Ekin Cheng was born in an ordinary family in Hongkong, and his family was not rich. His father is the manager of a clothing factory and his mother is a housewife. Ekin Cheng is the second in the family, with a brother and a sister, and they have a good relationship. Although life is hard, the family is still very happy. 1984, when Ekin Cheng was in middle school, he was found by a scout in the street and took an advertisement for "ice cream shop". Later, several advertisements were shot in succession, and the most impressive one was "Sunshine Lemon Tea".

? 1986, Ekin Cheng took part in the TVB rookie singing competition, and his score entered the top 100. After being invited to audition by the TV station, I entered the training class for martial arts artists. However, Ekin Cheng was shy by nature and didn't like to talk. Because of nervousness, he was eliminated due to poor grades when he graduated three months later. After that, Ekin Cheng found a job as a clerk in an office building. After a few months, he felt that he was not suitable for this kind of work. At this time, the "wireless" artist training class recruits artists. He thought he liked acting, so he decided to try again, and then successfully entered the TVB artist training class.

During 1993, Ekin Cheng participated in the shooting of TV series "Nandi Beigai" in TVB. Because the protagonist was ill, the whole crew stopped filming for more than half a year. His short hair is getting longer and longer. Ekin Cheng thought a long hairstyle was good, so he stayed. ?