Hawick Lau

Hawick Lau Hoi-Wai (English: Hawick Lau Hoi-Wai, October 13, 1974 -), a Hong Kong male artist and producer, the son of Liu Dan, is originally from Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, and is currently based in Mainland China. In 1993, he won the Canadian Chinese Singer Selection Championship. The following year, he joined Hong Kong Wireless Television (TVB) and made his official debut. In 2005, he filmed his first starring role in TVB's "Sweet Grandpa" and left the nest to go north. In 2008, he rose to prominence in mainland China with the role of Huo Dongqing in "The Phoenix Wears the Peony". He later starred in TV series such as "The Beauty of the Country", "The Wife", "Snow on a Thousand Mountains", "Beauty Without Tears", "Sunny Evening in the Summer", and "The Thief". In the 2013 and 2014 Forbes China Celebrity List, Hawick Lau ranked 49th and 19th respectively.