Mason Fung

Fung was born in 2004 in Hong Kong.{{Cite web |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3305042/%E3%80%90%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E2022%E3%80%9117%E6%AD%B2%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%B8%E8%AE%80%E6%B2%99%E7%94%B0%E5%90%8D%E6%A0%A1%E7%AB%A5%E6%98%9F%E5%87%BA%E8%BA%AB%E3%80%80%E6%82%A3%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%94%E8%BC%9F%E5%AD%B8%E8%BF%BD%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1%E5%A4%A2 |title=【金像獎2022】17歲馮皓揚中小學讀沙田名校童星出身 患亞氏保加中五輟學追演員夢 |date=18 July 2022 |website=Hong Kong Economic Times |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh}} He trained in Choy Li Fut with his grandfather from a young age.{{Cite web |url=https://www1.hkej.com/features/article?q=%E8%A8%AA%E8%AB%87%E9%8C%84&suid=2037442291 |title=亞氏保加症神奇小子 馮皓揚希望自己雙眼也會閃閃發光 |date=11 November 2022 |website=Hong Kong Economic Journal |author=潘天惠 |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh}} Diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and ADHD during primary school, he struggled with speaking and faced bullying due to his condition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/article/%e6%82%a3%e8%bc%95%e5%ba%a6%e4%ba%9e%e6%b0%8f%e4%bf%9d%e5%8a%a0%e7%97%87-%e9%a6%ae%e7%9a%93%e6%8f%9a%ef%bc%9a%e5%86%87%e5%90%8c%e7%90%86%e5%bf%83%e5%81%9a%e4%b8%8d%e5%88%b0%e6%bc%94%e5%93%a1%ef%bc%81 |title=患輕度亞氏保加症 馮皓揚：冇同理心做不到演員！|date=13 September 2024 |website=Ming Pao |author=王崇頴 |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E8%A6%AA%E5%AD%90/793687/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E9%A6%96%E6%88%B0%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E5%85%8B%E6%9C%8D%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB-%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89 |title=馮皓揚首戰金像獎奪男配 克服輕度亞氏保加症演活「少年蘇樺偉」 |date=18 July 2022 |website=HK01 |author=張瑋婷 |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718183434/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%A6%AA%E5%AD%90/793687/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E9%A6%96%E6%88%B0%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E5%85%8B%E6%9C%8D%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB-%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89 |url-status=live }} To help improve his speaking skills, Fung's mother enrolled him in an acting school when he was 13, although she did not initially intend for him to pursue acting.{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3146670/i-dont-want-be-ordinary-teen-actor-gave-his-all-play |title='I don't want to be ordinary': teen actor gave his all to play Hong Kong Paralympian So Wa-wai in 'Zero to Hero' film |date=29 August 2021 |website=South China Morning Post |last=Chow |first=Yanni |access-date=26 November 2024}} He then attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School. After taking acting classes for a year, Fung auditioned for Zero to Hero. In November 2021, after winning a Hong Kong Film Award, he decided to drop out of school in Form 5 to pursue a full-time acting career.{{Cite web |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3305096/%E3%80%90%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E2022%E3%80%91%E4%B8%8D%E9%98%BB%E5%85%92%E5%AD%90%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%BC%9F%E5%AD%B8%E8%BF%BD%E5%A4%A2%E5%A5%AA%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E3%80%80%E9%A6%AE%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%EF%BC%9A%E9%80%99%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%96%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E7%9A%84 |title=【金像獎2022】不阻兒子馮皓揚輟學追夢奪金像獎 馮媽媽：這人生是他自己的 |date=18 July 2022 |website=TOPick |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207021953/https://topick.hket.com/article/3305096/%E3%80%90%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E2022%E3%80%91%E4%B8%8D%E9%98%BB%E5%85%92%E5%AD%90%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%BC%9F%E5%AD%B8%E8%BF%BD%E5%A4%A2%E5%A5%AA%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%8D%8E%E3%80%80%E9%A6%AE%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%EF%BC%9A%E9%80%99%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%96%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E7%9A%84 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211204/1638625046349/%E3%80%8C%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89%E3%80%8D%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A16%E6%AD%B2%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%E4%BC%91%E5%AD%B8-%E5%B1%95%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E6%BC%94%E8%97%9D%E4%B9%8B%E6%97%85 |title=「少年蘇樺偉」馮皓揚16歲決定休學 展神奇演藝之旅 |date=4 December 2021 |website=Ming Pao |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617082546/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211204/1638625046349/%E3%80%8C%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E8%98%87%E6%A8%BA%E5%81%89%E3%80%8D%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A16%E6%AD%B2%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%E4%BC%91%E5%AD%B8-%E5%B1%95%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E6%BC%94%E8%97%9D%E4%B9%8B%E6%97%85 |url-status=live }}

Fung made his debut as a child actor when he was in Form 3, playing the younger version of {{ill|Edward Ma|zh|馬志威}}'s character in the 2019 sports film {{ill|We Are Legends (2019 film)|lt=We Are Legends|zh|入鐵籠}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/793477/%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%E7%9A%84%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E6%82%A3%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E5%B0%88%E6%B3%A8%E5%8A%9B%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B3 |title=《媽媽的神奇小子》馮皓揚奪男配 患輕度亞氏保加症專注力不足 |date=17 July 2022 |website=HK01 |author=許育民 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101032634/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/793477/%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%E7%9A%84%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E5%A5%AA%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E6%82%A3%E8%BC%95%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%9E%E6%B0%8F%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E7%97%87%E5%B0%88%E6%B3%A8%E5%8A%9B%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B3 |url-status=live }} He also began shooting advertisements and music videos, including the music video for Hins Cheung's "Prodigy 1985". At the age of 15, Fung shared a lead role with Leung Chung Hang as the younger version of So Wa Wai, an Paralympic-winning athlete, in the biographical film Zero to Hero. Allan Hunter of Screen Daily praised Fung's performance, noting his ability to convey "a warm sense of [So Wa Wai's] irrepressible charm, modesty, and determination";{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/zero-to-hero-review/5165380.article |title='Zero To Hero': Review |date=8 December 2021 |website=Screen Daily |last=Hunter |first=Allan |access-date=26 November 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325114109/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/zero-to-hero-review/5165380.article |url-status=live }} while Hui Yuk-man of HK01 commended Fung's portrayal of innocence as "so convincing that it seemed innate rather than acted", especially considering his young age.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/663730/%E5%AA%BD%E5%AA%BD%E7%9A%84%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%87%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90-%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95-%E5%B0%B1%E7%AE%97%E5%8B%95%E6%83%85%E9%80%BC%E6%B7%9A-%E8%A8%98%E5%BE%97%E6%8B%AD%E4%B9%BE%E7%9C%BC%E6%B7%9A%E5%A0%85%E5%A3%AF%E7%84%A1%E6%87%BC |title=《媽媽的神奇小子》影評｜就算動情逼淚 記得拭乾眼淚堅壯無懼 |date=15 August 2021 |website=HK01 |last=Hui |first=Yuk-man |access-date=27 November 2024 |language=zh}} He won Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards for this role.

In July 2022, following his win at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Fung announced his intention to join the TVB's {{ill|TVB Artiste Training Class|lt=Artiste Training Class|zh|無綫電視藝員訓練班}} to enhance his oral and presentation skills.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/794015/%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E7%8D%B2%E7%8D%8E%E5%BE%8C%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD-%E6%9C%9B%E6%94%B9%E5%96%84%E8%AA%AA%E8%A9%B1%E7%B3%BE%E6%AD%A3%E6%87%B6%E9%9F%B3 |title=「金像男配」馮皓揚獲獎後讀TVB藝訓班 「望改善說話糾正懶音」 |date=19 July 2022 |website=HK01 |author=許育民 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128040022/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/794015/%E9%87%91%E5%83%8F%E7%94%B7%E9%85%8D-%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E7%8D%B2%E7%8D%8E%E5%BE%8C%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD-%E6%9C%9B%E6%94%B9%E5%96%84%E8%AA%AA%E8%A9%B1%E7%B3%BE%E6%AD%A3%E6%87%B6%E9%9F%B3 |url-status=live }} However, he quit the class after the first day in September, explaining that the teaching methods did not meet his expectations and he did not find the class helpful for his career.{{Cite web |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E5%93%A1%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4%E7%8F%AD%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%B0%B1%E9%80%80%E5%AD%B8-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9A%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E5%B0%B1%E5%94%94%E6%87%89%E8%A9%B2%E4%B8%8A-063605357.html |title=馮皓揚讀TVB藝員訓練班一日就退學 網民支持決定：根本就唔應該上 |date=5 September 2022 |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006012115/https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E8%AE%80tvb%E8%97%9D%E5%93%A1%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4%E7%8F%AD%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%B0%B1%E9%80%80%E5%AD%B8-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9A%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E5%B0%B1%E5%94%94%E6%87%89%E8%A9%B2%E4%B8%8A-063605357.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3346395/%E3%80%90%E6%83%B3%E5%BE%97%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%9A%E3%80%91%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E4%B8%8A%E8%AA%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%8D%B3%E9%80%80%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD%E3%80%80%E3%80%8C%E6%98%9F%E7%B4%9A%E5%B0%8E%E5%B8%AB%E3%80%8D%E8%A2%81%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA%EF%BC%9A%E6%88%91%E6%AC%A0%E5%92%97%E4%BD%A0%E5%93%8B%E7%8F%AD%E5%82%B3%E5%AA%92%EF%BC%9F |title=馮皓揚上課一日即退藝訓班 「星級導師」袁偉豪：我欠咗你哋班傳媒？ |date=5 September 2022 |website=TOPick |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003184939/https://topick.hket.com/article/3346395/%E3%80%90%E6%83%B3%E5%BE%97%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%9A%E3%80%91%E9%A6%AE%E7%9A%93%E6%8F%9A%E4%B8%8A%E8%AA%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E5%8D%B3%E9%80%80%E8%97%9D%E8%A8%93%E7%8F%AD%E3%80%80%E3%80%8C%E6%98%9F%E7%B4%9A%E5%B0%8E%E5%B8%AB%E3%80%8D%E8%A2%81%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA%EF%BC%9A%E6%88%91%E6%AC%A0%E5%92%97%E4%BD%A0%E5%93%8B%E7%8F%AD%E5%82%B3%E5%AA%92%EF%BC%9F |url-status=live }} He also appeared in a supporting role in the 2022 crime film {{ill|A Murder Erased|zh|被消失的凶案}}, followed by a role as the younger version of Hubert Wu in the TVB series Hello Missfortune. In 2024, he received a starring role as the autistic brother of Venus Wong in the TVB crime series {{ill|Forensic Heroes VI: Redemption|zh|法證先鋒VI：倖存者的救贖}}. He is also set to star in Donnie Yen's upcoming action film The Prosecutor.{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241118/1731924546117/%E8%A8%B1%E5%86%A0%E6%96%87%E7%94%84%E5%AD%90%E4%B8%B9%E3%80%8A%E8%AA%A4%E5%88%A4%E3%80%8B12-21%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%A0-mc%E6%94%B9%E5%BD%A2%E8%B1%A1%E6%89%93%E5%88%B0%E9%A3%9B%E8%B5%B7-%E6%B1%AA%E6%98%8E%E8%8D%83%E9%A9%9A%E5%96%9C%E6%BC%94%E5%87%BA |title=許冠文甄子丹《誤判》12.21上映 MC改形象打到飛起 汪明荃驚喜演出 |date=18 November 2024 |website=Ming Pao |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125031232/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241118/1731924546117/%e8%a8%b1%e5%86%a0%e6%96%87%e7%94%84%e5%ad%90%e4%b8%b9%e3%80%8a%e8%aa%a4%e5%88%a4%e3%80%8b12-21%e4%b8%8a%e6%98%a0-mc%e6%94%b9%e5%bd%a2%e8%b1%a1%e6%89%93%e5%88%b0%e9%a3%9b%e8%b5%b7-%e6%b1%aa%e6%98%8e%e8%8d%83%e9%a9%9a%e5%96%9c%e6%bc%94%e5%87%ba |url-status=live }}

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