Will Or Wai-lam (, 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.
Biography Or was born on 22 January 1992. 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. 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). In 2015, Or wrote and directed To Absent Friends (Chinese:從缺), a short film enlisted in the Fresh Wave Festival, and made his film debut in the 2016 drama film Weeds on Fire. 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.
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. 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.
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. He received a Golden Horse Awards nomination for Best Leading Actor.
Personal life Or announced in July 2025 that he had stage 4 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2016 Weeds on Fire Bullshit (牛屎) 2018 Hoi (阿凱) 2020 Wa Kwok Yin (華國賢) 2021 Drifting Muk (木仔) Anita Remus Choy The First Girl I Loved Sylvia's boyfriend 2022 Sing 2 Darius Cantonese voice dub Far Far Away Tai-tung (大同) 2023 One More Chance Lee Yeung (李陽) The Goldfinger Ng Chi Fai (吳志輝) 2025A Foggy TaleGong Dao (趙公道)
Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2016 3X1 Jack 1 episode2018 Aidan 2 episodes Guardian Angel Jeff 1 episode 2019 Yan-kei (昕頎) Recurring role 2020 Leap Day Jonathan Recurring role2023 Oscar Main role Benjamin Yuen Main role Lam Bak Wai (林百威) Recurring role2024Expats TonyGuest role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2021 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Drifting 2021 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award Best Actor202140th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Best New Performer 202562nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Lead ActorA Foggy Tale
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