Leung Chung Hang (Chinese: 梁仲恆) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his debut role as So Wa Wai in the biographical film Zero to Hero (2021), which earned him nominations for Best Actor and Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Leung Chung Hang | |
|---|---|
梁仲恆 | |
 Leung in January 2024 | |
| Born | Leung Chung Hang |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Biography
editLeung attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study acting and graduated with first class honours in 2016.[1] After graduation, he joined the Chung Ying Theatre Company and became a full-time stage actor.[1] He left the theatre company in November 2021 to pursue an onscreen acting career.[1][2]
In 2021, Leung won his onscreen debut role as medal-winning Hong Kong Paralympian So Wa Wai in the biographical film Zero to Hero after three rounds of audition.[3] His performance was positively received and earned him nominations for Best Actor and Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards.[4][5] Leung later landed another major role in the 2023 drama film In Broad Daylight, starring alongside Bowie Lam and Jennifer Yu.[6] In 2024, Leung was cast in lead roles in romance film Love at First Lie and action thriller film Rob N Roll.[7][8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Zero to Hero | So Wa Wai | [3] |
| 2023 | In Broad Daylight | Leung (亮) | [6] |
| 2024 | Love at First Lie | Dai Keung (大強) | [7] |
| Rob N Roll | Fisher | [8] | |
| The Lyricist Wannabe | Kan | [9] | |
| All Shall Be Well | Victor | [10] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Zero to Hero | Nominated | [5] |
| Best New Performer | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c "金像獎2022︱梁仲恆由中英劇團走到「媽媽的神奇小子」 英倫紳士風格的造型變革". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "New Generations: In Conversation With Leung Chung Hang, Rachel Leung, Hanna Chan and Carol Cheng". Tatler Asia. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "專訪｜梁仲恆輸在起跑線？吳君如：有血有肉唔會輸". am730 (in Chinese). 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Ng, Monica (29 January 2023). "梁仲恆：演員不需要很聰明。 廖子妤：讓我圓夢的不只是黃子華". Marie Claire (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lee, Edmund (17 February 2022). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2022 nominations: Limbo, Anita, Drifting lead the race; Lam Ka-tung up for best actor in two movies". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b 何德 (1 November 2023). "《白日之下》影評｜呈現必須直視之真相，本年度最佳港產片之一". Harper's Bazaar (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "《不是你不愛你》演父子冤家 袁富華傳授梁仲恆好戲心法". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lee, Edmund (9 February 2024). "Rob N Roll movie review: Aaron Kwok, Lam Ka-tung ham it up in darkly comic Hong Kong crime drama with an ambitiously convoluted story". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "填詞L影評｜創「廣東歌」電影先河 做人應該追夢還是接受現實？". HK01 (in Chinese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (25 February 2024). "'All Shall Be Well' Review: A Found Family is Lost in a Tender But Tentative, Queer-Themed Grief Drama". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2024.