Law Lok-lam

Law Lok-lam is a Hong Kong actor currently under Television Broadcasts Limited management. As a television actor active since the 1970s, Law has appeared in numerous television dramas. His extensive body of work has led to multiple productions featuring his death scenes being broadcast on the same day. Law originally joined TVB in 1976 as a film extra, but left the same year to return to rival station Commercial Television. Almost a decade with another rival station Asia Television, he returned to TVB in 1990. He was one of five artistes awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Awards" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee.

Early life

Law was born in British Hong Kong and immigrated with his family at the age of 14 to Macao. One of his earliest jobs was working at a plastic factory and accompanying the truck drivers during shipment deliveries. After graduating from high school he opened a small traveling agency and also became a tour guide. At the age of 23 he signed up for acting at the Shaw Brothers artists class.

Career

Law gained international public attention in April 2011 when five TVB dramas he starred in were broadcast on the same day showing all his characters dying. He was dubbed "the actor that died 5 times in one day ". The dramas that aired were 2011 Grace [Under Fire (2011 TV series)|Grace Under Fire], 2011 Relic of an Emissary, 2006 Face to Fate, 2002 Police Station No. 7 and 2001 Virtues of Harmony.