Kenneth Ma

• Name — Kenneth Ma • Native Name — 馬國明 • Born — 13 February 1974 • Birthplace — British Hong Kong • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1999–present • Education — BEng. Mechanical Engineering U British Columbia, 1998 • Notable Works — The Hippocratic Crush series The Exorcist's Meter series Big White Duel series The QUEEN of News • Awards — See in article

As the youngest of a family of three children, Kenneth Ma has two older twin sisters. He attended Salesian English School before immigrating with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1992. His father, who worked as a mechanical engineer, would travel back and forth between Hong Kong and Vancouver for work. At first his family lived in Richmond before settling in Port Coquitlam. After attending one semester at Douglas College, he transferred to University of British Columbia majoring in mechanical engineering. During college, Ma joined an acting troupe that would perform sketches. After graduating from college in 1998, Ma and his entire family decided to return to Hong Kong. When Ma returned to Hong Kong, he initially worked at a glass manufacturing company as a quality surveillance inspector but found his job boring. Hoping to find something more of his interest, he sent out over 70 resumes but only received a response from TVB for an interview notice to their 14th Artist Training Class. His starting salary at TVB was a meager estimated HK$4000.00 a month, one third of his former job salary, but since he found acting to be more suitable for him, he decided to join TVB.

In the beginning of Ma’s career at TVB, he often played extras, passers-by and fill ins. One of Ma's early roles was playing the giant cockroach “Siu Keung” in Dayo Wong's music video "Blue Sky". Within 5 years since graduating from TVB's training course, the company started to promote him when he was chosen as one of the S4's in 2003 drama Triumph in the Skies and later as one of the six "siu sangs" to be the "Olympic 6" (the other five being Sammul Chan, Ron Ng, Bosco Wong, Raymond Lam and Lai Lok-yi) during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In 2006, Ma won the Most Improved Male Artiste award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. In late 2007, he played his first leading role in the drama Survivor's Law II. In 2012, Ma gained recognition with his role as Cheung Yat-kin in the critical acclaimed medical drama The Hippocratic Crush, winning awards from both Malaysia (Favourite TVB Actor) and Hong Kong (My Favourite Male Character). After starring in the hit 2013 drama Triumph in the Skies II, Ma caught the eye of international star Jackie Chan and was invited to star in the romantic comedy Fate Is a Game. In 2017, Ma starred in the critically acclaimed supernatural drama The Exorcist's Meter as the taxi driver and exorcist Ma Kwai (Siu Ma). Acknowledging his strong performance in that series, Ma was labelled as "citizen's best actor pick" and became a strong contender for the Best Actor award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards. He eventually won the Most Popular Male Character award, which was his second win in that category. In addition, Ma won the Best Actor in a Leading Role awards in both the People's Choice TV Awards 2017 and the Hong Kong Television Awards 2017, which served as a public recognition, as all awardees were 100% voted for by audience and netizens. In 2018, Ma won the Most Popular Male Character award for the third time at the TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the period drama Deep in the Realm of Conscience. In 2019, Ma starred in critical acclaimed medical drama Big White Duel, eventually winning the Best Actor award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. With his role in 2021 medical drama Kids’ Lives Matter, Ma won the Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards, which is his fourth win in that category.

Ma lives with his parents in a 900 square feet flat located in Tai Koo City, Hong Kong. He has said that his future wife must get along with his parents and be able to live together with them. During his youth, Ma and his mother were fans of Leslie Cheung. Ma's mother adopted her western name after Cheung's hit song "Monica". At age 14, Ma was featured in Cheung's 1988 Pepsi commercial. Ma is known to commute to work via mass transit even though he owns a car. He is a soccer fan and supporter of Real Madrid, Manchester United, and AC Milan. Ma met Jacqueline Wong in 2015 during the filming of Inspector Gourmet. The two announced their relationship in 2017, but broke up after Wong was spotted kissing married star Andy Hui in April 2019. On 12 June 2020, Ma and Roxanne Tong were found to be dating in Hung Hom. They admitted their relationship on the next day via Instagram. They became engaged in 2023. They got married in December 2023.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Witness to a Prosecution — Prince — Cameo • Life for Life — Yuk-suet’s friend — Cameo • At the Threshold of an Era — Stanley — Cameo • 2000 — Ups and Downs — Doctor — Cameo • When Dreams Come True — Real estate manager — Cameo • War of the Genders — Franco — Ep. 14 • The Threat of Love — Guest — Cameo • At the Threshold of an Era II — Doctor — Cameo • Armed Reaction II — Male Artiste — Ep. 27 • Lost In Love — Lin Tin-lok’s friend — Ep. 10 • Return of the Cuckoo — Chuk Kwan-ho's classmate — Cameo • The Legendary Four Aces — Suzhou citizen / Treasury staff — Ep. 1–3, 36 • Street Fighters — Plainclothes police — Cameo • A Matter of Customs — Doctor — Cameo • Healing Hands II — Drunk man — Cameo • Crimson Sabre — Ng Tuk Religion believer — Cameo • FM701 — Tang Sanzang — Ep. 13 • 2001 — FM701 — Gordon — Ep. 72 • Seven Sisters — Gangster — Ep. 3 • Armed Reaction III — Bank staff / EODB officer — Ep. 12, 32 • In the Realm of Success — Doctor Cheung — Ep. 4 • Colourful Life — Scholar — Ep. 4 • Screen Play — Leon — Cameo • Reaching Out — Staff — Cameo • Gods of Honour — Physician — Ep. 28 • Virtues of Harmony — Yat Yeung Tsz — Ep. 6 • The White Flame — Emergency room doctor — Cameo • At Point Blank — Chan Siu-ming’s colleague — Cameo • The Battle Against Evil — Soldier — Cameo • On the Track or Off — TV station photographer — Cameo • The Heaven Sword & the Dragon Sabre — Soldier / Waiter — Cameo • A Step into the Past — Kam Ching's deceased husband — Ep. 34 • Country Spirit — Physician — Ep. 4 • The Awakening Story — Joe — Cameo • The Stamp of Love — CID officer — Ep. 30 • 2002 — Virtues of Harmony — Gangster / Hawker / Ma On-shan / Colleague — Ep. 99, 109, 140, 157, 181 • Law Enforcers — Mark — Cameo • Legal Entanglement — Playboy — Ep. 10 • Love is Beautiful — Prison Guard / Gentleman / Soldier — Cameo • Invisible Journey — Bill Collector — Cameo • A Case of Misadventure — Kong Sei-hoi’s underling — Cameo • A Herbalist Affair — Reporter — Cameo • Burning Flame II — Billy — Cameo • Fight For Love — Police officer — Cameo • Treasure Raiders — Chow Chi-kong — Cameo • Slim Chances — Peter — Cameo • Let’s Face It — Tam Tin-chak’s university schoolmate — Cameo • Family Man — Lawyer Wong — Cameo • Eternal Happiness — Lai Ming-tong • Doomed to Oblivion — Civil servant — Cameo • Golden Faith — Doctor — Introduced in Ep. 36 • Love and Again — Manager — Cameo • Police Station No. 7 — Police officer — Cameo • 2003 — Whatever It Takes — Entourage — Cameo • Take My Word For It — SDU team leader — Ep. 30 • Better Halves — Strong man — Cameo • The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow — Sam Yat-lai’s friend — Ep. 8 • Vigilante Force — Passerby — Cameo • Good Against Evil — Sam — Cameo • In the Realm of Fancy — Guard — Cameo • Perish in the Name of Love — Entourage — Cameo • The Threat of Love II — Dancing coach — Cameo • Strike at Heart — Villager — Cameo • Survivor's Law — Joe Chan — Ep. 2-3 • Point of No Return — Shing — Cameo • The Driving Power — Ko Wai-lei • Triumph in the Skies — Roy Ko Chi-wan • 2004 — Armed Reaction IV — Andy — Cameo • The Vigilante in the Mask — Au-yeung Hing • Next Station Choi Hung — Lui Siu-lung • The Last Breakthrough — Doctor Shek — Ep. 18-21 • Summer Heat — Adam — Cameo • Net Deception — David — Cameo • 2005 — Scavengers' Paradise — Tang Ken-chan • Into Thin Air — Koon Ching-wan • Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu — Kan Kin • Lost in the Chamber of Love — Emperor Tak-chung • Misleading Track — Vincent • Life Made Simple — Jason — Ep. 28 • 2006 — La Femme Desperado — Ko Chi-lik — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste • Love Guaranteed — Tim Kwok Fu-kan — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste • To Grow with Love — Mak Ka-fai — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste • The Herbalist's Manual — Pong Hin — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste • 2007 — The Brink of Law — Yan Heung-ming — Ep. 1-8 • The Family Link — Kam Shing-chun • 2007–2008 — Survivor's Law II — Sun Man-kwan (MK Sun) • 2008 — The Master of Tai Chi — Mai Fung-nin • D.I.E. — SIP Hugo Shing Ka-chun • The Money-Maker Recipe — Sun Man-kwan (MK Sun) — Guest Appearance in Ep. 3 • Speech of Silence — Leung Kai-yin (OK Jai) • Your Class or Mine — Sun Man-kwan (MK Sun) — Guest Appearance in Ep. 18–19 • The Four — Tit Yau-ha / Fok Yi • 2009 — Man in Charge — Chow Bing • In the Chamber of Bliss — Yu Yam-kwok • Born Rich — Sha Po-loi • 2010 — Don Juan DeMercado — Kenneth Ma (Himself) — Guest Appearance in Ep. 6 • A Fistful of Stances — Koo Yu-tong — My AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Top 15 Drama Characters • The Mysteries of Love — SIP Gordon Lo Tin-hang • Can't Buy Me Love — Ting Yau-wai • 2011 — Grace Under Fire — Yau Sam-shui — Main Role • Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! — Jack — Ep. 30 • The Other Truth — Alex Kong Lok-man — Ep. 20–25 • The Life and Times of a Sentinel — Fuk-chuen, 2nd Imperial Prince — My AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters • 2012 — The Hippocratic Crush — Dr. Cheung Yat-kin — My AOD Favourites Awards for TV Actor, Top 15 TVB Drama Characters, Onscreen Couple (with Tavia Yeung) StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character • Tiger Cubs — To Tin-yu — Ep. 1, 13 • Three Kingdoms RPG — Vincent Szema Shun — StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles — Charles Chung Kai-san • 2013 — Season of Love — Joe Chu Cho-on — Ep. 16–20 • Triumph in the Skies II — Roy Ko Chi-wang • The Hippocratic Crush II — Dr. Cheung Yat-kin — TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Drama Characters, Onscreen Couple (with Tavia Yeung) TVB Anniversary Gala Vote by Artistes for Best Actor • 2014 — Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain — Chu Cheung-Shing — Main Role TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • A Time of Love — Oscar — Ep. 2 • Come On, Cousin — Best actor — Guest Appearance in Ep. 2 • 2014-2015 — Noblesse Oblige — To Chun-fung — StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • 2015 — Lord of Shanghai — Young Kiu Ngo-tin — StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • 2016 — A Time of Love II — Oscar — Ep. 1 • ICAC Investigators 2016 — Roger Ko Wing-hong • Inspector Gourmet — Yeung Tak-kei (Bill Kei) • 2016-2017 — Rogue Emperor — Chu Kam-chun • 2017 — My Dearly Sinful Mind — Chung Tai-yin (TY) — StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • Bet Hur — Lo Ping-on (OK Jai) — StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Charmaine Sheh) • Line Walker: The Prelude — Ngai Tak-lai — Guest Appearance in Ep. 30 • The Exorcist's Meter — Ma Kwai (Siu Ma) — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character Hong Kong Television Award for Best Leading Actor in Drama Series People's Choice Television Award for Best Actor People's Choice Television Award for Best TV Drama Partnership (with Hubert Wu) • 2018 — Deep in the Realm of Conscience — Yam Sam-shu — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character • 2019 — Big White Duel — Dr. Tong Ming — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor StarHub Night of Star for Best TVB Male Artiste • 2020 — The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter — Ma Kwai (Siu Ma) • Flying Tiger 2 — Ting Ho-yin (Ting Sir) • Go! Go! Go! Operation C9 — Bravo Ko Tai-king • Line Waker: Bull Fight — Wai Chok-wing (Wai Sir) / Ngai Tak-lai (Klein) • 2021 — Armed Reaction 2021 — Keanu — Guest Appearance in Ep. 1 • Plan “B” — Yau Choi-shan • Kids' Lives Matter — Dr. Amos Fong Chung-yan — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character • 2022 — Big White Duel II — Dr. Tong Ming • 2023 — The Invisibles (TVB) — "Ocean" Kan Yiu-yeung • Speakers of Law — Donald Kam Bing-shun • Narcotics Heroes — Ping On Gor — Guest Appearance in Ep. 30 • The Queen of News — George Leung King-yan — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Actor in Malaysia • 2024 — The Airport Diary — Yeung Sheung-wai • 2025 — The Queen of News 2 — George Leung King-yan

Ma has won eight TVB Anniversary Awards between 2005 and 2023. • Year — Category — Work — Result • 2003 — My Favourite Most Improved Male Artiste of the Year — The Driving Power, Triumph in the Skies • 2004 — The Vigilante in the Mask, Next Station Choi Hung • 2005 — Most Improved Male Artiste — Scavengers' Paradise — Top 5 • Best Actor • Best Supporting Actor — Into Thin Air — Top 5 • 2006 — Most Improved Male Artiste — La Femme Desperado, Love Guaranteed, To Grow With Love, The Herbalist's Manual • Best Actor — Love Guaranteed — "Kwok Fu-kan (Tim)" • 2007 — Best Supporting Actor — The Family Link — "Kam Shing-chun" • 2008 — Best Actor — Survivor's Law II — "Sun Man-kwan" • My Favourite Male Character — Top 5 • Best Supporting Actor — The Master of Tai Chi — "Mai Fung-nin" • 2009 — My Favourite Male Character — Man in Charge — "Chow Bing" • Best Supporting Actor — Born Rich — "Sha Po-loi" — Top 5 • 2010 — My Favourite Male Character — A Fistful of Stances — "Koo Yu-tong" — Top 5 • Best Supporting Actor — The Mysteries of Love — "Lo Tin-hang (Gordon)" • 2011 — Best Actor — The Life and Times of a Sentinel — "Fuk-chuen" • 2012 — The Hippocratic Crush — "Cheung Yat-kin" — Top 5 • My Favourite Male Character • 2013 — Best Actor — The Hippocratic Crush II — "Cheung Yat-kin" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character — Top 5 • Best Supporting Actor — Triumph in the Skies II — "Ko Chi-wang (Roy)" • 2014 — Best Actor — Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain — "Chu Cheung-shing" • Most Popular Male Character • 2015 — Best Actor — Lord of Shanghai — "Kiu Ngo-tin (young)" • Most Popular Male Character — Top 5 • 2016 — Best Actor — Inspector Gourmet — "Yeung Tak-kei" • 2017 — The Exorcist's Meter — "Ma Kwai" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character • Most Popular Onscreen Partnership — The Exorcist's Meter (with Hubert Wu) • Best Show Host — DoDo Goes Shopping sr 2 • Most Popular Theme Song — Love from Heart (with Niki Chow) • 2018 — Best Actor — Deep in the Realm of Conscience — "Yam Sam-shu" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character • Favourite TVB Actor in Singapore — Top 3 • Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia • 2019 — Best Actor — Big White Duel — "Tong Ming" • Most Popular Male Character — Top 5 • Most Popular Onscreen Partnership — Big White Duel (with Roger Kwok) • 2020 — Best Actor — Line Walker: Bull Fight — "Wai Chok-wing / Ngai Tak-lai (Klein)" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character • Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia • Most Popular Onscreen Partnership — The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter (with Hubert Wu) • 2021 — Best Actor — Plan “B” — "Yau Choi-shan" • Kids' Lives Matter — "Fong Chung-yan (Amos)" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character — Plan “B” — "Yau Choi-shan" • Kids' Lives Matter — "Fong Chung-yan (Amos)" • Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia — Plan “B” — "Yau Choi-shan" • Kids' Lives Matter — "Fong Chung-yan (Amos)" • Most Popular Onscreen Partnership — Plan “B” (with Eliza Sam) • Kids' Lives Matter (with Catherine Chau) • 2022 — Best Actor — Big White Duel II — "Tong Ming" — Top 5 • Most Popular Male Character — Top 10 • Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia — Top 5 • Most Popular Onscreen Partnership — Big White Duel (with Nancy Wu and Natalie Tong) • 2023 — Best Actor — The Invisibles — "Kan Yiu-yeung (Ocean)" • Speakers of Law — "Kam Bing-shun" • The QUEEN of News — "Leung King-yan (George)" — Top 5 • Favourite TVB Actor in Greater Bay Area — The QUEEN of News — "Leung King-yan (George)" — Top 5 • Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia — Speakers of Law — "Kam Bing-shun" • The QUEEN of News — "Leung King-yan (George)"

Ma has won eight awards at the TVB Star Awards Malaysia (known as the My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards for a time) between 2010 and 2014. My Astro on Demand Favourites Awards • Year — Category — Drama / Role — Result • 2010 — My Favourite TV Actor — A Fistful of Stances — "Koo Yu-tong" • My Favourite Top 15 TV Characters • 2011 — The Life and Times of a Sentinel — "Fuk-chuen" • 2012 — My Favourite TV Actor — The Hippocratic Crush — "Cheung Yat-kin" • My Favourite Top 15 TV Characters • My Favourite Onscreen Couple — The Hippocratic Crush (with Tavia Yeung) TVB Star Awards Malaysia • Year — Category — Drama / Role — Result • 2013 — Favourite TVB Actor — The Hippocratic Crush II — "Cheung Yat-kin" — Top 3 • Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters • Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple — The Hippocratic Crush II (with Tavia Yeung) • 2014 — Favourite TVB Actor — Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain — "Chu Cheung-shing" • Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters • 2016 — Favourite TVB Actor — Inspector Gourmet — "Yeung Tak-kei" • Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters • 2017 — Favourite TVB Actor — My Dearly Sinful Mind — "Chung Tai-yin (TY)" • Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters

Ma has won seven awards between 2012 and 2017 at the Starhub TVB Awards. • Year — Category — Drama / Role — Result • 2012 — My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters — The Hippocratic Crush — "Cheung Yat-kin" • 2013 — Three Kingdoms RPG — "Szema Shun (Vincent)" • 2014 — Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain — "Chu Cheung-shing" • 2015 — Noblesse Oblige — "To Chun-fung" • 2016 — Lord of Shanghai — "Kiu Ngo-tin (young)" • 2017 — My Favourite TVB Actor — My Dearly Sinful Mind — "Chung Tai-yin (TY)" • My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters • My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple — Bet Hur (with Charmaine Sheh)

• Year — Category — Result • 2012 — Top 10 Television Artiste — Ranked 7th • 2013 — Ranked 2nd

• Year — Category — Drama / Role — Result • 2017 — Popular TV Male Character — The Exorcist's Meter — "Ma Kwai" • 2020 — Television Male Artiste

• Year — Category — Drama / Role — Result • 2017 — People’s Choice Best Actor — The Exorcist's Meter — "Ma Kwai" • People’s Choice Best TV Drama Partnership — The Exorcist's Meter (with Hubert Wu) • People’s Choice Best Variety Show Host — DoDo Goes Shopping sr 2 • 2018 — People’s Choice Best Actor — Deep in the Realm of Conscience — "Yam Sam-shu" — Top 5 (Ranked 4th) • 2019 — Big White Duel — "Tong Ming" — Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) • 2021 — Kids' Lives Matter — "Fong Chung-yan (Amos)" — Top 5 (Ranked 5th) • People’s Choice Best TV Drama Partnership — Kids' Lives Matter (with Kevin Cheng and Linda Chung) — Top 10 (Ranked 6th) • Kids' Lives Matter (with Catherine Chau)

• Year — Award — Category — Drama — Result • 2012 — Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild Awards — Outstanding Television Performance Actor • 2013 — TVB Anniversary Gala Vote by Artistes — Best Actor — The Hippocratic Crush II — "Cheung Yat-kin" • 2017 — Weibo Star Awards — Weibo Awesome TV Actor — The Exorcist's Meter — "Ma Kwai" • Hong Kong Television Awards — Best Leading Actor in Drama Series • 2019 — StarHub Night of Star — Best TVB Male Artiste — Big White Duel — "Tong Ming"