Hawick Lau
| Hawick Lau | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 劉愷威 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 刘恺威 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Liú Kǎiwēi (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Lau4 Hoi2 Wai1 (Cantonese) |
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese |
| Born |
13 October 1974 Hong Kong, China |
| Spouse(s) | Yang Mi (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Lau Dan |
| Ancestry | Weihai, Shandong, China |
Hawick Lau (劉愷威; born 13 October 1974) is a Hong Kong Chinese actor and singer, most famous for his performances in the TVB series A Kindred Spirit, Virtues of Harmony and its sequel Virtues of Harmony II, My Family, and Master of Destiny.
He is the son of Hong Kong actor Lau Dan, with whom he co-starred in A Kindred Spirit, Virtues of Harmony and Virtues of Harmony II. In A Kindred Spirit, they actually played father and son. His wife is Yang Mi and he acted alongside her in the TV show Clear Midsummer Night (2012), where their characters were also lovers.
Hawick grew up in Hong Kong,China, but he travelled throughout Asia with his father when he would do promotions and performances for the shows he starred in. Hawick studied architecture at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada before returning to Hong Kong to pursue his acting career.
He is also a singer, having released several albums in the late 1990s, but they were not as successful as his acting career. When he debuted in the late 1990s, TVB had named him as one of the five New Young Dragons – a group of young actors that the network to push to turn into stars.
In 2003, after having a significant amount of success at TVB, he took a leave and went to film in Mainland China, where there was an opportunity to expand his career. In addition to this roles in television series for TVB, he has travelled to Singapore to star in the local production Destiny, which is produced by MediaCorp. He has also starred in a number of motion pictures, and won critical acclaim for his role in The Spy Dad.
In April 2006, Hawick signed with ATV, the other main television station and production studio in Hong Kong for one year to star in a new series. At the press conference and contract signing, Hawick was asked if he's asked his dad, Lau Daan, for his opinion on switching to a different company and if TVB will be mad at him for switching. Hawick replied, "My mom has always complained that she wasn't able to see me a lot. Working back in HK works out real well for me. As for TVB, TVB is my maternal home. I'm very thankful for them in giving me so many opportunities. Maybe in the future we might be able to work together again. Besides, TVB is a big company. I'm sure I wouldn't have made them angry."
In November 2006, Hawick's first series with ATV, No Turning Back, began airing in Hong Kong. In the series, Hawick plays a villain who kills his entire family. He is also slated to star in several series in 2007, including a comedy with Patricia Liu.
Ever since his move to act in mainland dramas, his popularity has dramatically increased amongst the Asian community. He was praised for his portrayal of the character Huo Dong Qing in the 2008 mainland drama 凤穿牡丹. His fame grew further with the drama, Sealed With a Kiss in which he played Mo Shaoqian, a somewhat similar Chinese version of 50 Shades of Grey. He has also acted in a drama with Athena Chu called 一千滴眼泪 (A thousand tears). In 2015, he starred in Master of Destiny, a TVB production.
He also starred in the Chinese mainland TV series called Royal Embroidery Workshop or Feng Chuan Mu Dan in 2008 with Li Xiao Ran. He has since gone on to star in many other Chinese mainland TV dramas.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Love Correction 緣份有Take 2 |
Leo | |
| 2000 | Long Feng Dou Zhi Pan Long Fang 龙凤斗智蟠龙坊 |
Jin Kezhong 金科中 |
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| 2003 | Honesty 絕種好男人 |
Bug 阿蟲 |
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| 2003 | The Spy Dad 神勇鐵金剛 |
Hotel employee | |
| 2003 | Bless the Child 某年某月某日 |
Wong Yung 王勇 |
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| 2008 | Irreversi 回路 |
Adam Liu 劉志明 |
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| 2012 | Holding Love HOLD住爱 |
Tao Xiaolei 陶晓磊 |
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| 2013 | Love in Summer |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | A Kindred Spirit 真情 |
Andy Lee 李添安 |
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| 1997 | Mystery Files 迷離檔案 |
Cheung Wai 張偉 |
Episodes 7–9 |
| 1998 | Aiming High 撻出愛火花 |
Cheung Wing-leung 張永亮 |
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| 1999 | Untraceable Evidence II 鑑證實錄II |
Yeung Chi-lun 楊志倫 |
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| 1999–2000 | At the Threshold of an Era 創世紀 |
Yip Wing-chak 葉榮澤 |
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| 2001 | Law Enforcers 勇探實錄 |
Lee Lap-ming 李立明 |
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| 2001–2002 | Virtues of Harmony 皆大歡喜 |
Yuen Sau 阮壽 |
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| 2004 | Virtues of Harmony II 皆大歡喜 |
Lau Ka-sing 劉家星 |
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| 2004 | Hard Fate 翡翠戀曲 |
Mok Hei-man 莫希文 |
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| 2004 | Shades of Truth 水滸無間道 |
Ben Fai 費文斌 |
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| 2004 | ICAC Investigators 2004 廉政行動2004 |
Cheung Lap-san 張立山 |
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| 2005 | My Family 甜孫爺爺 |
Freeman Man 文逸朗 |
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| 2005 | Destiny 梦在手里 |
Fan Yijie 范义杰 |
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| 2006 | Deng Huo Lan Shan 灯火阑珊 |
Luo Jiahui 罗家辉 |
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| 2006–2007 | Relentless Justice 義無反顧 |
Aaron Yip 葉輝煌 |
aka No Turning Back |
| 2008 | Huan Zi Cheng Long 换子成龙 |
Chen Tianhong 陈天雄 |
aka Changing Sons |
| 2008 | Shun Niang 顺娘 |
Chen Wuqiu 陈乌秋 |
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| 2008 | One Thousand Teardrops 一千滴眼泪 |
Jiang Haotian 江浩天 |
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| 2008 | Da Qing Hui Shang 大清徽商 |
Chen Yuanliang 陈元亮 |
aka The Hui Merchants of Qing |
| 2008 | Royal Embroidery Workshop 凤穿牡丹 |
Huo Dongqing 霍冬青 |
I Love My Drama Award for Most Popular Actor |
| 2008 | Letter 1949 我在1949，等你 |
Lin Xiang 林乡 |
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| 2009 | Single Mother 单亲妈妈 |
Tai Songping 秦松平 |
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| 2009 | East Hegemon 江湖往事 |
Xiaotang 小唐 |
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| 2009 | Who Knows the Female of the Women 谁知女人心 |
Zhao Anhua 赵安华 |
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| 2010 | Niang Qi 娘妻 |
Gao Yaozhong 高耀宗 |
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| 2010 | Chong Sheng Men 重生门 |
Lian Chengwen 连承文 |
also known as Gate of Rebirth |
| 2010 | Spell of the Fragrance 国色天香 |
Xiang Haoyu 香浩宇 |
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| 2010 | Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law 欢喜婆婆俏媳妇 |
Tie Changsheng 铁长生 |
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| 2011 | Da Tang Nujiang Fan Lihua 大唐女将樊梨花 |
Xue Dingshan 薛丁山 |
aka Tang's Female General Fan Lihua |
| 2011 | Puti Shu Xia 菩提树下 |
Long Wusheng 龙舞笙 |
aka Under the Bodhi Tree |
| 2011 | Sealed With a Kiss 千山暮雪 |
Mo Shaoqian 莫绍谦 |
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| 2011 | Love in the War Time 烽火儿女情 |
Fang Junjie 方俊杰 |
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| 2012 | Ru Yi 如意 |
Tan Mingkai 谭铭凯 |
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| 2012 | Zhuan Huo Xi Bei Lang 战火西北狼 |
Lieutenant Long Douyun 龙骁云 |
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| 2012 | In Love with Power 山河恋·美人无泪 |
Hong Taiji 皇太极 |
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| 2013 | A Clear Midsummer Night 盛夏晚晴天 |
Qiao Jinfan 乔津帆 |
also producer |
| 2013 | Painted Skin 2 画皮之真爱无悔 |
General Wang Ying 王英 |
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| 2013 | Die Xue Gu Dao 喋血孤岛 |
Agent Mike 麦客 |
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| 2014 | The Four Scholars of Jiangnan 江南四大才子 |
Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 |
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| 2014 | The Wife’s Secret 妻子的秘密 |
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| 2015 | Lady & Liar 千金女賊 |
Bai Zheng Qing |
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| 2015 | The Cage of Love 抓住彩虹的男人 |
Jiang Yu 江余 |
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| 2015 | Master of Destiny 縱橫天地 |
Cho Chi-yuen 曹志遠 |
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| 2015 | You Are My Sisters 你是我的姐妹 |
Shi Tian Ming 石天明 |
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| 2015 | The Double Life of Veronique (Twice Blooms the Flowers)
两生花 |
Qin Mo (Chen Bin）
秦莫 （陈斌） |
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| 2016 | Choronicle of Life | Kangxi | |
| TBA | Yinian and Xiangbei 一念向北 |
Lu Xiangbei 陆向北 |
also known as Heading North also producer post-production |