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- Birth name: Chan Hing-Wah
- Born: October 7, 1980
- Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
- Debut movie: Dead or Alive 2
- Music: Cantopop
- Record label: Clot Media Division and Emperor Entertainment
- Sexual pictures of Chen together with Hong Kong actresses started circulating on the Internet in 2008The Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)
- Police believe the pictures were illegally copied from Chen's computer when he turned in his laptop for repairsThe Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)
- Chen said he thought he deleted the imagesThe Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)
- Chen quit the entertainment and moved to Canada as a result of the scandalThe Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)
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Actor and singer Edison Chen began his career in Hong Kong. He has appeared in the American films Internal Affairs and The Grudge 2. In early 2008, Chen became embroiled in a sex scandal, when photos of him in compromising positions with numerous Hong Kong actresses circulated on the Internet. On February 21, 2008, he announced his indefinite retirement from the entertainment industry.
In February 2009, Chen testified against the man who is accused of accessing his laptop, Ho Chun Sze, where the photographs were stored.Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)
Sex Scandal
Thousands of photographs with Chen and different women started circulating on the Internet in 2008. Some of the pictures were sexual in content. Hong Kong actresses and singers appeared in some of the pictures. The traffic on the Internet due to the pictures resulted in several servers crashing. In February 2009, Chen testified against the man who is accused of accessing the laptop. Chen testified from Canada, since he did not want to return to Hong Kong.The Guardian: Hong Kong sex scandal star in court over explicit photos (February 24, 2009)-
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Edison Chen Timeline
- Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
- 1980: Born October 7 in Vancouver, Canada
- 2000: Dead or Alive 2: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2000 Jackie Chan Presents Gen-Y Cops: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2002 Infernal Affairs: IMDb Listing
- 2003 Vampire Effect: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2003 The Medallion: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2003 Infernal Affairs II: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2003 Infernal Affairs III: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005 Initial D: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2006 Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy: IMDb Listing
- 2006 The Grudge 2: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2008 Jump: IMDb Listing




