Lawrence Ng Wai Kwok

Biography

Lawrence Ng Wai Kwok is a Hong Kong actor and singer, born on 13 July 1952 in Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. He grew up in Kowloon City and So Uk Estate. He graduated from a primary school in Kowloon City in 1965 and attended St. English College in Tsim Sha Tsui, where he was classmates with actor Wong Wan Choi. He joined the second cohort of TVB's artist training programme in 1973 and became a leading star from the very beginning of his career. He starred in numerous television dramas and formed TVB's first on-screen couple with actress Lui Yau-wai in the series "巫山盟" and "船", achieving great fame with their duet "田园春梦". His singing talent led to a recording contract with Entertainment Records. In 1977 he moved to Commercial Television to film "紅樓夢", and after the station closed in 1978, he went to Taiwan to work with Shaw Brothers. In 1979 he joined Rediffusion Television and appeared in the famous series "天蠶變", remaining with the station through its transition to ATV. In the early 1980s he also ran businesses including Italian fashion imports and a French restaurant in Wan Chai. In 1993 he returned to TVB for series like "第三類法庭" and "隋唐群英會" but no longer in leading roles. He gradually stepped back from acting from 1997, spending more time in mainland China managing film and television production for his girlfriend Liu Xiaoqing's company. He returned to the screen in 2006 after a long absence, hosting "超級靚聲演鬥廳" and appearing in dramas such as "歲月風雲", "銀樓金粉" and "五味人生". He has largely retired from the entertainment industry since 2010 and rarely appears on screen.