| Jaspers Lai | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Singaporean[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Nanyang Junior College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | National University of Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born 7 March 1987)[3] is a Malaysian actor and comedian.
Lai attended Nanyang Junior College. Thereafter, Lai went to Hong Kong to be trained in acting, hosting, singing and songwriting when he was 18, and was in training for 5 years, along with Romeo Tan and Andie Chen.[4] [5] However, the artiste management company shuttered when he was 23 before he could debut.[5] He returned to Singapore and enrolled into National University of Singapore, studying at the School of Computing.[5] [6]
While studying in NUS, he was a VJ in in988, an internet radio station.[4]
In 2014, Lai made his film debut in The Lion Men. In the movie, he was cast as Sam, the leader of a rivalling lion dance troupe and the main villain of the film.[7] He was selected for the role after passing an audition during his final university semester, and was also signed with Jack Neo's J-team Productions.[5] However, acting jobs were scant for Lai, with him filming a movie once a year.[5]
While attending a scriptwriting course, Lai started to develop the script, for what would eventually become the 2020 film Number 1, based on his personal experiences. While developing the script still, his co-actor, Mark Lee found out about the script and immediately staked for a role in the film.[5] After the movie was released in 2020, the film received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. It won one award for Best Costume & Makeup Design.[8]
In 2021, Lai received the Most Talented Chinese Artiste Award (最有才华艺人奖) from the World Chinese Economic Forum.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Lion Men | Sam | ||
| 2015 | CPL Handsome | |||
| 2016 | Long Long Time Ago | Cameo | ||
| 2017 | Ah Boys to Men 4 | |||
| 2018 | Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei | Merlion King | ||
| 2020 | Number 1 | Money | ||
| 2022 | What! The Heist | Bao Ya Gu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | On the Fringe | ||||
| 2015 | Tiger Mum | Peter | |||
| The Dream Makers II | Steve Lim | ||||
| 2021 | Mr Kiasu 2.0 | Mr Kiasu | [9] | ||
| 2023 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be | Ray |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Happy Can Already! | ||||
| 2017 | Happy Can Already! 2 | ||||
| Happy Can Already! 3 | |||||
| 2018 | Happy Can Already! 4 |
| Year | Title | Album | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 唯一的王 | Non-album single | OST for | ||
| 2015 | 感觉心跳为爱情喝彩 Heartbeat | Non-album single |