Will Or
{{short description|Hong Kong actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Will Or 20240324.jpg
| caption = Or in March 2024
| birth_name = Or Wai-lam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| education =
| othername =
| alma_mater = City University of Hong Kong
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2016–present
}}
Will Or Wai-lam ({{zh|t=柯煒林}}, born 22 January 1992) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his role in the drama film Drifting (2021), for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 58th Golden Horse Awards and both Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Biography
Or was born on 1992 in Hong Kong.{{Cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/celebrity/will-or-wai-lam |title=新生代演員柯煒林為夢想退學走演員路!憑《濁水漂流》入行 5 年終獲肯定入圍第 58 屆金馬獎最佳男配角! |date=22 November 2021 |website=Harper's Bazaar |author=芭姐 |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810082259/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/celebrity/will-or-wai-lam |url-status=live }} He attended and studied creative media at City University of Hong Kong, but quit before obtaining a degree to pursue an acting career in 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/cultureleisure/culture/20211024/1635014494238/%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E8%80%8C%E7%AB%8B-%E7%88%AC%E4%B8%8A%E7%80%A1%E6%BB%91%E6%A2%AF-%E5%A5%BD%E5%A5%BD%E6%BC%94%E8%90%BD%E5%8E%BB-%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9F%AF%E7%85%92%E6%9E%97 |title=三十而立:爬上瀡滑梯,好好演落去——專訪演員柯煒林 |date=24 October 2021 |website=Ming Pao |author=莫哲暐 |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203050845/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/cultureleisure/culture/20211024/1635014494238/%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E8%80%8C%E7%AB%8B-%E7%88%AC%E4%B8%8A%E7%80%A1%E6%BB%91%E6%A2%AF-%E5%A5%BD%E5%A5%BD%E6%BC%94%E8%90%BD%E5%8E%BB-%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9F%AF%E7%85%92%E6%9E%97 |url-status=live }}
Or featured in several short films during his university years, including the award-winning Why Don't We Share Our Solitude (Chinese:如霧起時).{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpweekly.com/inner/fashion/%e6%9f%af%e7%85%92%e6%9e%97-will-or-%e6%bf%81%e6%b0%b4%e6%bc%82%e6%b5%81-194657 |title=專訪 Will Or 柯煒林|憑《濁水漂流》入圍金馬獎最佳男配角:此刻我想回歸生活,但依然會抓住對演戲的飢渴感 |date=7 January 2022 |website=Ming Pao |last=Wong |first=Nana |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409152345/https://www.mpweekly.com/inner/fashion/%E6%9F%AF%E7%85%92%E6%9E%97-will-or-%E6%BF%81%E6%B0%B4%E6%BC%82%E6%B5%81-194657 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.com.hk/celebrity/will-or-on-creativity-tiffany-and-co |title=專訪柯煒林Will Or:「我想要重拾當年拍《如霧起時》全身雞皮疙瘩的觸電感。」 |date=28 June 2022 |website=Elle |last=Wong |first=Helly |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129104327/https://www.elle.com.hk/celebrity/will-or-on-creativity-tiffany-and-co |url-status=live }} In 2015, Or wrote and directed To Absent Friends (Chinese:從缺), a short film enlisted in the Fresh Wave Festival, and made his film debut in the 2016 drama film Weeds on Fire.{{Cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.hk/oct2022-cover-interview-willor/ |title=【32周年專訪】柯煒林Will:幕前幕後周身刀的大男孩 |date=22 September 2022 |website=Marie Claire |last=Hung |first=Cyris |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019042009/https://www.marieclaire.com.hk/oct2022-cover-interview-willor/ |url-status=live }} He then appeared in several films with minor roles, before starring in ViuTV drama series Till Death Do Us Part as Yan-kei and Leap Day as Jonathan, which the latter role had earned him widespread acclaim.{{Cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/celebrity/bazaar-men-yatho-wong-will-or |title=電影新生代黃溢濠、柯煒林,友誼比成就重要 |date=31 July 2019 |website=Harper's Bazaar |last=Chan |first=Caylen |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203180613/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/celebrity/Bazaar-men-yatho-wong-will-or |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/445279/%E4%BA%8C%E6%9C%88%E5%BB%BF%E4%B9%9D-%E5%8A%87%E9%80%8F-%E5%BE%90%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%91%E7%B5%82%E5%90%91%E5%90%B3%E6%B5%B7%E6%98%95%E8%A1%A8%E7%99%BD-%E9%96%A8%E5%AF%86fiona%E6%98%AF%E7%94%9F%E6%98%AF%E6%AD%BB |title=【二月廿九.劇透】徐天佑終向吳海昕表白 閨密Fiona是生是死? |date=9 March 2020 |website=HK01 |author=李婉文 |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805064535/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/445279/%E4%BA%8C%E6%9C%88%E5%BB%BF%E4%B9%9D-%E5%8A%87%E9%80%8F-%E5%BE%90%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%91%E7%B5%82%E5%90%91%E5%90%B3%E6%B5%B7%E6%98%95%E8%A1%A8%E7%99%BD-%E9%96%A8%E5%AF%86fiona%E6%98%AF%E7%94%9F%E6%98%AF%E6%AD%BB |url-status=live }} In 2021, Or was cast to star alongside Francis Ng in the drama film Drifting, which he received a Golden Horse Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor and Hong Kong Film Awards nominations for both Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3151328/golden-horse-awards-2021-nominations-hong-kong-film |title=Golden Horse Awards 2021 nominations: Hong Kong film Drifting leads all contenders, and city's 2019 protests feature in two documentaries |date=6 October 2021 |website=South China Morning Post |last=Lee |first=Edmund |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004112333/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3151328/golden-horse-awards-2021-nominations-hong-kong-film |url-status=live }} Or landed his first major television role as Oscar in ViuTV drama series Beyond the Common Ground in 2023, starring alongside Chiu Sin Hang, Ivy So, and Vincent Kok.{{Cite web |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E5%92%8C%E8%A7%A3%E5%9C%A8%E5%BE%8C-%E8%98%87%E9%9B%85%E7%90%B3%E9%A6%96%E6%8B%8D%E5%8A%87%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%B3%E4%B8%BB%E8%A7%92-ivy-so%E8%87%AA%E7%88%86%E6%BC%94%E8%AB%87%E6%83%85%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%81%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC/369196 |title=和解在後|蘇雅琳首拍劇做女主角 Ivy So自爆演談情戲勁尷尬 |date=31 March 2023 |website=am730 |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408134856/https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E5%92%8C%E8%A7%A3%E5%9C%A8%E5%BE%8C-%E8%98%87%E9%9B%85%E7%90%B3%E9%A6%96%E6%8B%8D%E5%8A%87%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%B3%E4%B8%BB%E8%A7%92-ivy-so%E8%87%AA%E7%88%86%E6%BC%94%E8%AB%87%E6%83%85%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%81%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC/369196 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.weekendhk.com/entertainment/%E5%92%8C%E8%A7%A3%E5%9C%A8%E5%BE%8C-viutv-15%E9%9B%86-%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E5%8A%87%E9%80%8F-%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2-plt-1488651/ |title=和解在後劇情|結局周 Ivy So 放棄做調解員! 李麗珍廖子妤爆谷德昭心結 |date=8 April 2023 |website=Weekend Weekly |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=zh |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409152336/https://www.weekendhk.com/entertainment/%E5%92%8C%E8%A7%A3%E5%9C%A8%E5%BE%8C-viutv-15%E9%9B%86-%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E5%8A%87%E9%80%8F-%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2-plt-1488651/ |url-status=live }}