ancestry children birth_place ethnicity parents jyutpingchinesename tradchinesename simpchinesename birth_date spouse article_title name pinyinchinesename
weihai , shandong , china 1 hong kong , china han chinese lau dan lau 4 hoi 2 wai 1 劉愷威 刘恺威 13 october 1974 yang mi -lrb- m. 2014 -rrb- hawick lau
 hawick lau liú kǎiwēi
hawick lau

hawick lau -lrb- 劉愷威 ; born 13 october 1974 -rrb- is a hong kong chinese actor and singer , most famous for his performances in the tvb series `` a kindred spirit '' , `` virtues of harmony '' and its sequel `` virtues of harmony ii '' , `` my family '' , and `` master of destiny '' .
he is the son of hong kong actor lau dan , with whom he co-starred in `` a kindred spirit '' , `` virtues of harmony '' and `` virtues of harmony ii '' .
in `` a kindred spirit '' , they actually played father and son .
hawick grew up in hong kong , china , but travelled throughout asia with his father when he would do promotions and performances for the shows he starred in .
hawick studied architecture at ryerson university in toronto , canada before returning to hong kong to pursue his acting career .
he is also a singer , having released several albums in the late 1990s , but they were not as successful as his acting career .
when he debuted in the late 1990s , tvb had named him as one of the five new young dragons -- a group of young actors that the network to push to turn into stars .
in 2003 , after having a significant amount of success at tvb , he took a leave to go and film in mainland china , where there was an opportunity to make more money .
in addition to this roles in television series for tvb , he has travelled to singapore to star in the local production destiny , which is produced by mediacorp .
he has also starred in a number of motion pictures , and won critical acclaim for his role in `` the spy dad '' .
in april 2006 , hawick signed with atv , the other main television station and production studio in hong kong for one year to star in a new series .
at the press conference and contract signing , hawick was asked if he 's asked his dad , lau daan , for his opinion on switching to a different company and if tvb will be mad at him for switching .
hawick replied , `` my mom has always complained that she was n't able to see me a lot .
working back in hk works out real well for me .
as for tvb , tvb is my maternal home .
i 'm very thankful for them in giving me so many opportunities .
maybe in the future we might be able to work together again .
besides , tvb is a big company .
i 'm sure i would n't have made them angry . ''
in november 2006 , hawick 's first series with atv , `` no turning back '' , began airing in hong kong .
in the series , hawick plays a villain who kills his entire family .
he is also slated to star in several series in 2007 , including a comedy with patricia liu .
ever since his move to act in mainland dramas , his popularity has dramatically increased amongst the asian community .
he was praised for his portrayal of the character huo dong qing in the 2008 mainland drama 凤穿牡丹 .
he has also acted in a drama with athena chu called 一千滴眼泪 -lrb- a thousand tears -rrb- .
to this day , there has been no talk regarding another tvb drama collaboration .
he also starred in the chinese mainland tv series called royal embroidery workshop or feng chuan mu dan in 2008 with li xiao ran .
