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Kevin Chu (actor)

Kevin Chu Kam-yin (Chinese: 朱鑑然; born 5 January 1989) is a Hong Kong actor and former swimmer. Chu made his onscreen debut with a minor role in To the Fore (2015), then secured main roles as David in the ViuTV series Margaret & David: Beginning [zh] (2016) and as Lok Wai in the web series Infernal Affairs (2016). He went on to star as Xu Xin-cheng in Granting You a Dreamlike Life [zh] (2018), Shum Fei-fei in Dead Ringer [zh] (2023), and Cheung Tin-ming in See Her Again (2024). He gained further recognition for playing Hong Yu in Back to the Past (2025), which is currently the fifth highest-grossing Hong Kong film of all time.

Kevin Chu
朱鑑然
Chu in January 2024
Born
Chu Kam-yin

(1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 37)
Hong Kong
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Early life and education

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Chu was born on 5 January 1989 in Hong Kong.[1][2] His father worked in film producing,[3] and he has an elder sister.[2] His family migrated to Vancouver, Canada when he was two years old, and he grew up there until 1997, when he moved back to Hong Kong.[4] He studied at St. Louis School and Wah Yan College, Kowloon,[4] where his father was also an alumnus of the latter.[5] Chu was a swimmer and started training competitively at the age of eight.[6] He began representing Hong Kong in 2001 when he was 14.[4][7][8] He broke the inter-school Grade B record for the 200 meters freestyle with a time of two minutes and 4.35 seconds in 2003, and he won the gold medal again in the same event in 2004, with a time of two minutes and 1.68 seconds.[8] Also in 2004, he set a record for the boys' 200 meters freestyle (15-17 age group) with a time of two minutes and 12.02 seconds at the Hong Kong Age Group Championships.[9]

Chu returned to Canada for university in 2007 and attended the University of British Columbia, majoring in human geography.[4][10] He represented Hong Kong at the Asian Games and FISU World University Games,[11] but did not qualify for the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7][12] He retired from swimming during his university years.[7] As of March 2022, Chu is still the record holder for the Hong Kong short course 400-meter individual medley.[4] Chu had also been modeling during university years,[13] after conducting interviews about his swimming career with magazines, which led to him being approached by a modeling agency.[2] After graduating, he briefly worked in an office job.[11]

Career

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In 2013, Chu befriended director Dante Lam at the premiere of Unbeatable, where he was given a minor role as a bike racer due to his athletic background in Lam's next feature To the Fore.[3][14] However, he only signed with Louis Koo's talent agency in 2016, as he believed contracts were "a commitment" and felt it was "not the right time" before then.[3] That year, Chu shared the titular role of young David with David Siu in the ViuTV series Margaret & David: Beginning [zh],[15] and landed a main role as triad leader Lok Wai in the crime thriller web series Infernal Affairs.[16] He also played the younger version of Lee Lee-zen's character in the drama film Sisterhood,[17] and the drug-addicted brother of Louis Koo's character in the crime drama Dealer/Healer.[11] In 2018, he had a main role as Xu Xin-cheng in the Chinese web series Granting You a Dreamlike Life [zh],[18][19] and a supporting role as Makino, a bank staff member and major crime suspect, in the detective film Napping Kid [zh].[20] In 2019, he and Angela Yuen played the younger versions of the lead duo Alex Lam [zh] and Michelle Wai in the film Lion Rock [zh], which was praised by Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post as a "charming duo" and being "cute to watch".[21]

In 2022, Chu made a special appearance in the ViuTV sports series I SWIM [zh],[22] and played Nick Yan, a kind-hearted brother of Tavia Yeung's character, in the business thriller Modern Dynasty [zh].[23] He also starred as aspiring social worker Sing Shun in Look Up [zh],[24] and as Sincere Resell King in Social Distancing [zh].[25] He also secured another lead role alongside Cecilia Choi and Tony Wu in the anthology film Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul [zh],[26][27] and appeared in the thriller films Bursting Point and The Goldfinger.[28][29] In late 2023, he played ice hockey player "Papa" Ha Chun-yin in the ViuTV series Sparks [zh],[30] and as Shum Fei-fei, a genius hacker who helps his police friend (played by Chrissie Chau) crack crimes, in the web series Dead Ringer [zh] broadcast on TVB.[31] Chu's simultaneous appearances on both major TV stations garnered public attention, and his performances in both works received praise.[32][33] He then portrayed police officer Cheung Tin-ming in the Netflix-Tencent series See Her Again,[34] and appeared as a travel writer in the drama film Little Red Sweet.[35] Chu also gained public recognition with the role Hong Yu, the son of Louis Koo's fictional character Hong Siu-lung [zh], in the 2025 historical sci-fi film Back to the Past,[5][36][37] which is currently fifth highest-grossing Hong Kong film of all time.[38]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 To the Fore He Shu-en (何樹恩) [2]
2017 Sisterhood Teenage Chen Chung (陳忠) [17]
Dealer/Healer Yin (賢仔) [39]
2018 Napping Kid [zh] Makino (牧野) [20]
2019 P Storm Cheung Ming-chi (張明志) [40]
Lion Rock [zh] Young David Ki [21]
2021 The Dragon Tamer [zh] Ouyang Ke [41]
2022 Anita Love interest of Anita Mui Only in director's cut[42]
Chilli Laugh Story Coba's ex-boss [43]
Look Up [zh] Sing Shun (成信) [24]
Warriors of Future Signaller [44]
Social Distancing [zh] Sincere Resell King (先達小炒王) [25]
2023 Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul [zh] Johnnie [26]
Bursting Point Suave (瀟灑) [28]
The Goldfinger Lam Sing (林誠) [29]
2024 I Did It My Way Nam (阿南) Special appearance[45]
Crisis Negotiators For (阿科) [46]
2025 Little Red Sweet Soar Orr (柯宇翔) [35]
Back to the Past Hong Yu [36]
2026 Cold War 1994 Roy Ho (何國正) [47]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Margaret & David: Beginning [zh] Young David (大衛) Main role[15][48]
Infernal Affairs Lok Wai (洛威) Main role[16][49]
2018 Granting You a Dreamlike Life [zh] Xu Xin-cheng (許星程) Main role[18]
Shadow of Justice [zh] Three-eight (三八) Main role[50]
2020 Iron Ladies [zh] Roger Recurring role[51]
2022 I SWIM [zh] To (杜師兄) Special appearance[22]
Modern Dynasty [zh] Nick Yan (甄誠) Recurring role[23]
2023 Sparks [zh] "Papa" Ha Chun-yin (夏竣然) Main role[30]
Dead Ringer [zh] Shum Fei-fei (沈飛飛) Main role[31][52]
2024 See Her Again Cheung Tin-ming (張天明) Main role[34][53]
2025 What If Danny Guest role[54]
2026 COURT! [zh] Mark Kwong (鄺澤熙) Main role[55]

References

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