In the entertainment industry for 18 years, Benjamin Yuen (袁偉豪) met with various obstacles in his career. When his career hit an all-time low, he struggled to make ends meet and had to work as a delivery man. His initial attempt in the film industry fizzled, but Benjamin has successfully established his name after winning Mr. Hong Kong 2007. When Benjamin was 17 years old, he signed with a record company and filmed several advertisements. His first movie was alongside Nicholas Tse (謝霆鋒) and Shu Qi (舒淇) in Young and the Dangerous: The Prequel <新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇>. With his mind set on earning money, Benjamin forfeited his education and teenage years when he entered the entertainment industry at such a young age. Taking on Various Jobs Before Mr. Hong Kong With small roles in various movies, Benjamin remained virtually unknown for years. In 2003, Benjamin remained a struggling acting career. His girlfriend broke up with him, and Benjamin dropped down to a mere 130 pounds. He had to take on a side job as a delivery man in order to make ends meet. During that time, Benjamin also began to question whether or not he should still continue with his dreams in the entertainment industry. Benjamin recalled, “At the same time, my family also started to wonder and they asked about my future. How long would I have to wait? They suggested that perhaps I should find a proper job and that’s why I went into Marketing for a while. I went to that 9 to 6 desk job, commuted to work via subway, and ate lunch with everyone else. I managed to do that for three months before dropping the idea. I felt bored and constricted when my life had such a rigid schedule. I couldn’t breathe. “A few months later, I sent in my application for the Mr. Hong Kong competition. When I think back, I’m grateful that I’m a Taurus – if I told myself to give up and said, ‘Forget about it’ I would still be struggling to become a manager. I definitely wouldn’t have everything I have today!” The Mr. Hong Kong competition paved the way for Benjamin to restart his career with TVB. Despite picking up fairly minor roles for the first couple of years, Benjamin managed to make a breakthrough with his part in Til Love Do Us Lie <結‧分@謊情式>, as well as his comical role in The Hippocratic Crush <On Call 36小時>. Recently, Benjamin starred as second male lead in Over Run Over <EU超時任務>. Relationship With Jennifer Shum Besides hard work and dedication, Benjamin attributes his success to his girlfriend, Jennifer Shum (岑杏賢). Stating that Jennifer was an angel that provided him with guidance and positive energy over the years, Benjamin expressed his intentions to get married with Jennifer one day. Before the couple ties the knot, Benjamin hopes to achieve the next level in his career and set his target for the Best Actor award. Creds: stheadline
He's actually a pretty good actor, before Sze Ma Sir, always saw him in the serious boring type roles...but now that I know he can be a goof ball, he should def get more opportunities in comedic roles. Might suit him better. The article forgot to mention Speed of Life as well as being a second male lead.
When I see him, I think he is the "good son in law", just too nice, too kind...but right hope he will get other kind of roles from now on.
Sze Ma Sir was hilarious, he did great. Although i like him as an actor, he got ways to go for Best Actor.
