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Frankie Lam Man Lung is a former Hong Kong actor and businessman. He joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in 1987 after participating in the TVB New Talent Singing Contest. In 1990, he was one of TVB's "Sons of the Sun". He briefly joined Asia Television (ATV) before returning to TVB. In 2004, he married actress Guo Keying. In 2012, he joined Hong Kong Television Network but returned to TVB in 2016 as a freelance actor to film TVB's first 4K drama My Unfair Lady. He subsequently filmed Another Era in 2017. In December 2019, he was appointed Vice President of Asia Television Digital Media,^[1] officially taking office in January 2020. ^[2]In 2020, he became Vice President of Asia Momentum Media, ^[3]a subsidiary of ATV Digital Media.

Background

Lam attended Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kwan Kai Ming Primary School and the Tsim Sha Tsui branch of Wellington College (English Secondary School). He debuted in 1987 by participating in the New Talent Singing Contest and began acting in TVB dramas. Initially playing extras and supporting roles, he gained recognition in The Edge of Righteousness as third male lead Lau Chi-kei. He later played leading roles in romantic dramas such as A Modern-Day Fairy Tale as Qi Dazhong, followed by notable performances in The Swordsman’s Sentiment, Love in the Storm, Justice Sung, Colourful Life, and Virtues of Harmony. Other key roles include Herbalist Manual, Forensic Heroes, Ten Brothers, Forensic Heroes II, and Face to Fate, mostly as the male lead. He left TVB after completing Forensic Heroes II in 2008 and joined Hong Kong Television Network in 2012.

In 2013, he finished filming The Borderline, and from August to October, collaborated with Mok Kar-wai on the drama The Borderline. However, filming ceased when HKTV was denied a free TV license. Though production was set to resume in March 2014, it was shelved due to HKTV’s failed launch. In 2015, Lam won Best or Outstanding Actor at three U.S. film festivals for the movie Let's Stop War, gaining him the title of "U.S. Film King". He returned to TVB in July 2016 to star in My Unfair Lady alongside Jessica Hsuan, Natalie Tong, and Vincent Wong. In 2017, he filmed Another Era with Linda Chung, Roger Kwok, and Tavia Yeung. In December 2019, he was appointed Vice President of ATV at the Miss Asia Pageant press conference and officially took office in January 2020. With this role, he ended his four-year contract with TVB, with Those I Have Loved Before being his final work before stepping back from acting.

Family

Lam’s wife is fellow television actress Guo Keying. They met during the filming of Endless Love in 1995 and married on March 10, 2004. In September 2009, according to Ming Pao Weekly, Guo confirmed she was four months pregnant and publicly shared the news during the promotion of TVB's Born Rich. She gave birth to a daughter, Lam Tin-yeuk (Tania, nickname: Jin Jin), on January 14, 2010. Tania currently attends Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School (Secondary 2). The family also has a dark brown poodle named Toki.

Awards

2015

California Independent Film Festival – Outstanding Leading Actor for Let's Stop War
California International Honorable Film Competition – Outstanding Leading Actor for Let's Stop War
Depth of Field International Film Festival – Most Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film for Let's Stop War

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