Peter Lai (Chinese: 黎彼得) is a Hong Kong lyricist and actor. In the 1970s and 1980s, he co-wrote many lyrics of the first Cantopop songs with Sam Hui. He also wrote songs for Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam among other Hong Kong pop stars. Lai, along with Jim Wong, Jimmy Lo and Cheng Kwok Kong, are the pioneer generation of Cantopop lyricists in Hong Kong. Lai has also worked as a screenwriter and film producer for Golden Harvest and TVB. Since the 1980s, he has acted in movies and TV series.

Filmography

• 2025Peg O' My Heart — Wah
• 2024Table for Six 2 — Fifth Uncle
• A Perfect Gentleman
• 2023One More Chance — Boss of noodle stall
• 2023Triad 2
• Ratman to the Rescue
• 2019The Sexy Guys
• 2018Evening Lover
• 2018极品前任
• 2017Queen of Triads
• 2017Start Over Tonight
• 2017The Yuppie Fantasia 3
• Storage Stories
• Cuisine Top Secret
• 2015Lucky Star 2015
• The Wicked League
• Hot Talk
• Master of Play
• 2011I Love Hong Kong 2011
• My Sister of Eternal Flower
• Super Snoops
• Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!
• 201072 Tenants of Prosperity — Customer at Food Stall
• Beauty Knows No Pain
• Cupid Stupid
• Home Troopers
• My Better Half
• The Season of Fate
• D.I.E. Again — 骆斌
• D.I.E. — 骆斌
• Legend of the Demigods — 夜游神
• The Silver Chamber of Sorrows
• Word Twisters' Adventures
• At Home With Love
• 2006Men Suddenly in Black 2
• Real Kung Fu
• Scavengers' Paradise
• Wars of In-laws
• Shades of Truth
• Twin of Brothers — 陳老謀
• Fate Twisters
• The Legend Of Love
• 香港松一松
• A Step Into The Past — 趙孝成王
• Unveil The Mystery
• Broadcast Life
• 2000Conspiracy
• 2000Eternal Love
• 2000Money Laundry
• 2000True Love
• Game of Deceit — 道士
• Justice Sung II
• Road To Eternity
• Side Beat
• 1999The King of Debt Collecting Agent
• 1999The Lord of Amusement — PK Lai
• A Tough Side of a Lady — 賀禮
• The Duke of Mount Deer — 納蘭明珠
• A Recipe for the Heart
• 1997Chinese Midnight Express
• Justice Sung — Yi Dong 倪東
• Legend Of Master Chai
• Show Time Blues
• 1996Growing Up
• 1996To Be No. 1 — Uncle Hoi
• 1996War of the Underworld — Mr. Ko
• Detective Investigation Files — 郭树新 Kwok Shu Sun
• 1995Faithfully Yours
• 1995Love in the Time of Twilight — Magician
• The Chauvinist's Diary
• 1995The Chinese Feast — Father of Wedding Couple
• 1994Easy Money
• 1994Love on Delivery — Cafe Patron
• 1994The Kung Fu Scholar
• Trespassing
• 1994Whatever You Want — Ah Cha
• 1993City Hunter
• 1993Finale in Blood — Chen Chi
• 1993Flirting Scholar
• 1993Love is a Fairy Tale — Tony
• 1993Murder — Hospital patient
• Romance Beyond
• 1993Super Lady Cop — Kao Chang
• 1993The Eight Hilarious Gods
• 1993The Tigers: The Legend of Canton — Japanese General
• Class of '93
• 1992Hero of the Beggars — Bee
• 1992King of Beggars — Uncle Cheng
• 1992Now You See Love... Now You Don't
• 1992Rogues from the North
• 1992She Starts the Fire — Brother Cannon
• 1992Sisters In Law
• The Return of Private Eye
• 1991Fight Back to School — Officer Wong
• 1991Inspector Pink Dragon — Peter
• 1991Pretty Ghost — Peter Li
• 1991The Blue Jean Monster — Inspector Liao
• 1991The Perfect Match — James / Master Jim
• 1990Brief Encounter In Shinjuku — Cunning
• 1990Love Is Love — Mr. Lai
• 1990The Other Half
• 1989The Yuppie Fantasia — Pierre
• 1988The Big Heat — Peter Ng
• 1987You're My Destiny
• 1986Righting Wrongs — Mahjong Player
• 1986United We Stand
• 1986Why, Why, Tell Me Why!!
• 1985I Do — Executive Producer
• 1985Why Me?
• 1984Beloved Daddy
• 1984Silent Romance — Songs
• 1984Wrong Wedding Trail — Producer
• 1983Just for Fun — Songs
• 1983Oh, My Cops! — Margaret's lawyer
• 1983The Sensational Pair
• 1982Carry On Pickpocket — Lyricist
• 1982Lonely Fifteen — Songs
• 1978Cunning Tendency — Songs
• 1978Gee and Gor — Songs

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2012All's Well, Ends Well — Self
• 1992Rhythm of Destiny — Himself