Francis Ng
吳鎮宇
Francis Ng
Born	吳志強 (1961-12-21)21 December 1961 (age 63) British Hong Kong
Other names	Francis Ng Chi-keung, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Francis Wong, Ng Chun-Yung, Wu Zhen-Yu
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Fiona Wong Lai-ping ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	1
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards –Best Supporting Actor 20002000 AD Golden Bauhinia Awards –Best Supporting Actor 20002000 AD Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards –Best Actor 1996Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 1999Bullets Over Summer 20002000 AD Golden Horse Awards –Best Actor 1999The Mission TVB Anniversary Awards –My Favourite Television Character 2003Triumph in the Skies
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳鎮宇
Simplified Chinese	吴镇宇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Zhènyǔ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ng4 Zan3-jyu5

Francis Ng Chun-yu (Chinese:吳鎮宇;pinyin:Wú Zhènyǔ; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director.^[1] He is known for his roles in theTVB seriesOld Time Buddy (1997) andTriumph in the Skies (2003), as well as in films such asBullets Over Summer (1999),The Mission (1999),2000 AD (2000),Juliet in Love (2000), andInfernal Affairs II (2003).

Ng was born in Hong Kong to a family with ancestry fromPanyu,Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He is the uncle of footballer,Ng Wai Chiu.^[2]

Ng revealed in a stand-up comedy, saying that when he was a child he told his mother that his dream was to get a job that does not need any academic qualification, without a fixed working hours and high pay. Then, his mother asked him to become a beggar. So, he went toWong Tai Sin, a famous temple in Hong Kong, to observe those beggars there. He realised that becoming beggar is too busy and need to perform manual labour, which does not suit his free and unconstrained attitude. Consequently, he gave up and decided to become a movie star because being a movie star fulfilled all the condition he requested.^[3]

During that time, the only way to become a movie star was to get into TVB Training Classes, so Ng signed up. After failing thrice entering the training classes, he eventually gave up. He went for a short periodPabbajja for seven days,^[4] shaved his head bald. After the event, he decided to try applying for the training classes again and this time he succeeded. He said in an interview that he succeeded because the interviewer thought that he KnewShaolin Kung Fu due to his bald head.^[3]

He graduated fromTVB's training classes in 1982 along withStephen Chow andTony Leung.^[5] He acted in minor roles for the first few years in his television career. Until 1985, he started to involve in a great deal of TV Series, he was very outstanding in playing villainous roles in TV series such asThe Price of Growing Up andThe Final Combat. Later on, he played as a protagonist in situation comedies such asEverybody Loves Somebody andThe Family Squad, which make him gradually disengage from being the stereotypical villain.

His contract with TVB ended in 1993 and he broke into the movie industry. In 1997, he returned to TVB to star a nostalgic comedy seriesOld Time Buddy withGallen Lo,Maggie Cheung andJessica Hsuen, which was one of the highest rating TV series that year. Later in 2003, he was invited back to TVB again to filmTriumph in the Skies casting an airline pilot. He was the leading man role of the series, that series was cited as one of the best serial drama in TVB. He also involved in the sequel of the seriesTriumph in the Skies II which was aired on 15 July 2013.

Ng entered the movie industry in 1986, and debuted inMidnight Girls. As a newcomer, he was only given minor roles. After becoming a freeman in 1993, he had the chance to be involved in bigger production film such asFlirting Scholar withStephen Chow andKung Fu Cult Master withJet Li.^{[citation needed]}

Ng's turning point in his filming career came inYoung and Dangerous (1995), as villain Ugly Kwan, which was so popular that it spun an unofficial spin-off inOnce Upon a Time in Triad Society (1996). His output has steadily increased since then. During 1999, he has won theGolden Horse Awards Best Actor forThe Mission^[6] and theHong Kong Film Critics Society Best Actor forBullets Over Summer. In 2002, he also won theHong Kong Film Awards and Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actor for2000 AD.^[7]

Although Hong Kong cinema encountered a downturn in the late 1990s, however Ng still put on at least 10 films per year. Ng also ventured into the arena of directing. He has directed a few movies including9413 (1998),What is a Good Teacher (2002),Dancing Lion (2003) andTracing Shadow (2009).^[8]

Along withLau Ching-wan andAnthony Wong, he was named as one of the major three character actors working in theHong Kong film industry at the 25thHong Kong International Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Other than television series and movies, Ng once was involved in stand-up comedy withCheung Tat-ming andDayo Wong in 1998 and 2000.^[9]

He provided the voice forMr. Incredible/Bob Parr in the Cantonese version ofDisney andPixar'sThe Incredibles.^{[citation needed]}

In theGreater China, the Mexican professionalfootballgoalkeeperGuillermo Ochoa is often regarded as a lookalike of Francis Ng, and therefore bears the nickname "Mexican Francis Ng" (Chinese:墨西哥吳鎮宇).^[10][11]

• Francis Ng at allmovie.com
• Francis Ng Chun-Yu at hkmdb.com
• Francis Ng Chun-Yu at lovehkfilm.com

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