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Portrait of Emerson Tsai

Acting

Emerson Tsai

Career

Active from 2011 to 2026, busiest in 2023 and 2024 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
GoodWatch score75/100

Characters

1

The characters Emerson Tsai played, best-known titles first.

Emerson Tsai as 許明發

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emerson Tsai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Politics
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Taiwanese New Wave 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

18 titles · average score 68
Love's Hidden Side
Love's Hidden Side (2026)

TV show

A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lee Erh-Hsiung

Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?
Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (2025)

TV show · as Tsan Hao

Hotel Saltwater
Hotel Saltwater (2024)

TV show · as Ren Huang

My Unexpected Roommate
My Unexpected Roommate (2024)

TV show · as Li Hao Hsin

The Accidental Influencer
The Accidental Influencer (2024)

TV show · as The Stingy Guy

Oxcart Trails
Oxcart Trails (2023)

TV show · as Xu Ming Fa / "Water Frog Fa"

Miss Shampoo
Miss Shampoo (2023)
GoodWatch score 46

as Fishy

Wave Makers
Wave Makers (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Weng Che-cheng

The Sadness
The Sadness (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Warren Liu

Grit
Grit (2021)

as Factory guy

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

as Vet

2010s

14 titles · average score 61
Tshiong
Tshiong (2017)

as A-Tek

Mon Mon Mon Monsters
Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Student on bus

All Because of Love
All Because of Love (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

as Chen You-Li (Youth)

Swimming Battle
Swimming Battle (2016)

TV show · as Chen Jia-luo

The Tenants Downstairs
The Tenants Downstairs (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Supermarket seller

Mr. Right Wanted
Mr. Right Wanted (2014)

TV show · as Zhang Jia-qiang

Café. Waiting. Love
Café. Waiting. Love (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Liao Ying-hung

The Fierce Wife Final Episode
The Fierce Wife Final Episode (2012)

as 阿仁

Love
Love (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Monkey

You Are the Apple of My Eye
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ying-Hung Liao

Night Market Hero
Night Market Hero (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Little Seven

Monga
Monga (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hou Chun-sheng (Monkey)