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
Dongshan, Yilan, Taiwan
Other names
  • Peter Tseng
  • Zeng Jinghua
  • Chin-hua Tseng
  • Ching-hua Tseng
EducationI-Shou University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曾敬驊
Simplified Chinese曾敬骅
Hanyu PinyinZēng Jìng Huá
Hokkien POJChan 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]

In 2025, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Family Matters.

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]

Career

In his first film role, Tseng played Wei Chung-ting, the main male character in Detention who "awakens awakens to the reality of Taiwan’s authoritarian regime" over the course of the film. Set in the 1960s, during the White Terror era, the 2019 production was a box office hit, becoming the only domestically-made movie that year to gross more than NT$100 million in its first week of release.[5] Tseng was nominated for Best New Performer at the 2019 Golden Horse Awards for this role.

The next year, he co-starred in Your Name Engraved Herein as Birdy, one of the two male leads, alongside Edward Chen. The two characters fall in love as Taiwanese high school students in the late 1980s. The production became the highest-grossing LGBT film in Taiwan's history[6] and was also reviewed positively by The New York Times, which lauded their "believable chemistry" and "pretty pining."[7]

In the 2025 film A Foggy Tale, Tseng returned to an artistic work set in the White Terror era. He plays the protagonist's loving older brother 阿雲 A Yun ("cloud"), a soulful artist and political dissident, hiding in a sugarcane field in rural Chiayi to evade the authorities. A Yun uses his knack for charcoal illustrations and storytelling to entertain his younger sister, 阿月 A Yue ("moon"), and inspire her to pursue further education. A Yun's capture and subsequent execution by KMT secret police set in motion the protagonist's quest to retrieve his body in Taipei. All of Tseng's dialogue is in the Taiwanese language.

He also took on the role of serial killer Li Jen-yao, who confesses to murdering former classmates, in the 2025 Taiwanese Netflix production Had I Not Seen the Sun alongside Moon Lee and Alice Ko. The series delves into psychological trauma, school bullying, and criminal behavior, blending suspense with coming-of-age drama.

In the same year, he also played the role of Hsiao Tzu-hsia (Big Summer) in the movie Family Matters, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Detention Wei Chung-ting[8] Also romanized as Wei Chong-ting. [9]
2020 Your Name Engraved Herein Birdy Wang / Wang Po-te (young)
2021 Me Yan Wei-li
2023 Workers: The Movie Jun Jie
2023 Eye of the Storm Ang Tai-he[10]
2023 Hello Ghost Hsu Chen-wei / A-wei
2025 Family Matters Hsiao Tzu-hsia ("Big Summer")
2025 A Foggy Tale A Yun 阿雲
2025 That Burning House
2026 Sinsin and the Mouse Shingo ("Sinsin")

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 Lu Qi / "Watchman"
2021-2022 Light the Night Wu Shao-chiang (young)
2023 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble Pu Yi-yong
2023 At the Moment Wang Ko-chieh Ep. 1, 8, 10
2023-2024 Twenty-five Himself
2025 I Am Married...But! Liu Wen-jie
2025 Had I Not Seen the Sun Li Jen-yao

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2019 56th Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer Detention Nominated
2020 22nd Taipei Film Awards[11] Best Male Actor Nominated
2024 59th Golden Bell Awards[12] Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Oh No! Here Comes Trouble Nominated
2025 62nd Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Family Matters Won


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. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ Rosati, Adriana (2019-11-23). "All the Nominations of the 56th "Golden Horse Awards"". Asian Movie Pulse. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. 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. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ^ "September 24, 2020 – Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs of I-Shou University". Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ^ Commonwealth (2019-10-17). "Taiwan's New Box Office Hit 'Detention'". Ketagalan Media. Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  6. ^ Moon, Kat (2020-12-18). "The Real Events That Inspired Your Name Engraved Herein, Taiwan's Highest-Grossing LGBTQ Film of All Time". Time. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  7. ^ Bugbee, Teo (2020-12-24). "'Your Name Engraved Herein' Review: When Love Is All You Can See". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Detention (2019)". IMDb. 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2020-12-29. Wei Chong-Ting (as Chin-Hua Tseng)
  10. ^ "Eye of the Storm (2023) Movie Ending Explained: Is Dr. Xia Infected Too?". 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  11. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  12. ^ 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.
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