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Hawick Lau Hoi-wai (Шаблон:Zh; born 13 October 1974) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB" and is best known for his performances in the series A Kindred Spirit (1995), Virtues of Harmony (2001) and My Family (2005).[1]

He then expanded his career into mainland China, acting in several notable series. His notable appearances include Sealed with a Kiss (2011), A Clear Midsummer Night (2013), The Wife's Secret (2014), Lady & Liar (2015) and Chronicle of Life (2016).

Early life

Lau grew up in Hong Kong. He is the son of the Hong Kong actor Lau Dan and his wife Lee Fuk-ying (Шаблон:Lang). Lau studied architecture at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Career

Lau debuted in the 1995 drama A Kindred Spirit. He starred alongside his father Lau Dan, coincidentally portraying father and son. The same year, he signed on with Hong Kong's Sony Music as a singer.[2]

In 1997, he released his first Chinese album LALA I Love You. In 1998, he released his first Cantonese album A Boy's Story.[2]

Lau continued acting in Hong Kong dramas and started to gain fame locally. In 2000, he starred in the youth romance drama Aiming High with Nicholas Tse. He also had a supporting role in the financial thriller At the Threshold of an Era. From 2001 to 2002, he starred in the historical sitcom Virtues of Harmony with his father and later its sequel Virtues of Harmony II in 2003.[3] In January 2005, he starred in modern comedy drama My Family, in his first leading role.[2][4]

TVB named him as one of the 5 Fresh Tigers – a group of promising young actors that the network pushed to become stars.

In 2005, after having a significant amount of success at TVB, he left the company and traveled to mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore, where he participated in some productions. He filmed his first Mainland production The Hui Merchants of Qing (which aired in 2007). He also starred in the Mediacorp production Destiny; following which he participated in the Taiwanese drama Letter 1949.[5]

In April 2006, Lau signed with ATV, the other main television station and production studio in Hong Kong for one year. In November 2006, Lau's first series with ATV, No Turning Back began airing.

In order to fully immerse himself into the Chinese market, Lau insisted on speaking Mandarin Chinese instead of Cantonese for his media appearances. He started to gain attention from the Chinese audiences for his appearance in the 2008 drama Royal Embroidery Workshop, which also starred Li Xiaoran.[6]

In 2009, he starred in the republican drama Niang Qi, which won him the Best Actor Award at the Jiangsu TV Drama Awards.[7]

In 2011, Lau gained mainstream popularity after starring in the romance melodrama Sealed With a Kiss, gaining recognition from his portrayal of Mo Shaoqian, who was likened to the Asian version of Christian Grey.[8] Lau also starred alongside Wallace Chung in drama Under The Bodhi Tree.

In 2012, Lau starred in the romantic comedy film Holding Love alongside Yang Mi. The movie was released on the day of Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, and topped the box office charts.[9] He again worked with Yang in the period epic drama Ru Yi, which gained attention prior to its premiere due to his and Yang's public relationship at that time.[10]

Lau then established his personal studio, and took on the role of a producer for the first time in the contemporary romance drama A Clear Midsummer Night. The drama aired in 2013 and quickly became popular with the audience, becoming the first drama in 2013 to surpass 100 million views.Шаблон:Citation needed In April, he starred in the television adaptation of the 2012 hit movie Painted Skin: The Resurrection.[11] His performance in the series won him the Best Actor in the Ancient Drama genre at the 13th Huading Awards. He then returned to TVB, filming the Hong Kong-China joint production Master of Destiny, which aired in 2015.[12]

In 2014, he starred opposite Zhao Liying in the romance drama The Wife's Secret.[13]

In 2015, Lau paired up with Tiffany Tang in the period romance drama Lady & Liar, which broke records to become the most viewed republic era period drama online.[14] His character Bai Zhengqing was popular with the audience, and gained him a large number of fans.[15] Following Lady & Liar, Lau then starred in another period drama The Cage of Love, written by famed writer Tong Hua.[16] Lau also Co-starred with Wang Likun in Twice Bloom the Flower that year.

In 2016, Lau starred in period romance drama Chronicle of Life, portraying Kangxi Emperor. The series gained popularity upon its premiere, placing #1 in ratings nationally and topping online views.[17] In April, the second production by Lau's studio, entitled Road to the North premiered on CNTV.[18] He then starred in the television adaptation of Gu Long's novel The Legend of Flying Daggers.[19]

In 2017, Lau starred in the family drama, Full Love[20] and the legal drama Heirs.[21]

In 2018, Lau took the lead role in the fantasy wuxia drama The Legend of Jade Sword.[22]

In October 2019, it was confirmed that Lau's contract with Jaywalk Studio had expired and he did not renew.[23]

In 2020, Lau starred with Chen Duling in The Invisible Life a modern drama about women struggle in work place.

Personal life

Lau announced his relationship with Chinese actress Yang Mi on January 8, 2012 through Weibo. The two had previously co-starred in Ru Yi, Holding Love and A Clear Midsummer Night.

On January 8, 2014, Lau and Yang got married in Bali, Indonesia.[24] On June 1, 2014, Yang gave birth to their daughter nicknamed Little Sticky Rice (Шаблон:Lang) in Hong Kong.[25]

On December 22, 2018, Hawick Lau and Yang Mi issued a joint-statement announcing their divorce through their agency.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2000 龙凤斗智蟠龙坊 Jin Kezhong
2003 Bless the Child 某年某月某日 Wong Yong
The Spy Dad 神勇铁金刚 Hotel employee
Honesty 绝种好男人 Ah Chong
2009 Irreversi 回路 Liu Zhiming [27]
2012 Holding Love HOLD住爱 Tao Xiaolei
2013 Love in Summer
TBA 梦瑜伽 Special appearance[28]

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1995–1999 A Kindred Spirit 真情 Lee Tian An
1997 Mystery Files 迷離檔案 Cheung Wai Episodes 7–9
1999 Untraceable Evidence II 鑑證實錄II Yeung Chi-lun
1999–2000 At the Threshold of an Era 創世紀 Yip Wing-chak
2000 Aiming High 撻出愛火花 Cheung Wing-leung
2001 Law Enforcers 勇探實錄 Lee Lap-ming
2001–2002 Virtues of Harmony 皆大歡喜 Yuen Sau
2004-2005 Virtues of Harmony II 皆大歡喜 Lau Ka-sing
2004 Hard Fate 翡翠戀曲 Mok Hei-man
Shades of Truth 水滸無間道 Ben Fai
ICAC Investigators 2004 廉政行動2004 Cheung Lap-san
2005 My Family 甜孫爺爺 Freeman Man
Destiny 梦在手里 Fan Yijie
2006 灯火阑珊 Luo Jiahui
2006–2007 Relentless Justice 义无反顾 Aaron Yip
2007 换子成龙 Chen Tianhong
The Hui Merchants of Qing 大清徽商 Chen Yuanliang
Shun Niang 顺娘 Chen Wuqiu
2008 East Hegemon 江湖往事 Xiao Tang
Royal Embroidery Workshop 凤穿牡丹 Huo Dongqing
One Thousand Teardrops 一千滴眼泪 Jiang Haotian
2009 The Single Mother 单亲妈妈 Tai Songping [29]
Letter 1949 我在1949,等你 Lin Xiang
Niang Qi 娘妻 Gao Yaozhong
2010 Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law 欢喜婆婆俏媳妇 Tie Changsheng [30]
Who Knows the Female of the Women 谁知女人心 Zhao Anhua [31]
重生门 Lian Chengwen [32]
Spell of the Fragrance 国色天香 Xiang Haoyu [33]
2011 Under the Bodhi Tree (Linden) 菩提树下 Long Wusheng Шаблон:Citation needed
大唐女将樊梨花 Xue Dingshan [34]
Sealed With a Kiss 千山暮雪 Mo Shaoqian
Love in the War Time 烽火儿女情 Fang Junjie [35]
2012 Ru Yi 如意 Tan Mingkai
Sealed With a Kiss Sequel 千山暮雪续集 Mo Shaoqian Mini series[36]
战火西北狼 Lieutenant Long Douyun [37]
In Love with Power 山河恋·美人无泪 Hong Taiji [38]
2013 A Clear Midsummer Night 盛夏晚晴天 Qiao Jinfan also producer
Painted Skin 2 画皮之真爱无悔 General Wang Ying
Bloodbath Island 喋血孤岛 Agent Mike [39]
2014 The Four Scholars of Jiangnan 江南四大才子 Tang Bohu [40]
The Wife’s Secret 妻子的秘密 Li Minglang
2015 Lady & Liar 千金女賊 Bai Zhengqing
The Cage of Love 抓住彩虹的男人 Jiang Yu
Master of Destiny 縱橫天地 Cho Chi-yuen
The Double Life of Veronique 两生花 Qin Mo (Chen Bin) [41]
你的传奇之危机四伏 Mr Mo Guest appearance
You Are My Sisters 你是我的姐妹 Shi Tianming [42]
Hummingbird Attack 蜂鸟 Luo Shaoqing [43]
2016 Chronicle of Life 寂寞空庭春欲晚 Kangxi
Road to the North 一念向北 Lu Xiangbei also producer
First Love 柠檬初上 Zuo Zaijun [44]
The Legend of Flying Daggers 飞刀又见飞刀 Li Huai
2017 Full Love 周末父母 Yu Zhiyuan
Heirs 继承人 Zheng Hao
2018 The Legend of Jade Sword 莽荒紀 Ji Ning
Our Glamorous Time 你和我的倾城时光 Li Zhiqian Special appearance[45]
2019 Diplomatic Situation 外交风云 Qian Xuesen Special appearance[46]
2020 That's life/Invisible life 這就是生活 Guan Yīhe [47]
TBA Deep Sea 深海 Tang Baihao

Variety and reality show

Year English title Chinese title Notes
2022 Call Me by Fire 披荊斬棘 Season 2

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards Outstanding Leading Actor A Clear Midsummer Night Шаблон:Won [48]
13th Huading Awards Best Actor (Ancient Drama) Painted Skin 2 Шаблон:Won [49]
2017 AATFF Festival Golden Oak Award Best Actor Heirs Шаблон:Won [50]

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