Peter Chan (actor)

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Peter Chan
Chan in March 2023
Born
Chan Charm-man

(1982-10-24) 24 October 1982 (age 43)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Sung Man
(m. 2019)
Children1

Peter Chan Charm-man (Chinese: 陳湛文, born 24 October 1982) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his debut role in the drama film Three Husbands (2018), which earned him nominations for Best New Performer in the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Newcomer in the 13th Asian Film Awards. In 2023, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards with his performance in the drama film Table for Six (2022).

Biography

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Chan was born on 24 October 1982, in Hong Kong.[1] Chan worked as a clerk after graduating from secondary school. He discovered his passion in acting and quitted his job to attend Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at the age of 24. He graduated with a BFA in performing arts in 2012.[2] Chan then featured in several stage plays and received numerous awards, including a Hong Kong Drama Award and a Hong Kong Theatre Libre (zh).[3][4]

In 2018, Chan made his feature film debut in the drama film Three Husbands.[2] He was nominated for Best New Performer in the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Newcomer in the 13th Asian Film Awards with the role in the following year.[5][6] However, Chan did not receive any roles during the COVID-19 pandemic and was forced to work as a part-time staff in an entertainment park to make a living.[7] Chan ultimately returned to the film industry and landed his first major television role as Billy in ViuTV drama series In Geek We Trust (zh) in 2022.[7][8] He also starred alongside Dayo Wong, Louis Cheung, Stephy Tang, Ivana Wong and Lin Min Chen in the film Table for Six,[9] which earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.[10]

In 2023, Chan appeared in the miniseries Killing Procedures (zh) as a contract killer codenamed "J", which is his first role as the sole leading actor.[11] Chan also appeared in Cheang Pou-soi's crime thriller Mad Fate as The Murderer, starring alongside Gordon Lam, Lokman Yeung and Berg Ng.[12]

Personal life

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Chan married anchorwoman Sung Man in 2019.[3] They gave birth to a daughter in 2021.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Three Husbands Four Eyes (四眼) [13]
2022 Table for Six Lung Chan (陳熹) [9]
Tales from the Occult (zh) Gat (吉仔) [14]
Let It Ghost (zh) Security Guard [15]
2023 Twelve Days (zh) Simon's cousin [16]
Mad Fate The Murderer [12]
Everyphone Everywhere (zh) Raymond [17]
In Broad Daylight Shum (琛哥) [18]
Time Still Turns the Pages Piano teacher [19]
2024 Table for Six 2 Lung Chan [20]
2025 Hit N Fun Daniel Wu [21]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 In Geek We Trust (zh) Billy Main role[8]
#lovesignal Daniel Recurring role[22]
Into the Wild (zh) Young Raymond Recurring role[23]
2023 Killing Procedures (zh) J Main role[11]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Brighton Beach Memories Won [24]
2018 10th Hong Kong Theatre Libre (zh) Best Lead Actor Twists and Turns Won [4]
2019 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Three Husbands Nominated [5]
13th Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [6]
2023 41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Table for Six Nominated [10]

References

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