Lam Yiu Sing (; born 1988 or 1989) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his roles as Tse Chi-lung in the sports film ''

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'' (2016) and young David in the

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romance series ''Margaret & David''.

Biography

Lam was born in 1988 or 1989 in Hong Kong. He has an elder brother and grew up in a public housing estate in

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. He did not perform well academically and left school after finishing Form 5, beginning to work various jobs, including as a mall renovation worker. At the age of 17, Lam was discovered by director

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on a sports field, and was cast in the lead role of her drama film ''High Noon''. After this experience, he became interested in acting and began auditioning for roles, starring in student graduation projects and short films while continuing to work in labor jobs, such as an air conditioning maintenance apprentice. In 2014, Lam again collaborated with Heiward Mak, starring in her romance film '. Lam's breakout role came in 2016, when he played Tse Chi-lung, a baseball player on a real-life Hong Kong team that won the first gold medal in baseball, in the sports drama film ''

''. That same year, he also shared a lead role with

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as the younger version of the titular character David in the

romance series '. Lam continued to land lead roles, starring in the

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romance series ' in 2017. In 2018, he portrayed musician Danny Yip in the biographical film ', and had a lead role in the comedy film ' alongside

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. The following year, he co-starred as Bunny in the sports film ', and appeared in the drama film ''

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''. He also starred in ''Toy Stories'', a segment of the 2020 anthology film '. In 2021, Lam portrayed the younger version of

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in the black comedy film ''

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'', for which they shared a win for the Best Movie Character of the Year in the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards of that same year. In 2022, Lam had a main role in the mystery thriller web series ', and appeared as the younger version of

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in the crime thriller film ''

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''. In 2024, he landed a main role in the ViuTV legal drama ', and starred in a lead role as the younger version of Sam Lee (played by

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) in the action film ''

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''.

Personal life

Lam began dating actress and model in June 2016, and announced their break up in November 2019. In 2023, he opened an

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with singer .

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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