My Take
Nicholas Tse is one of those rare Hong Kong entertainers who genuinely excelled at everything he touched — and I mean that without the usual celebrity hyperbole. He broke out as a teen pop idol in the mid-90s, picked up a World Music Award, then quietly pivoted into serious film work and earned an Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. His action movie resume is legitimately impressive: New Police Story alongside Jackie Chan, Bodyguards and Assassins, The Viral Factor, and Raging Fire in 2021 — that last one especially showed he had real staying power as an adult performer. But the twist nobody saw coming? The man also became a legit TV chef, hosting cooking shows and building a food entrepreneur brand under the handle "Chef Nic." Son of Hong Kong cinema legend Patrick Tse, Nicholas somehow stepped out of that enormous shadow and carved three distinct careers. Respect.
Overview
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, entrepreneur and TV chef. Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shifting his career focus to acting. He is known for starring in the films Metade Fumaca (1999), New Police Story (2004), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), The Viral Factor (2012), and Raging Fire (2021), as well as the television series The Proud Twins (2005).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicholas Tse
- Name (Japanese)
- ニコラス・ツェー
- Reading
- にこらす・つぇー
- Born
- August 29, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- British Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / singer / entrepreneur / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- World Music Awards
- Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- QQ Music Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.