Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung Chilam recently surprised audiences by sporting a rugged beard for his role as Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) officer Lau Po Keung in action thriller L Storm.
“I did it on purpose. Because I’ve been doing a lot of cop roles these days, I felt a need for a greater difference (in terms of looks) between the characters. That way, when I look at pictures or the image styling, I will at least know which movie I am supposed to be promoting,” said the handsome actor, eliciting laughs from Malaysian media in a recent phone interview from Hong Kong.