Will Or Wai-lam

Biography

Will Or Wai-lam is a Hong Kong actor born on January 22, 1992. He grew up in Tuen Mun with a brother and a sister. He graduated from a Buddhist secondary school in 2011 and initially enrolled at HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education before transferring to City University of Hong Kong's School of Creative Media, inspired by directors Patrick Tam and Hei-yi Mak. He began his acting career with a short film in the Fresh Wave festival titled "When the Fog Begins". His first feature film was "Weeds on Fire" in 2016, where he played the role of "Niu Shi", which brought him recognition. In 2018, he was featured as a "new rising star" at the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony. He appeared in notable ViuTV television productions such as "Memory Backup" where he played six different roles, and "Leap Day" in 2020 where he portrayed Jonathan and received acclaim for his emotional crying scenes. In 2021, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for his role in "Drifting", and also received nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2025, he publicly announced his diagnosis of stage four lung adenocarcinoma but returned to work after his condition stabilized. That same year, he received his first Best Actor nomination at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for the film "Mongrel". In 2026, he was invited to host the 63rd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards ceremony.