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Wayne Lai is a Actor born on 4 may 1964

Wayne Lai

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Birth 4 may 1964 (60 years)

Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (Chinese: 黎耀祥; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong TVB actor.

Biography

Lai entered TVB in 1983 as a clerk in the business department. In 1985, he gave up the job and trained in the TVB Acting School. He starred in a few series in 1989. He started out in some minor roles, and took on some more significant roles later on. He has left TVB and entered the movie industry. Although those films are low-cost, these years provided a variety of roles and experiences to him. He also acted in two ATV series.
He has achieved much praise for his roles, especially in the TVB drama Rosy Business creating a big trend in Hong Kong in 2009.

With much praise from the public, he won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in 2008 and 2009 TVB Anniversary Awards respectively. Meanwhile, he won My Favourite Male Character and TVB.com Popular Artist in awarding ceremony and has become the first Best Actor winning 3 awards at the same time. In 2010, he retained the Best Actor award in TVB Anniversary Awards for his role in No Regrets and became the second actor to win consecutive Best Actor award after Gallen Lo in 1997–98. He has since matched Gallen Lo's record of winning 3 Best Actor awards after his win in 2012 for his role in The Confidant.

Lai played different kinds of roles and is liked by a lot of Hong Kong viewers. He is best known for his role in Journey to the West and its sequel, The Gentle Crackdown (co-star with Halina Tam), Off Pedder and Some Day (co-star with Teresa Mo), Rosy Business and No Regrets (co-star with Sheren Tang). Owing to his brilliant performances, he is regarded as a talented TV actor with high popularity.

He is married and has a son.

Usually with

Simon Lui
Simon Lui
(8 films)
Francis Ng
Francis Ng
(8 films)
Sam Lee
Sam Lee
(7 films)
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang
(5 films)
Herman Yau
Herman Yau
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Wayne Lai (41 films)

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Actor

72 Tenants of Prosperity
72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010)
, 1h39
Directed by Eric Tsang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Jacky Cheung, Eric Tsang, Anita Yuen, Stephy Tang, Linda Chung Ka-yan, Kate Tsui
Rating56% 2.8486952.8486952.8486952.8486952.848695
In 1970s Hong Kong, rapacious landlords try to evict 72 tenants but sworn brothers Ha Kung and Shek Kin help the group of 72 defeat the landlord and landlady and coincidentally rescue Pinky from a planned forced marriage. When both sworn brothers fall for Pinky and propose to her, she flips a coin heads or tails, they both cheated during the toss but Ha wins her hand in marriage.
Turning Point
Turning Point (2009)
, 1h29
Directed by Herman Yau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Felix Wong, Kenny Wong, Wayne Lai, Tracy Ip
Roles Mo (潘文基), station sergeant of OCTB.
Rating58% 2.941132.941132.941132.941132.94113
The story takes place before the early year of 2000 when Laughing (Michael Tse) is an undercover cop, but because of a drug case, Inspector Poon (Felix Wong) has been trying to track him down.
Dead Air
Dead Air (2007)
, 1h27
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Terence Yin, Wayne Lai, Jo Kuk, Susan Tse Suet-Sum, Derek Tsang
Rating34% 1.7472051.7472051.7472051.7472051.747205
Rock (Derek Tsang), the director of a poor rating TV program, bumps into a female ghost, Tincy (Tong Ling), and helps deliver her baby from her dead body. In return, the ghost helps him create a new reality show "Life on the Line", where contestants attempt to overcome deadly traps designed purposely to kill, in hopes to win a cash prize. The show becomes a spectacular hit, but little does he know there's more to Tincy than meets the eye...
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky (2007)
, 1h30
Directed by Yau Nai-hoi
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kate Tsui, Lam Suet, Maggie Shiu, Cheung Siu-fai
Rating66% 3.344963.344963.344963.344963.34496
Eye in the Sky takes place around the darker side of Hong Kong society. The story begins with a group of organised burglars successfully robbing a jewelry store. Wet-behind-the-ears new recruit Piggy (Kate Tsui) is plunged at the deep end in her first surveillance assignment working alongside her mentor, Sergeant Wong (Simon Yam). They work for the Hong Kong Police Force's Criminal Intelligence Bureau. After reviewing the jewelry store surveillance videos recordings, the force attempts to track down one of the robbers by staking out the neighborhood they think he lives in.
Hooked on You
Hooked on You (2007)
, 1h37
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Eason Chan, Stanley Fung, Jo Kuk, Wong You-nam, Gordon Lam
Roles Porky (voice)
Rating66% 3.33473.33473.33473.33473.3347
Miu, a fishmonger at the Prosperity Market. Because of her father’s debt she gives herself three years to work at the Wet market. She promises herself that she’s going to leave the wet market and find a man worthy of her. At the market she always quarrel with her neighbor stall Mr. Fish (Eason Chan). But when a new supermarket threatens their business at the Prosperity Market they work together to fight against it.
The Detective
The Detective (2007)
, 1h49
Directed by Oxide Pang et Danny Pang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Aaron Kwok, Liu Kai-chi, Wayne Lai, Kenny Wong, Shing Fui On, Jo Kuk
Roles Kwan Sai Wing
Rating65% 3.290573.290573.290573.290573.29057
Tam (Aaron Kwok) is an impoverished private detective. One day, a guy nicknamed Fatty asked Tam to find a lady who wanted to kill him. He left Tam a portrait and a large amount of cash without giving any other details. Tam could not resist the temptation of the offer and so his investigation started.
Dog Bite Dog
Dog Bite Dog (2006)

Directed by Soi Cheang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Edison Chen, Sam Lee, Cheung Siu-fai, Lam Suet, Wayne Lai, Dominic Lam
Roles Tang Wing-Cheung
Rating64% 3.248593.248593.248593.248593.24859
A young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of a model cop and his son, who is also on the force and who was told by his dad not to become a police officer. The father goes into a coma after being shot, and internal affairs suspects him of dealing drugs on the side.
Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain (2006)
, 1h50
Directed by Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Chapman To, Wan Yeung-ming, Wayne Lai
Roles Chan Wai-Keung
Rating64% 3.2463853.2463853.2463853.2463853.246385
Police inspectors Lau Ching-hei and Yau Kin-bong arrest a rapist in 2003. When Yau returns home later, he sees that his pregnant girlfriend has committed suicide by slitting her wrists. Yau is so depressed with her death that he indulges in alcohol and turns in his police badge to work as a private investigator. He becomes obsessed with finding out the reason for his girlfriend's suicide.
A Chinese Tall Story
A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

Directed by Jeffrey Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology
Actors Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰), Chen Bo-Lin, Kara Hui, Yuen Wah
Roles Lizard King
Rating49% 2.4608552.4608552.4608552.4608552.460855
It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire Buddhist scriptures. While stopping in Shache City (present day Yarkand), they come under attack by minions of the evil Tree Demon. The demons capture his three disciples.
Man in Blues
Man in Blues (2003)
, 1h31
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Wayne Lai, Adia Chan, Lee Siu-kei, Charlie Cho
Roles Jackie Lai

Jackie Lai (Wayne Lai), a famous erotic movie star, decides to quit his career in order to take better care of his daughter Winsy (Jenny Shing). He hires his neighbor Pearl (Nadia Chan) to tutor Winsy. While then, he slowly wins Pearl's approval despite her aversion to his sordid past.
A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession
A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession (2002)
, 1h27
Origin Hong kong
Genres Horror
Actors 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Cheung Tat-ming, Wayne Lai
Roles Leung Kam Chung
Rating40% 2.012422.012422.012422.012422.01242
May, a film producer's assistant, finds a spirit tablet in an outdoor filming location. She takes it with her to prevent it from being damaged, but strange things start happening to her friends. They either die or sustain serious injuries. Eventually, she realises that there is a vengeful spirit attached to the tablet and it is leading her towards death in order to complete its desire when it was still alive.