# William Chan

William Chan Wai-ting (born 21 November 1985) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. In 2003, he participated in New Talent Singing Awards where he won several awards. He was then signed under Emperor Entertainment Group. He began his singing career by joining Cantopop group Sun Boy'z in 2006 and left the group in 2008 to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in the same year. Since then, he has released a total of 7 albums and 6 singles.
Since 2013, he gradually shifted his career focus to mainland China. He is known for his roles in television series Swords of Legends (2014), The Mystic Nine (2016), Lost Love in Times (2017), Age of Legends (2018) and Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021).

## Music career
### 2003–2006: Debut with Sun Boy'z

In 2003, William participated in the International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship Hong Kong regional finals and won several awards. He was then signed by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) as a new talent and started appearing in TV shows as a host.
In 2006, William joined Sun Boy'z, a Cantopop boy group created by EEG, together with Steven Cheung and Dennis Mark and started adopting a dance-singer persona. The trio has recorded three albums in 2006 and 2007, but disbanded in 2008.

### 2008–2014: Solo career

After the disbandment of his group, William began his solo career. In September 2008, William released his first solo album Will Power, and won the Most Popular Male Newcomer award at the 2008 Hong Kong Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation and Most Promising Award at the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. The following year, William released his second solo album Warrior. He also participated in Dragon TV's dance program Let's Shake It.
From 2010 to 2013, William released four more albums, namely Do You Wanna Dance (2010), Heads or Tails (2010), WOW (2011) and Pop It Up (2013).

### 2015–present: Development in Mainland

In 2015, William released his first EP titled Waiting, which is also his first Mandarin album. Waiting was a commercial success and achieved platinum certification in sales. The same year in November, he released his self-composed single "1121".
In 2016, William released the single "Plan W", which topped local music charts and reached ten million downloads in 12 hours. On 27 August 2016, William embarked on his first solo tour Inside Me which kick-started in Beijing. It was subsequently held in the cities Shanghai, Nanjing, Chongqing and Guangzhou.
In 2018, he acted as a dance mentor in iQiyi's reality online street dance variety program Hot Blood Dance Crew, as well as a mentor in Dragon Television's talent scouting program The Next Top Bang.
In 2019, William featured in the hit rap song "Wild Wolf Disco".
In 2020, his second solo tour originally scheduled to kick-start in Guangzhou on 14 March 2020 was postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

## Acting career
### 2009–2013: Beginnings in Hong Kong

In 2009, William made his big screen debut in crime thriller Overheard. He was cast in his first lead role in Hi, Fidelity (2011), which was showcased at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
William then starred in the Hong Kong-Chinese film As the Light Goes Out (2013), which won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Macau International Movie Festival for his performance.

### 2014–2015: Breakthrough in Mainland

In 2013, William began to shift his career focus to Mainland China. He filmed his first Chinese drama, The Four, an adaptation of Woon Swee Oan's novel Si Da Ming Bu. The drama was aired on Hunan TV in 2015.
Subsequently, he starred in the fantasy action drama Swords of Legends. It was a huge success and topped viewership ratings and online views in China. The popularity of Swords of Legends shot William to fame in China, and he won the Most Popular All-Around Artist and Media's Most Anticipated Actor awards at the 6th China TV Drama Awards. The same year, William starred in the comedy film Golden Brother and won the Best Young Actor award at the China Image Film Festival for his performance.
William then starred in his first period drama, Legend of Fragrance alongside his Swords of Legends co-star Li Yifeng. The same year, he took on his first small-screen leading role in the fantasy wuxia drama Legend of Zu Mountain.

### 2016–present: Mainstream popularity

In 2016, William starred in the tomb-raiding drama The Mystic Nine, which serves as a prequel to the popular web drama The Lost Tomb by Nanpai Sanshu. The Mystic Nine achieved success, placing first in television ratings and setting a record for the most online views garnered in a day, and has accumulated over 10 billion views. William gained a surge in popularity for his role as Fo Ye, and was named the "Person of the Year" at the iQiyi All-Star Carnival. The same year, he starred alongside Jessica Jung in the romantic comedy film I Love That Crazy Little Thing and featured in Guo Jingming's fantasy blockbuster L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties.
In 2017, William starred in the historical fantasy drama Lost Love in Times.
In 2018, William headlined the war epic film Genghis Khan, as well as modern romance drama Only Side by Side with You and crime action drama Age of Legends He also starred as a supporting role in the war film Air Strike.
In 2019, William starred in the romance film Adoring.
In 2020, the second part of Guo Jingming's fantasy blockbuster L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 was released via on-line streaming.
In 2021, William starred as the main antagonist in fantasy film The Yinyang Master, as well as the main protagonist in cyber security action drama The Dance of the Storm and historical fantasy drama Novoland: Pearl Eclipse.
In 2023, he starred in film Faces in the Crowd, fire fighting drama A Date with the Future and film Bursting Point. His upcoming work includes short drama See Her Again.

## Other activities

In 2016, William was appointed as the first Chinese ambassador of the NFL China.
In 2017, his wax figure dressed up as his role in The Mystic Nine was added to Madame Tussauds Shanghai. In 2018, a second wax figurine dressed in his concert attire was added to Madame Tussauds Beijing.
In 2018, William's fashion brand Williamism collaborated with other companies (New Era, Reebok, UCCA, Aftermaths) to produce his own brand of caps, shoes, T-shirts and skiing attire.
In 2020, he was a mentor in comedian talent scouting show Gagman and starred in reality sales-marketing series "Fourtry Season 2". He also established his own fashion brand CANOTWAIT_, which partnered with luxury car brand Maserati to release a limited edition sedan in 2021.
In 2022, he took part as a regular in outdoor camping variety show Camping Life, followed by Camping Life Season 2 in 2023.
In 2023, he took part as a regular in reality variety shows Run for Time Season 3 and Fairy Tale - Welcome to Star Village.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | English title | Chinese title |
| 2008 | Will Power | |
| 2009 | War-ri-or | 戰士 |
| 2010 | Do You Wanna Dance | |
| 2010 | Heads or Tails | |
| 2011 | WOW | |
| 2012 | Pop It Up | |
| 2015 | Waiting (EP) | 等等 |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
| 2010 | "What Is The Trend" | 什麼是潮流 | with Gillian Chung Mandarin version called "In The Scene" |
| 2015 | "1121" | | |
| 2016 | "Confession" | 表白 | |
| 2016 | "W Project" | W 企划 | |
| 2017 | "Fascinated" | 着迷 | |
| 2019 | "My Lady" | | |
| 2019 | "Wild Wolf Disco" | 野狼disco | with Gem Dong Baoshi |
| 2020 | "Climbing the Wall" | 爬墙 | |
| 2021 | "Dear Future Lover" | - | |
| 2021 | "Convoy" | 护航 | |
| 2022 | "Blooming Years" | 盛开的年华 | |

### Soundtracks and Promotional Songs

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2012 | "Return What You Borrowed" | 有借有还 | Triad OST Waiting | |
| 2013 | "The Brave" | 勇者 | As the Light Goes Out OST | with Nicholas Tse & Hong Zhuoli |
| 2014 | "Peers" | 两同行 | Swords of Legends OST | |
| 2015 | "Waiting Silently" | 无言守候 | The Four OST | |
| 2015 | "Sweet Aftertaste" | 回甘 | Chef Nic Season 2 theme song | with Nicholas Tse & Yu Quan |
| 2016 | "I Really Want to Hug You" | 好想抱着你 | The Love of Happiness OST | |
| 2016 | "My Clan" | 我门 | The Mystic Nine OST | |
| 2016 | "Love! Love! Aloha" | | I Love That Crazy Little Thing OST | with Jessica Jung |
| 2016 | "Run For More" | 酷跑 | Tian Tian Ku Pao theme song | |
| 2016 | "Perfect Day" | 完美這一天 | Cook Up a Storm OST | with Nicholas Tse, Leo Ku, Joey Yung, Twins, Raymond Lam & Hacken Lee |
| 2017 | "Because of You" | 因你 | Lost Love in Times OST | |
| 2018 | "Dazzling Dance" | 炫舞 | QQ Dazzling Dance mobile game theme song | |
| 2018 | "Lucid Dream" | 清醒梦境 | Only Side by Side with You OST | |
| 2018 | "A Stroke of Jianghu" | 一笔江湖 | Hot Blood Dance Crew promotional song | |
| 2018 | "The Light" | 光 | Age of Legends OST | |
| 2019 | "A Whole New World" | 新的世界 | Aladdin OST (Mandarin version) | with Zhang Bichen |
| 2019 | "Adoring" | 宠爱 | Adoring OST | with Leo Wu, Zhang Zifeng, Wallace Chung, Yang Zishan, Zhong Chuxi, Tan Jianci, Kan Qingzi, Guo Qilin, Li Landi |
| 2019 | "Happy New Year" | 新年快乐 | Adoring OST | |
| 2021 | "Promise" | 侍约 | The Yinyang Master OST | |
| 2021 | "A Flame in Winter" | 冬天里的一把火 | Master Kong iced tea promotional song | with Meng Meiqi and Nawu Kere |
| 2021 | "Leave like the Wind" | 像风一样离开 | The Dance of the Storm OST | |
| 2021 | "Together for a Shared Future" | 一起向未来 | 2022 Winter Olympics promotional song | with Tia Ray |
| 2022 | "We will be better" | 我们会更好 | 25th anniversary Hong Kong handover celebration theme song | with Joey Yung (Cantonese version) with Joey Yung, Sun Nan, Tan Weiwei (Mandarin version) |
| 2023 | "Storm" | 暴风 | Faces in the Crowd OST | |
| 2023 | "Real Men" | 大丈夫 | Bursting Point OST | with Nick Cheung |

### Others

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2017 | "Love You For A Million Years" | 爱你一万年 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2018 | "The Best Stage" | 最好的舞台 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2019 | "I Strive in Happiness" | 我奋斗我幸福 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2019 | "A Youthful Asia " | 青春亚洲 | Performance for CCTV Asia Cultural Gala | |
| 2020 | "New Year Disco" | 过年迪斯科 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2020 | "Protect" | 守护 | Performance for CCTV National Day Gala | - |
| 2021 | "Auspicious" | 吉祥高照 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2021 | "Youth" | 少年 | Performance for CCTV National Day Gala | - |
| 2022 | "Happy and Prosperous Year" | 歡樂吉祥年 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | |
| 2022 | "China Fate" | 中国缘 | Performance for CCTV Youth Day Gala | - |
| 2022 | "Thousand Years of Peace" | 千年永宁 | Performance for CCTV New Year Countdown | - |
| 2023 | "Landscape of the Country" | 国色山河 | Performance for CCTV Youth Festival Concert | - |
| 2024 | "Dream Rivers" | 梦里的珠江缓缓地流 | Performance for Hundred Flowers Spring Concert | - |
| 2024 | "Hey Youth" | 嘿 少年 | Performance for CCTV New Year's Gala | - |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Sparkling Red Star | 闪闪的红星 | | |
| 2009 | Overheard | 竊聽風雲 | Zu | |
| 2009 | Trick or Cheat | 爱出猫 | Xue Junhui | |
| 2009 | Split Second Murders | 死神傻了 | Ke Le | |
| 2009 | Seven 2 One | 關人7事 | William | |
| 2010 | Beauty on Duty | 美麗密令 | Qin Lang | |
| 2010 | Ex | 前度 | Chen Yunping | |
| 2010 | All About Love | 得閒炒飯 | Mike | |
| 2010 | Lover's Discourse | 恋人絮语 | Ah Bao (young) | |
| 2011 | Hi, Fidelity | 出轨的女人 | Bill / Ben | |
| 2012 | Triad | 紮職 | Ah Ting | |
| 2013 | Hardcore Comedy | 重口味毒菇求爱 | Ah Jie | |
| 2014 | As the Light Goes Out | 救火英雄 | Zhang Wenjian | |
| 2014 | Golden Brother | 男人唔可以窮 | Xue Keyong | |
| 2015 | Lost in Wrestling | 五行攻略 | Ruo Nan | |
| 2016 | I Love That Crazy Little Thing | 那件疯狂的小事叫爱情 | Jiang Yang | |
| 2016 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | 爵迹 | Nether | |
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | 建军大业 | Triad boss (Cameo) | |
| 2017 | While There's Still Time | 日落之前，喝一杯 | | Vogue film |
| 2018 | Genghis Khan | 战神纪 | Temüjin | |
| 2018 | Air Strike | 大轰炸 | Cheng Ting | |
| 2018 | Extinguished | 熄灭 | | Short film |
| 2019 | Adoring | 宠爱 | Zhao Le | |
| 2020 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | 爵迹 2 : 冷血狂宴 | Nether | |
| 2021 | The Yinyang Master | 侍神令 | Ci Mu | |
| 2023 | Faces in the Crowd | 暴风 | Chen Jiadong | |
| 2023 | Bursting Point | 爆裂點 | Jiang Ming | |
| TBA | Infinite Missions | 無限任務 | | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2014 | Swords of Legends | 古剑奇谭 | Ling Yue |
| 2015 | Legend of Fragrance | 活色生香 | An Yichen / Wen Shiqing |
| 2015 | The Four | 少年四大名捕 | Zhui Ming |
| 2015 | Legend of Zu Mountain | 蜀山战纪之剑侠传奇 | Ding Dali / Ding Yin |
| 2016 | Edge of Happiness | 缘来幸福 | He Han |
| 2016 | The Love of Happiness | 因为爱情有幸福 | Su Kaiwen |
| 2016 | The Mystic Nine | 老九门 | Zhang Qishan / Foye |
| 2017 | Lost Love in Times | 醉玲瓏 | Yuan Ling |
| 2018 | Only Side by Side with You | 南方有乔木 | Shi Yue |
| 2018 | Age of Legends | 橙红年代 | Liu Ziguang |
| 2021 | The Dance of the Storm | 风暴舞 | Li Junjie |
| 2021 | Novoland: Pearl Eclipse | 斛珠夫人 | Fang Zhu / Fang Jianming |
| 2023 | A Date with the Future | 照亮你 | Jin Shichuan |
| 2024 | See Her Again | 太阳星辰 | Yeung Kwong Yiu |
| TBA | Love's Ambition | 许我耀眼 | Shen Haoming |

### Variety show (Compere/Fixed Cast)

| Year | English title | Chinese title |
| 2003 | Disney Happy Saturday | 迪斯尼开心星期六 |
| 2004–2006 | Viva Club Disney | 香港迪士尼乐园 |
| 2009 | TVB Children's Day | 大咕窿 |
| 2010–2011 | Big Boys Club | 兄弟帮 |
| 2015 | Chef Nic Season 2 | 十二道锋味II |
| 2018 | Hot Blood Dance Crew | 热血街舞团 |
| 2018–2019 | The Next Top Bang | 中国梦之声·下一站传奇 |
| 2019 | Chase Me | 追我吧 |
| 2020 | Gagman | 认真的嘎嘎们 |
| 2020-2021 | Fourtry Season 2 | 潮流合伙人2 |
| 2022 | Camping Life | 一起露营吧 |
| 2023 | Camping Life Season 2 | 一起露营吧 2 |
| 2023 | Run for Time Season 3 | 全员加速中 3 |
| 2023 | Fairy Tale - Welcome to Star Village | 童话之欢迎来到星守村 |

## Awards and nominations
### Film and television

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | 5th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | As the Light Goes Out | Won |
| 2014 | 6th China Image Film Festival | Best Young Actor | Golden Brother | Won |
| 2014 | 6th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Golden Brother | Nominated |
| 2014 | 6th China TV Drama Awards | Most Anticipated Actor by the Media | Swords of Legends | Won |
| 2014 | 6th China TV Drama Awards | Most Popular All-Rounded Artist | Swords of Legends | Won |
| 2014 | 3rd iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Actor | — | Won |
| 2015 | 21st Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Swords of Legends | Nominated |
| 2015 | 17th Huading Awards | Best Newcomer | Swords of Legends | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Idol | — | Won |
| 2016 | 5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Person of the Year | The Mystic Nine | Won |
| 2018 | 24th Huading Awards | Best Actor (Modern Drama) | Only Side by Side with You | Nominated |
| 2019 | GQ 2019 Men of the Year | Goodwill Ambassador | — | Won |
| 2020 | 8th Vancouver Chinese Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | Adoring | Won |
| 2021 | 13th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Yinyang Master | Nominated |
| 2023 | 4th New Era International Film Festival | Best Action Actor | Faces in the Crowd | Nominated |

### Music

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | New Artist Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards | New Forces Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | New Singer Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Song | "Taxi" | Won |
| 2009 | Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation | Best New Male Singer (Gold) | — | Won |
| 2009 | 26th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Most Popular New Male Artist (Gold) | — | Won |
| 2009 | 31st RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Most Promising Singer (Gold) | — | Won |
| 2009 | IFPI Music Sales Awards | Most Commercially Valuable Male Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2009 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Rising Singer Award | — | Won |
| 2009 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Adapted Song | "Today I Finally Know I Am Wrong" | Won |
| 2009 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Singer | — | Won |
| 2009 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Most Popular Singer | — | Won |
| 2010 | 27th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Best Revision Song | "Today I Finally Know I Am Wrong" | Won |
| 2010 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Best Dance Singer | — | Won |
| 2010 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Best Dance Song | "Do you wanna dance" | Won |
| 2011 | 28th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Outstanding Performance Award (Gold) | — | Won |
| 2011 | 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Most Popular Duet Song | "In the Scene" (with Gillian Chung) | Won |
| 2011 | 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Hot Trend Dance Singer Award | — | Won |
| 2011 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | New Forces Singer Award | — | Won |
| 2011 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Best Dance Singer | — | Won |
| 2011 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Best Dance Song | "Baby Don't Cry" | Won |
| 2011 | 9th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award | Best Dance Song | "LOVE U2" | Won |
| 2011 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Singer | — | Won |
| 2011 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Song | "Baby Don't Cry" | Won |
| 2012 | 29th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Best Singer-Songwriter (Bronze) | — | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Asian Dance Singer Award | — | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Singer | — | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Song (Gold) | "Queen" | Won |
| 2015 | 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Annual Music Grand Award | — | Won |
| 2015 | Elle Style Awards | Hot Trend Trans-boundary Singer of the Year | — | Won |
| 2016 | IFPI Music Sales Awards | Top 10 Best Selling Singers | — | Won |
| 2016 | IFPI Music Sales Awards | Top 10 Best Selling Albums (Mandarin) | Waiting | Won |

### Forbes China Celebrity 100

| Year | Rank |
| 2015 | 70th |
| 2017 | 21st |
| 2019 | 23rd |
| 2020 | 40th |