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Public records list Roy Cheung as an actor. Roy Cheung was born on July 20, 1963 in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. That works out to 63 years old in 2026.
My Take
Roy Cheung is a Hong Kong actor I'd put squarely in the "character specialist" category, and I mean that as a compliment. He built his reputation playing Triad gangsters across a stretch of films, which is the kind of typecasting that can either trap an actor or make him indispensable. With Cheung it clearly became the latter; that menacing screen presence is exactly what those crime dramas needed. Born in 1963, he's part of the generation that defined Hong Kong cinema's most exportable era. I find performers like him underrated abroad, because the genre travels but the faces inside it rarely get the individual credit they earn.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roy Cheung
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイ・チョン
- Reading
- ろい・ちょん
- Born
- July 20, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Cheung
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q701585
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Roy Cheung born?
Born July 20, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Roy Cheung from?
Roy Cheung is from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
What does Roy Cheung do?
Roy Cheung works as actor.
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