William Chan

William Chan (陈伟霆)
Chinese name	陳偉霆 (traditional)
Chinese name	陈伟霆 (simplified)
Pinyin	Chén Wěitíng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Chan Wai Ting (Cantonese)
Origin	Yunfu, Guangdong
Born	(1985-11-21) November 21, 1985 Hong Kong, China
Occupation	Singer, Actor
Genre(s)	Cantopop, Mandopop
Label(s)	Emperor Entertainment Group
Years active	2004-present
Associated acts	Sun Boy'z (2006-2008)
Awards RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Best Prospect Award (Gold) 2008 (for his performance in 2008)

William Chan Wai-ting is a Chinese singer and actor. In 2003, he participated in New Talent Singing Awards and won several awards. He was then signed under Emperor Entertainment Group. He began his singing career by joining a Cantopop group Sun Boy'z in 2006 and left the group in 2008 to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in the same year. Since then, he has released a total of 6 albums and involved in more than 10 movies.

Since 2013, he gradually shifted his career focus to mainland China and participated in various TV dramas and films, such as Swords of Legends (古劍奇譚), Legend of Fragrance (活色生香), The Legend of Zu (蜀山戰紀), the upcoming films The Bombing (大轟炸), and L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (爵跡).

Life and career

2003-2006 Career Beginning

In 2003, William participated in the International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship Hong Kong regional finals and won several awards. He was then signed by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) as a new talent and started appearing in TV shows as a host.

2006-2008 Sun Boy’z

In 2006, William joined Sun Boy’z, a Cantopop boy group created by EEG together with Steven Cheung and Dennis Mark. The trio has recorded three albums in 2006 and 2007.

2008-2013 Solo Career

The trio disbanded in 2008 and William started to pursue his solo career. In September 2008, William released his first solo album “Will Power” and was awarded the Best New Male Artist in the 2008 Hong Kong Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.

In 2009, William released his second solo album “Warrior” and made his big screen debut in “Overheard” (竊聽風雲), a Hong Kong crime thriller film.

In 2010, he released two albums “Do You Wanna Dance” and “Heads or Tails”. He portrayed a super star in the 2010 comedy “Beauty on Duty”(美麗密令) and was casted in “Ex”(前度) and “All about Love”(得閑炒飯), a movie directed by Ann Hui.

In 2011, William continued his singing and acting career by releasing the fifth album “WOW” and casting in “Hi Fidelity”(出軌的女人).

In 2012, William released the sixth album “Pop it Up” and took the lead role in “Triad”(紮職), a Hong Kong gangster crime film.

In 2013, William was casted in “As the Light Goes Out”, a Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film as a young fireman. He has also take a supporting role in “Golden Brother”, a film based on a popular novel published on Hong Kong local website. His appearance in both films earned him several awards including the Best Supporting Role in Macau International Film Festival and the Best Young Male Actor in China Image Film Festival in England.

2014-Present Active in Mainland China

Since 2013, William has shifted his career focus to Mainland China and started filming TV dramas “Swards of Legends” (古劍奇譚), “The Four”(少年四大名捕) and “Legend of Fragrance” (活色生香). His performance as “Lingyue”(陵越) in the “Swords of Legends” was a major breakthrough in his acting career and has become his iconic role for the audience.

In 2015, he became the lead role in “The Legend of Zu”, a TV drama based on the traditional kungfu novels. During the same year, he also participated in the filming of “The Bombing”(大轟炸) and “L.O.R.D”( 爵跡), both are major film productions that will be released in 2016.

William is currently filming “The Old Nine”, a TV drama based on popular novel series written by Mr. Xu Lei (南派三叔).

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chinese Title
2008	Will Power
2009	War-ri-or	战士
2010	Do You Wanna Dance
2010	Heads or Tails
2011	WOW
2012	Pop It Up
2015	Waiting (EP)	等等

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role
2009	Overheard	窃听风云	祖
2009	Seven 2 One	关人7事	William
2009	Trick or Cheat	爱出猫	薛君辉
2009	Split Second Murders	死神傻了	可乐
2010	Beauty on Duty	美丽密令	秦朗
2010	Ex	前度	陈均平
2010	Lover's Discourse	恋人絮语	年轻阿宝
2010	All About Love	得闲炒饭	Mike
2011	Hi, Fidelity	出轨的女人	Bill/Ben
2012	Triad	扎职	阿霆
2013	Hardcore Comedy	重口味之毒菇求爱	阿杰
2014	As the Light Goes Out	救火英雄	张文健
2014	Golden Brother	男人不可以穷	薛可勇
2015	Lost in Wrestling	五行攻略	若男
2016	L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties		Nether
2016	The Bombing		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role
2014	Swords of Legends	古剑奇谭	陵越
2015	Legend of Fragrance	活色生香	安逸尘/文世倾
2015	The Four	少年四大名捕	追命
2015	The Legend of Zu	蜀山战纪之剑侠传奇	丁隐
2016	Old Nine Doors	老九门	张启山

External links

• IMDb entry
• Talent Show 2002 第一屆香港藝能大展
• 2003 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship
• HK cinemagic entry
• Emperor Entertainment Group

Preceded by Deep Ng 吳浩康

New Talent Singing Awards - Hong Kong Regional Finals winner 2003

Succeeded by Keith Wong 王琪 (王凱駿)