Career
Lai entered TVB in 1983 as a clerk in the business department. In 1985, he gave up the job and trained in the TVB Acting School. He starred in many various programs for Educational Television programs, where he was mostly cast as an uncle or eldest cousin in Mathematics, Social Sciences, Health Sciences and Chinese (Cantonese).
He also starred in a few series in 1989.
He started out in some minor roles, and took on some more significant roles later on. He has left TVB and entered the movie industry.
Although those films are low-cost, these years provided a variety of roles and experiences to him. He also acted in two ATV series.
Lai played different kinds of roles and is liked by a lot of Hong Kong viewers.
He is best known for his role in Journey to the West and its sequel, The Gentle Crackdown (co-star with Halina Tam), Office Pedder and Some Day (co-star with Teresa Mo), Rosy Business and Number Regrets (co-star with Sheren Tang). Owing to his brilliant performances, he is regarded as a talented television actor with high popularity. 2007: Astro Wah Lai Toi "My Favorite Show-Stealer Cast" award for Safe Guards 2.
