Dickson Yu Explained

Dickson Yu
Birth Name:Yu Tak-shing
Birth Date:1989 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Canada
Occupation:Actor, television presenter, radio DJ, model
Years Active:2011–present

Dickson Yu Tak-shing (; born 2 September 1989) is a Hong Kong actor, television presenter, radio DJ and model. In 2016, Yu debuted as an actor, and scored his first major role in 2017, as "Ocean" in TVB's My Ages Apart.

Biography

Yu attended the Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School and the prestigious secondary school, Wah Yan College.[1] Yu was a competitive swimmer, and was a member of Hong Kong's national swimming team.[2] Despite being a frequent competitor in athletic meets, Yu failed to qualify for the Asian Games. This led to his decision to forgo his swimming career.

In 2011, Yu graduated with a degree in business administration from the City University of Hong Kong. He worked for a brand company, but quit the job to become a radio DJ and writer for Metro Broadcast.[1] In 2013, Ricky Fan introduced him to TVB.

Yu's first gig with TVB was being a presenter for TVB Sports News. In 2015, Yu was offered a spot to host the children's program series Kids, Think Big. In 2016, he crossed over to TVB's drama department, and was trained by Anthony Wong. He earned minor speak roles in Blue Veins (2016) and Two Steps from Heaven (2016). Yu rose to popularity after portraying "Ocean" in the 2017 television drama My Ages Apart.[3]

On 8 August 2018, Yu passed out during a football match in Sai Ying Pun. He was brought to Queen Mary Hospital and was in intensive care. On 11 August 2018, Yu finally regained consciousness and was understood that a defibrillator was used to save his life.

In May 2022, Dickson announced his departure from TVB, ending an 8 year work-contract.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleChinese titleNetworkRoleNotes
2016Blue VeinsTVBJob SeekerEpisode 10
2016Two Steps from Heaven幕後玩家Entertainment news reporterEpisodes 1, 21, 31
2017–18My Ages Apart誇世代Ocean Sheung Ho-yeungSupporting role
2019The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady福爾摩師奶Yau Ci
2019The Defected鐵探Mok Sai-chiu
2022Freedom Memories青春不要臉Lau Dak WingMain role

Television shows

YearTitleChinese titleNetworkNotes
2022International Markets for Sisters姊妹們的國際市場ViuTVHost, dating show
2023Beautiful Bitchy Bros粉紅麻甩101LGBT related show

Radio presenter

TV presenter

YearTitleChinese titleNetworkRoleNotes
2013 - presentTVB Sports NewsTVB體育台TVBNews reporter
2014World Cup Girls低俗講波團CommentatorWeb series
2014Gorilla Study Group猩猩補習班Co-hostEpisodes 21 - 28
2014 - 17Kids, Think BigThink Big 天地Co-host
2015 - 16Y AngleY AngleCo-host
2015 - presentSports World體育世界Co-host
20152015 World Aquatics ChampionshipsFINA世界游泳錦標賽2015CommentatorHong Kong broadcast
2016TVB's 2016 Summer Olympics里約奧運2016Co-hostHong Kong broadcast
2017TVB's FA Community Shield 20172017英格蘭社區盾Co-hostHong Kong broadcast
2017Young and Restless in Taiwan
  1. 後生仔去台灣傾吓偈
Co-host

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mingpao Weekly . The little fresh meat arrives: Dickson Yu forgoes swimming to become an actor, introduced to TVB through Anthony Wong and Ricky Fan . 23 December 2017 . 2 January 2018 . Chinese.
  2. http://www.mingpaoweekly.com/7587-%E4%BD%99%E5%BE%B7%E4%B8%9E%E5%88%9D%E5%87%BA%E8%8C%85%E5%BB%AC Dickson Yu, venturing out for the first time
  3. https://www.orientalsunday.hk/%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0%e5%a8%9b%e8%81%9e/tvb%e4%b8%8a%e4%bd%8d%e7%94%b7%e7%a5%9e%ef%bc%81%e9%99%bd%e5%85%89%e5%9e%8b%e4%bd%99%e5%be%b7%e4%b8%9e-%e7%9c%9f%e6%ad%a3%e7%9a%84%e3%80%8c%e9%ab%98%e5%af%8c%e5%b8%a5%e3%80%8d/ TVB's upcoming male god! The sunny Dickson Yu has wealth and looks