# Tse Kwan-ho

Tse Kwan-ho (born 23 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, professionally also known as Gardner Tse. Originally a nurse, Tse Kwan-ho rose to prominence in the stage play The Mad Phoenix (Chinese: 南海十三郎), this was later remade into a feature film of the same name, and for which Tse would win the 1997 Golden Horse Best Actor award. Following The Mad Phoenix Tse went on to become a full-time actor and has since appeared in stage, television, film and radio serial productions.

## Career

Tse graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1989, he joined the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and was with them for the next eight years. In 1997 he joined Raymond To and Clifton To's Springtime Stage Productions Limited and appeared in "Pygmalion" and "Magic is the Moonlight". He is a prolific film, television and stage actor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | The Bachelor's Swan Song | 再見王老五 | | |
| 1994 | I Have a Date with Spring | 我和春天有個約會 | Danny | |
| 1995 | The Chinese Feast | 金玉滿堂 | | |
| 1995 | The Umbrella Story | 人間有情 | | |
| 1996 | Tristar | 大三元 | | |
| 1997 | Final Justice | 最後判決 | | |
| 1997 | The Mad Phoenix | 南海十三郎 | Kong Yue-kau | |
| 1998 | Nude Fear | 追兇20年 | Wong Wing-nin | |
| 1998 | The Lord of Hangzhou | 杭州王爺 | Mei Chi | |
| 1999 | Ordinary Heroes | 千言萬語 | Yau Ming-foon | |
| 2000 | There Is Love in Life | 生有可戀 | | |
| 2001 | The Tree | 孩子·树 | Xie Wenguang | |
| 2002 | Possessed | 奪魄勾魂 | Henry Yeung | |
| 2002 | Memento | 35米厘兇心人 | Dr. Tse | |
| 2003 | Bless the Child | 某年某月某日 | Sean | |
| 2004 | The Miracle Box | 天作之盒 | Albert Lau | |
| 2005 | Mob Sister | 阿嫂 | | |
| 2006 | The Tokyo Trial | 東京審判 | Yuichi Kitano | |
| 2007 | A Night Surprise | 一夜驚情 | Chan Muk-kin | |
| 2007 | A Promise | 笛声何处 | Au-yeung San-dek | |
| 2008 | A Decade of Love | 十分鍾情 | husband | Segment 1: "Old Peak Road" (舊山頂道) |
| 2008 | Operation at Dawn | 黎明行動 | He Fei | |
| 2009 | Chinese Food | 蟹蟹侬 | Mr. Wu | |
| 2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box | 越光寶盒 | Agent Smith | |
| 2010 | Wind Blast | 西风烈 | | |
| 2011 | 72 Heroes | 英雄喋血 | Pan Dawei | |
| 2011 | The Land with No Boundary | 无界之地 | | |
| 2011 | The Purple House | 紫宅 | Shen Yang | |
| 2012 | Young Blood | 青春搏击 | | |
| 2012 | Sky Love | 恋爱三万英尺 | Xie Hao | |
| 2013 | Lift to Hell | 电梯惊魂 | Ouyang Ke | |
| 2013 | The Stolen Years | 被偷走的那五年 | Philip Zhang | |
| 2013 | Princess Show | 公主的诱惑 | Brother Hao | |
| 2014 | Wonder Mama | 媽咪俠 | Kok Ka-ming | |
| 2015 | Full Strike | 全力扣殺 | Ng Kau-chun | |
| 2015 | Midnight Garage | 三更車庫 | Mr. Bai | |
| 2015 | Tomb Mystery | 墓穴迷城 | Gu Dexuan | |
| 2016 | The Crabby Encounter of Love | 爱的蟹逅 | | |
| 2017 | All My Goddess | 女人永遠是對的 | | |
| 2017 | Guilty of Mind | 心理罪 | Meng Yang | |
| 2017 | In Your Dreams | 以青春的名義 | | |
| 2018 | A Beautiful Moment | 我的情敵女婿 | | |
| 2019 | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! | 你咪理，我愛你！ | | |
| 2020 | Find Your Voice | 熱血合唱團 | | |
| 2020 | Shock Wave 2 | 拆彈專家2 | Ma Sai-kwan | |
| 2021 | Drifting | 濁水漂流 | Master | |
| 2022 | Warriors of Future | 明日戰記 | Dr. Chan Chong-Chung | |
| 2023 | Where the Wind Blows | 風再起時 | Ng Cheuk-ho | |
| 2024 | Table for Six 2 | 飯戲攻心2 | Sixth Uncle | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | My Date with a Vampire II | 我和殭屍有個約會II | Larry | |
| 2000 | So, the King of Beggars | 武狀元蘇燦 | So Chan | |
| 2000 | Anywhere but Here | 妳想的愛 | Ka Chung-wai | |
| 2001 | True Love | 嫁錯媽 | Kwok Man-chung | |
| 2001 | Everyone Come Look | 都來看 | Xu Wenchang | |
| 2002 | Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge | 書劍恩仇錄 | Yu Yutong | |
| 2003 | Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties | 隋唐英雄傳 | Emperor Yang of Sui | |
| 2003 | Thunder Cops | 暴風刑警 | Fok Tin-leung | |
| 2003 | The Second Spring | 第二春 | Du Lei | |
| 2004 | Dream of Colours | 下一站彩虹 | Nick Yau | |
| 2004 | Bloody Lotus | 鐵血蓮花 | Lin Weiliang | |
| 2004 | Devil's Blues | 叛逆战队 | Yejun | |
| 2005 | Chinese Paladin | 仙劍奇俠傳 | Mo Yixi | |
| 2005 | The Little Fairy | 天外飛仙 | Lao Xinrong | |
| 2006 | To Live to Love | 长恨歌 | Cheng Shidi | |
| 2007 | King Qian in Wuyue | 吳越錢王 | Emperor Taizong of Song | |
| 2007 | The Song of Youth | 青春之歌 | Yu Yongze | |
| 2007 | City of Heroes | 記憶之城 | Zhu Jinmo | |
| 2007 | The Best Time | 最好的時光 | Lu Xiaomao | |
| 2008 | The Shadow Fox | 狐步諜影 | Tan Na | |
| 2008 | Gunfire at the Secret Bureau | 保密局的槍聲 | Zhang Zhongnian | |
| 2008 | Mandarin Duck River | 鸳鸯河 | Wei Jianqing | |
| 2009 | The Eve of the Nation's Founding | 開國前夜 | Jiang Shifei | |
| 2010 | Fourteenth Floor | 十四楼 | Xie Jue | |
| 2010 | The Doctors | 医者仁心 | Zhong Lixing | |
| 2010 | The Legend of Yang Guifei | 楊貴妃傳奇 | Yang Xuangui | |
| 2010 | The Men of Justice | 法網群英 | Henry Chung Kin-hang | |
| 2011 | Qingmang | 青盲 | Chen Wenhai | |
| 2011 | The Soul of the National Protection Army | 護國軍魂傳奇 | Yuan Keding | |
| 2011 | Women Soldiers of the New Fourth Army | 新四軍女兵 | Pan Wenhu | |
| 2011 | The Fragrant Grass Beauty | 香草美人 | Linghu Tao | |
| 2012 | The Legend of the Twin Brothers | 風雲傳奇 | Pu FengPu Yun | |
| 2012 | The Sinister Love of Mother and Son | 血雨母子情 | | |
| 2012 | Baby's War | 宝贝战争 | Zhao Hui | |
| 2012 | Schemes of a Mother | 娘心計 | Tie JunHe Wenda | |
| 2013 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Sun Yat-sen | |
| 2014 | ICAC Investigators 2014 | 廉政行動2014 | Chapman Cheuk | |
| 2015 | Cruel Romance | 錦繡緣華麗冒險 | Xiang Hanchuan | |
| 2015 | Cold Winter | 寒冬 | Yu Dejiang | |
| 2015 | The Cage of Love | 抓住彩虹的男人 | Wu Hongda | |
| 2015 | City of Desperate Love | 華胥引之絕愛之城 | | |
| 2016 | Face and Mind | 整容季 | Mr. M | |
| 2016 | Stay with Me | 放弃我，抓紧我 | Huo Ruiqiang | |
| 2017 | Jade | 女管家 | Wang Fugui | |
| 2017 | Charlie Soong: The Father | 宋耀如·父親 | Charlie Soong | |
| 2017 | Nothing Gold Can Stay | 那年花開月正圓 | Shen Sihai | |
| 2018 | Secret of the Three Kingdoms | 三國機密 | Cao Cao | |
| 2018 | Sweet Dreams | 一千零一夜 | Liu Yingjie | |
| 2018 | Martial Universe | 武动乾坤 | Lin Xiao | |
| 2019 | Behind The Scenes | 幕后之王 | Xu Changye | |
| 2019 | The Legend of White Snake | 新白娘子传奇 | Xu Huairen | |
| 2019 | Please Give Me a Pair of Wings | 请赐我一双翅膀 | Leng Shinan | |
| 2019 | Alive Dead Spy | 计中计 | Heye Xingnan | |
| 2019 | Stained [zh] | 心冤 | Dickson Kei | aired in early 2019 |
| 2019 | Prodigy Healer | 青囊传 | Shangguan Qing | |
| 2019 | Your Secret | 我知道你的秘密 | Bei Chen's father | |
| 2020 | Legend of Awakening | 天醒之路 | Guo Youdao / Guo Wushu |
| 2020 | Reunion: The Sound of the Providence | 重启之极海听雷 | Boss Jiao | |
| 2020 | God of Lost Fantasy | 太古神王 | Ren Qianxing | |
| 2021 | Stray Birds | 飞鸟集 | Liang Hongda | |
| 2021 | My Talent Neighbour | 走起！我的天才街坊 | Xie Boqian | |
| 2021 | Yu Zhao Ling | 玉昭令 | | |
| 2021 | Immortality | 皓衣行 | Xue Zhengyong | |
| 2024 | See Her Again | 太阳星辰 | Yip Sing |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2023 | Unconditional Love | Kelly Chen | |
| 2024 | The Furniture | Jeffrey Ngai | |

## Theater

* The Mad Phoenix (Chinese: 南海十三郎)
* I Have a Date with Spring (Chinese: 我和春天有個約會)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | # | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| Film ||||||
| 1997 | 34th | Golden Horse Awards | Best Actor | The Mad Phoenix | Won |
| 1998 | 17th | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | The Mad Phoenix | Nominated |
| 2000 | 19th | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ordinary Heroes | Nominated |
| 2024 | 42nd | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Guilty Conscience | Nominated |
| Theatre ||||||
| 1993 | 2nd | Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actor (Comedy/Farce) | The Marriage of Figaro | Nominated |
| 1994 | 3rd | Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actor (Tragedy/Drama) | The Mad Phoenix | Nominated |
| 1995 | 4th | Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Tragedy/Drama) | The Seven Sages | Nominated |
| 1996 | 5th | Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actor (Comedy/Farce) | Red Room, White Room, Black Room | Nominated |
| 2003 | 12th | Hong Kong Drama Awards | Best Actor (Tragedy/Drama) | Secret of Resurrection | Nominated |
| 2011 | 2nd | One Drama Awards | Best Actor | The Liaisons | Nominated |