Neo Yau

Neo Yau Hawk-Sau (游學修; born 24 September 1990)[1] is a Hong Kong-based actor. He co-founded a political satire group called "Mocking Jer," which specialised in creative derivative work which criticizes local news and government. In 2015, he gained recognition with his performance as the main character Pang Shing-Wa in She Remembers, He Forgets.[2]

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yau.

He graduated from Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School[3] and studied in the School of film and television in Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts [4] for his tertiary education.

Career

Yau first came into contact with film as the second assistant director in The Boy Who Shouted Teresa in 2012.[5] He started his acting career in 2013 by acting in Sam Hui Yat[6] (The phonetic translation of the Cantonese title, literally meaning Three Minus One). Yau gained fame after the release of She Remembers, He Forgets in 2015.[7] In the same year, he was invited to promote Pandora in Christmas with his then-girlfriend Cecilia So.[8]

Yau was very passionate and enthusiastic as an actor and vowed to never give up acting.[9] In his self-introduction in the column of Mocking Jer in Ming Pao, he affirmed that acting was his life-long career.[10] In addition, during an interview with Cecilia So in Stand News, he compared films to his eyes such that he can see this world through movie and this is a world that he wants to dedicate himself to.[11]

Other works

Yau had zero interest in politics when he was young, however, the protests against National Education (2012) inspired him to voice out his opinion against unpopular government policies. After the outbreak of the Umbrella Movement, Yau co-founded a political satire group called Mocking Jer in 2014. The group, consisting of young actors and dancers, produced parody videos on YouTube, such as their debut work, a derivative of Young and Dangerous, with an aim to promote awareness other young people about politics of Hong Kong.[12] The group once had more than 30,000 subscribers and caught the attention of 100 Most Magazine founder Lam Yat-hei, a local artist and supporter of the Umbrella Movement. However, Yau was warned that his political views would hurt his future career, but he believed in the message conveyed by and importance of Mocking Jer.[13]

In 2020, Yau co-founded a YouTube channel called Trial & Error with Hui Yin and So Chi-ho, with attracted 100,000 subscribers in two months. Their first video is a parody of Tenet with reference to the murderer of Poon Hiu-wing[14][15]

Filmography

Movies
Year Movie Role Character Director Related Artists
2012 The Boy Who Shouted Teresa[16] Second Assistant Director / Sheung Man Yim Hugo Chan, Byrant Sze
2013 Sam Hui Yat[17] Actor N.A. N.A. So Ka-ue, Ho Chung-ken, Lui Shi-pang, Chau Nim-wa
2014 For Love, We Can[18] Actor Jun Chi-Lung Lam Carlos Chan, Fung Lee, On-lai Liu, Derrick Ownn
Thin Dream Bay[19] Actor N.A. Shu Kei Erica Yuen Mi-ming, Howard Sit Lap-Yin
2015 She Remembers, He Forgets[20] Actor Shing Wa Pang (Young) Adam Wong Jan Lamb, Miriam Yeung, Cecilia Wong, Siu Hin Ng
Ten Years (4th Unit: Self-immolator)[21] Actor Pak Yeung Chow Kwun-wai Siu Hin Ng
2018 No. 1 Chung Ying Street Actor So Chun-man (1967); Yat-hong (2019)
Keyboard Warriors Actor Lui On-ming
Distinction Actor
Ralph Breaks the Internet Voice Actor Felix

Advertisements
Year Brand Collaborate Artist
2015 Pandora[22] Cecilia So Lai-shan, To Siu-kiu, Ming Jai

Television series
Year English title Chinese title Role Channel Notes
2015Below the Lion Rock 2015:一場飯局獅子山下2015－一場飯局Tam Ka-ming (young)RTHKUnit 1
2016Margaret and David: Green Bean瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 - 綠豆Chiu Tsz-lung (young)ViuTV
3X1三一如三Mok Chee-fan
Storage Stories有倉出租Liu Hawk-SauRTHKEpisode 3
2019Psycho Detective 2詭探前傳Sze-ma Chi-chuenViuTV
Haters Gonna Stay仇老爺爺Chau Lok-chauAlso as producer, writer and director

[23] [24]

Personal life

On 1 December 2015, he announced that he was in a romantic relationship with actress So Lai-Shan Cecilia, his co-star in She Remembers, He Forgets. [25] Their relationship ended in 2016.

References
  1. "me!週刊 - 477 - fashion 蘇麗珊 游學修 我們一起追夢". hk.me.nextmedia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. Wong, Adam (4 December 2015), She Remembers, He Forgets, retrieved 24 March 2016
  3. "me!週刊 - 477 - fashion 蘇麗珊 游學修 我們一起追夢". hk.me.nextmedia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. "游學修戲子夢 - 東方日報". orientaldaily.on.cc. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. Yim, Sheung Man (1 January 2000), The Boy Who Shouted Teresa, retrieved 24 March 2016
  6. "Finalist". www.ifva.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. Wong, Adam (4 December 2015), She Remembers, He Forgets, retrieved 24 March 2016
  8. "Pandora engages local YouTube stars for Christmas push". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. "《哪一天我們會飛》游學修、蘇麗珊 新人殘酷物語 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. Neo Yau. "學舌鳥：不如專精一藝 | 特約轉載 | 評台". Mingpao (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2016 – via Pentoy.
  11. "《哪一天我們會飛》游學修、蘇麗珊 新人殘酷物語 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. "The rise and rise of localism among Hong Kong youth". Hong Kong Free Press. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. "Getting political through comedy". Young Post | South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. Apple Daily (27 October 2020). "游學修新channel扮陳同佳 拍出港片《天能》".
  15. Apple Daily (22 December 2020). "游學修開YouTube頻道超支近18萬 搲古仔杜汶澤做金主".
  16. Yim, Sheung Man (1 January 2000), The Boy Who Shouted Teresa, retrieved 24 March 2016
  17. "Finalist". www.ifva.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  18. Chi-Lung, Lam (6 March 2014), For Love, We Can, retrieved 24 March 2016
  19. "電影：海濱薄夢". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. Wong, Adam (4 December 2015), She Remembers, He Forgets, retrieved 24 March 2016
  21. Au, Jevons; Kwun-Wai, Chow; Wong, Fei-Pang; Zune, Kwok (17 December 2015), Ten Years, retrieved 24 March 2016
  22. "Pandora engages local YouTube stars for Christmas push". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  23. Neo Yau at hkmdb.com
  24. Neo Yau at chinesemov.com
  25. "蘇麗珊大方認戀游學修". hk.celebrity.yahoo.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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