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Mak Pui Tung

Mak Pui Tung

Hong Kong actor

Mak Pui Tung (Chinese: 麥沛東, born 8 November 1989) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his role based on real-life murder suspect Angus Tse in the legal thriller film The Sparring Partner (2022), for which he won Best Newcomer in the 16th Asian Film Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.

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Biography

Mak was born on 8 November 1989, in Hong Kong.[1] He attended City University of Hong Kong to pursue an associate degree and joined the university's drama club. He became interested in acting after performing in several stage plays and transferred to Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2010 to acquire a BFA in performing arts.[2][3] After graduating in 2014, Mak joined the Chung Ying Theatre Company [zh] and performed in numerous stage plays.[4] He earned an nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 25th Hong Kong Drama Awards.[5]

In 2019, Mak left the Theatre Company and began to work as a freelance actor.[2] He featured in the 2020 ViuTV drama series Warriors Within [zh] and the 2021 biographical film Zero to Hero.[6][3] Mak received his breakthrough and first leading role in Ho Cheuk Tin's legal thriller The Sparring Partner in 2022, portraying a retarded and manipulated murder accomplice loosely based on real-life person Angus Tse.[7] His performance received widespread acclaim from both the critics and the audience.[7][8] One of his lines in the film, where he tells the jury and opposing counsels feel free to frame him, had also become a viral internet meme in Hong Kong.[9][10] He won Best Newcomer in the 16th Asian Film Awards,[11] and received nominations for Best Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Actor in the 29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award in the following year with the role.[12][13] In 2023, Mak had a cameo appearance in Ho Cheuk Tin's black comedy film Over My Dead Body [zh].[14]

Filmography

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