Dickson Yu

Dickson Yu
Born
Yu Tak-shing

(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35)
Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, television presenter, radio DJ, model
Years active2011–present
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu (余).

Dickson Yu Tak-shing (Chinese: 余德丞; 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.[1] 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.[1] 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

Year Title Chinese title Network Role Notes
2016 Blue Veins 殭 TVB Job Seeker Episode 10
2016 Two Steps from Heaven 幕後玩家 Entertainment news reporter Episodes 1, 21, 31
2017–18 My Ages Apart 誇世代 Ocean Sheung Ho-yeung Supporting role
2019 The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady 福爾摩師奶 Yau Ci
2019 The Defected 鐵探 Mok Sai-chiu
2022 Freedom Memories 青春不要臉 Lau Dak Wing Main role

Television shows

Year Title Chinese title Network Notes
2022 International Markets for Sisters 姊妹們的國際市場 ViuTV Host, dating show
2023 Beautiful Bitchy Bros 粉紅麻甩101 LGBT related show

Radio presenter

Year Title Chinese Title Network Notes
2022 - Present When I Was Young I Listen To The Radio 口水多過浪花 Commercial Radio Hong Kong

TV presenter

Year Title Chinese title Network Role Notes
2013–present TVB Sports News TVB體育台 TVB News reporter
2014 World Cup Girls 低俗講波團 Commentator Web series
2014 Gorilla Study Group 猩猩補習班 Co-host Episodes 21–28
2014–17 Kids, Think Big Think Big 天地 Co-host
2015–16 Y Angle Y Angle Co-host
2015–present Sports World 體育世界 Co-host
2015 2015 World Aquatics Championships FINA世界游泳錦標賽2015 Commentator Hong Kong broadcast
2016 TVB's 2016 Summer Olympics 里約奧運2016 Co-host Hong Kong broadcast
2017 TVB's FA Community Shield 2017 2017英格蘭社區盾 Co-host Hong Kong broadcast
2017 Young and Restless in Taiwan #後生仔去台灣傾吓偈 Co-host

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The little fresh meat arrives: Dickson Yu forgoes swimming to become an actor, introduced to TVB through Anthony Wong and Ricky Fan". Mingpao Weekly (in Chinese). 23 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Dickson Yu, venturing out for the first time Archived 2018-01-08 at the Wayback Machine，Mingpao，8 March 2015
  3. ^ TVB's upcoming male god! The sunny Dickson Yu has wealth and looks，Oriental Sunday，22 December 2017

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