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Name: Stephen Fung Tak-lun

Age: 30

Date of Birth: August 9, 1974

Height: 176cm

Weight: 69kg

Education: German Swiss International School, University of Michigan

Languages: Cantonese, English, Putonghua, German

The son of Chinese melodrama actress Shek Yin, Fung developed a strong interest in filmmaking at the age of 10. He used VCR players to edit television dramas he recorded. Four years later, he tried his hand at acting in the Warner Brothers television series Production Nights.

After studying design at the  University of Michigan, Fung returned to Hong Kong in 1996. He teamed up with composer Mark Lui Chung-tak to form the popular band Dry before stamping his mark in the film industry with his stylish performance in Gen-X Cops and Gen-Y Cops.

But Fung wanted to be more than just another good-looking actor. After directing some music videos, the short film My Beloved (co-directed with friend Nicholas Tse Ting-fung) and a charity VCD about magic and tricks (Life is Magical), Fung was ready to man the camera.

His first full-length film was Enter the Phoenix (2004), a slick gangster comedy about the gay son of a triad boss which starred heart-throb Daniel Wu Yin-cho and pop singer Eason Chan Yik-shun. The young director also played a supporting role.

The movie, funded and supported by Jackie Chan's company JCE Movies, was a box-office hit, grossing more than $10 million in 16 days. It won rave reviews from film critics and established Fung's status as one of the brightest upcoming mainstream directors.

His latest film, the recently-released House of Fury, is a tribute to the Cantonese kung fu genre. It stars girl group Twins, award-winning actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang, and his former collaborators Wu and Fung.  Hollywood action choreographer Yuen Wo-ping (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is  the martial arts adviser.

Fung, who said in an interview that Hong Kong 'would never have a Guns N' Roses or Metallica', admits his singing days are over.

He just wants to make some good films.



Singer-turned-actor to focus on films