Nicholas Tse#Filmography

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| pronunciation = Tse Ting-fung

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| birth_place = Kowloon, British Hong Kong

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Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, martial artist, entrepreneur and TV chef.EEGmusic. "[http://www.eegmusic.com/artists/details.aspx?CTID=f0c125e0-d431-404a-94b4-9822c5dd150e EEGmusic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304183156/http://www.eegmusic.com/artists/details.aspx?CTID=f0c125e0-d431-404a-94b4-9822c5dd150e |date=4 March 2011 }}." Nicolas Tse profile. Retrieved on 22 April 2008. Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shifting his career focus to acting. He is best known for starring in the films Metade Fumaca (1999), New Police Story (2004), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), The Viral Factor (2012), and Raging Fire (2021), as well as the television series The Proud Twins (2005). For his role in The Stool Pigeon (2010), Tse won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, making him the first actor to have won in the three major acting categories, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best New Performer, at the Hong Kong Film Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkfaa.com/ |title=香港電影金像獎 |website=Hkfaa.com |access-date=29 August 2016 |archive-date=30 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830234550/http://www.hkfaa.com/ |url-status=live }}

Tse is the founder of Post Production Office, a Hong Kong–based special effects company. The company was acquired by Digital Domain in 2016, with Tse becoming chairman of Digital Domain in Greater China.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-25 |title=Actor Nicholas Tse teams up with Digital Domain to create content, special effects studio |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1905249/actor-nicholas-tse-teams-digital-domain-create-content-special-effects |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

Early life

Tse was born at St. Teresa's Hospital in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon on 29 August 1980 to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse ({{lang|zh|謝賢}}) and actress Deborah Lee ({{lang|zh|狄波拉}}). His younger sister is Jennifer Tse.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5rmAAAAMAAJ&q=%E8%AC%9D%E9%9C%86%E9%8B%92+%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F |title=大众电视 |date=2001 |publisher=大众电视杂志社 |language=zh |access-date=31 March 2023 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729054116/https://books.google.com/books?id=U5rmAAAAMAAJ&q=%E8%AC%9D%E9%9C%86%E9%8B%92+%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F |url-status=live }} Tse moved to Vancouver, Canada at eight.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-08 |title=Nicholas TSE « Kung Fu Cinema |url=https://archive.today/20121208131922/http://www.kungfucinema.com/?p=1366 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=archive.ph}} He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, where he was friends with Tablo. They were expelled together for fighting with a racist bully.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-01 |title=Epik High成员Tablo自曝谢霆锋是初中好友 {{!}} 韩联社 |url=https://cn.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20091001008200881 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=韩联社(韩国联合通讯社) |language=zh}}{{Cite web |title=韩国新星Tablo重提好友谢霆锋往日"恶"事(图)_影音娱乐_新浪网 |url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/j/2005-06-22/1204759417.html |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=ent.sina.com.cn}} Tse moved back with his family to Hong Kong, where he attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out in grade 10 due to excessive media attention. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to finish his middle school, but was expelled after one year for his academic underperformance. He then moved to Vancouver before returning to Hong Kong. In 1996, at 16, he studied at Tokyo Music Institute.{{Cite web |date=1999-04-18 |title=Teen star Tse joins family constellation |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/279277/teen-star-tse-joins-family-constellation |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}.{{NoteTag|According to Tse, he studied at Tokyo Music Institute (東京音楽学院) for a year, but various media reported that he studied in Tokyo for either 3 or 6 months. It's commonly misreported that he studied at Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学).|name=Note1}} In 2021, Tse announced that he had applied to renounce his Canadian citizenship amid reports that ethnic Chinese celebrities holding foreign passports might face blacklisting by the Chinese government; however, it remains unclear whether his application was approved.{{Cite news |date=2021-09-06 |title=Actor Nicholas Tse to renounce Canadian citizenship |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-nicholas-tse-to-renounce-canadian-citizenship |access-date=2025-04-25 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}

Career

=Music=

In 1997, partly to help clear the debts incurred by his father, Tse signed a record deal with the Fitto label, which would become Emperor Entertainment Group, and released his first album, My Attitude, to runaway success. He won the Most Popular New Artist Award at the 1997 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.{{Cite web |last=TVB |title=TVB 無綫電視 |url=https://www.tvb.com:443/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=TVB 無綫電視 |language=zh-HK}} In 2000 and 2001, Tse released two popular albums, "VIVA" and "玉蝴蝶" (Jade Butterfly). In 2002, Tse received the World's Best Chinese Artist award at the 2002 World Music Award for the latter. In April 2025, Tse returned to the Hong Kong stage for the first time in 25 years, becoming the first Chinese musician to perform at then newly built Kai Tak Stadium.Attributed to multiple sources:

  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3307822/nicholas-tse-concertgoers-bemoan-obstructed-views-hong-kong-consumer-watchdog |title=Nicholas Tse fans fume over obstructed views at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium |date=24 April 2025 |website=South China Morning Post |last=Jiang |first=Chuqin |access-date=5 May 2025 |quote=As of 5pm on Thursday, the Consumer Council reported 17 complaints specifically about obstructed views for the four “Evolution Nic Live” shows featuring local singer and actor Tse, the first Hong Kong musician to hold solo concerts in the new 50,000-seat stadium.}}
  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/article/228908/Father-son-duo-on-the-cards-for-Nicholas-Tses-concert-at-Kai-Tak-main-stadium |title=Father-son-duo on the cards for Nicholas Tse’s concert at Kai Tak main stadium |date=2 March 2025 |website=The Standard |access-date=5 May 2025 |quote=Nicholas Tse will put on three concerts from April 24 to 26 at Kai Tak Stadium, becoming the first Hong Kong musician to perform solo at the newly-opened venue.}}
  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/lifestyle/culture-plus-entertainment/kai-tak-sports-park-new-hong-kong-sports-complex-open-in-2025/ |title=Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong’s All-New Sports and Entertainment Venue Set to Open on March 1 |date=6 February 2025 |website=Prestige Hong Kong |last=Soriano |first=Jianne |access-date=5 May 2025 |quote=Nicholas Tse will make its return to the stage after a 25-year hiatus as the first Hong Kong musician to perform at the Kai Tak Stadium.}}
  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/article/%E8%AC%9D%E9%9C%86%E9%8B%92%E5%95%9F%E5%BE%B7%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2%E5%9C%92%E9%96%8B%E9%A8%B7-%E8%AC%9D%E5%A9%B7%E5%A9%B7%E6%9B%AC%E7%AB%A5%E5%B9%B4%E5%90%88%E7%85%A7%E6%89%93%E6%B0%A3 |title=謝霆鋒啟德體育園開騷 謝婷婷曬童年合照打氣 |date=24 April 2025 |website=Ming Pao |author=善宇 |access-date=5 May 2025 |language=zh |quote=這是霆鋒相隔25年再次在港舉行個唱,以及首位香港歌手在主場館開騷,一票難求。 |trans-quote=This is the first time in 25 years that Nicholas Tse is holding a solo concert in Hong Kong, and he is the first Hong Kong singer to perform at the main venue, making tickets extremely hard to come by.}}
  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.stheadline.com/culture/3388509/2025%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%BC%94%E5%94%B1%E6%9C%83%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E8%A1%A8%E8%AC%9D%E9%9C%86%E9%8B%92%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E4%BA%94%E6%9C%88%E5%A4%A9%E5%95%9F%E5%BE%B7%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2%E5%9C%92%E9%96%8B%E5%94%B1%E6%9E%97%E5%B3%AF5%E6%9C%88%E9%87%8D%E8%B8%8F%E7%B4%85%E9%A4%A8-%E9%99%84%E7%A5%A8%E5%83%B9%E5%BA%A7%E4%BD%8D%E8%A1%A8%E6%8C%81%E7%BA%8C%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0 |title=2025香港演唱會時間表|謝霆鋒/周杰倫/五月天啟德體育園開唱!林峯5月重踏紅館 附票價/座位表 |date=14 April 2025 |website=Sing Tao Daily |access-date=5 May 2025 |language=zh |quote=謝霆鋒日前宣布在2025年4月25至26日在啟德舉行兩場演唱會,成首位香港歌手踏足啟德主場館 |trans-quote=Nicholas Tse recently announced that he will hold two concerts at Kai Tak on April 25 and 26, 2025, becoming the first Hong Kong singer to perform at the main venue there.}}
  • {{Cite web |url=https://www.hkcd.com.hk/hkcdweb/content/2025/04/25/content_8692088.html |title=謝霆鋒邀請全球表演者來啟德演出:無限可能 |date=25 April 2024 |website=Hong Kong Commercial Daily |author=劉浩城 |access-date=5 May 2025 |language=zh |quote=謝霆鋒成為第一位在啟德體育園開演唱會的香港歌手 |trans-quote=Nicholas Tse has become the first Hong Kong singer to hold a concert at Kai Tak Sports Park.}}

=Acting=

Tse's most notable films include Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998), Gen-X Cops (1999), New Police Story (2004) and Invisible Target (2007). Tse's performance in Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) earned him an Asian Film Award at the 4th Asian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and in 2011, Tse received a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for The Stool Pigeon (2010).

Tse's notable TV dramas include Aiming High (1998), The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002), and The Proud Twins (2004). Tse also lent his voice to the Hong Kong versions of animation films A Bug's Life (1998) and Lotus Lantern (1999).

Tse learned martial arts for the screen from Jackie Chan and Chung Chi Li for films such as Gen-X-Cops and Invisible Target. He also worked with Donnie Yen in the martial arts film Dragon Tiger Gate. Tse is a Wing Chun practitioner, trained by fellow actor and friend Philip Ng.

= Cooking =

Tse became a TV chef in 2014, when he launched his food travelogue show Chef Nic.{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Andrea |date=2018-02-28 |title=How a top actor went from action movies to baking cookies |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/02/28/smallbusiness/nicholas-tse-chef-nics-cookies/index.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CNNMoney}} In 2015, he opened a cookie bakery in Hong Kong. In 2016, he launched his own lifestyle and food brand Chef Nic (鋒味).{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Tse Buys S$5.3Mil Apartment As Birthday Gift For His Sister |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/nicholas-tse-buys-s53mil-apartment-birthday-gift-his-sister-421401 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=8days |language=en}} On 28 October 2016, Tse was honoured as the first "Friend of Michelin" for his positive contribution to the gastronomic scene through his work.{{Cite web |title=Michelin Unveils Its First 'Friend of Michelin' |url=https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-unveils-its-first-friend-of-michelin |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=MICHELIN Guide |language=en-US}} On 30 November 2017, Tse prepared the dessert course for A Night Among the Stars, a seven course gala dinner with Michelin-star chefs Alain Ducasse, Kwong Wai-keung, Tam Kwok-fung, Fabrice Vulin, Hidemichi Seki, and Noah Sandoval.{{Cite news |title=Six chefs, 14 stars and Nicholas Tse to shine at Macau's 'Michelin Guide' dinner |url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2122235/michelin-guide-dinner-feature-seven-courses-hong-kong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202031332/http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2122235/michelin-guide-dinner-feature-seven-courses-hong-kong |archive-date=2 December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017 |work=South China Morning Post}}{{Cite news |title=Macau celebrates festive season with five-star experiences |url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2121280/macau-celebrates-festive-season-five-star-experiences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202025631/http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2121280/macau-celebrates-festive-season-five-star-experiences |archive-date=2 December 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017 |work=South China Morning Post}}

Personal life

Tse’s earliest acknowledged relationship was with an Italian classmate, whom he met at the age of 15. The relationship ended the same year when Tse went to the United States to study. Heartbroken, he purchased his first second-hand guitar and began writing songs.{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2014-08-02 |title=房祖名曝谢霆锋为初恋女友学意大利语 |url=https://www.163.com/ent/article/A2K3J8I000031H2L.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423165804/https://www.163.com/ent/article/A2K3J8I000031H2L.html |archive-date=2024-04-23 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.163.com |url-status=live}} In 1996, at the age of 16, Tse dated Irene, the daughter of a Canadian businessman; the relationship ended the next year.{{Cite web |title=揭开谢霆锋的青涩初恋 曾与亿万富翁之女擦肩而过(图)_娱乐_凤凰网 |url=https://ent.ifeng.com/idolnews/mw/zhou/200901/0120_4738_977870.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130075452/https://ent.ifeng.com/idolnews/mw/zhou/200901/0120_4738_977870.shtml |archive-date=2024-11-30 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=ent.ifeng.com |url-status=live}} However, as Tse began taking singing lessons from music teacher Tai See-chung since 14, and later dated Tai's daughter, Wancy Tai, she claimed that she was Tse's first girlfriend.{{Cite web |title=戴辛尉谈与谢霆锋的初恋:他少年老成有风度 |url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2003-06-24/1419161280.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328045008/https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2003-06-24/1419161280.html |archive-date=2024-03-28 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website= |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=謝霆鋒稱非浪子 僅認3段情 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140923000756-260112?chdtv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323013827/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140923000756-260112?chdtv |archive-date=2024-03-23 |accessdate=2024-04-05 |work=中國時報 |url-status=live}}

In 1997, Tse began a relationship with singer Bondy Chiu, which lasted approximately three and a half years.{{Cite web |title=昔日英皇一姐赵学而爆被遗弃和谢霆锋分手真相-搜狐娱乐 |url=https://yule.sohu.com/20071029/n252932426.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601072810/https://yule.sohu.com/20071029/n252932426.shtml |archive-date=2024-06-01 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=yule.sohu.com |url-status=live}} At the end of 1999, Tse entered a relationship with singer Candy Lo, which lasted a few months.{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-01-01 |title=卢巧音谈与谢霆锋昔日恋情:性格不合 |url=https://ent.sina.cn/star/hk_tw/2016-01-01/detail-ifxneept3497614.d.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323013830/https://ent.sina.cn/star/hk_tw/2016-01-01/detail-ifxneept3497614.d.html |archive-date=2024-03-23 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=新浪娛樂 |url-status=live}}

Tse had an on-and-off relationship with singer Faye Wong from 2000 to 2003, which ended when Cecilia Cheung became involved.{{cite web |url=http://www.millennial-fair.com/entertain/music/faye.html |title=Millennial Fair – Faye Wong |access-date=23 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503083557/http://www.millennial-fair.com/entertain/music/faye.html |archive-date=3 May 2008 }}

In September 2006, Tse announced that he had married Cecilia Cheung in Pamalican, Philippines. They have two sons: Lucas ({{lang-zh|t=謝振軒|labels=no}}), born on 2 August 2007,{{cite web |url=http://news.stareastasia.com/tag/cecilia-cheung/ |title=Cecilia Cheung Entertainment News | Stareastasia |website=News.stareastasia.com |access-date=29 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801013756/http://news.stareastasia.com/tag/cecilia-cheung/ |archive-date=1 August 2010 |url-status=dead }} and Quintus ({{lang-zh|t=謝振南|labels=no}}), born on 12 May 2010. The couple divorced in 2011.{{cite news |last=Tay |first=Vanessa Valerie |title=Nicholas Tse divorces Cecilia Cheung |url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20110614-284059.html |access-date=15 June 2011 |newspaper=AsiaOne |date=14 June 2011 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616131522/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20110614-284059.html |url-status=live }}

In 2014, Tse rekindled his relationship with Faye Wong.

Controversies

= Car crash cover-up =

In the early morning of 23 March 2002, Tse crashed his Ferrari 360 Modena in Hong Kong Central.Sina.China. "[http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2002-04-13/79528.html Sina.China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050520153042/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2002-04-13/79528.html |date=20 May 2005 }}." Nicholas Tse incident. Retrieved on 23 April 2008. Initially, it was claimed that Tse's driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed that the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Tse spent two weeks in prisonKate Drake, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930142336/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501030317-430922,00.html 10 questions for Nicholas Tse], Time Asia and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-12 |title=When Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse was arrested over Ferrari crash |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3151879/when-canto-pop-star-nicholas-tse-faced |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

After the scandal, Tse moved away from music to acting and shifted his focus from Hong Kong to Mainland China.

= Assault on paparazzi =

Tse had his share of brush-ups with "paparazzi" in his early years. A photographer of Sudden Weekly magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, there was a settlement in July 2002.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2163351.stm "HK star settles assault charge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103151249/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2163351.stm |date=3 January 2009 }}, BBC News, 31 July 2002

=Reckless driving=

In 2002, Tse was fined HK$7,000 and had his driving license suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to two separate charges of speeding. In 2003, Tse crashed his Toyota Camry into Wan Chai train station. He was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Tse banned for 6 months for careless driving |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/27/content_285198.htm |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}} He had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an Audi RS4 in Lantau Island. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.

Discography

{{Main|Nicholas Tse discography}}

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;Cantonese albums

  • My Attitude (1997)
  • Horizons (1998)
  • Believe (1999)
  • Zero Distance (2000)
  • Viva (2000)
  • Senses (2001)
  • Jade Butterfly (2001)
  • Me (2002)
  • Reborn (2003)
  • One Inch Closer (2005)

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;Mandarin albums

  • Grateful for Your Love '99 (1999)
  • Understand (2000)
  • The Prophecy (2001)
  • Listen Up (2004)
  • Release (2005)
  • Last (2009)
  • Chef Nic (2015)

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Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! English title

! Chinese title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1998Young and Dangerous: The Prequel新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇Chan Ho-namHong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
rowspan=5|1999Gen-X Cops特警新人類Jack
A Man Called Hero中華英雄Sword Hua
Metade Fumaca半支煙SmokeyNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song
Street Angels少女党
The Mirror怪談之魔鏡Siu-ming
rowspan=3|2000Twelve Nights十二夜Kit
Winner Takes All大贏家Ferrari
Time and Tide順流逆流Tyler Yim
rowspan=5|2001Comic King漫畫風雲Knife
Master Q 2001老夫子2001Fred/Howard
Heroes in Lovecolspan=2|戀愛起義Writer/co-director only
My Schoolmate, the Barbarian我的野蠻同學Stone
2002Inspector Tide Yau
rowspan=2|2002

| Tiramisu

戀愛行星Ko Fung
Demi-Haunted魂魄唔齊Chang Ho-fung
2003The Medallion飛龍再生WaiterCameo
rowspan=4|2004Jade Goddess of Mercy玉觀音Maojie
Enter the Phoenix大佬愛美麗Cock HeadCameo
Moving Targets2004新紮師兄Cheung Wai-kit
New Police Story新警察故事Frank ChengHundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor
rowspan=2|2005A Chinese Tall Story情癲大聖Tripitaka
The Promise無極Duke Wuhuan
rowspan=4|2006McDull, the Alumni春田花花同學會Old man in toilet
Dragon Tiger Gate龍虎門Tiger Wong
Rob-B-Hood寶貝計劃NicholasCameo
The Heavenly Kings四大天王HimselfCameo
2007Invisible Target男兒本色Detective Chan Chun
rowspan=2|2008Beast Stalker證人Sergeant Tong Fei
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils風雲決Striding Cloud
rowspan=2|2009The Storm Warriors風雲IIHeartless
Bodyguards and Assassins十月圍城Deng SidiAsian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
rowspan=2|2010Hot Summer Days全城熱戀熱辣辣Wai
The Stool Pigeon綫人Ghost Jr.Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
rowspan=2|2011Shaolin新少林寺Tsao ManNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Treasure Inn財神客棧Master Kung
rowspan=2|2012The Viral Factor逆戰Man YeungNominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Actor
The Bullet Vanishes消失的子彈Captain Guo Zhui
2013The Midas Touch超級經理人HimselfCameo
rowspan=3| 2014As the Light Goes Out救火英雄Sam
From Vegas to Macau賭城風雲Cool
But Always一生一世Zhao Yongyuan
rowspan=2| 201512 Golden Ducks12金鴨Ma Chi-kin
The Spirit of the Swords情劍Edited version of The Spirit of Sword
rowspan=2| 2016I Love That Crazy Little Thing那件瘋狂的小事叫愛情Ouyang Qi
Heartfall Arises驚天破John Ma{{cite web|url= http://media.people.com.cn/n/2015/0409/c40606-26817149.html|title= 《惊天破》开放媒体探班 谢霆锋"禁问"王菲冷场|date= 9 April 2015|access-date= 2 July 2015|work= People's Daily|archive-date= 3 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230555/http://media.people.com.cn/n/2015/0409/c40606-26817149.html|url-status= live}}
2017Cook Up a Storm決戰食神Sky Ko
2018Air Strike大轟炸Lei TaoSpecial appearance{{cite web|url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-mel-gibson-hollywood-directors-china-20150629-story.html|title= Mel Gibson, other Hollywood directors look to China market|author= Julie Makinen|date= 29 June 2015|access-date= 29 June 2015|work= Los Angeles Times|archive-date= 29 June 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150629183715/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-mel-gibson-hollywood-directors-china-20150629-story.html|url-status= live}}
2019Undercover Punch and Gun潛行者Officer He
rowspan="2" | 2021Raging Fire怒火Yau Kong-ngo{{cite web |url=https://lujuba.cc/en/631689.html |title=Nicholas Tse won the best actor award at the 13th Macau International Film Festival |date=23 December 2021 |access-date=25 December 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225181731/https://lujuba.cc/en/631689.html |url-status=live }}
Good Night Beijing曾經相愛的我們Chef
2024Customs Frontline海關戰線Chow Ching-laiAlso action director
rowspan=4| TBABiao Ren{{lang|zh-Hans|镖人}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/786786830_119038|title=漫改武侠!袁和平《镖人》官宣 吴京谢霆锋再合作|date=June 18, 2024|publisher=Sohu|access-date=August 4, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804181328/https://www.sohu.com/a/786786830_119038|archive-date=August 4, 2024}}
Raging Havoc怒火漫延ChowAlso action director
無限任務
New Police Story 2新警察故事2Frank ChengAlso director

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! English title

! Chinese title

! Role

! Notes

1998Aiming High撻出愛火花Chiu Ka ChunTV debut
rowspan=2| 2002The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra齊天大聖孫悟空Chung Kwaicameo
Secretly Loving You偷偷愛上你Himselfcameo
2003Hearts of Fencing當四葉草碰上劍尖時Himselfcameo
2005The Proud twins小魚兒與花無缺Hua Wu Que
rowspan=3| 2007Wing Chun詠春Leung Bik
Big Shot大人物Yang Fan
The Spirit of Sword浣花洗劍錄Hu Yan Da Zang
rowspan=2|2012Jian Xia Qing Yuan劍俠情緣Ye Fan / Gu Lang
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18a judge and also action director in one of the episodes{{cite news|last=Goodcare|first=Kate|title=America's Next Top Model reveals British theme, new cast, guest judges|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s68/americas-next-top-model/news/a364957/americas-next-top-model-reveals-british-theme-new-cast-guest-judges.html|access-date=11 March 2012|date=10 February 2012|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925012934/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s68/americas-next-top-model/news/a364957/americas-next-top-model-reveals-british-theme-new-cast-guest-judges.html|url-status=live}}
rowspan=2| 2013The Next Magic下一個奇跡Liang Hai En
Super Boy (2013)2013快樂男聲one of the main judges in the Finale
2014Chef Nic12道鋒味the show's on-camera chef{{cite news|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2014/07/14/3123s835861.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806043939/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2014/07/14/3123s835861.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 August 2014 |title=Actor Nicholas Tse's Cooking Show Airs in China |publisher=CRI English |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=11 October 2018}}a Chinese food travelogue show
2015Chef Nic 212道鋒味 2the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
rowspan="2" | 2016Chef Nic 312道鋒味 3the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
Lady Bees蜜蜂少女队one of the 2 coachesa women's group music cultivation reality show
2017Chef Nic 2017鋒味 2017the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
rowspan="3" | 2018Chef Nic 2018鋒味 2018the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
Celebrity Chef: East vs West名廚爭鋒the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food competition show
Sing! China中国好声音one of the 4 judgesThe Chinese Voice
rowspan="2" | 2020Me To Us我们的乐队one of the 3 judgesband forming reality show
Sing! China中国好声音2020one of the 4 judgesthe Chinese Voice
2021Chef Nic • People’s Palate百姓的味道Food Taste Officer &. Producera Chinese food travelogue show

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