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[[Image:JimChim.png|thumb|250px|Jim Chim (left) and [[Yip Wing-sie]], a [[Hong Kong]] [[conducting|conductor]].]]
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'''Sui-man (Jim) Chim''' (詹瑞文) is a [[Hong Kong]]-based stage actor and [[comedian]].
'''Jim Chim Sui-man''' ({{zh|c=詹瑞文|p=Zhān Ruìwén}}; born 6 May 1965) is a [[Hong Kong]]–based stage actor and [[comedian]].


==Biography==
Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with Olivia Yan in 1993. Since then, he has been staging brilliant performances and made outstanding achievements in directing, performing as well as training. With his own brand of humour and physical movement, he has developed a distinctive performance style and become one of the most prominent artists in Hong Kong. He was presented with the first Drama Development Fellowship from Hong Kong Arts Development Council Drama Committee in 2000. He also received the Best Supporting Actor Award and the Best Actor Award from the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Society in 1998 and 2000,respectively.
Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with [[Olivia Yan]] in 1993. Since then, he has been performing and directing performances that have been critically acclaimed and popular with Hong Kong audiences. He is widely recognized for his distinctive brand of humour, physical movement and performance style.
Apart from creative and performing achievements, Chim also devoted himself to theatre training and established the PIP-Pleasure In Play artistic concept. In 2003, he founded the PIP School, not only providing professional training in performing arts, but also further conveying the PIP style of living. He has been invited to conduct acting and movement workshops for local and overseas universities and professional arts organizations, including Ecole Philippe Gaulier (UK), The Theatre Practice ([[Singapore]]), National Drama Company of China ([[Beijing]]), U-Theatre ([[Taiwan]]) and the very first full-time theatre school in [[Tokyo]] established by New National Theatre ([[Japan]]).


He was presented with the first Drama Development Fellowship from Hong Kong Arts Development Council Drama Committee in 2000. He also received the Best Supporting Actor Award and the Best Actor Award from the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Society in 1998 and 2000, respectively.
Chim has been working closely with local and overseas renowned theatre artists, including David Glass and Meng Jin Hui. In recent years, he has also been involved in different media, particularly in local movies such as ''You Shoot, I Shoot'', ''Men Suddenly In Black'', ''Isabella'', ''McDull The Alumni'' and ''Driving Miss Wealthy''. For the last, he was a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards.


Apart from creative and performing achievements, Chim also devoted himself to theatre training and established the PIP-Pleasure In Play artistic concept. In 2003, he founded the PIP School, not only providing professional training in performing arts, but also further conveying the PIP style of living. He has been invited to conduct acting and movement workshops for local and overseas universities and professional arts organizations, including Ecole Philippe Gaulier (UK), The Theatre Practice ([[Singapore]]), National Drama Company of China, U-Theatre ([[Taiwan]]) and the very first full-time theatre school in [[Tokyo]] established by New National Theatre ([[Japan]]).
In 2004, Chim was honored with the “Men of Vision 2004” award by Royal Salute and was invited by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to visit the United States in August 2006 as a grantee of its cultural exchange program, the International Visitor Leadership Program.


Chim has worked with both foreign and local artists, including David Glass and Meng Jin Hui. In recent years, he has also been highly involved in local cinema and has appeared in movies such as ''[[You Shoot, I Shoot]]'', ''[[Men Suddenly in Black]]'', ''[[Isabella (2006 film)|Isabella]]'', ''[[McDull, the Alumni]]'' and ''[[Driving Miss Wealthy]]''. For the last, he was a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. He also lent his voice in various [[Cantonese Chinese]] dubs of [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films, most notably as adult [[Simba]] in ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994) and as Dave Douglas in ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'' (2006).
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In 2004, Chim was honored with the “Men of Vision 2004” award by Royal Salute and was invited by the [[U.S. Department of State]]’s [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs]] to visit the United States in August 2006 as a grantee of its cultural exchange program, the [[International Visitor Leadership Program| International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)]].
[[category:Hong Kong comedians|Chim, Jim]]

[[category:Hong Kong theatre|Chim, Jim]]
==Filmography==
[[category:Hong Kong actors|Chim, Jim]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
[[category:Stage actors|Chim, Jim]]
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Awards
|-
| 2001 || ''[[You Shoot, I Shoot]]'' || Dai Hung/Kwok Wai-bun
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mighty Baby]]'' || Raymond Kim
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2003 || ''[[Good Times, Bed Times]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Dragon Loaded 2003]]'' || Loan Shark
|-
| ''[[Men Suddenly in Black]]'' || Baggio
|-
| ''[[Spy Dad]]'' || Mrs. Tung
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2004|| ''[[Driving Miss Wealthy]]'' || Peter/Aunt Mary/Uncle Big/Policeman/Fake || Nominated - [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Supermodel]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ambush]]'' || Chu Yan
|-
| ''[[Twins Effect 2]]'' || Rebel Leader
|-
| ''[[Escape from Hong Kong Island]]'' || Bank Employee
|-
| ''[[Beyond Our Ken (2004 film)|Beyond Our Ken]]'' || Shirley's ex-boyfriend
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu Soccer]]'' || Butcher Chu
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang|DragonBlade]]'' || Master Wu
|-
| ''[[A.V. (film)|A.V.]]'' || Uncle
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006 || ''[[McDull, the Alumni]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Isabella (2006 film)|Isabella]]'' || Landlord
|-
| ''[[Men Suddenly in Black 2]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[Simply Actors]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Exodus (2007 Hong Kong film)|Exodus]]'' || Man in wheelchair
|-
| 2009 || ''[[McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten]]'' || Storyteller
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Beauty on Duty]]'' || Stephen Sum
|-
|rowspan=4|2011 || ''[[I Love Hong Kong]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Men Suddenly in Love]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Microsex Office]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[A Simple Life]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012 || ''[[Love in the Buff]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Vulgaria (film)|Vulgaria]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2013 || ''Young and Dangerous: Reloaded'' ||
|-
| ''[[Hotel Deluxe]]'' ||
|-
| ''Mortician'' ||
|-
| ''[[SDU: Sex Duties Unit]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014 || ''[[Golden Chicken 3]]'' ||
|-
| ''Black Comedy'' ||
|-
| ''[[Flirting in the Air]]'' || Dui Tong-gai
|-
|2015||''[[Lost in Hong Kong]]'' (港囧)||||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2016 || ''Good Take, Too!'' ||
|-
| ''Girl of the House'' ||
|-
| ''Sky on Fire'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017 || ''Cook Up a Storm'' ||
|-
| ''Vampire Cleanup Department'' ||
|-
| ''Control Freaky '' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018 || ''A Beautiful Moment'' ||
|-
| ''Agent Mr Chan'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019 || ''I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!'' ||
|-
| ''Enter the Fat Dragon'' ||
|}

<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14389&display_set=eng Jim Chim at hkmdb.com]</ref>
<ref>[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Jim%20Chim.html Jim Chim at chinesemov.com]</ref>

==Stage appearance==
* 2007–2008 ''[[Man-tiger]]''
* 2007–2008 ''My Life as a TV''

==Education==
* [[Po On Commercial Association Primary School]]
* [[The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jimchim.com official website]
* [http://www.pinkwork.com/jim/chim.htm jim chim @ pinkwork city, sound & video ]
* {{IMDb name|1167890}}
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=3222 Hong Kong Cinemagic entry]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chim, Jim}}
[[Category:Hong Kong male comedians]]
[[Category:Hong Kong male film actors]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]]

Latest revision as of 14:45, 16 September 2024

Jim Chim
Born (1965-05-06) May 6, 1965 (age 59)
Hong Kong
PartnerOlivia Yan 甄詠蓓
ChildrenChim Lok Tung 詹樂童
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese詹瑞文
Simplified Chinese詹瑞文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhān Ruìwén

Jim Chim Sui-man (Chinese: 詹瑞文; pinyin: Zhān Ruìwén; born 6 May 1965) is a Hong Kong–based stage actor and comedian.

Biography

[edit]

Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with Olivia Yan in 1993. Since then, he has been performing and directing performances that have been critically acclaimed and popular with Hong Kong audiences. He is widely recognized for his distinctive brand of humour, physical movement and performance style.

He was presented with the first Drama Development Fellowship from Hong Kong Arts Development Council Drama Committee in 2000. He also received the Best Supporting Actor Award and the Best Actor Award from the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Society in 1998 and 2000, respectively.

Apart from creative and performing achievements, Chim also devoted himself to theatre training and established the PIP-Pleasure In Play artistic concept. In 2003, he founded the PIP School, not only providing professional training in performing arts, but also further conveying the PIP style of living. He has been invited to conduct acting and movement workshops for local and overseas universities and professional arts organizations, including Ecole Philippe Gaulier (UK), The Theatre Practice (Singapore), National Drama Company of China, U-Theatre (Taiwan) and the very first full-time theatre school in Tokyo established by New National Theatre (Japan).

Chim has worked with both foreign and local artists, including David Glass and Meng Jin Hui. In recent years, he has also been highly involved in local cinema and has appeared in movies such as You Shoot, I Shoot, Men Suddenly in Black, Isabella, McDull, the Alumni and Driving Miss Wealthy. For the last, he was a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. He also lent his voice in various Cantonese Chinese dubs of Hollywood films, most notably as adult Simba in The Lion King (1994) and as Dave Douglas in The Shaggy Dog (2006).

In 2004, Chim was honored with the “Men of Vision 2004” award by Royal Salute and was invited by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to visit the United States in August 2006 as a grantee of its cultural exchange program, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Role Awards
2001 You Shoot, I Shoot Dai Hung/Kwok Wai-bun
2002 Mighty Baby Raymond Kim
2003 Good Times, Bed Times
Dragon Loaded 2003 Loan Shark
Men Suddenly in Black Baggio
Spy Dad Mrs. Tung
2004 Driving Miss Wealthy Peter/Aunt Mary/Uncle Big/Policeman/Fake Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Supermodel
Ambush Chu Yan
Twins Effect 2 Rebel Leader
Escape from Hong Kong Island Bank Employee
Beyond Our Ken Shirley's ex-boyfriend
Kung Fu Soccer Butcher Chu
2005 DragonBlade Master Wu
A.V. Uncle
2006 McDull, the Alumni
Isabella Landlord
Men Suddenly in Black 2
2007 Simply Actors
Exodus Man in wheelchair
2009 McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten Storyteller
2010 Beauty on Duty Stephen Sum
2011 I Love Hong Kong
Men Suddenly in Love
Microsex Office
A Simple Life
2012 Love in the Buff
Vulgaria
2013 Young and Dangerous: Reloaded
Hotel Deluxe
Mortician
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
2014 Golden Chicken 3
Black Comedy
Flirting in the Air Dui Tong-gai
2015 Lost in Hong Kong (港囧)
2016 Good Take, Too!
Girl of the House
Sky on Fire
2017 Cook Up a Storm
Vampire Cleanup Department
Control Freaky
2018 A Beautiful Moment
Agent Mr Chan
2019 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
Enter the Fat Dragon

[1] [2]

Stage appearance

[edit]
  • 2007–2008 Man-tiger
  • 2007–2008 My Life as a TV

Education

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Jim Chim at hkmdb.com
  2. ^ Jim Chim at chinesemov.com
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