Wai Lu Kyaw | |
Birth Place: | Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1997–present |
Parents: | Tekkatho Nyo Lwin Maung Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein |
Awards: | Myanmar Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor for 2010) |
Wai Lu Kyaw (Burmese: ဝေဠုကျော်) is a Burmese actor and philanthropists. He won the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 with the film The Red Sun Above the Ocean .[1]
Wai Lu Kyaw was born in Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, Burma, to Tekkatho Nyo Lwin Maung and Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein, both are Burma National Literature Award-winning writers who established the Panhlaing Publishing Press.[2] He began his acting career in 1997 as a child actor, starring in the films With the Green Valley and Hna Lone That Pyint Yin Ya Par The .[2]
Wai Lu Kyaw is also active in humanitarian and social relief work. He is a member of Myanmar Red Cross Society.[3] He is also a founding member of the Consumer Protection Association,[4] and a member of the Civil Society (Yangon), which splintered from the Free Funeral Service Society following disputes with Kyaw Thu.[5]