Lam Yiu Sing (Chinese: 林耀聲; born 1988 or 1989) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his roles as Tse Chi-lung in the sports film Weeds on Fire (2016) and young David in the ViuTV romance series Margaret & David.
Biography
Lam was born in 1988 or 1989 in Hong Kong.[1][2] He has an elder brother and grew up in a public housing estate in Tuen Mun.[3] He did not perform well academically and left school after finishing Form 5, beginning to work various jobs, including as a mall renovation worker.[3][4] At the age of 17, Lam was discovered by director Heiward Mak on a sports field, and was cast in the lead role of her drama film High Noon.[3][5] After this experience, he became interested in acting and began auditioning for roles, starring in student graduation projects and short films while continuing to work in labor jobs, such as an air conditioning maintenance apprentice.[5] In 2014, Lam again collaborated with Heiward Mak, starring in her romance film Uncertain Relationship Society [zh].[5]
Lam's breakout role came in 2016, when he played Tse Chi-lung, a baseball player on a real-life Hong Kong team that won the first gold medal in baseball, in the sports drama film Weeds on Fire.[6][7] That same year, he also shared a lead role with Bowie Lam as the younger version of the titular character David in the ViuTV romance series Margaret & David - Green Bean [zh].[8] Lam continued to land lead roles, starring in the HOY TV romance series 100 Days of Love II [zh] in 2017.[9] In 2018, he portrayed musician Danny Yip in the biographical film House of The Rising Sons [zh],[10] and had a lead role in the comedy film Keyboard Warriors [zh] alongside Neo Yau.[11] The following year, he co-starred as Bunny in the sports film We Are Legends [zh],[12] and appeared in the drama film Suk Suk.[13] He also starred in Toy Stories, a segment of the 2020 anthology film Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down [zh].[14] In 2021, Lam portrayed the younger version of Patrick Tse in the black comedy film Time,[15] for which they shared a win for the Best Movie Character of the Year in the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards of that same year.[16][17]
