His more famous works include the television series Healing Hands and the films Fate Twisters and Sex and Zen.

As the villain, Lawrence killed his own father but was found not guilty, caused a girl who had a crush on him to become disabled, [clarification needed] and left a woman (Dodo Cheng) paralyzed.

Since his early beginnings in the television industry, he has been an actor of Hong Kong's TVB as a lead male for the great extent of his career.

Although the it was a massive success at the box office and many people, outside of Hong Kong and unfamiliar with his long television career, best identify him for his role in the film, Lawrence mentioned in an interview that he was embarrassed for having made it (had it not been for certain "trying" reasons) and wishes that he instead be known for his serious character roles in modern and period drama TV series.

He married his girlfriend, Shek Yeung Chi, a model from mainland China after terminating his per-series contract with TVB in May 2007.