Paul Chun (born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.

Life

He was born as Chiang Chang-nien in Shanghai, China on 26 June 1945. His father was Yan Fa (嚴化) and his mother was Hung Wei (紅薇). Both of his parents were renowned actors. He is the older brother of actor David Chiang and actress Yim Wai (嚴慧). His half-brother is actor and director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. He was married to Thelma Leung (梁盛子). His son Benji Chiang (姜文杰) and his daughter Lesley Chiang (姜麗文) comprise the pop music duo, Benji and Lesley.

Career

In 1949, at age three, Chun started his acting career as a child actor. From 1949 to 1954, Chun appeared in many films such as Chun lei (1949) directed by Li Pingqian and Dang fu xin (1949) directed by Feng Yueh (aka Griffin Yueh Feng). In 1966, Chun (credited as Paul Chinpae) appeared as Cho-jen in The Sand Pebbles (1966), an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. In The Sand Pebbles, Chun was a young militant student killed by Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman (played by Steve McQueen). Chun has continuously acted for over 70 years. He is highly respected by many actors of his generation and also regarded as one of the greatest actors in Hong Kong of all time. In 2010, Chun was the director with Cheyton Jain as co-director in The Chair, the Box, and the Broom (2010), a short film. In 2011, Chun was the director of Earth (2011), an animation short film about a giant robot shooting at some buildings.

Filmography

Television series

Feature film