Yeung Wai Lun

Yeung Wai Lun
Yeung in November 2022
Born
Yeung Wai Lun

(1982-09-11) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
Hong Kong
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Yeung Wai Lun (Chinese: 楊偉倫, born 11 September 1982) is a Hong Kong actor best known for portraying Pierre in ViuTV drama series Ossan's Love (2021) and his role based on real-life murderer Henry Chau in the legal thriller film The Sparring Partner (2022). He was nominated for Best Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards with the latter role.

Biography

Yeung was born on 11 September 1982 in Hong Kong.[1] He became interested in acting after watching Liu Wai-hung's performances on television when he was in secondary school.[2] He went to Caritas Institute of Community Education to study acting for a year,[1] before attending Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in performing arts.[2] After graduating in 2007, he joined the Chung Ying Theatre Company [zh] and performed in numerous stage plays.[3] He had won a Hong Kong Drama Award and a Hong Kong Theatre Libre [zh] for his performances.[2] He also formed a band called Juicyning [zh], with his APA classmates Michael Ning, Chu Pak Hong and Chu Pak Him [zh].[4]

In 2014, Yeung was invited by his APA classmate Wong Cho-lam to have a cameo in TVB drama series Come On, Cousin.[4][5] He enjoyed the experience and began to look for on-screen opportunities.[4] Yeung landed his first major television role in the 2017 miniseries Midnight Cousin [zh] along with his bandmates.[6] He had his first solo major acting role in 2021 ViuTV drama series Ossan's Love, starring alongside Kenny Wong, Edan Lui and Anson Lo.[5] Yeung also appeared in several feature films, including 2021 biographical film Zero to Hero, and 2022 drama series I SWIM [zh].[7][8]

Yeung received his breakthrough role in 2022, portraying a psychopathic murderer loosely based on real-life person Henry Chau in Ho Cheuk Tin's [zh] legal thriller The Sparring Partner.[9] Yeung's performance received widespread acclaim from both the critics and the audience,[9][10] and he was nominated for Best Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.[11] In 2023, Yeung also appeared in Ho Cheuk Tin's black comedy film Over My Dead Body in a lead role.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight [ill] Egg (阿蛋) [13]
2019 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! [zh] Cheung Chun (張春) [14]
2021 Zero to Hero Silly Keung (傻強) [7]
2022 Tales from the Occult [zh] Joe [15]
The Sparring Partner Henry Cheung (張顯宗) [9]
2023 Over My Dead Body Kingston Chung (鍾定堅) [12]
2024 The Lyricist Wannabe Wong (黃大爺) [16]
Crisis Negotiators Lo Dik (魯迪) [17]
Papa TBA [18]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Come On, Cousin Billy Cameo[5]
2017 Midnight Cousin [zh] Tam Tun (譚盾) Main role[6]
2020 The Gutter [zh] Chu Wai Keung (朱偉強) Recurring role[19]
2021 Ossan's Love Pierre Fong (方梓平) Main role[5]
2022 I SWIM [zh] Mr. Chiu (焦sir) Main role[8]
2023 Killing Procedures [zh] Uncle Main role[20]
Beyond the Common Ground [zh] Chan Ying Kit (陳應傑) Guest role[21]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 23rd Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor The Big Big Day Nominated [22]
2015 24th Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Go Go Ghost Won [23]
7th Hong Kong Theatre Libre Best Lead Actor Freedom of Expression Won [2]
2022 AEG 2022 Best Actor (Film) The Sparring Partner Won [24]
2023 41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Nominated [11]

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