Regular viewers of TVB Hong Kong are sure to have watched the hit series Sinister Beings which premiered in 2021. And recently, the finale of the second season of the popular crime drama aired, leaving fans hoping for a third season.
The series was directed by Lau Gar Ho and stars Ruco Chan, Ben Wong, Rosina Lam and Cheung Wing Hong among other big names in the Hong Kong acting world. Two senior detectives Hui Chun-sum (Ruco Chan) and Shum Wai-lik (Ben Wong) are investigating transnational crimes. Along the way they discover that Ngai Chi-lok (Cheung Wing Hong), the culprit behind the Tiger Cull case, sent some secret message to the dark web before he was apprehended, and transferred a substantial amount in cryptocurrency. Soon a mysterious person plots to launch a terrorist attack.
As the officers navigate a series of conspiracies, in one episode they encounter a very sinister looking mob boss, played by someone who is no stranger to people in Macau, our very own ‘friend to the stars’, Reggie Martin.
Having grown up on the tough streets of East Chicago, Reggie seemed to have had no trouble getting in to character for the role.
“I was playing the head mafia boss and I love movies like The Godfather and Scarface, so I had a lot of fun and I think I really mastered the role, even though I’m not an actor. It’s definitely a role I would like to continue to play,” says Reggie.
Despite his enthusiasm for the part, sadly Reggie won’t be reprising this particular role because his character gets killed off, violently stabbed in the neck by an assassin.
“I was only in two episodes. I came in one episode and I ended up being terminated in the next one,” Reggie laughs. “And it’s funny because I joked with the director beforehand about this. I said “hey man, I’ll do it, but don’t have the black man being killed in the first scene. We’re always the first ones to be killed”, and then who was the first one to be killed? Me! I got stabbed in the neck. It was brutal!”


Reggie was initially contacted about being part of the Hong Kong TV series by Liviu Covalschi, an actor and stuntman who used to live in Macau.
“I want to say a big thanks to Liviu, because he was the one that put us in contact. I’m very thankful and grateful that he made it work. He was awesome.”
Even though he only had a small role to play, Reggie clearly had a great time on set.
“My project was really just 18 hours. They came to pick me up at three in the morning and I didn’t leave till ten o’clock that night, so it was long day. But the cast and crew made it simple for me because they know acting is not my profession, it’s just a hobby. They gave me a script and coached me, and they told me to say whatever I would say in real life and then let me just run with it,” Reggie comments.
“There were so many top Hong Kong actors involved, so it was an honour to be a part of it. But it was also very intimidating. People think it’s easy. They think you just get up and play a role like you’re practising in the mirror. But they don’t realise there’s like 100 people there, with the camera people, makeup artists, and all the cast and crew, so many people just staring at you doing your role. And if you mess up, you just feel like you’ve wasted everybody’s time.”
This was not Reggie’s first time on a set though. Back in 1996 he was an extra on a comedy movie called Original Gangsters. He was also an extra in Now You See Me 2 which starred Daniel Radcliffe and had scenes filmed here in Macau in 2015. And in 2013 he acted for some scenes in Hong Kong in From Vegas to Macau starring Chow Yun Fat.
“Not many people can say they’ve been in movies with Daniel Radcliffe and Chow Yun Fat,” he laughs.








Reflecting on his latest performance, Reggie comments: “I think I did a good job for my first time with a proper speaking role. And I credit the crew because they made me feel so comfortable on the set. It was fun and I’d love to do it again. TV dramas are so popular here.”
Almost as popular as Reggie’s Instagram page which has over 4.6 million followers. Not surprisingly, his scenes in Sinister Beings 2 have generated a lot of interest and likes on Instagram too, achieving over a million views (@reggiemartin10).
When he’s not going viral on Instagram or playing a gangster, Reggie is one of the co-founding members and vice-chair of AMCHAM in Macau, as well as a long serving executive at The Venetian. While being based in Macau for 23 years, he has always maintained strong ties with his hometown of East Chicago, and last year in December he organised the first Annual Reggie Martin Basketball Classic established to promote the best high school basketball talent from East Chicago and Northwest Indiana, with great success. With his big acting role done, Reggie is now focusing his attention on planning his next basketball event scheduled for the end of this year.
How does he feel about taking on these ambitious projects?
“I always like to walk by faith and not by sight,” he says with typically Reggie optimism.