Lau Siu-ming

Biography

Lau Siu-ming, known as "Ming Sir", is a Hong Kong actor and dancer, regarded as one of the pioneers of dance in Hong Kong and a senior artist of TVB. He was raised in Hong Kong with roots in Heshan, Guangdong. In his youth, he traveled to France to study dance, enduring hardships including working on a cruise ship to get there, and later earned a scholarship to study at the Cannes Classical Dance Research Center in France. He became the first Chinese person to choreograph for French dancers and the first Hong Kong dancer to gain international recognition, working as a dancer and choreographer with the National Ballet of Belgium. He returned to Hong Kong and opened a dance school to train young actors. In the 1970s, he served as dance director on TVB's "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" program and made his acting debut in 1975 in the series "Chun Ching Po". In 1979, he was discovered by director Tsui Hark and cast in his first film "蝶變", launching his film career. He became highly active in acting during the 1980s and 1990s, often playing wise paternal roles, most notably as the Millennium Tree Demon in "倩女幽魂" alongside Leslie Cheung. He received the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2002 for his contributions to the stage productions "白蛇" and "梁祝". In 2007, he was awarded an honorary fellowship from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2010, he received the "Outstanding Artistic Contribution Award" from the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards. In 2013, he received the "Outstanding Artist Award" at the TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2016, he appeared in the dance drama "炫舞場" to encourage young dancers. His final television work was the series "嘆息橋" in 2020. He passed away on September 2, 2026 at the age of 94.