Tseng Jing-hua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tseng.

Tseng Jing-hua
曾敬驊
Tseng in June 2022
Born	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 27) Dongshan, Yilan, Taiwan
Other names	Peter Tseng Zeng Jinghua Chin-hua Tseng Ching-hua Tseng
Education	I-Shou University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	曾敬驊
Simplified Chinese	曾敬骅
Hanyu Pinyin	Zēng Jìng Huá
Hokkien POJ	Chan Kèng-hôa

Tseng Jing-hua (Chinese: 曾敬驊; pinyin: Zēng Jìng-Huá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Kèng-hôa; born 30 December 1997) is a Taiwanese actor from Yilan. He is best known for playing the character of Birdy in the 2020 film Your Name Engraved Herein, the highest-grossing LGBT film in Taiwan.[1] He also appeared as Wei Chung-ting in the supernatural horror Detention, for which he received a nomination for Best New Performer at the 56th Golden Horse Awards.[2]

Education

In high school, Tseng was encouraged by his parents to play the saxophone as a member of his high school band and initially intended to pursue a career in swimming, but ultimately chose to study film instead.[3] He chose to attend college at I-Shou University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree from its Department of Film and Television.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Detention	Wei Chung-ting[5] Also romanized as Wei Chong-Ting. [6]
2020	Your Name Engraved Herein	Birdy Wang / Wang Po-te (young)
2021	Me	Yan Wei-li
2023	Eye of the Storm	Tai-He[7]
2023	Hello Ghost	Ah Wei

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	PTS Innovative Story-狗罩	Government's Bodyguard, Office's Staff	Cameo
2020–2024	The Victims' Game	Fang Yi-jen (young）	Cameo
2020	Workers	Jun Jie
2021	Danger Zone
2021	Light the Night	Wu Shao-chiang（young）
2023	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Pu Yi-yong
TBA	Twenty Dollar Tea Shop	Dai Hong-yi

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Director′s Cut - Romance Drama Short Film - Destiny	Jian Zi-jue	Video on YouTube
2017	Gum Ghost	Meng-ze	Video on YouTube
2018	Dominate	Lin Shang-hsiu	Video on YouTube

Music video appearances

• 2020: Crowd Lu - "Your Name Engraved Herein"
• 2020: Yo Lee - "One Who Will (Find Me)"
• 2022: A-Lin - "Best Friend"
• 2024: Terence Lam - "Nocturne"
• 2024: The Chairs - "Survivor"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2019	57th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Performer	Detention	Nominated
2020	22nd Taipei Film Awards[8]	Best Male Actor		Nominated
2024	59th Golden Horse Awards[9]	Best Leading Actor in a Television Series	Oh No! Here Comes Trouble	Nominated

References

1. Moon, Kat (2020-12-18). "The Real Events That Inspired Your Name Engraved Herein, Taiwan's Highest-Grossing LGBTQ Film of All Time". Time. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
2. Rosati, Adriana (2019-11-23). "All the Nominations of the 56th "Golden Horse Awards"". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
3. Pillay, Navin (21 November 2024). "Taiwanese actor Tseng Jing-hua goes all out to immerse himself in his roles". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
4. "September 24, 2020 – Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs of I-Shou University". Retrieved 2025-01-19.
5. "Wei Chung Ting". Detention Wiki. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2020-12-29. Wei Chung Ting, referred to as Wei, is one of the main characters in Detention.
6. "Detention (2019)". IMDb. 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-29. Wei Chong-Ting (as Chin-Hua Tseng)
7. "Eye of the Storm (2023) Movie Ending Explained: Is Dr. Xia Infected Too?". 16 August 2023.
8. Chou, Tarina (2020-07-11). "【2020台北電影節】第22屆台北電影節雙競賽得獎名單公布！". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
9. Charlie Lee (September 11, 2024). "【2024金鐘獎】金鐘59完整入圍名單". Harper's Bazaar Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved September 14, 2024.

External links

• Tseng Jing-hua at IMDb