Michael Tse

Michael Tse
Michael in dance costume
Chinese name	謝天華 (Traditional)
Chinese name	谢天华 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Xiè Tiánhuá (Mandarin)
Jyutping	ze6 tin1 waa4 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Tse Hing Wah 謝興華 (Traditional) 谢兴华 (Simplified) Xiè Xīnghuá (Mandarin) ze6 hing3 waa4 (Cantonese)
Born	15 July 1967 (1967-07-15) (age 44) Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Laughing Gor
Occupation	Actor, singer, dancer
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Years active	1985-present
Spouse(s)	Tina Lee Tin Yan (2005-present)
Awards TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actor 2009 E.U. Other Awards Astro Wa Lai Toi Awards – My Favorite Characetr 2008 'La Femme Desperado' – Man King Leung

Michael Tse Tin Wah (born 15 July 1967(1967-07-15)) is a Hong Kong TVB actor.

Career highlights

Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 (Wind Fire Sea) with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu. Two CDs were then released in 1994 and 1995 accordingly by the boy band group.

In 1996's Young and Dangerous(古惑仔), Tse acted as a character called "Tai Tin Yee" in the triad genre. The film was a huge success, which led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. The boy band group was dismissed later then.

Tse participated Hong Kong's first modern musical Snow.Wolf.Lake (雪狼湖) in 1997. In 1998, Tse participated in the TV series A Kindred Spirit and officially becoming a TVB artist/ television actor. He was featured as the important supporting actor in many TV dramas like Detective Investigation Files (1999), Virtues of Harmony (2001–2003, 2003–2005) and Legal Entanglement (2002).

Breakout role

His breakout role was that of Man King Leung in the TVB drama series La Femme Desperado(2006), which gained him his popularity with the audience. In 2007, he was cast as the leading role of Ho Yee in the TV series Best Bet.

Also in 2007, he participated in the joint partnership production between TVB and Henan TV spinoff of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (舞動奇跡), and was the winner. Other TVB participants included Joe Ma (馬德鐘), Carlo Ng (吳家樂), Mandy Cho (曹敏莉), Sharon Chan (陳敏之), Sonija Kwok (郭羨妮), Shirley Yeung (楊思琦), and others totaling a group of 5 females and 5 males competing against the 5 females and 5 males from the Henan TV side.

Laughing gor

His performance as gangster "Laughing Gor" in E.U. is regarded to be the main highlight of the series. His Role "Laughing Gor" became very popular with netizens and audiences of E.U.. Due to his popularity, a prequel/spin-off film of E.U. featuring "Laughing Gor", entitled Turning Point, was produced.

Controversy

In December 2008, Michael Tse was involved in a car accident in the West Harbour Crossing and was arrested for drunk driving after an alcohol content examination.

On 11 March 2009, he was found guilty at Eastern Magistracy and is sentenced to six weeks imprisonment with one year probation and fined $9500. His driving license is also suspended for eighteen months.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	TVB Anniversary Awards	Notes
1995	A Kindred Spirit 《真情》	Lo Sang Mun 羅生門 (Simon)
1998	Time Off 《生命有TAKE2》	Mak Sai Ho 麥世豪 (Thomas)
	Moments of Endearment 《外父唔怕做》	Lee Chun Fai 李俊輝
1999	Detective Investigation Files IV 《刑事偵緝檔案IV》	Lau Sai Cheung 劉世昌
	Anti-Crime Squad 《反黑先鋒》	Turbo
	Face to Face 《雙面伊人》	Mok Yat Ming 莫一鳴
	Dragon Love 《人龍傳說》	Liu Dai Pang 雷大鵬
	Witness to a Prosecution 《洗冤錄》	Sit Dan 薛丹
2001	Virtues of Harmony 《皆大歡喜》	Kam Yuet 金月
	At Point Blank 《婚姻乏術》	Chan Siu Ming 陳小明
	Screen Play 《娛樂反斗星》	Lam Kwong Cheung 藍廣昌
2002	Legal Entanglement 《法網伊人》	Yeung Ming 楊明 (Joe)
	Love and Again 《駁命老公追老婆》	Lau Fuk Wing 劉福榮
2003	Virtues of Harmony II 《皆大歡喜II》	Kam Yuet 金月 (Marco)
2005	The Zone 《奇幻潮》	Michael		Appeared in ep.8 "I Love You" (我愛你)
2006	La Femme Desperado 《女人唔易做》	Man King Leung 文景良 (Ah Man)	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated — TVB Award for My Favorite Male Character Nominated — TVB Award for Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 5)
2007	Best Bet 《迎妻接福》	Ho Yee 賀義
	The Slicing of the Demon 《凶城計中計》	Sui Yu Chun 水如塵
	The Family Link 《師奶兵團》	Fong Yim Jo 方彥祖 (Joe)	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character
	Word Twisters' Adventures 《鐵咀銀牙》	Fong Tong Keng 方唐鏡
2008	The Money-Maker Recipe 《師奶股神》	Wong Chi Chung 黃子聰	Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5)
2009	E.U. 《學警狙擊》	Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥	Ming Pao Anniversary Award for My Most Supportive Performance TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5)
	You're Hired 《絕代商驕》	Ngon Jo Lin 安祖連 (Johnny)
2010	Cupid Stupid 《戀愛星求人》	Koon Sing Ho 官星皓 (Jeff)		Warehoused overseas
	My Better Half 《老公萬歲》	Ching Yee 程義	Nominated - TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011	The Rippling Blossom 《魚躍在花見》	Yue Chi Hiu 魚至囂
	Relic of an Emissary 《洪武三十二》	Ngo Siu-fung 敖笑風
	Lives of Omission 《潛行狙擊》	Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 15) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15) Nominated - Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actor in Television
TBD	L'Escargot 《抉宅男女》	Ko Wan Chim 高雲瞻		Post-production
	Policewoman's Love Battlefield 《女警愛作戰》	Yeung Kwok-chu 楊國柱 (Win Sir)		Pre-production

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Dead Curse 《猛鬼迫人》
1994	The Other Side of the Sea 《海角危情》
1995	The Blade 《刀》	Skeleton
	The Golden Girls 《山水有相逢》	actor
1996	Young and Dangerous 《古惑仔之人在江湖》	Tai Tin Yee 大天二
	Young and Dangerous 2 《古惑仔2之猛龍過江》	Tai Tin Yee 大天二
	Young and Dangerous 3 《古惑仔3之隻手遮天》	Tai Tin Yee 大天二
	Street of Fury 《龍虎砵蘭街》	Fu 虎
	Tri-Star 《大三元》	passerby laughing at Qiang
	Feel 100%, Once More 《百分百岩Feel》	Galinano
	Best of the Best 《飛虎雄心2傲氣比天高》	Hommie Chu Ka Choi
	Growing Up 《人細鬼大》	Michael Fung
1997	Young and Dangerous 4 《97古惑仔戰無不勝》	Tai Tin Yee 大天二
	Those Were the Days 《精裝難兄難弟》	man with lighter in Ku Wak Chai movie
	Whatever Will Be, Will Be 《迷失樂園》
	The Peeping Tom 《赤足驚魂》	Inspector Ken Cheng
1998	The Storm Riders 《風雲雄霸天下》	Frost 秦霜
	Rape Trap 《強姦陷阱》	Leung Chun Wah
	You Light Up My Life 《想見妳》	Tony
	Shed No Tears 《男兒血淚》
	Love & Let Love! 《生死戀》	Cliff's buddy
	Troublesome Night 3 《陰陽路之升棺發財》	Daviv
	Fatal Desire 《野性任務》
1999	I.C. Kill 《網上怪談之兇靈對話》	Jim Cheung
	My Loving Trouble 7 《我愛777》	Steven
	The H.K. Triad 《O記三合會檔案》
	The Young Ones 《監獄風雲之少年犯》	Fat B
	The Masked Prosecutor 《夜叉》	Wan Chi Lin
2000	Return to Dark 《改正歸邪》	Blondie
	And I Hate You So 《小親親》	Dog owner in Antique shop
	Those Were the Days... 《友情歲月之山雞故事》	Tai Tin Yee 大天二	Spin-off to Young and Dangerous franchise
	Conspiracy 《赤裸紅唇》	Andy Yeung
	Born to Be King 《勝者為王》	Michael
	Twilight Garden 《幽谷約會》	Wah 阿華
	Queenie & King the Lovers 《Ｑ畸戀人》	Shun
2001	The Final Winner 《古惑仔之出位》	Wong Po
	The Losers' Club 《廢柴同盟》	Chiu
	Devil Eye 《我真係見到鬼》
	Killing End 《殺科》	So Wai Fai
	Bullets of Love 《不死情謎》	cop shot in the street
2002	Black Mask 2: City of Masks 《黑俠 II》	Iguana (Cantonese voice)
	Women From Mars 《當男人變成女人》	Gangster in hell
2003	The Secret Society - Boss 《江湖篇之大佬》	Lee Sir 李Sir
	The Princess of Temple Street 《廟街公主》
	Kidnap the Wrong Person 《綁錯義嫂著錯草》	Nonsense
2004	Cow Unbowed 《誓不低頭》	Ko Fung
	Who is the Next Boss 《新一代接班人之殺戮江湖》
2005	Set Up 《凶男寡女》	Ted
	The Sequence of Underground 《街頭風雲之地下秩序》	Tak
2009	Turning Point 《Laughing Gor之變節》	Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥
2010	72 Tenants of Prosperity 《72家租客》	Laughing Gor Laughing哥
	Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Full of Vigor 《喜羊羊與灰太狼之虎虎生威》	Gray Wolf (Cantonese voice) 灰太狼 (粵語版配音)
	Kung Fu Hip-Hop 2 《精舞門2》	Ran Qiu 冉秋
2011	I Love Hong Kong 《我愛HK開心萬歲》	87 Gang leader 87年江湖大佬
	Moon Castle: The Space Adventure 《喜羊羊與灰太狼之兔年頂呱呱》	Gray Wolf (Cantonese voice) 灰太狼 (粵語版配音)
	The Fortune Buddies 《勁抽福祿壽》	Brother Wah 華哥
	Turning Point 2 《Laughing Gor之潛罪犯》	Leung Siu Tong / Laughing Gor 梁笑棠 / Laughing哥

TVB series theme songs

• Black and White Rhythm (黑白變奏) with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, theme song for E.U. (2009).
• Savour (細味), theme song for The Season of Fate (2010).
• A Man's Diary (大丈夫日記) with Michael Miu, theme song for My Better Half (2010).
• I Will Wait For You (我等你) with Kate Tsui, subtheme song for Relic of an Emissary (2011).
• Walk Alone (獨行), theme song for Lives of Omission (2011)

External links

• Michael Tse at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Tse Tin-Wah at the Hong Kong Movie Database

Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by Wayne Lai for The Gentle Crackdown II	Best Supporting Actor 2009 for E.U.	Succeeded by Evergreen Mak for No Regrets
Power Academy Awards
Preceded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance	Performance Power Award 2009 for E.U.	Succeeded by Charmaine Sheh for Can't Buy Me Love