Bosco Wong
Bosco Wong Chung-chak is a Hong Kong actor who was under TVB management and singer under East Asia Music.
Biography
Early career
Bosco's entertainment career began in 1998. He was spotted on the street by a talent-recruiter and soon appear for the first time in a lemon tea commercial and several minor modelling jobs. Recruiters offered him further opportunities but Bosco insisted on finishing his high school first. Right after high school graduation Bosco auditioned at TVB in 1999 at age 19. During his first few years in TVB, Bosco started off by hosting several TVB programmes and played cameo roles in various TVB series.Growth
His debut came in 2003 when he was offered supporting roles in modern drama Triumph in the Skies, ancient series Find The Light, and youth drama Aqua Heroes. He then starred in Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu in 2004. In 2005 he stepped forward as a dramatic and comedic actor in Wars of In-Laws and obtained TVB's Most Improved Actor Award of the year. Afterwards, his performance as a socially inept youth in Dicey Business earned him even more exposure and recognition as a rising actor. In October 2008, Bosco developed further by signing a singer contract with East Asia Music and released his debut EP in December of the same year. He continued to grow his acting to another level by taking charge of a villainous character "Bai Co" or "Cripple Co" in Lives of Omission. He also subsequently expressed that his growing age allows him to play more mature characters such as triad leader "Cripple Co" and righteous police Inspector "Hui Sir" in Witness Insecurity and "Cripple Co" is a role that he had fun playing.Bosco starred in his first silver screen leading role as "Chiu Bing" - a low class ice cream vendor in director Fire Lee's debut movie :zh:等我愛你|Love In Time and gained positive applause for his sincere and realistic performance. He also confessed that his dream is to pursue acting in more movies and wish to direct his own one day. He again received positive reviews for his solid performance as the central character Sit Ho Ching in "Golden Brother"., which subsequently won him Best Leading Actor award at Europe China Image Film Festival 2014, London.
Besides expanding in films, Bosco has also stretched his acting experience to outside production houses notably from mainland China. Beginning with his first foray as a revolutionary warrior in CCTV8's period piece "Racecourse" filmed in late 2010, he takes the challenge of portraying a depressive male character "Lin Fang Wen" in a TV adaptation popular romance novel "Women on The Bread Tree" filmed in 2012, and starring as a 26-year-old version of the famous "Detective Dee" in suspense-mystery costume drama "Young Sherlock".
Filmography
Movies
TV
Chinese TV Series
HK TVB Series
Hosting Programmes
2016 - Summer Sweetie 夏日甜心2011 - Water of Life :zh:水之源|水之源
2009 - Wine Confidential :zh:尋味葡萄|尋味葡萄
2000~2002 - 非常音乐空间
2001~2002 - 欢乐今宵
2000~2001 - 和你玩得喜
2001 - 世纪狂欢飞跃
2000 - 中国奥运金牌选手龙的光辉大汇演
2000 - 英皇超新星大赛
2000 - TVB.com 直check电视城
2000 - 永安旅游话系知点解海南岛咁好玩
Music Videos
Music
Album
2008 - Debut EP: In Love with Bosco2010 - EP: Bravo.
Movie Soundtrack
TVB Series Themesong/Subtheme
TVB Children Songs
Others
Awards
2005
- 2005 Children's Song Awards: Top Ten Children’s Songs, “Legend of Na Ja”
- 2005 38th TVB Anniversary: Most Improved Actor Award, Ling Mau Chun in Wars of In-Laws
2006
- 2006 Metro ShowBiz TV Awards: Most Popular Male Actor
- 2006 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 3rd Place
- 2006 Next Magazine TV Awards: Happy Shop Most Energetic Artiste
- 2006 TVB Popularity Awards: Top Ten Most Popular TV Character, Ling Mau Chun in Wars of In-Laws
- 2006 TVB Popularity Awards: Most Popular On-Screen Couple - Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu
- 2006 TVB Popularity Awards: Predige Best Skin Award
- 2006 Annual Artiste Award: Best TV Actor Award - Bronze
- 2006 Astro TV Drama Award: Top 12 Favorite Character Award, as Ling Mau Chun in Wars of In-Laws
- 2006 Astro TV Drama Award: Most Bizarre Character Award, as 'knitting' Ling Mau Chun in Wars of In-Laws
2007
- 2007 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 6th Place
- 2007 Children's Song Awards: Top Ten Children’s Songs, “Keroro Again”
- 2007 Esquire Magazine Awards: Most Promising Star
- 2007 Yahoo Popularity Awards: Most Searched Rising-Popularity Artiste
- 2007 Astro TV Drama Award: Top 12 Favorite Character Award, as Kuen Lik in Under the Canopy of Love
2008
- 2008 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 7th Place
- 2008 Yahoo Popularity Awards:
- 2008 HIM Magazine Awards: Cover Award
- 2008 Metro Hits Awards: Newcomer with Potential
- 2008 JSG Awards: Most Popular Male Newcomer - Silver
- 2008 Sina Music Awards: Most Favourite Male Newcomer - Gold
- 2008 Astro TV Drama Award: Top 12 Favorite Character Award, as Lui To in The Price of Greed
2009
- 2009 15th Shanghai TV Festival: Most Potential Actor Award, William Shek Tai Chuen in The Gem of Life
- 2009 IFPI Award: Top Album Sales
2010
- 2010 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 7th Place
2011
- 2011 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 7th Place
- 2011 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: Top 5 My Favorite TVB Male TV Character, as Chung Lam Dai in Growing Through Life
- 2011 HKFDA Fashion Visionaries Award: Top 10
- 2011 Astro On Demand Favourite Award: Top 15 Favorite Character Award, as Michael So Sing Pak/Bai Co in Lives of Omission
2012
- 2012 Next Magazine TV Awards: Top Ten TV Artistes - 6th Place
- 2012 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: Top 6 My Favorite TVB Male TV Character, as Michael So Sing Pak/Bai Co in Lives of Omission
- 2012 Astro On Demand Awards: Top 15 Favorite Character Award, as Hui Wai Sam/Hui Sir in Witness Insecurity
- 2012 Esquire Men at His Best Award: Most Popular HK/Taiwan Artiste
2013
- 2013 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: My Favorite TVB Actor
- 2013 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: Top 6 My Favorite TVB Male TV Character, as Hui Wai Sam in Witness Insecurity
- 2013 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: My Favourite Onscreen Couple in A Change of Heart with Niki Chow
- 2013 Astro On Demand TVB Stars Award: Top 15 Favorite Character Award, as Yiu Yat San & Yiu Yuet San in A Change of Heart
2014
- 2014 Singapore Starhub TVB Awards: Top 6 My Favorite TVB Male TV Character, as Cheuk Yuk in The Ultimate Addiction
- 2014 Astro On Demand TVB Stars Award: Top 15 Favorite Character Award, as Cheuk Yuk in The Ultimate Addiction
- Europe China Image Film Festival 2014:Best Leading Actor as Sit Ho Ching in Golden Brother
- 2014 47th TVB Anniversary Award:TVBC Most Popular Actor in Mainland China Award