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Benjamin Yuen
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Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures.
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Born | (1981-05-11) 11 May 1981 (age 43) | ||||||||||
Alma mater | New Method College | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer | ||||||||||
Years active | 1998–present | ||||||||||
Notable work | A Fist Within Four Walls Threesome The Defected | ||||||||||
Spouse |
Bowie Cheung (m. 2020) | ||||||||||
Partner | Jennifer Shum (sep. 2016) | ||||||||||
Awards | 2007 Mr. Hong Kong – Champion TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Popular Male Character 2013 The Hippocratic Crush II Favourite TVB Supporting Actor 2015 The Fixer | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 袁偉豪 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 袁伟豪 | ||||||||||
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Website | Official TVB profile |
Yuen’s career started when he became the winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest in 2007. Yuen was the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko and Francois Huynh came from Canada and France respectively.
In 2016, Yuen won Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the critical acclaimed martial drama A Fist Within Four Walls. In 2018, he won the Favourite Actor awards in both Malaysia and Singapore with his role in Stealing Seconds.[1]