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Hawick Lau
Lau in 2017
Born	(1974-10-13)13 October 1974 (age 50) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
Occupations	Actor singer producer
Years active	1993–present
Agent(s)	Hawick Lau Studio (2019−present) Jay Walk Studio (2015 - 2019)
Spouse	Yang Mi ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2018)​
Children	1
Parents	Lau Dan (father) Lee Fuk-ying (mother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劉愷威
Simplified Chinese	刘恺威
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Kǎiwēi
Jyutping	Lau4 Hoi2 Wai1

Hawick Lau Hoi-wai (Chinese:劉愷威; 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 seriesA Kindred Spirit (1995),Virtues of Harmony (2001) andMy Family (2005).^[1]

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

Lau grew up inHong Kong. He is the son of the Hong Kong actorLau Dan and his wife Lee Fuk-ying (李馥瑩). Lau studied architecture atRyerson University inToronto, Ontario, Canada.

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

In 1997, he released his first Chinese albumLALA I Love You. In 1998, he released his first Cantonese albumA 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 dramaAiming High withNicholas Tse. He also had a supporting role in the financial thrillerAt the Threshold of an Era. From 2001 to 2002, he starred in the historical sitcomVirtues of Harmony with his father and later its sequelVirtues of Harmony II in 2003.^[3] In January 2005, he starred in modern comedy dramaMy Family, in his first leading role.^[2][4]

TVB named him as one of the5 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 tomainland China,Taiwan andSingapore, where he participated in some productions. He filmed his first Mainland productionThe Hui Merchants of Qing (which aired in 2007). He also starred in theMediacorp productionDestiny; following which he participated in the Taiwanese dramaLetter 1949.^[5]

In April 2006, Lau signed withATV, 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 dramaRoyal Embroidery Workshop, which also starredLi Xiaoran.^[6]

In 2009, he starred in the republican dramaNiang 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 melodramaSealed With a Kiss, gaining recognition from his portrayal of Mo Shaoqian, who was likened to the Asian version ofChristian Grey.^[8] Lau also starred alongsideWallace Chung in dramaUnder The Bodhi Tree.

In 2012, Lau starred in the romantic comedy filmHolding Love alongsideYang Mi. The movie was released on the day of Qixi Festival, also known as ChineseValentine’s Day, and topped the box office charts.^[9] He again worked with Yang in the period epic dramaRu 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 dramaA 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.^{[citation needed]} In April, he starred in the television adaptation of the 2012 hit moviePainted Skin: The Resurrection.^[11] His performance in the series won him the Best Actor in the Ancient Drama genre at the 13thHuading Awards. He then returned to TVB, filming the Hong Kong-China joint productionMaster of Destiny, which aired in 2015.^[12]

In 2014, he starred oppositeZhao Liying in the romance dramaThe Wife's Secret.^[13]

In 2015, Lau paired up withTiffany Tang in the period romance dramaLady & Liar, which broke records to become the most viewedrepublic era period drama online.^[14] His character Bai Zhengqing was popular with the audience, and gained him a large number of fans.^[15] FollowingLady & Liar, Lau then starred in another period dramaThe Cage of Love, written by famed writerTong Hua.^[16] Lau also Co-starred withWang Likun inTwice Bloom the Flower that year.

In 2016, Lau starred in period romance dramaChronicle of Life, portrayingKangxi 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, entitledRoad to the North premiered onCNTV.^[18] He then starred in the television adaptation of Gu Long's novelThe Legend of Flying Daggers.^[19]

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

In 2018, Lau took the lead role in the fantasy wuxia dramaThe 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 withChen Duling inThe Invisible Life a modern drama about women struggle in work place.

Lau announced his relationship with Chinese actressYang Mi on 8 January 2012 throughWeibo. The two had previously co-starred inRu Yi,Holding Love andA Clear Midsummer Night.

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

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

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