- Michael Miu
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Michael Miu Chinese name 苗僑偉 (Traditional) Chinese name 苗侨伟 (Simplified) Pinyin Miáo Qiáowěi (Mandarin) Jyutping Miu4 Kiu4-wai5 (Cantonese) Origin Hong Kong Born June 18, 1958
Zhoushan, Zhejiang, ChinaOther name(s) Sam Gor (三哥; lit. Third Brother),
Ah Miu (阿苗)Occupation Actor Years active 1980–1996, 1999, 2004–present Associated acts TVB
Five Tiger GeneralsSpouse(s) Jaime Chik (m. 1990–present) Children Miu Tung (b. 1991)
Miu Chun (b. 1993)This is a Chinese name; the family name is Miu.Michael Miu Kiu-wai (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers. Miu's trade mark role was as the dashing and suave wuxia Knight-errant, although he is perhaps best known for the villainous Yeung Hong in the 1983 TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Career
Born in Zhoushan, Zhejiang in 1958, Miu and his mother moved to Hong Kong to rejoin his father when he was five. Miu rarely saw his father, a merchant mariner, and was mainly raised by his mother. Miu's father contracted cancer and he was forced to work to support the family. He was originally a furniture making apprentice, but the work did not pay well.
Miu was recruited into TVB's Artiste Training Academy in September 1979. While he was a trainee, he made cameo appearances in several major dramas, such as the 1980 The Bund. Miu's debut character role was in the 1980 The Adventurer's. Immediately after graduating from the training academy, Miu was offered a major role in the 1981 thriller drama The Lonely Hunter, starring alongside his classmate Felix Wong with seniors Carol Cheng and Money Chan.
From 1981 to 1986, Miu together with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong were promoted as TVB's Five Tigers, a group of five of the most popular young actors in Hong Kong at the time. In 1987 Miu left TVB, investing in a company manufacturing and selling glasses. In 1990, he married TVB actress Jaime Chik, and together they left the entertainment business to start a family and have since had two children.
During the 90s Michael Miu devoted himself to business and earned a reputation as a business man. Selling his company to an Australian company in 2002, he returned to TVB and acting in 2004 beginning with a comeback performance in the cop drama The Academy, playing middle aged roles.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Pagoda 1986 Lucky Stars Go Places Pagoda 1987 Scared Stiff David Miu Tai-wai White Cuckooflower Li Shaonong 1988 Hero of Tomorrow Sam Gor The Dragon Family Lung Wai 1989 Return of the Lucky Stars Pagoda City Cops Ching Shing Proud and Confident Little Cop Thousand-faced Man Close Escape Lam Wai-Tung 1990 Magic Cop Sergeant No. 2237 1991 The Tigers Malung 1992 Handsome Siblings Yin Nam-tin 1993 Lord of East China Sea 1995 Whatever Will Be, Will Be Peter's Dad 1996 How to Mee the Lucky Stars Pagoda / Ginseng 2004 Love Is a Many Stupid Thing 2004 Richard Jiang Hu Figo 2006 Wo Hu SP Wai Ting-bong McDull, the Alumni Senior Superintendent of Police officer 2007 Brothers Tam Chung-yiu 2010 Black Ransom Sam Ho 2011 I Love Hong Kong Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 The Bund (extra) Yesterday's Glitter (extra) The Invincible Medic (extra) The Adventurer's Yung Wing-hong 1981 The Lonely Hunter Au-yeung Hong Come Rain, Come Shine Double Fantasies The Fate Wilson Chung Wai-shun The Hawk Prince Har The Young Heroes of Shaolin Wu Wai-kin 1982 Hong Kong 82 Chow Sing-wai Ladies of the House Little Bat-leung A Kid Troupe Yuen Wai You Only Live Twice Wong Chau-fat / Sheung Tsan-yu The Legend of Master So Ma Kwan 1983 The Radio Tycoon Lui Hei The Fortune Teller Lai Bo-yee The Legend of the Condor Heroes Yeung Hong 3 seasons 1984 The Foundation Lee Sai-man The Fearless Duo Szeto Man-mo United We Stand Tung Pang-fei The Rise & Fall of a Stand-In Hung Kiu Hero Without Tears Siu-ko The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung Chor Lau-heung Summer Kisses, Winter Tears Ling Yue-sam 1985 Sword Stained with Royal Blood Ha Suet-yee The Condo San Tin-pui The Yang's Saga "Sei-long" Yang Yin-fai 1986 The Legend of Dik Ching Dik Ching Pet and Pest Ko Tai-wai 1987 The Dragon Sword Yung Chi-wan 1988 Two Most Honorable Knights Kong Fung 1990 Yuhuo Fenghuang (Fire Phoenix) Zhong Hao 1995 New Justice Pao Sung Ching Wan 1999 Forrest Cat II Wong Kar-hei 2005 The Academy SGT. Lee Man-sing Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 5) Into Thin Air Ko Chung-ching 2006 Au Revoir Shanghai Nip Jun Warehoused Dicey Business Kiu Ching-chor 2007 The Academy II: On the First Beat SGT. Sunny Lee Man-sing Guest star Devil's Disciples Szema Fei-sing Guest star The Drive of Life Wah Man-shek Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 20)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24)ICAC Investigators 2007 Principal Investigator Chan Kwok-wai (DJ) Episode 4: "Over the Line" 2008 Wars of In-Laws II himself Guest star Love Exchange Mike Yiu Lap-tin Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 10) 2009 The Academy III: E.U. Kong Sai-hau Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 15)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15)2010 My Better Half Ching Sum Gun Metal Grey SIP. Mai On-ting (Mad Sir) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 15) 2011 L'Escargot Johnny Kwan Ka-on Post-production 2012 Thunderous Drug Raid (tentative) TBA Announced External links
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