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

Character:Fai

Release Date:01/05/2008

Run Papa Run

Run Papa Run

Character:Chicken

Release Date:10/04/2008

Scare 2 Die

Scare 2 Die

Character:Mahjong Player B

Release Date:03/04/2008

Dead Air

Dead Air

Character:Rock/Lok Chun

Release Date:04/11/2007

Single Blog

Single Blog

Character:

Release Date:31/05/2007

My Name Is Fame

My Name Is Fame

Character:Lok

Release Date:01/09/2006

On the Edge

On the Edge

Character:Mini B

Release Date:31/08/2006

Midnight Running

Midnight Running

Character:Peter

Release Date:18/05/2006

The Third Eye

The Third Eye

Character:Gum

Release Date:08/04/2006

Isabella

Isabella

Character:Yan's Suitor

Release Date:06/04/2006

Cocktail

Cocktail

Character:Kuen

Release Date:19/01/2006

AV

AV

Character:Band-Aid

Release Date:19/03/2005

It Had To Be You

It Had To Be You

Character:

Release Date:04/03/2005

The Eye 2

The Eye 2

Character:Joey's Co-Worker

Release Date:18/03/2004

The Park

The Park

Character:Dan

Release Date:23/10/2003

Men Suddenly in Black

Men Suddenly in Black

Character:Young Tin Yau

Release Date:11/08/2003

Shadow

Shadow

Character:

Release Date:24/11/2001

Television Appearances

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