Career
A versatile actor who is most recognized for his many supporting roles in TVB dramas, Chiang was awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Awards" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee. Ram Chiang started out singing cover songs of other artistes before he was invited by George Lam, one of the singers he imitated, to perform alongside him on stage in 1985. During the concert, George Lam gave him the English name "Ram" as opposed to George"s "Lam", since "L" and "R" together make stereo sound.
After this, Ram was signed to Polydor Records in 1985.
He became well-known for performing classic 90s Hong Kong popular songs such as "You Needn’t Be Acquaintances to Meet with Each Other" (相逢何必曾相識, a duet with Rita Carpio), and "Queens Road East" (皇后大道東, a collaboration with Lo Ta-yu). After becoming disenchanted with how the Hong Kong music industry manages their talent, Chiang decided to quit the music industry and in the early 90"s signed with TVB to become an actor.
However his path in his acting career was not easy as he mostly played supporting roles, but in 2014 his popularity skyrocketed when Wong Cho-lam wrote a role that was tailor made for Chiang when he was cast as Ko Yam (高音), a talented washed up musician with a tragic past in the comedy Come On, Cousin. With urging by colleagues and fans for him to make a music comeback, Chiang refused as he stated he "does not like to look back in the past".