Yeung Wai Lun (, born 11 September 1982) is a

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actor best known for portraying Pierre in

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drama series ''

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'' (2021) and his role based on real-life murderer Henry Chau in the legal thriller film ''

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'' (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. He became interested in acting after watching

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's performances on television when he was in secondary school. He went to Caritas Institute of Community Education to study acting for a year, before attending

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(APA) to pursue a

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in performing arts. After graduating in 2007, he joined the and performed in numerous stage plays. He had won a Hong Kong Drama Award and a for his performances. He also formed a band called , with his APA classmates

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and . In 2014, Yeung was invited by his APA classmate

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to have a cameo in

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drama series ''

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''. He enjoyed the experience and began to look for on-screen opportunities. Yeung landed his first major television role in the 2017 miniseries ' along with his bandmates. He had his first solo major acting role in 2021

drama series ''

'', starring alongside

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and

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. Yeung also appeared in several feature films, including 2021 biographical film '' Zero to Hero'', and 2022 drama series '. Yeung received his breakthrough role in 2022, portraying a psychopathic murderer loosely based on real-life person Henry Chau in legal thriller ''

''. Yeung's performance received widespread acclaim from both the critics and the audience, and he was nominated for Best Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2023, Yeung also appeared in Ho Cheuk Tin's

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'' Over My Dead Body'' in a lead role.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, nm6845952 Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Alumni of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 1982 births Living people