1. Raymond Lam is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas A Step into the Past, Twin of Brothers, Moonlight Resonance, Highs and Lows and Line Walker and was dubbed the King of Chok after his role in The Mysteries of Love.
Raymond Lam was born in Xiamen, China, on 8 December 1979, but moved to Hong Kong at the age of 2.
Raymond Lam's father, Lam Kwok-Wah, is a real-estate property developer in the mainland referred to as "Xiamen's Li Ka-shing" who sits on the board of seven real estate and construction companies.
Raymond Lam studied in St Paul's College, Hong Kong for Secondary School.
Raymond Lam attended the 13th TVB artists training class in 1998 as an auditing student and was offered a contract with TVB upon graduation in September 1998.
Raymond Lam was then offered his first lead role in Eternal Happiness.
In 2003, Raymond Lam won the TVB Anniversary Award for "Most Improved Male Artiste" for his performance in the legal drama, Survivor's Law.
In 2004, Raymond Lam gained fame in China for his role as Kou Chong in Twin of Brothers, and won several awards.
In 2007, Raymond Lam was cast in The Drive of Life, a grand production by TVB to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong reunification.
Also in 2008, Raymond Lam starred in the wuxia drama The Four.
In 2010, Raymond Lam starred in The Mysteries of Love, where he portrayed a genius physics professor.
Subsequently, the term went viral and Raymond Lam was named as the "King of Chok".
In 2011, Raymond Lam starred in the Chinese film The Sorcerer and the White Snake, portraying Xu Xian.
The film was one of the top 5 grossing Chinese films of the year, and Raymond Lam was ranked on Forbes China Celebrity List for the first time.
In 2012, Raymond Lam played a policeman for the first time in Highs and Lows.
High and Lows was the most watched Hong Kong drama in China that year, and Raymond Lam won "Best Actor" at the Huading Awards.
In 2013, Raymond Lam starred in Saving General Yang, portraying the fifth son Yang Yande.
Raymond Lam starred in the hit Hong Kong drama, Line Walker.
Raymond Lam became a stronger contender for "Best Actor" award in 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Raymond Lam won the "Best Actor" award at the 15th Huading Awards for his performance in both dramas.
In 2015, Raymond Lam portrayed Lu Xiaofeng in the wuxia drama, Detectives and Doctors.
Raymond Lam is the fourth Chinese actor to portray the character, and was praised by critics for being the most outstanding Lu Xiaofeng.
In 2016, Raymond Lam starred in the wuxia drama, Six Doors, acting as a constable detective.
In 2017, Raymond Lam starred in the palace drama, Rule The World, playing Huang Taiji.
In 2018, Raymond Lam is set to star in The Legends of Monkey King, playing the titular Sun Wukong.
Raymond Lam was cast in the police procedural drama, Police Tactical Unit.
In 2021, Raymond Lam starred as the main lead in Female-centered business drama, Star of Ocean.
In 2018, Raymond Lam signed with Louis Koo's management agency Sky High Entertainment.
In 2019, Raymond Lam announced he would be working with TVB and The Voice Entertainment Group during the press conference of TVB Homecoming on 17 March 2019.
In 2020, Raymond Lam reprised his role as "Bao Seed" Sit Ka-keung in Line Walker: Bull Fight.
Apart from his acting career, Raymond Lam performed some of the theme songs for the television series he acted in.
In 2007, Raymond Lam signed on with EEG under its Music Plus Label, and released his debut album, Finding Love in Memories, on 23 November.
On 10 September 2008, Raymond Lam released his second album Your Love.
In 2009, Raymond Lam released his third album Let's Get Wet and stepped on the Hong Kong Coliseum for his first concert, held on 17 and 18 June.
On 17 July 2010, Raymond Lam released his fourth album Come 2 Me.
On 4 March 2011, Raymond Lam released his first Mandarin album First.
On 22 July 2011, Raymond Lam released his sixth album LF, which includes the hit single "CHOK".
In 2012, Raymond Lam continued his Light up my Live World Tour at other countries such as Macau and several cities in America.
On 17 August 2012, Raymond Lam released his seventh album Self-Portrait.
On 26 January 2013, Raymond Lam held his fourth concert and world tour, A Time 4 You, with his eighth album of the same name released one day before the concert.
From 29 April until 1 May 2016, Raymond Lam held his fifth concert, Heart Attack LF Live In HK.
Raymond Lam has signed with TVB's record label, Voice Entertainment on 17 March 2019.
In 2022, Raymond Lam joined the cast of reality tv show Call Me by Fire as a contestant.
Raymond Lam married Carina Zhang, a Chinese model, in December 2019.