Ekin Cheng Yee Kin (born 4 October 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
[1] Cheng began acting in commercials when he was in high school, the most well-known being for Hi-C Lemon Tea.
The latest TVB series he participated in was Always Ready, working with Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam and Linda Chung.
The film led to six sequels, all starring Cheng, and a lucrative working partnership with director Andrew Lau.
Together they went on to make The Storm Riders, which was the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie at the time and the first film to use a truly large number of special effects.
They also worked together on The Legend of Speed, a film about a street racer who would follow his father's footsteps of becoming a racing god, A Man Called Hero a movie adaption of the famous comic, about a martial arts master in America The Duel starring Cheng, Andy Lau, and a few other famous stars, and the comedy Women From Mars.
Cheng has branched out in the roles he has taken, including more comedy like earlier in his career with My Wife is 18 with Charlene Choi and Six Strong Guys with singers Hacken Lee, Andy Hui and George Lam.
Cheng returned to the movie scene (having taken a break in 2005 to work on the Ultraman TV series in Thailand).
His serial filmed in mainland China based on the life of martial arts master Huo Yuanjia with former Young & Dangerous co-star Jordan Chan is currently in syndication.
projects include a sequel to The Storm Riders, also directed by Pang Brothers and Kamui Gaiden being filmed in Japan.
In 2007, Cheng made a guest appearance at a Leo Ku concert and received popular applause from the audience.
At the same press conference WWF also asked Cheng to be their Ambassador with a special interest in the marine environment.
[14] On 28 May 2013, Ekin Cheng married Hong Kong actress Yoyo Mung in Tokyo, Japan.