Hawick Lau

Hawick Lau Hoi-wai, 劉愷威, 刘恺威, Lau Hoi Wai, iu Kai Wei is a Hong Kong actor and singer and was named as one of the Five Fresh Tigers of TVB, best known for his performances in TVB series A Kindred Spirit (1995), Virtues of Harmony (2001) and My Family (2005). He then expanded his career into mainland China, acting in several notable series. He is best known for his appearances in Sealed with a Kiss (2011), A Clear Midsummer Night (2013), The Wife's Secret (2014), Lady & Liar (2015) and Chronicle of Life (2016). 

Interesting Facts:

Profession: Actor and singer
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 178cm
Weight: 70kg
Star sign: Libra
Chinese zodiac: Tiger
Blood type: O
Family: Father is actor Liu Dan aka Lau Dan
             Mother is Lee Fuk-ying
             Ex-Wife is actress Yang Mi (married in Bali, Indonesia in 2014- Divorced in 2019) - daughter Noemie Lau (born                      2014-Jun-01)
Education: Studied architecture at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
Talent agency: Hawick Lau Studio / Jaywalk Studio
 
TV Series:

    Invisible Life (2020)
    The Legend of Jade Sword (2018)
    Full Love (2017)
    Heirs (2017)
    The Legend of Flying Daggers (2016)
    First Love (2016)
    Road to the North (2016)
    Chronicle of Life as Kangxi (2016)
    Hummingbird Attack (2015)
    Master of Destiny (2015)
    You Are My Sisters (2015)
    Liang Sheng Hua as Qin Mo (2015)
    The Cage of Love as Jiang Yu (2015)
    The Lady and the Liar as Bai Zhengjie (2015)
    The Four Scholars in Jiangnan as Tang Bohu (2014)
    Painted Skin II as Wang Ying (2013)
    Clear Midsummer Night as Qiao Jinfan (2013)
    Gong 3 as Hong Li (2013)
    In Love With Power as Hong Taiji (2012)
    Ru Yi as Tan Ming Kai (2012)
    Qian Shan Mu Xue as Mo Shao Qian (2011)
    Da Tang Nu Jiang Fan Li Hua as Xue Ding Shan (2011)
    Pu Ti Shu Xia as Long Wu Sheng (2011)
    Who Knows the Female of the Women (2010)
    Spell of the Fragrance (2010)
    Happy Mother-In-Law, Pretty Daughter-In-Law (2010)
    Niang Qi (2009)
    Letter 1949 (CTS, 2009)
    Feng Chuan Mu Dan (2008)
    Yi Qian Di Yan Lei as Jiang Hao Tian (2008)
    Shun Niang as Chen Wu Qiu (2007)
    Da Qing Hui Shang 大清徽商 as Chen Yuan Liang (2007)
    Huan Zi Cheng Long as Chen Tian Xiong (2007)
    Relentless Justice (ATV, 2006)
    Destiny (Mediacorp, 2005)
    My Family (TVB, 2005)
    Shades of Truth (TVB, 2004)
    ICAC Investigators (TVB, 2004)
    Hard Fate (TVB, 2004)
    Virtues of Harmony II (TVB, 2003)
    Law Enforcers (TVB, 2001)
    Virtues of Harmony (TVB, 2001)
    At the Threshold of an Era II (TVB, 2000)
    Aiming High (TVB, 2000)
    ICAC Investigators (TVB, 2000)
    At the Threshold of an Era (TVB, 1999)
    Untraceable Evidence II (TVB, 1999)
    Mystery Files (TVB, 1997)
    A Kindred Spirit (TVB, 1995-1999)

Movies:

    You Are My Sunshine (2015)
    Love in Summer (2013)
    Olympic Cool Knowledge (2012)
    Holding Love (2012)
    Irrversi (2009)
    Bless the Child (2003)
    Honesty (2003)
    Spy Dad (2003)
    Love Correction (2000)
    Dragon and Phoenix (2000)

TV Series Theme Songs:

    Ming Tian Hui Zen Yang (明天会怎样), Ru Yi insert song (2012)
    Cuo Guai (错怪), Ru Yi ending theme song, with Yang Mi (2012)
    Qian Shan (千山) A Thousand Mountains, Qian Shan Mu Xue opening theme song (2011)
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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.

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

Lau continued acting in Hong Kong dramas and startHawick Lau Hoi-wai, 劉愷威, 刘恺威, Lau Hoi Wai, iu Kai Wei ed to gain fame locally. In 2000, he starred in youth romance drama Aiming High with Nicholas Tse. He also had a supporting role in epic financial thriller At the Threshold of an Era. From 2001 to 2002, he starred in the historical sitcom with his father in Virtues of Harmony and later its sequel Virtues of Harmony II in 2003, which had a modern twist. In January 2005, he starred in modern comedy drama My Family, in his first leading role.

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 of the 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.

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.

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

In 2011, Lau gained mainstream popularity after starring in romance melodrama Sealed With a Kiss, gaining recognition from his portrayal of Mo Shaoqian, who was likened to the Asian version of Christian Grey.

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.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.

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. In April, he starred in the television adaptation of the 2012 hit movie Painted Skin: The Resurrection. 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.

In 2014, he starred opposite Zhao Liying in the romance dramaThe Wife's Secret.

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. His character Bai Zhengqing was popular with the audience, and gained him a large number of fans. Following Lady & Liar, Lau then starred in another period drama The Cage of Love, written by famed writer Tong Hua.

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

In 2017, Lau starred in the family drama, Full Love and the legal drama Heirs.

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

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

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

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

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 of the 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.

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.

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

In 2011, Lau gained mainstream popularity after starring in romance melodrama Sealed With a Kiss, gaining recognition from his portrayal of Mo Shaoqian, who was likened to the Asian version of Christian Grey.

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. 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.

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. In April, he starred in the television adaptation of the 2012 hit movie Painted Skin: The Resurrection. 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.

In 2014, he starred opposite Zhao Liying in the romance dramaThe Wife's Secret.

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. His character Bai Zhengqing was popular with the audience, and gained him a large number of fans. Following Lady & Liar, Lau then starred in another period drama The Cage of Love, written by famed writer Tong Hua.
In 2016, Lau starred in period romance drama Chronicle of Life, portraying Kangxi Emperor. The series gained huge popularity upon its premiere, placing #1 in ratings nationally and topping online views. In April, the second production by Lau's studio, entitled Road to the North premiered on CNTV. He then starred in the television adaptation of Gu Long's novel The Legend of Flying Daggers.

In 2017, Lau starred in the family drama, Full Love and the legal drama Heirs.

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

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