Profile | How Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Nick Cheung reinvented himself during a 4-decade career
A punch bag in Danny Lee films, roles in comedies and TV dramas before being taken seriously as a dramatic actor, Cheung is directing now
Hong Kong users of the social media platform Threads recently might have encountered a certain Choi San-keung, a sleep-deprived, middle-aged taxi driver who regularly engages with other internet users and shares his nightmares with them.
Choi, who has been active since March, has also been spotted on in the Hong Kong subway on an MTR train, on the streets and in cinemas.
Cheung’s activity on Threads may just be part of promotion for the film, but his social media fame represents yet another achievement in a successful career that has seen him repeatedly reinvent himself.
Born in 1964 in Hong Kong, Cheung grew up poor with his mother and three sisters in Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, after his father abandoned the family when he was around five years old.