Patrick Tse

Patrick Tse
謝賢
Born
Tse Ka-yuk (謝家鈺)

(1936-08-09) August 9, 1936 (age 87)
Nationality
  • Chinese
  • Canadian
Other namesTse Yin
Occupations
Years active1952–present
Spouses
PartnerCoco (2005–2017, 2018–present)
Children
Tse Yin
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Tse Ka-yuk
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Signature

Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

Biography

Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles.

Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:

  • If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director
  • Madness of Love (1972) as director
  • One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director
  • Love in Cubicle (1974) as writer/director
  • Farewell Dearest (1974) as director
  • The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director
  • Love in Hawaii (1976) as producer/director
  • Confused Love (1977) as director

He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999.

In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Year English Title Role Notes
1952 The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) Film debut.
1957 She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) Tsang Tai-Sing
The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) Ngor Ming
1964 The Beau Ka Bo
1966 The Spy with My Face Cheung Man Fu and #1
1967 Diamond Robbery
Man from Interpol
The Professionals Kam Chun-Yue
Revenger
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) Lee Cheuk-hung
To Rose with Love
2001 Shaolin Soccer Hung
2018 A Beautiful Moment
2019 Missbehavior
2020 Forensic Heroes IV Long Siu-tin Cameo appearance
2021 Time Chau Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor
Won – Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor

Television

Year English Title Role Notes
1979 Over the Rainbow To Yat-tin
1980 The Bund II Tik Wan-chi
The Shell Game Law Sei Hoi
1981 The Shell Game II Law Sei Hoi
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Duen Ching-sun
1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists Yeung Tit-sum
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom Yeung Tit-sum
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua Yeung Tit-sum
1985 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Miu Yan-fung
1986 Heir to the Throne Is... Cheung Leung
The Legend of Wong Tai Sin Prince Lung
2005 Central Affairs

Personal life

In 1974, Tse married Zhen Zhen (Chinese: 甄珍), a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978.

Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee (Chinese: 狄波拉), a Hong Kong actress. They have two children, Hong Kong actor-singer Nicholas Tse and actress and model Jennifer Tse. Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but his family has since returned to Hong Kong. In 1996, Tse divorced Deborah Lee. In 2005, Tse's girlfriend is Coco, Shanghai girl who is 49 years his junior. Tse and Coco previously broke up in late 2017 and had since got back together again in late 2018.

See also


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