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My Take
What stays with me about Patrick Tse is the sheer length and breadth of his run in Hong Kong cinema. He wasn't content to just act; he directed, wrote, and produced, treating filmmaking as a craft to be mastered from every angle. But the detail I keep coming back to is that Best Actor win at the 2022 Hong Kong Film Awards, claimed in his mid-eighties. That's not nostalgia casting, that's a screen presence too potent to ignore. I have a real soft spot for performers who refuse to fade quietly, and Tse embodies that kind of weathered, hard-won dignity better than almost anyone.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick Tse
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・チュー
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・ちゅー
- Born
- August 9, 1936 (age 89)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Kuang-chou, Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film actor / actor / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Tse
Frequently asked questions
When was Patrick Tse born?
Born August 9, 1936 (age 89).
Where is Patrick Tse from?
Patrick Tse is from Kuang-chou, Republic of China.
What does Patrick Tse do?
Patrick Tse works as film director, film actor, actor, film producer, screenwriter.
Film director — see all → · Film actor — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
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.