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Celebrate some of the most iconic Asian actors from film and television, from <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm1231899/?ref_=nmawd_eds_right-7_lk">Priyanka Chopra Jonas</a> to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm0702841?ref_=nmawd_eds_right-7_lk">Ke Huy Quan</a>, plus many more.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Anselm Chan is a Hong Kong film and television screenwriter, director, and producer.

Member of the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild and Hong Kong Directors Guild, registered hypnotherapist, and certified hypnotherapy instructor. He has been awarded certification from the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (A.C.H.E.) as a registered hypnotherapist, and is also registered under the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) as a hypnotherapist and certified instructor on the subject.

He is a Director of Hong Kong films *Ready O/R Knott*, *Ready O/R Knott 2*, and *Breaking Hell*.

*Breaking Hell* shattered multiple Hong Kong box office records upon its release, ultimately grossing HKD 1.6 billion to claim the top spot as Hong Kong's highest-grossing Chinese-language film in history [5]. It also ranked third in Hong Kong's all-time box office for both Chinese and Western films, trailing only *Avengers: Endgame* and *Avatar*, while remaining the sole 2D-format film on the list.

The film earned 18 nominations at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Won Best Director at the 61st Asia Pacific Film Festival. Ranked among Douban's Top 10 Highest-Rated Films of 2024. Additionally, *Breaking Hell* received the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Annual Recommended Screenplay Award and the Best Screenplay Award at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

In 2025, *Breaking Hell* claimed both the "Audience Choice Silver Mulberry Award" and the "Black Dragon Award" at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival, standing as the only Hong Kong film honored at the event that year.

Awards

Anselm Chan

Asia-Pacific Film Festival

Udine Far East Film Festival

Hong Kong Film Awards

Shanghai Film Critics Awards

Macau International Movie Festival

Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards

Youth Film Manual Annual Award

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