In 2019, Chan played his first male leading role in the critical acclaimed supernatural drama Barrack O'Karma.[1] With his dual role as Siu Wai-ming and Lau Yuk-fai, Chan earned his first nominations for Best Actor and Most Popular Male Character at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards, eventually being placed among top 5 for both categories.
In 2022, Chan won the Best Actor award with his role in supernatural drama Barrack O'Karma 1968.
Personal life
In 2011, Joel Chan and Florinda Ho, the third daughter of "Gambling King" Stanley Ho, were repeatedly rumored to be in a relationship but the two denied the news. Joel Chan also admitted that he had gone through divorce procedures with his ex-wife Ponny Yeung with whom he had been in a relationship for 10 years at the end of 2010. In the early morning of August 14, 2011, Florinda Ho, the daughter of the rich businessman Stanley Ho, uploaded a photo on Weibo, officially publicizing the relationship.[2] In 2013, he and Florinda ended their two-year relationship.
On November 1, 2019, Chan married his out of industry girlfriend, Apple Ho, after dating for 5 years.[3][4] The two held a wedding banquet at the W Hotel in Hong Kong.[5][6][7] On 14 February 2020, he announced on Instagram that his wife was pregnant. On July 1 of the same year, his wife gave birth to their 7.1-pound son, Jaco Chan, by caesarean section.
