As a graduate of the Hong Kong Design Institute, Owen Cheung's introduction to the entertainment industry was through the New Talent Singing Awards in 2006, when he was 19 years old. In 2010, he auditioned for TVB's Artiste Training Class and high school's graduated a year later.
Cheung made his acting debut in 2012 through the sitcom Come Home Love. He had played minor roles in several television dramas. In 2014, Cheung rose to popularity after appearing on the variety show Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk, in which he impersonated Chilam Cheung in his role as Captain Cool in the drama Triumph in the Skies II.
In 2017, Cheung gained recognition with his role as the detective "Gogo" Kut Yat-ha in the legal drama Legal Mavericks, winning My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor award at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards.[2] With his performance in the 2019 dramas Justice Bao: The First Year and Finding Her Voice, Cheung won the 2019 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste.[3]
In 2020, Cheung won the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the comedy drama Al Cappuccino. Together with Vincent Wong and Brian Chu, he also won the Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Award.[4]