Raymond Lui Leung-wai (, born 22 December 1956) is a Hong Kong actor. Born in

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, he traces his ancestry to

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. He is best known for his roles as "Ting Lik" in the

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...

series ''

The Bund The Bund is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East Zhongshan Road No.1) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the wester ...

'' (1980) and as "Ng Sik-Ho" in the gangster biopic ''To Be Number One'' (1991).

Early life and career

Lui was born in a Hoa family in Chợ Lớn, Saigon, South Vietnam, in 1956. His father, a businessman, moved from China to Vietnam in the 1940s. In 1967, during the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

, Lui moved to Hong Kong with his family and was encouraged by his father to join an actors' training class. He enrolled in

's Artists Training Class in the 1970s and began acting as extras or minor characters in various television series produced by the television network. In 1980, Lui rose to fame after playing "Ting Lik" in the period television series ''

'', co-starring with

Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awar ...

and Angie Chiu. He continued to portray "Ting Lik" in the two sequels to ''The Bund'' ('' The Bund II'' and '' The Bund III''). Since then, Lui has been playing the leading roles of various TVB-produced television series in the 1980s. Lui retired from TVB in 1989 and went to work on films and mainland Chinese television series. He returned to TVB in 2009, starring as "Marcus Cheuk" in the television drama '' Born Rich''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

The Bund
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at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase {{DEFAULTSORT:Lui, Ray 1956 births Actors from Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Buddhists Hong Kong people of Hoa descent Vietnamese emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong male actors TVB actors Living people