Benjamin Yuen

Benjamin Yuen
袁偉豪
Born	Yuen Wai-ho (1981-05-11) 11 May 1981 (age 44) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	York English Primary School and Kindergarten (York Road, Kowloon Tong)[1][2] New Method College
Occupations	Actor, singer
Years active	1998–present
Notable work	A Fist Within Four Walls Threesome The Defected
Spouse	Bowie Cheung Po-yee ​ (m. 2020)​
Partner	Jennifer Shum Hang-yin (sep. 2016)
Awards	2007 Mr. Hong Kong – Champion TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Popular Male Character 2016 A Fist Within Four Walls Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia 2018 Stealing Seconds Favourite TVB Actor in Singapore 2018 Stealing Seconds TVB Star Awards Malaysia – Most Promising TVB Male Artiste 2013 The Hippocratic Crush II Favourite TVB Supporting Actor 2015 The Fixer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	袁偉豪
Simplified Chinese	袁伟豪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Wěi Háo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jyun4 wai5hou4
Website	Official TVB profile

Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho (simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures.

Yuen's career started when he became the winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest in 2007. Yuen was the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko and Francois Huynh came from Canada and France respectively.

In 2016, Yuen won Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the critical acclaimed martial drama A Fist Within Four Walls. In 2018, he won the Favourite Actor awards in both Malaysia and Singapore with his role in Stealing Seconds.^[3]

In 2016, Yuen gained recognition in the critical acclaimed martial arts action drama A Fist Within Four Walls,^[4] winning the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards and was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Actor. In 2018, Yuen starred in the drama Stealing Seconds as the first male lead, for which he won the Favourite TVB Actor awards in both Malaysia and Singapore at the 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. With his role in the drama Another Era, Yuen was placed among top 5 for the Best Actor at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2019, Yuen starred in the crime drama The Defected as the first male lead, starring opposite veterans Kara Wai and Philip Keung. Again, he was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Best Actor at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2020, Yuen released his first song (你與你的另一半). He composed the song while Bowie Cheung filled the lyrics.^[5] At the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards, Yuen along with Pakho Chau won the Best Host award with The PakhoBen Outdoor Show. In 2022, he was one of the 12 contestants to participate in the second season of TVB's variety show: Dub of War.

Yuen and Cheung, who had been dating for three years, held an intimate ceremony in their swanky new apartment on 24 November 2020, with only close friends and family in attendance.^[6]

Due to their common interest in long-distance running, Yuen along with Joel Chan, Brian Tse, Jack Wu Lok-yin, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu Tsz-ling, Selena Lee and Mandy Wong Chi-man formed the group "Crazy Runner".^[7]

The 42-year-old disclosed on social media late on Nov 20 that his wife, host-actress Bowie Cheung Po-yee, gave birth to their first child on Nov 17. 3

StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Male TV Characters  
  TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters 

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• Dub of War's Second Season Graduation Project- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2022)- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Peter 3)^[10]

• 2001: Wire Television YMC Channel "YMC People We Wet Web"
• 2007: 終極奪獎SHOW

• Mr. Hong Kong 2007 Profile 香港先生競選的個人介紹網頁 (in Chinese)
• Official TVB Blog 袁偉豪網誌 Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)