Joe Ma Tak-chung (;

Jyutping Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. The LSHK advocates fo ...

: maa5 dak1 zung1; born 27 June 1968) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He was a

policeman A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the ...

before he joined the

entertainment industry in 1993. He was a member of the elite G4. Ma is one of a few

actors who are former members of Hong Kong discipline or colonial services.

Filmography

Films

* ''Defiance'' (2019) * '' Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy'' (2019) * ''Bye! Mr. Wang'' (2019) * '' Out of Inferno'' (2013) * '' 72 Tenants of Prosperity'' (2010) * '' Night Security Guard'' (2003) * ''

Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying ...

'' (2002) * '' Cop Shop Babes'' (2001) * '' Tough Cop Inside'' (2001) * '' Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner!'' (2000) * '' Desirous Express'' (2000) * '' Home for a Villain'' (2000) * '' The Hong Kong happy man 2'' (2000) * '' The Hong Kong happy man'' (2000) * '' Killers from Beijing'' (2000) * '' Marooned'' (2000) * ''

Point of No Return The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is dangerous, physically impossible or difficult, or prohibitively expensive. The point of no return can be a ...

'' (2000) * '' Untouchable Maniac'' (2000) * ''

Body Weapon Body may refer to: In science * Physical body, an object in physics that represents a large amount, has mass or takes up space * Body (biology), the physical material of an organism * Body plan, the physical features shared by a group of animal ...

'' (1999) * '' The Evil of a Woman Heart'' (1999) * '' The House of No Man'' (1999) * ''

My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song serves as the main theme to James Cameron's blockbuster film '' Titanic'', based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which san ...

'' (1999) * '' Unexpectable Killing'' (1999) * '' The Victim'' (1999) * '' Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan'' (1998) * '' Step into the Dark'' (1998) * '' Till Death Do Us Part'' (1998) * ''

A True Mob Story ''A True Mob Story'' is a 1998 Hong Kong crime drama film produced, written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau and Gigi Leung. Plot In 1993, Wai Kat-cheung is an underling of Prince. Since Cheung was young, his father was a triad m ...

'' (1998) * ''

How to Meet the Lucky Stars ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film and the final film in the ''Lucky Stars'' film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in his original role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Richard Ng, St ...

'' (1996) * ''

Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...

'' (1996)

TV dramas

Awards

2018

TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong ...

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Life on the Line ''Life on the Line'' is the second studio album by English rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods. The album was mixed by Ed Hollis and Steve Nicol, produced by Ed Hollis, and engineered by Steve Lillywhite. This release is considered a step in the ...

'') * People's Choice Television Award for Best Actor (''

'') Facebook 11-12-2018

References

External links

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HK cinemagic entry
1968 births Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong police officers Hong Kong male television actors Living people TVB veteran actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors {{HongKong-actor-stub