Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (Chinese : 黎耀祥 ; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong TVB actor.
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 many various programs for Educational Television programs, where he was mostly cast as an uncle or eldest cousin in Mathematics, Social Sciences, Health Sciences and Chinese (Cantonese). He also 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 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 The Gentle Crackdown (co-star with Halina Tam ), Off Pedder and Some Day Teresa Mo ), Rosy Business No Regrets Sheren Tang
He is married and has a son.
Awards and nominations 2007: Astro Wah Lai Toi "My Favorite Show-Stealer Cast" award for Safe Guards 2007: Astro Wah Lai Toi "My Favourite Unforgettable Scene" award for Safe Guards 2008: 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards "Best Supporting Actor " award for The Gentle Crackdown II 2009: Mingpao Weekly – "Most Outstanding Actor" for Rosy Business 2009: TVB 42nd Anniversary "Best Actor" award for Rosy Business 2009: TVB 42nd Anniversary "TVB.com Popularity Award" 2009: TVB Anniversary Awards "My Favourite Male Character" "Rosy Business" 2009: Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards "TV Actor" 2010: Next Magazine Top 10 TV Artiste No. 2 2010: TVB Anniversary Awards "Best Actor" award for No Regrets 2010: New York Television Festival "Best Performance – Talent Credits" for Rosy Business (Episode 7) 2011: Shanghai Television Festival nominated "Best Actor" for No Regrets 2011: Mingpao Weekly – "Most Outstanding Actor" for No Regrets Actor
2019
Legend of the Phoenix (TV Series) as
Lang Kun
2016
Short End of the Stick (TV Series) as
Lee Suk-gung
2014
Overachievers (TV Series) as
Chiang Yuen, Mike
2013
The Kick (Short) as
Commissioner of Police
2013
Will Power (TV Series) as
Wilson Yu
2012
The Confidant (TV Series) as
2011
Forensic Heroes III (TV Series) as
Dr. Po Kwok-tung
2010
The Road Less Traveled
2010
No Regrets (TV Series) as
Lau Sing
2010
Forget Me Not as
Yee's Dad
2010
Just Another Pandora's Box
2010
72 Tenants of Prosperity as
Comic Store Owner
2009
Rosy Business (TV Series) as
Chai Gao
2009
Laughing Gor: Bin chit as
Mo
2008
Gar ho yuet yuen (TV Series) as
Lin Chi Yung
2008
Dead Air as
Inspector Lee
2007
The Detective as
Sai Wing (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2007
Hooked on You (voice)
2007
Ying chai chip fook (TV Series) as
Tsang Tak-sing
2007
House of the Invisibles as
Chung
2006
My Wife Can Fight (Video)
2006
Confession of Pain as
Chan Wai Keung (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2006
Tin heng tse as
Ah Chi / Fool
2006
Dog Bite Dog as
Insp. Tang Wing Cheung (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2006
San jaat si mooi 3 as
Mr. Cunning
2006
Eye in the Sky as
Shan's Gang Member (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2006
Chun tian hua hua tong xue hui
2005
Sik fat doi yin yan (TV Series) as
Hung Chi-tat
2005
Faan sun dai siu (TV Series) as
Kwan Bing-yan
2005
Sau choi yu dze bing (TV Series) as
Sze Kei-wang
2004
Chor hong gil hung (TV Series) as
Hon Shun
2004
Long ma jing shen da ying jia (Video)
2004
Escape from Hong Kong Island as
Lost Property Policeman
2004
Osaka Wrestling Restaurant as
Mike
2003
Oi sheung yee fong dung (Video)
2003
Ren sheng zhong zhuan zhan
2003
Sau sing san yan lui: Yim sing git
2003
My Troublesome Buddy (Video)
2003
Wo lao po shi xiong shou (Video) as
Wong Ho-yin
2003
Wo de po po Huang Fei Hong (Video) as
Probation Officer
2003
Dai yat dim dik tin hung as
CHU Kwok Cheung
2003
Looking for Mister Perfect as
Grace's Superior Officer (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2003
I Want to Get Married as
Wah
2002
A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession as
CFO
2002
Dangerous Baby (Video)
2002
My Secret Private Virgin (Video) as
Tsang Fan
2002
Wan cheng saat chuet (Video) as
Tak
2002
The Untold Story: The Lost World as
Sam Ko
2002
The Untold Story: Sudden Vanished as
Sam Ko
2002
Yin doi fooi goo leung
2002
Fai seung hung che as
George
2002
Don't Let the Sun Go Down as
Dee
2001
Ghost Story - Horrible Tea (Video) as
Kuen (as Wayne Lai)
2001
Heung Gong ju nam (as Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung)
2001
Ching mai chu gwat biu
2001
Visible Secret as
Peter's brother (as Yiu-Hung Lai)
2001
Old Master Q 2001 as
Willy (as Wayne Lai)
2001
Strangers Meet on the Way as
Fai
2001
Troublesome Night 10 as
Boss
2001
Vampire Controller as
Mao Mao
2001
Troublesome Night 9 as
Guy in Casino
2001
Headlines as
Officer Mak Chung-Hang
2001
Human Pork Chop as
Chan Wan Hok
2000
Paramount Motel as
Cheung Kai-kwong (as Yiu Cheung Lai)
2000
Hong Kong History X as
Brother Foh
2000
Yuk mong ho lit che as
Keung
2000
Bau lik ying ging as
Mo Tse-Chun (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
2000
Troublesome Night 7 as
Alex
2000
Wang shang guai tan as
Kuen
1999
The Masked Prosecutor
1999
Wan Chai 12 mooi as
Brother Ken
1999
Last Ghost Standing as
Cheung
1999
Victim as
Bee / Ting Gun-kwun
1999
The Rules of the Game
1999
Troublesome Night 6 as
Editor Yah Lai
1999
Bullets Over Summer as
Stone
1999
Faan hak sin fung (TV Series) as
Ho Fei Fan
1999
Hanky Panky as
Vincent Ko
1999
Gen-X Cops as
Inspector Tang
1999
Where a Good Man Goes (as Lai Yiu Cheung)
1999
14 Days Before Suicide as
Mr. Ng (as Wayne Lai)
1999
Troublesome Night 5 as
Sing (as Yiu Cheung Lai)
1999
Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King
1998
Fung lau 3 chong si as
Lai Lo-cheung
1998
Journey to the West 2 (TV Series) as
1998
Yung shu tau gong gwai as
Sze
1998
A Killer's Expiry Date as
Cheung Sai Dean (as Wayne Lai)
1998
Nam yan hung lui yan Home as
Brother Ping
1998
Qing chun yuan zhu jiao ji
1998
Troublesome Night 4 as
Driver
1998
The Storm Riders as
Mud Buddha / Nai Pou Saat
1998
Bio-Zombie as
Kui (as Yiu Cheung Lai)
1998
Super Energetic Man as
Brother Cheung
1997
A Recipe for the Heart (TV Series)
1997
Haunted Karaoke as
Chicken Wing
1997
Troublesome Night 2 as
Bobby
1997
Those Were the Days as
Law
1997
Killing Me Tenderly (as Wayne Lai)
1997
Armageddon (as Yiu Cheung Lai)
1996
Journey to the West (TV Series) as
Piggy (1996)
1995
Sun diu hap lui (TV Series) as
Chow Bak-tung
1994
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (TV Series) as
Chow Pak-tung
1991
Big Family (TV Series) as
Chan Foon Yan
1989
Ying xiong zhong ying xiong (TV Movie)
1989
Ta loi ji gong woo (TV Series) as
Chung
- Episode #1.28 - Chung
1989
Flying Squads (TV Series)
1989
File Noir (TV Series)
1988
The Last Conflict (TV Movie)
1988
Tian xia (TV Series) as
Mud Buddha
1987
The Seasons (TV Series) as
Wing
Self
1998
How to Get Rich by Fung Shui? (Documentary)
