Deric Wan Siu-lun (born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter who has starred in numerous television series and released several studio albums. His representative works include a duet with

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, a cover of the song Yat sang ho kau (一生何求), a villainous role in the film '' So Close'' and in TVB series such as ''

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'' and '' The Breaking Point''. Wan has worked for Hong Kong-based

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(1986-1996, 2001-2005) and

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, Taiwan (1999-early 2000s) and CCTV. He currently works in China and at STTV.

Personal life

Wan's first marriage was to Malaysian Chinese, Jacqueline Lee. They divorced after 4 years. His second marriage was to Winnie Poon who he began dating from 1996. The couple married in 2002 and divorced in the same year. He has also been romantically linked to Hong Kong actresses Sara Lee, Bessie Chan, and

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. He has been married to Chinese actress Zhao Ting since 2013. Together they have one daughter. Since 1997, Wan has expressed his support of Hong Kong no longer being under British rule. He faced some controversy for his pro-China and rather 'anti-colonial' views as expressed on his Weibo account in 2013.

Filmography

Film and television

*''Radio Tycoon'' (1983) *''City Japes'' (1986) *''Friends and Enemies'' (1988) *''Lemon Husband'' (1988) *''The Legend of Master Chan'' (1988) *''War of the Dragon'' (1989) *''

'' (1989) *''Triangular Entanglement'' (1990) *''Blood of Good and Evil'' (1990) *''The Cop Story'' (1990) *''The Legend of Dragon Pearl'' (1990) *''On the Edge'' (1991) *''One Step Beyond'' (1991) *'' The Breaking Point'' (1991) *''The Commandments'' (1992) *''Vengeance'' (1992) *''The Thief of Time'' (1992) *'' Royal Tramp'' (1992) *''

Royal Tramp II ''Royal Tramp II'' is a 1992 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel ''The Deer and the Cauldron''. The film is a sequel to '' Royal Tramp'', which was released earlier in the same year. Plot Having been revealed as the false Empress Dowager, ...

'' (1992) *''All About Tin'' (1993) *''Heroes from Shaolin'' (1993) *''Class of 93'' (1993) *''

Legend of the Liquid Sword ''Legend of the Liquid Sword'' is a 1993 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' comedy film loosely based on Gu Long's ''Chu Liuxiang'' novel series. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing and stars Aaron Kwok as the titular protagonist. Plot The young C ...

'' (1993) *''The Wild Lover'' (1994) *''Conscience'' (1994) *''A Good Match From Heaven'' (1995) *''Hope'' (1995) *''Outburst'' (1996) *'' So Close'' (2001) *'' Double Crossing'' (2001) *''

Golden Faith ''Golden Faith'' is a 2002 Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB, starring Gallen Lo, Deric Wan, Jessica Hsuan, Raymond Lam, Anne Heung, Myolie Wu, Tavia Yeung, Michelle Ye, Paul Chun, Lau Dan, Shek Sau, Kwok Fung, Lau Kong, and Gigi Wo ...

'' (2002) *''Good Against Evil'' (2002) *'' The Legend of Love'' (2002) *'' Twin Sisters'' (2003) *''Heroes From The Dark'' (2003) *''

At Dolphin Bay ''At the Dolphin Bay'' is a Taiwanese drama that stars Angela Chang, Ambrose Hsu, Wallace Huo, Jill Hsu and Penny Lin. The drama aired in 2003 on SETTV. Plot Legend has it a dolphin once helped to reunite a pair of tragic lovers. From then on, ...

'' (2003) *''The Vigilante in the Mask'' (2004) *''Grey Coloured Road'' (2004) *''

100% Senorita ''100% Senorita'' () is 2003 a Taiwanese romance comedy drama television series starring Joe Chen, Wallace Huo as the main lead, with Deric Wan, Penny Lin and Jason Hsu in supporting roles. The drama began broadcasting on CTS channel on September ...

'' (2004) *''

Misleading Track ''Misleading Track'' (Traditional Chinese: 奪命真夫 or also known as 叠影危情) is a TVB modern drama series released overseas in February 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade Channel in June 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top le ...

'' (2005) *''Wu Guo Jie Xing Dong'' (2006) *''

Li Wei Resigns from Office ''Li Wei Resigns from Office'' is a 2005 Chinese television historical drama and the last of the Li Wei trilogy, after '' Li Wei the Magistrate'' (2001) and ''Li Wei the Magistrate II'' (2004). It was written by Yuyue, the same writer as the 2001 ...

'' (2006) *''Da Qi Ying Xiong Zhuan'' (2007) *''Da Ming Yi Sheng Li Shi Zhen'' (2009) *'' The Mystery of Death'' (2015) *''Dream Defender'' (2015) *''The Duke of Royal Tramp'' (2019) *''Once Upon a Time in China'' (2019)

Variety show

*'' Call Me by Fire (season 2)'' (2022) Deric Wan at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

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JayneStars.com – English translated news about Deric Wan
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