▁and ▁a ▁fashion ▁show ▁model , ▁but ▁chose ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁fame ▁by ▁st arring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ' s ▁Taiwan ese ▁Hit ▁Movie ▁" Form ula ▁ 1 7 ", ▁a ▁comedy ▁film ▁about ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Dun can ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Che ung ▁Ch au , ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁His ▁father , ▁La i ▁Gun , ▁who ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁wind ies ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁taught ▁him ▁wind sur f ing ▁and ▁also ▁established ▁Che ung ▁Ch au ▁Wind sur f ing ▁Center , ▁a ▁famous ▁destination ▁for ▁many ▁lo vers ▁of ▁wind sur f ing . ▁Dun can ▁is ▁the ▁cousin ▁of ▁former ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁olymp ian ▁Lee ▁La i ▁Sh an . ▁He ▁was ▁former ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Wind sur f ing ▁Team ▁member , ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Asian ▁Wind sur f ing ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Dun can ▁began ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁as ▁the ▁ad oles cent ▁version ▁of ▁Bruce ▁Lee ▁in ▁a ▁t ribute ▁film ▁called ▁Dragon : ▁The ▁Bruce ▁Lee ▁Story ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁His ▁scene ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁movie . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁Dun can ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁study . ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁he ▁choose ▁New ▁Zealand ▁as ▁a ▁place