Jeffrey Ngai: The rising Hong Kong star who looks just like Edison Chen

Jeffrey Ngai is an up-and-coming actor-singer from Hong Kong who is best known for his uncanny resemblance to the scandalized 2000s heartthrob Edison Chen.

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Jeffrey Ngai, who was born on April 23, 1998, is a native Hong Konger.

Despite his Chinese name and overall appearance, Jeffrey Ngai was born to Dutch and Chinese parents, making him a celebrity of mixed heritage.

Jeffrey Ngai found acting later in life, as he was set to go into business with his business administration degree from Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

Jeffrey Ngai found acting a possible venture mid-degree and appeared in the Hong Kong TV reality series, ‘Be a Better Man’ in 2020.

‘Be a Better Man’ was Jeffrey Ngai’s first appearance on TV, and he appeared alongside his girlfriend Evelyn Chen to participate in the reality TV series. His good looks caught a lot of attention, and HK01 reports that they have garnered him many brand endorsements as a result!

Despite being famed for his good looks, Jeffrey Ngai was once overweight. Sunday More notes that Jeffrey Ngai started losing weight when he was prompted to do so to be a better model.

Other than his on-screen appearances, Jeffrey Ngai has also entered the world of music. The now actor-singer’s entrance to music was an interesting one, as he did not write any of his songs.

According to a Sohu report, Jeffrey Ngai made a risky investment when he decided to enter the music scene, as he was reported to have spent over 100,000 HKD on outsourcing people to write, produce, and film a music video for his pop debut!

Jeffrey Ngai’s investment into his music career paid off it seems! Despite his main work as a model and actor, he has been involved in singing for several gigs, namely with singing the theme song of his new reality TV show ‘Glue On’.

Did you know? Since attaining unexpected fame from his appearance in ‘Be a Better Man’ and transitioning more into showbiz, Jeffrey Ngai has not let it get in the way of his love.

If anything, it seemed to have strengthened the bonds between Jeffrey Ngai and his girlfriend, as she has also transitioned his relationship with Evelyn Chen into not just his romantic partner, but also a professional one!

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According to Sunday More, Evelyn Chen has also served as Jeffrey Ngai's manager since his rise to fame. They are also planning to marry after dating for over 6 years.

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Despite his resemblance to Edison Chen, Jeffrey Ngai has not been involved in multiple celebrity love scandals and has a reputation for being a loving and loyal partner – unlike his scandalous doppelganger!

Other than his appearance in ‘Be a Better Man’, Jeffrey Ngai has also appeared in these works: ‘IT Dog’, ‘I Swim’, and ‘be ON game SSP’.

Given that Jeffrey Ngai has most recently won the Gold Award for the Most Promising Newcomer in the RTHK 95th Anniversary Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award in 2023, we can expect more to come from him. We hope to see him hit even greater heights, maybe even surpassing that of Edison Chen’s in his heyday!