Henick Chou


Henick Chou Hon-ning is a Hong Kong actor best known for his debut role in ViuTV drama series Limited Education. He was nominated for Best New Performer in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards with his performance in the drama film A Light Never Goes Out.

Early life and education

Chou was born on 17 November 1995, in Hong Kong. When he was 5, he auditioned as the voice ensemble of animated movie McDull, Prince de la Bun. He later attended St Stephen's College and joined numerous singing and acting performances in secondary school. After graduation, he applied for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the encouragement of his mother and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in performing arts in 2018.

Career

In 2019, Chou landed his first major onscreen role as Chong Tzi Man, an elite schoolkid suffering from depression, in ViuTV drama series . His performance was widely acclaimed and was voted as Best Supporting Actor by the netizens in an annual internet popularity poll hosted by entertainment journalist Fongeman. However, Chou did not receive any new roles afterwards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chou was cast in a lead role alongside Sylvia Chang in the 2022 drama film A Light Never Goes Out as a neon sign workshop apprentice. He was nominated for Best New Performer in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2023, Chou portrayed an intellectually disabled resident in a care home who was abused by the nurses and a hearing-impaired student who was bullied at school respectively in the drama films In Broad Daylight and Time Still Turns the Pages.