Peter Chan (actor)

Peter Chan
Peter Chan
	Chan in March 2023
Born	Chan Charm Man; 24 October 1982 (age 41); Hong Kong
Education	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (BFA);
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Spouse	Sung Man (m. 2019)
Children	1

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

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

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Three Husbands	Four Eyes (四眼)	^[13]
2022	Table for Six	Chen Xi (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]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	In Geek We Trust [zh]	Billy	Main role^[8]
	#lovesignal	Daniel	Recurring role^[20]
	Into the Wild [zh]	Young Raymond	Recurring role^[21]
2023	Killing Procedures [zh]	J	Main role^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	26th Hong Kong Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Brighton Beach Memories	Won	^[22]
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]
2019	13th Asian Film Awards	Best Newcomer	Three Husbands	Nominated	^[6]
2023	41st Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Table for Six	Nominated	^[10]

References

(一)^ 莫匡堯 (22 October 2022). "飯戲攻心｜首全員謝票千人撐黃子華妙論票房大戰‥望古仔贏古仔" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (二)^ ^a ^b"陳湛文演藝路不平坦兩度洩氣想轉行夠錢買戒指求婚多得陳果" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (三)^ ^a ^b ^c"陳湛文曾為生計多次想轉行感激太太願同甘共苦" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (四)^ ^a ^b"﹁第10屆香港小劇場獎﹂5．9頒獎" (in Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (五)^ ^a ^b"︻2019 香港電影金像獎︼持續更新！完整提名及得獎名單" (in Chinese). Harper's Bazaar. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (六)^ ^a ^b沈洛嘉 (11 January 2019). "︻亞洲電影大獎︼曾美慧孜︽三夫︾挑戰影后郭富城劉亞仁爭影帝" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (七)^ ^a ^b邱愛霖 (15 February 2023). "陳湛文疫情下要做主題公園被認出唔尷尬‥我要賺生活費" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (八)^ ^a ^b許育民 (25 January 2022). "︽IT狗︾陳湛文成功入屋拍︽三夫︾陷迷惘︰套戲勁但唔係我勁" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (九)^ ^a ^bFrater, Patrick (23 June 2021). "Sunny Chan's 'Table For Six' Joins Edko's Cannes Menu". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (十)^ ^a ^bChan, Tracy (16 April 2023). "香港金像獎 2023 得獎名單公布！鄭秀文首奪影后，劉青雲再封影帝" (in Chinese). Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (11)^ ^a ^b"殺手廢J｜陳湛文首當男一拍到中暑頂硬上不甘袁澧林嘆冷氣‥Mike導錫住佢" (in Chinese). am730. 5 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (12)^ ^a ^bEdmund, Lee (19 April 2023). "Mad Fate movie review: in absurdist Hong Kong murder thriller from Soi Cheang, Lam Ka-tung and Mirror's Lokman Yeung try to change the course of destiny" (in Chinese). South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (13)^ Lee, Edmund (28 March 2019). "Three Husbands film review: Fruit Chan's sex comedy a poor allegory of Hong Kong-China relations". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (14)^ "失衡凶間｜︽唐樓︾任賢齊興奮與陳湛文合作表情變化交足戲" (in Chinese). am730. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (15)^ 何故 (25 October 2022). "低成本製作︽猛鬼3寶︾台詞有玄機演員有驚喜" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (16)^ "︽12日︾群星客串加持鄧麗欣馬志威被許賢蘇豪搞到頻NG" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (17)^ Lee, Edmund (17 August 2023). "Everyphone Everywhere movie review: laid-back Hong Kong comedy by Amos Why takes mobile phone dramas in playful directions". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023. (18)^ 莫匡堯 (14 November 2023). "白日之下︱劇情角色介紹結集多宗院舍非人對待真人真事轟動全港" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 18 November 2023. (19)^ "︽年少日記︾入選東京國際電影節鄭中基‥希望部戲可以去到更遠" (in Chinese). TOPick. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024. (20)^ "︻#她和她的戀愛小動作︼凌文龍自認芫荽控陳湛文非控制狂" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Economic Times. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (21)^ "MIRROR回歸作品！︽野人老師︾為何贏盡口碑？" (in Chinese). Elle. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023. (22)^ "歷屆提名及獲獎名單". Hong Kong Drama Awards. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links

Peter Chan at IMDb

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Peter Chan
Chan in March 2023
Born	Chan Charm Man (1982-10-24) 24 October 1982 (age 41) Hong Kong
Education	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Spouse	Sung Man (m. 2019)
Children	1