| Native Name: | 謝賢 | ||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Tse Ka-yuk (Chinese: 謝家鈺) | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Tse Yin | ||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1952–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Partner: | Coco (2005–2017, 2018–present) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Signature: | File:Tse Yin's signature.jpg | ||||||||||||||||
Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936)[1] is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.
Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles.[2]
Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:
He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999.
In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award[3] from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.[4]
This is a partial list of films.
| Year | English Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) | Film debut. | ||
| 1957 | She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) | Tsang Tai-Sing | ||
| The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) | Ngor Ming | [5] [6] | ||
| 1964 | The Beau | Ka Bo | ||
| 1966 | The Spy with My Face | Cheung Man Fu and #1 | [7] [8] | |
| 1967 | Diamond Robbery | [9] | ||
| Man from Interpol | [10] [11] | |||
| The Professionals | Kam Chun-Yue | [12] | ||
| Revenger | ||||
| The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) | Lee Cheuk-hung | |||
| To Rose with Love | [13] | |||
| 2001 | Hung | |||
| 2018 | A Beautiful Moment | |||
| 2019 | Missbehavior | |||
| 2020 | Forensic Heroes IV | Long Siu-tin | Cameo appearance | |
| 2021 | Time | Chau | Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor Won – Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor |
| Year | English Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Over the Rainbow | To Yat-tin | |
| 1980 | Tik Wan-chi | ||
| The Shell Game | Law Sei Hoi | ||
| 1981 | The Shell Game II | Law Sei Hoi | |
| 1982 | Duen Ching-sun | ||
| 1983 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists | Yeung Tit-sum | |
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom | Yeung Tit-sum | ||
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua | Yeung Tit-sum | ||
| 1985 | The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain | Miu Yan-fung | |
| 1986 | Heir to the Throne Is... | ||
| The Legend of Wong Tai Sin | Prince Lung | ||
| 2005 | Central Affairs | ||
In 1974, Tse married Zhen Zhen, a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978.[16]
Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee, a Hong Kong actress. They have two children, Hong Kong actor-singer Nicholas Tse and actress and model Jennifer Tse. Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but his family has since returned to Hong Kong. In 1996, Tse divorced Deborah Lee. In 2005, Tse's girlfriend is Coco, Shanghai girl who is 49 years his junior.[17] [18] Tse and Coco previously broke up in late 2017[19] and had since got back together again in late 2018.[20]