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Chan Kin-long
陳健朗
Chan in August 2022
Born
Chan Kin-long

(1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 34)
Hong Kong
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Filmmaker
Years active2014–present

Kelvin Chan Kin-long[1][2] (Chinese: 陳健朗; born 8 November 1990) is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Initially working in the advertising industry, he was discovered by filmmaker Fruit Chan and made his debut as Glu-stick in Chan's The Midnight After (2014). He continued to act in minor roles before making his directorial debut with Hand Rolled Cigarette (2020), winning Best New Director in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. He also directed the ViuTV series Left On Read (2023), which won a People's Choice Television Award, and starred as Paul in the ViuTV series Loneliness Can Kill (2020) and as Dickson in the film Say I Do To Me (2023).

Early life and education

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Chan was born on 8 November 1990 in Hong Kong.[3] He described his family's situation as "grassroots", which influenced the style of his future works.[4] He studied at Ying Wa College, where he was classmates with fellow filmmaker Jun Li and the two became friends while participating in the drama club and writing plays together.[5][6] He initially planned to apply to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, aspiring to become a stage actor,[7] but missed the application deadline, and ultimately entered City University of Hong Kong to study creative media.[8][9] During university, he shifted his passion from theatre to film after discovering the works of Fruit Chan, Johnnie To, and Japan's Akira Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano, stating he was "heavily inspired by old-school Japanese cinema".[10] He produced three short films, including Story of Ashin, Seven Days at Mino, and 1349 Road to Devil,[4] and participated in several amateur performances during his university years.[9] After graduation, he worked at an advertising production house.[4]

Career

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In 2013, Chan was cast by filmmaker Fruit Chan in his sci-fi film The Midnight After as the gangster Glu-stick.[8][4] The film premiered at the 64th Berlin Film Festival and received eight Hong Kong Film Awards nominations, which Chan described as "lucky" for debuting with a blockbuster.[11] He also starred in the Fresh Wave [zh] short film I Can't Live Without A Dream, playing a terminal cancer patient,[8] and won Best Actor at the 9th Sapporo International Short Film Festival [ja] the following year.[12] Chan continued to secure minor roles in films, including Port of Call and Wild City, while also working as a production assistant.[8][13] He received a co-starring role in the Fantastic Television romance series 100 Days of Love II [zh],[14] and appeared as the younger version of a gangster played by Deep Ng in the ViuTV sci-fi series VR Exorcist [zh].[15] In 2018, Chan played a smuggler in the political film No.1 Chung Ying Street [zh],[16] and appeared as a gangster in the Chinese drama film The Crossing.[17] He was originally cast in the lead role as a smuggler, but the role was ultimately filled by debut actor Sunny Sun [zh].[17] He starred in a main role in the ViuTV anthology series Dark City [zh] the following year.[18]

In 2020, Chan made his directorial debut with the crime drama film Hand Rolled Cigarette.[19] He applied for the First Feature Film Initiative twice, winning in his second attempt with this project, and production began in 2017.[11] Chan won Best New Director in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards and received a nomination for Best New Director in the 57th Golden Horse Awards for the film.[20][21] He also landed a lead role as Paul in the ViuTV drama series Loneliness Can Kill,[22] and played the younger version of Bowie Lam in The Gutter [zh].[23] In 2023, Chan made his television directorial debut with the ViuTV thriller series Left On Read [zh].[24] The series was adapted from a web novel written by his childhood friend Ho Siu-hong, who also served as the screenwriter,[25] and it won Best Cinematography at the 8th People's Choice Television Awards [zh].[26] Chan starred as the male lead Dickson, a social media influencer, in Kiwi Chow's drama film Say I Do To Me [zh] in the same year,[27] and secured another lead role as Diga Chan in the 2024 ViuTV drama series Cicada Cycle [zh].[28][29]

Personal life

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Chan is a smoker.[30] He began dating singer Jace Chan in 2020,[31] but they broke up in October 2023.[32][33]

Filmography

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As director

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Year Title Notes
2020 Hand Rolled Cigarette [19]
2023 Left On Read [zh] Television series[24]

As actor

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Midnight After Glu-Stick (白膠漿) [8]
I Can't Live Without A Dream Chan Pak-kiu (陳柏橋) Short film[12]
2015 Port of Call Policeman [8]
Wild City Hung (雄) [8]
2017 Dealer/Healer Young Chan Wah (陳華) [34]
2018 No.1 Chung Ying Street [zh] Wing-kuen (永權) [16]
The Crossing Seven (七仔) [17]
2019 My Prince Edward Real estate agent [8]
2021 The First Girl I Loved Kin-long (健朗) Cameo[35]
2023 Say I Do To Me [zh] Dickson [27]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 100 Days of Love II [zh] Eric Co-starring[14]
2018 VR Exorcist [zh] Young Hau (孝哥) Guest role[15]
2019 Dark City [zh] Lau Tsz-chun (劉子進) Main role[18]
2020 Loneliness Can Kill Paul (波叔) Main role[22]
The Gutter [zh] Young Thomas Li (李子勇) Guest role[23]
2022 In Geek We Trust [zh] Hung Hom Crazy Bill (紅磡喪彪) Cameo[36]
2024 Cicada Cycle [zh] Diga "Superman" Chan (陳迪加 / 超人) Main role[28]
2025 Where is My Fifteen Minutes [zh] Himself Cameo[37]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 9th Sapporo International Short Film Festival [ja] Best Actor I Can't Live Without A Dream Won [12]
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best New Director Hand Rolled Cigarette Nominated [21]
2021 23rd Far East Film Festival White Mulberry Won [38]
2022 17th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards Best New Director Won [39]
40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Director Won [20]

References

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