Will Or

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Will Or Wai-lam (Chinese: 柯煒林, born 22 January 1992) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his role in the drama film Drifting (2021), for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 58th Golden Horse Awards and both Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Born
Or Wai-lam

(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 34)
Hong Kong
OccupationActor
Yearsactive2016–present
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Born
Or Wai-lam

(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 34)
Hong Kong
Alma materCity University of Hong Kong
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
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Biography

Or was born on 22 January 1992.[1] He attended and studied creative media at City University of Hong Kong, but quit before obtaining a degree to pursue an acting career in 2018.[2] He featured in several short films during his university years, including the award-winning Why Don't We Share Our Solitude (Chinese:如霧起時).[3][4] In 2015, Or wrote and directed To Absent Friends (Chinese:從缺), a short film enlisted in the Fresh Wave Festival,[2] and made his film debut in the 2016 drama film Weeds on Fire.[5][6] He then appeared in several films with minor roles, before starring in ViuTV drama series Till Death Do Us Part as Yan-kei and Leap Day as Jonathan, which the latter role had earned him widespread acclaim.[7][8]

In 2021, Or was cast to star alongside Francis Ng in the drama film Drifting, which he received a Golden Horse Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor and Hong Kong Film Awards nominations for both Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer.[5][9] He landed his first major television role as Oscar in ViuTV drama series Beyond the Common Ground in 2023, starring alongside Chiu Sin-hang, Ivy So, and Vincent Kok.[10][11]

Or starred in the 2025 Taiwanese movie A Foggy Tale, a historical drama set during the White Terror period, which won the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature.[12] He received a Golden Horse Awards nomination for Best Leading Actor.[13]

Personal life

Or announced in July 2025 that he had stage 4 adenocarcinoma of the lung.[14]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Weeds on Fire Bullshit (牛屎) [5]
2018 No.1 Chung Ying Street [zh] Hoi (阿凱) [15]
2020 Apart [zh-yue] Wa Kwok Yin (華國賢) [16]
2021 Drifting Muk (木仔) [5]
Anita Remus Choy [15]
The First Girl I Loved Sylvia's boyfriend [15]
2022 Sing 2 Darius Cantonese voice dub[17]
Far Far Away Tai-tung (大同) [18]
2023 One More Chance Lee Yeung (李陽) [19]
The Goldfinger Ng Chi Fai (吳志輝) [20]
2025 A Foggy Tale Gong Dao (趙公道) [21]
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Television

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2016 3X1 Jack 1 episode[15]
2018 VR Exorcist [zh] Aidan 2 episodes[22]
Guardian Angel Jeff 1 episode[23]
2019 Till Death Do Us Part [zh] Yan-kei (昕頎) Recurring role[24]
2020 Leap Day Jonathan Recurring role[8]
2023 Beyond the Common Ground [zh] Oscar Main role[10]
Food Buddies [zh] Benjamin Yuen Main role[25]
Sparks [zh] Lam Bak Wai (林百威) Recurring role[26]
2024 Expats Tony Guest role[27]
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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Drifting Nominated [28]
2021 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award Best Actor Nominated [29]
2021 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [30]
Best New Performer Nominated
2025 62nd Golden Horse Awards Best Lead Actor A Foggy Tale Nominated [31]
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