# Patrick Tse

Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

## Biography

Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles.
Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:
* If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director
* Madness of Love (1972) as director
* One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director
* Love in Cubicle (1974) as writer/director
* Farewell Dearest (1974) as director
* The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director
* Love in Hawaii (1976) as producer/director
* Confused Love (1977) as director
He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999.
In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.

## Filmography
### Films

This is a partial list of films.
| Year | English Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) | | Film debut. |
| 1957 | She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) | Tsang Tai-Sing | |
| 1957 | The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) | Ngor Ming | |
| 1964 | The Beau | Ka Bo | |
| 1966 | The Spy with My Face | Cheung Man Fu and #1 | |
| 1967 | Diamond Robbery | | |
| 1967 | Man from Interpol | | |
| 1967 | The Professionals | Kam Chun-Yue | |
| 1967 | Revenger | | |
| 1967 | The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) | Lee Cheuk-hung | |
| 1967 | To Rose with Love | | |
| 2001 | Shaolin Soccer | Hung | |
| 2018 | A Beautiful Moment | | |
| 2019 | Missbehavior | | |
| 2020 | Forensic Heroes IV | Long Siu-tin | Cameo appearance |
| 2021 | Time | Chau | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor |

### Television

| Year | English Title | Role |
| 1979 | Over the Rainbow | To Yat-tin |
| 1980 | The Bund II | Tik Wan-chi |
| 1980 | The Shell Game | Law Sei Hoi |
| 1981 | The Shell Game II | Law Sei Hoi |
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Duen Ching-sun |
| 1983 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists | Yeung Tit-sum |
| 1983 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom | Yeung Tit-sum |
| 1983 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua | Yeung Tit-sum |
| 1985 | The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain | Miu Yan-fung |
| 1986 | Heir to the Throne Is... | Cheung Leung |
| 1986 | The Legend of Wong Tai Sin | Prince Lung |
| 2005 | Central Affairs | |

## Personal life

In 1974, Tse married Zhen Zhen (Chinese: 甄珍), a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978.
Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee (Chinese: 狄波拉), a Hong Kong actress. They have two children, Hong Kong actor-singer Nicholas Tse and actress and model Jennifer Tse. Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but they have since returned to Hong Kong. In 1996, Tse divorced Lee. In 2005, Tse began a relationship with Coco, a Shanghai native who is 49 years his junior. Tse and Coco previously broke up in late 2017 and got back together again in late 2018.