# Adam Cheng

Adam Cheng Siu-chau (born 24 February 1947; formerly known as Cheng Chong-sai and Wong Ho-chung) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer.

## Career

Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, such as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung. He also performed some of the theme songs of the TV series he starred in, such as The Greed of Man and Cold Blood Warm Heart.

## Ting Hai effect

In 1992, TVB released the TV series The Greed of Man, based on the central theme of the stock market and explored the schemes and plots used by people to make their fortune in the market. Cheng played Ting Hai (丁蟹) in the series, who made an immense fortune by short selling derivatives and stocks during a bear market. Many people went bankrupt while Ting Hai's family became richer until they were defeated by their nemesis. Cheng became popularly associated with the Ting Hai effect, named after his character in the series. The effect involves a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon, in which global stock markets will fall whenever a new Hong Kong TV drama series, starring Cheng, is aired.

## Personal life

Adam's parents are both university lecturers. He has four daughters. The oldest, Cheng On-yee, was from his first low-profile marriage that ended in divorce. He married well-known actress Lydia Shum in 1985 after 14 years of cohabitation, and Shum brought him to fame. Adam and Shum had a daughter, Joyce Cheng in 1987. In 1988 they divorced eight months after their daughter's birth in bad terms.
In 1989, Cheng married a Taiwanese actress named Koon Jing-wah. Cheng and Koon have two daughters, Winnie Cheng Wing-yan and Cecily Cheng Wing-hei.
Adam graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (diploma).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | A Sweet Girl | | |
| 1967 | The Black Killer | Ng Chun Bong | |
| 1967 | I Love A-Go-Go | | |
| 1968 | The Blossoming Rose | Ng Aan Man | |
| 1968 | Blue Falcon | | |
| 1980 | The Sword | | |
| 1981 | Shaolin and Wu Tang | Chao Fung-wu | |
| 1981 | Return of the Deadly Blade | | |
| 1982 | Cat vs Rat | | |
| 1982 | Fantasy Mission Force | Amazon leader | |
| 1983 | Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Ting Yin | |
| 1983 | Lone Ninja Warrior | | |
| 1983 | The Denouncement of Chu Liu Hsiang | Chu Liuxiang | |
| 1984 | Lover and Sword | | |
| 1984 | General Invincible | | |
| 1988 | Gunmen | Haye | |
| 1988 | Profiles of Pleasure | | |
| 1989 | Seven Warriors | | |
| 1989 | Path of Glory | | |
| 1992 | Painted Skin | Scholar | |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk | Chan Ka-lok | guest star |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk II | Chan Ka-lok | |
| 1994 | Drunken Master III | Wong Kei-ying | |
| 1994 | Shaolin Popey 2: Messy Temple | | |
| 1994 | Shaolin Popeye 2 – Messy Temple | | |
| 2001 | The Dark Tales | | |
| 2003 | Double Crossing | | |
| 2013 | Saving General Yang | Yang Ye | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | God of River Lok | Cho Chik | |
| 1976 | Chinese Folklore | | |
| 1976 | The Legend of the Book and the Sword | Chan Ka-lok / Kin-lung Emperor | |
| 1977 | The Great Vendetta | | |
| 1977 | The Kingdom And The Beauty | | |
| 1977 | Luk Siu-fung | Yip Koo-sing | |
| 1978 | Vanity Fair | | |
| 1978 | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | Cheung Mo-kei | |
| 1978 | One Sword | | |
| 1979 | Chor Lau-heung | Chor Lau-heung | |
| 1979 | Over the Rainbow | Wai Ching-lap | |
| 1980 | Five Easy Pieces | | |
| 1980 | Odd Couple | | |
| 1981 | Brothers Four | | |
| 1981 | In Love and War | | |
| 1981 | The Hawk | | |
| 1981 | The Misadventure of Zoo | Chu Gam Chun | |
| 1982 | The Switch | | |
| 1983 | The Sandwich Man | | |
| 1985 | Chor Lau-heung | Chor Lau-heung | |
| 1985 | The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang | Chu-kot Leung | |
| 1986 | Legendary of Wud | | |
| 1986 | The Legend of Wong Tai Sin | Wong Tai Sin | |
| 1987 | Fate Takes a Hand | | |
| 1988 | Behind Silk Curtains | | |
| 1988 | Final Verdict | | |
| 1988 | Challenge of the Imperial Palace | | |
| 1991 | Chronicles of Emperor Qianlong | | |
| 1993 | The Greed of Man | Ting Hai | |
| 1994 | Instinct | Wong Tin | |
| 1994 | Forty Something | | |
| 1995 | Chor Lau-heung | Chu Liuxiang | |
| 1995 | Cold Blood Warm Heart | Ah Bong | |
| 1995 | The Legendary Chin Lung II | | |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Yu Chun-hoi | |
| 1997 | Legend of YungChing | Yongzheng Emperor | |
| 2000 | Divine Retribution | Ting Yeh | |
| 2004 | Blade Heart | Ling Fung / Yu Man-fung | |
| 2004 | The Conqueror's Story | Lau Bong | |
| 2005 | The Prince's Shadow | Ko Sing | |
| 2006 | Bar Bender | Tony Tseung | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 20) Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 20) |
| 2006 | Inside the Forbidden City | | |
| 2007 | Return in Glory | | |
| 2008 | The Book and the Sword | Qianlong Emperor | |
| 2009 | The King of Snooker | Yau Yat-Kiu | |
| 2009 | God of Medicine | | |
| 2012 | Master of Play | Kan Siu Nam | Nominated – My AOD Favourite Award for Top 15 Character |
| 2018 | Ever Night | Fu Zi (Sage Master) | |