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 series A Kindred Spirit (1995), Virtues of Harmony (2001) and My Family (2005).
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).
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.
[5] In April 2006, Lau signed with ATV, the other main television station and production studio in Hong Kong for one year.
He started to gain attention from the Chinese audiences for his appearance in the 2008 drama Royal Embroidery Workshop, which also starred Li Xiaoran.
[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.
[citation needed] In April, he starred in the television adaptation of the 2012 hit movie Painted Skin: The Resurrection.
[15] Following Lady & Liar, Lau then starred in another period drama The Cage of Love, written by famed writer Tong Hua.
[23] In 2020, Lau starred with Chen Duling in The Invisible Life a modern drama about women struggle in work place.
[24] On 1 June 2014, Yang gave birth to their daughter nicknamed Little Sticky Rice (小糯米) in Hong Kong.