Sammy Sum Chun-hin (born 4 May 1983) is an actor based in

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Biography

Sammy Sum speaks fluent

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. He was born in

, but at the age of 10 Sum moved to

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with his family, where he spent all of his adolescent years until his early 20s. He moved back to Hong Kong in his mid 20s and entered the TVB entertainment business including starring in Hong Kong films.Archived a
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In 2006, Sum auditioned for TVbeople, a talent casting system hosted by

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, and was selected to sign a two-year artiste contract with the company along with six other winners. Before acting in dramas, he joined TVB's acting classes and graduated from TVB's 22nd Artiste Training Class of 2007. In 2014, Sum gained recognition with his performance in the crime drama '' Line Walker'', for which he was nominated for Most Improved Male Artiste at the TVB Anniversary Awards.

Filmography

Television dramas

Films

References

External links

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at

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