Mason Fung Explained

Native Name:馮皓揚
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Fung Ho Yeung
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2019–present

Mason Fung Ho Yeung (; born 2004) is a Hong Kong actor best known for portraying So Wa Wai in the biographical film Zero to Hero (2021), for which he won Best Supporting Actor in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Early life

Fung was born in 2004 in Hong Kong.[1] He trained in Choy Li Fut with his grandfather from a young age.[2] Diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and ADHD during primary school, he struggled with speaking and faced bullying due to his condition.[3] [4] To help improve his speaking skills, Fung's mother enrolled him in an acting school when he was 13, although she did not initially intend for him to pursue acting.[5] He then attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School. After taking acting classes for a year, Fung auditioned for Zero to Hero. In November 2021, after winning a Hong Kong Film Award, he decided to drop out of school in Form 5 to pursue a full-time acting career.[6] [7]

Career

Fung made his debut as a child actor when he was in Form 3, playing the younger version of 's character in the 2019 sports film .[8] He also began shooting advertisements and music videos, including the music video for Hins Cheung's "Prodigy 1985". At the age of 15, Fung shared a lead role with Leung Chung Hang as the younger version of So Wa Wai, an Paralympic-winning athlete, in the biographical film Zero to Hero. Allan Hunter of Screen Daily praised Fung's performance, noting his ability to convey "a warm sense of [So Wa Wai's] irrepressible charm, modesty, and determination";[9] while Hui Yuk-man of HK01 commended Fung's portrayal of innocence as "so convincing that it seemed innate rather than acted", especially considering his young age.[10] He won Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards for this role.

In July 2022, following his win at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Fung announced his intention to join the TVB's to enhance his oral and presentation skills.[11] However, he quit the class after the first day in September, explaining that the teaching methods did not meet his expectations and he did not find the class helpful for his career.[12] [13] He also appeared in a supporting role in the 2022 crime film , followed by a role as the younger version of Hubert Wu in the TVB series Hello Missfortune. In 2024, he received a starring role as the autistic brother of Venus Wong in the TVB crime series . He is also set to star in Donnie Yen's upcoming action film The Prosecutor.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Young Jack
2021Zero to HeroYoung So Wa Wai[14]
2022Wu Tsun-tung (胡俊彤)[15]
2024The Prosecutor[16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Hello MissfortuneYoung Chan Pei-ho (陳北河)Recurring role[17]
2024Fok Bo-lok (霍寶樂)Main role[18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
202240th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorZero to Hero[19]
Best New Performer[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【金像獎2022】17歲馮皓揚中小學讀沙田名校童星出身　患亞氏保加中五輟學追演員夢 . 18 July 2022 . . 26 November 2024 . zh.
  2. Web site: 亞氏保加症神奇小子 馮皓揚希望自己雙眼也會閃閃發光 . 11 November 2022 . . 潘天惠 . 26 November 2024 . zh.
  3. Web site: 患輕度亞氏保加症 馮皓揚：冇同理心做不到演員！. 13 September 2024 . . 王崇頴 . 26 November 2024 . zh.
  4. Web site: 馮皓揚首戰金像獎奪男配　克服輕度亞氏保加症演活「少年蘇樺偉」 . 18 July 2022 . . 張瑋婷 . 26 November 2024 . zh . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718183434/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%A6%AA%E5%AD%90/793687/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E9%A6%96%E6%88%B0%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E5%85%8B%E6%9C%8D%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB-%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89 . live .
  5. Web site: ‘I don’t want to be ordinary’: teen actor gave his all to play Hong Kong Paralympian So Wa-wai in 'Zero to Hero' film . 29 August 2021 . . Chow . Yanni . 26 November 2024.
  6. Web site: 【金像獎2022】不阻兒子馮皓揚輟學追夢奪金像獎 馮媽媽：這人生是他自己的 . 18 July 2022 . . 26 November 2024 . zh . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207021953/https://topick.hket.com/article/3305096/%E3%80%90%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E2022%E3%80%91%E4%B8%8D%E9%98%BB%E5%85%92%E5%AD%90%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%BC%9F%E5%AD%B8%E8%BF%BD%E5%A4%A2%E5%A5%AA%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E3%80%80%E9%A6%AE%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%EF%BC%9A%E9%80%99%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%96%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E7%9A%84 . live .
  7. Web site: 「少年蘇樺偉」馮皓揚16歲決定休學 展神奇演藝之旅 . 4 December 2021 . . 26 November 2024 . zh . 17 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617082546/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211204/1638625046349/%E3%80%8C%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89%E3%80%8D%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A16%E6%AD%B2%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%E4%BC%91%E5%AD%B8-%E5%B1%95%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E6%BC%94%E8%97%9D%E4%B9%8B%E6%97%85 . live .
  8. Web site: 《媽媽的神奇小子》馮皓揚奪男配　患輕度亞氏保加症專注力不足 . 17 July 2022 . . 許育民 . 25 November 2024 . zh . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101032634/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/793477/%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%E7%9A%84%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E6%82%A3%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E5%B0%88%E6%B3%A8%E5%8A%9B%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B3 . live .
  9. Web site: 'Zero To Hero': Review . 8 December 2021 . . Hunter . Allan . 26 November 2024 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325114109/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/zero-to-hero-review/5165380.article . live .
  10. Web site: 《媽媽的神奇小子》影評｜就算動情逼淚　記得拭乾眼淚堅壯無懼 . 15 August 2021 . . Hui . Yuk-man . 27 November 2024 . zh.
  11. Web site: 「金像男配」馮皓揚獲獎後讀TVB藝訓班　「望改善說話糾正懶音」 . 19 July 2022 . . 許育民 . 25 November 2024 . zh . 28 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128040022/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/794015/%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E7%8D%B2%E7%8D%8E%E5%BE%8C%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD-%E6%9C%9B%E6%94%B9%E5%96%84%E8%AA%AA%E8%A9%B1%E7%B3%BE%E6%AD%A3%E6%87%B6%E9%9F%B3 . live .
  12. Web site: 馮皓揚讀TVB藝員訓練班一日就退學 網民支持決定：根本就唔應該上 . 5 September 2022 . . 25 November 2024 . zh . 6 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006012115/https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E5%93%A1%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4%E7%8F%AD%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%B0%B1%E9%80%80%E5%AD%B8-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9A%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E5%B0%B1%E5%94%94%E6%87%89%E8%A9%B2%E4%B8%8A-063605357.html . live .
  13. Web site: 馮皓揚上課一日即退藝訓班 「星級導師」袁偉豪：我欠咗你哋班傳媒？ . 5 September 2022 . . 25 November 2024 . zh . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003184939/https://topick.hket.com/article/3346395/%E3%80%90%E6%83%B3%E5%BE%97%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%9A%E3%80%91%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E4%B8%8A%E8%AA%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%8D%B3%E9%80%80%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD%E3%80%80%E3%80%8C%E6%98%9F%E7%B4%9A%E5%B0%8E%E5%B8%AB%E3%80%8D%E8%A2%81%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA%EF%BC%9A%E6%88%91%E6%AC%A0%E5%92%97%E4%BD%A0%E5%93%8B%E7%8F%AD%E5%82%B3%E5%AA%92%EF%BC%9F . live .
  14. Web site: ‘Zero to Hero’ Review: Biopic of Hong Kong Paralympics Champion So Wa-wai Has Just Enough Grit to Offset Its High Sugar Content . 6 December 2021 . . Kuipers . Richard . 26 November 2024 . 3 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603011631/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/zero-to-hero-review-ma-ma-dik-san-kei-siu-ju-1235124122/ . live .
  15. Web site: 患亞氏保加症獲母親支持追夢 最佳男配角馮皓揚只想演戲 . 19 July 2022 . . 26 November 2024 . 10 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210090117/https://paper.hket.com/article/3305556/%E6%82%A3%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E7%8D%B2%E6%AF%8D%E8%A6%AA%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E8%BF%BD%E5%A4%A2%20%E6%9C%80%E4%BD%B3%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D%E8%A7%92%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E5%8F%AA%E6%83%B3%E6%BC%94%E6%88%B2 . live .
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  17. Web site: 愛上我的衰神｜馮皓揚演少年版胡鴻鈞搶Fo 曾患亞氏保加症 中五休學做演員追夢 . 3 January 2022 . . 25 November 2024 . zh.
  18. Web site: 法證先鋒VI｜馮皓揚未因金像獎光環自滿　羊羊：做戲時可以成為E人 . 11 September 2024 . . 23 November 2024 . zh . 11 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240911114941/https://topick.hket.com/article/3824624/%E6%B3%95%E8%AD%89%E5%85%88%E9%8B%92VI%EF%BD%9C%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E6%9C%AA%E5%9B%A0%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E5%85%89%E7%92%B0%E8%87%AA%E6%BB%BF%E3%80%80%E7%BE%8A%E7%BE%8A%EF%BC%9A%E5%81%9A%E6%88%B2%E6%99%82%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E6%88%90%E7%82%BAE%E4%BA%BA . live .
  19. Web site: Donnie Yen Starrer ‘Raging Fire’ Wins Best Film, Director At Hong Kong Film Awards; ‘Anita’ Takes Biggest Haul With Five Prizes . 17 July 2022 . . Shackleton . Liz . 23 November 2024 . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129212744/https://deadline.com/2022/07/hong-kong-film-awards-raging-fire-anita-donnie-yen-1235071075/ . live .
  20. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards 2022: Full List of Nominees . 16 February 2022 . . Soriano . Jianne . 23 November 2024 . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329122406/https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hong-kong-film-awards-2022-nominees-winners . live .

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