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name: "Edison Chen"
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born: "7 October 1980"
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average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:39.473958+00:00"
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# Edison Chen

Actor. Born 7 October 1980 in Vancouver, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 October 1980, Vancouver, Canada
- **Active:** 2002–2008
- **Also known as:** Edison Chen Koon-Hei, 陳冠希, 진관희, 陈冠希, Trần Quán Hy, ادیسون چن

## Biography

Edison Chen is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper and entrepreneur. Born in Vancouver in 1980, he was scouted in 1999 for a commercial and made his film debut in 2000 in the Japanese film *Dead or Alive 2: Birds*. He later appeared in Hong Kong productions including *Gen-Y Cops* (2000).

Chen is known for playing the young Lau Kin-ming in *Infernal Affairs* (2002) and its sequels *Infernal Affairs II* (2003) and *Infernal Affairs III* (2003). Other credits include *Initial D* (2005), *The Twins Effect* (2003), *The Grudge 2* (2006) and a cameo in *The Dark Knight* (2008). He is also the founder of the streetwear brand CLOT.

In February 2008, following a sex photo scandal, Chen announced an indefinite withdrawal from the Hong Kong entertainment industry. He returned in 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, as LSI VP — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *Infernal Affairs* (2002), Fi1m 87, as 少年刘健明 — [page](https://film.one/film/infernal-affairs.md)

## Also known for

- *The Medallion* (2003), Waiter
- *The Grudge 2* (2006), Eason
- *Infernal Affairs II* (2003), 刘健明
- *Infernal Affairs III* (2003), Young Lau Kin Ming
- *Initial D* (2005), Ryousuke Takahashi
- *The Twins Effect* (2003), Kazaf
- *The Twins Effect II* (2004), Peachy
- *Dead or Alive 2: Birds* (2000), Boo

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