Lawrence Ng

Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series Healing Hands and the films Fate Twisters and Sex and Zen.

Ng's older brother is Charlie Ng Kai-ming, who also worked for TVB, but left the acting world in 1994 to become a stockbroker and now owner of a restaurant chain with locations in Hong Kong and China.

Career

Lawrence Ng's first appearance was in 1986 in the TV series The Feud of Two Brothers (流氓大亨); he was cast as villain Chung Wai-shun. Wai-shun had conflicts with his brother, even though the latter cared about him. As the villain, Ng killed his own father but was found not guilty, caused a girl who had a crush on him to become disabled, and left a woman (Kathy Chow) paralyzed. Since his early beginnings in the television industry, he has been an actor of Hong Kong's TVB as a lead male for the great extent of his career.

In 1991, Ng starred in the infamous erotic film Sex and Zen (玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑) alongside Amy Yip. Although the movie was a massive success at the box office and many people, outside of Hong Kong and unfamiliar with his long television career, best identify him for his role in the film, Ng mentioned in an interview that he was embarrassed for having made it (had it not been for certain "trying" reasons) and wishes that he instead be known for his serious character roles in modern and period drama TV series.

Although he continues to be a popular leading actor in Hong Kong, playing only the lead male role, Ng has decided to pursue his talent in business, leaving the full-time entertainment industry, stating that "an actor cannot act forever". He married his girlfriend, Shek Yeung Chi, a model from mainland China after terminating his per-series contract with TVB in May 2007. He continues to operate his business ventures of European restaurants, though some have closed down.

In 2026, Ng revealed that he had licensed the rights to his image to a production company, which is recreating his appearance as a 20-year-old using artificial intelligence for an upcoming film.

Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes 1984 The Other Side of the Horizon The Duke of Mount Deer 1985 Sword Stained with Royal Blood The Battlefield 1986 The Feud of Two Brothers Chung Wai-shun 1987 The Legend of the Book and the Sword The Grand Canal Yeung Gwong TV series 1988 Chicken and Duck Talk Danny Poon The Crazy Companies II 1991 The Banquet New Dragon Gate Inn Sex and Zen Center Stage 1993 The Underground Banker 1994 Hail the Judge Mirror Fong Tong Kan A Chinese Torture Chamber Story 1995 Peace Hotel 1996 ICAC Investigators 1996 Outburst 1997 File of Justice V SIP Alex Tsui Wai Kit 1998 A Place of One's Own Till When Do Us Apart Healing Hands Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor 1999 A Loving Spirit Michael Ching Ho Yin Till When Do Us Part My Heart Will Go On 2000 The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber Zhang Wuji Healing Hands 2 Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActorA Taste of LoveMa YouWhen a Man Loves a Woman 2001 Every Dog Has His Date 2002 Police Station No. 7 TV series The Threat of Love II The Legendary Siblings 2 2003 Back to Square One Fate TwistersLok Tin ShangSai Kung Story 2005 Healing Hands 3 Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei TV series 2006 At Home With Love Chung Chi-leung TV series Mr. 3 Minutes 2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity The Men of Justice Fong Tsz-ho TV series 2012 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky Guyue the Immortal TV series 2013 The Hippocratic Crush II Dr. Lokman Lok Man-sang TV series7 AssassinsRevolutionary 2014 Never Dance Alone Alan Yiu TV series Tomorrow Is Another Day Man Seung-sing TV series 2015 The Dangerous Affair Keeper of Darkness cameo The Prospector Make Explorations 2016 Presumed Accidents George Kiu 2017 The Secret of S 2019 Flying Tiger 2 Paul Hoon, Commissioner of Police 2026Deadly SinsDr. Hong LikEpisodes 1-5 TBA In The Storm

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