Steven Ma | |||||||||||
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| Born | 26 October 1971 Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1993–present | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – My Favourite Television Character 2001 On the Track or Off 2002 Where the Legend Begins 2003 Perish in the Name of Love My Favourite Male Character 2006 Safe Guards Asian Television Awards – Best Entertainment Present/Host 2011 Apprentice Chef (Highly Commended) | ||||||||||
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Steven Ma Chun-wai (born 26 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, Lucky for Meeting You (幸運就是遇到你), that December. Not long after his singing debut, Ma joined TVB and began filming television dramas, later achieving fame through his supporting role in 1995's legal drama File of Justice IV. Many of Ma's television works are critically acclaimed and are popular successes in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Southeast Asia, he has starred in several popular TV series, most notably Healing Hands (1998), Return of the Cuckoo (2000), Where the Legend Begins (2002), Steps (2007), A Watchdog's Tale (2009–10), Ghost Writer (2010), The Life and Times of a Sentinel (2011), Storm in a Cocoon (2014) and Deep in the Realm of Conscience (2018). Ma currently holds the record for holding the most "Favourite Character" awards with a total of four recognitions. Ma's best known for his portrayals of historical characters in many period television dramas.