# Lai Weiming (赖伟明)
**Lai Weiming** (赖伟明) is a Chinese mainland actor from Ningde, Fujian, born in 2001. A safety-engineering graduate of the University of South China, he signed with the agency Laning Media in 2022 and became known for playing Zhuang Xu in the 2025 urban romance drama *Jiao Yang Si Wo* (*骄阳似我*), adapted from the novel by Gu Man (顾漫).[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001, Ningde, Fujian, China[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
| Education | University of South China, College of Resources, Environment and Safety Engineering, safety engineering, entered 2019[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
| Debut | Signed with Laning Media and officially debuted in 2022[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
| Early recognition | Selected for the 10th Wenrong Award young-actor support program[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
| Breakthrough role | Zhuang Xu (庄序) in *Jiao Yang Si Wo* (2025)[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
| Award | Tencent Video Star Awards, New Face of the Year in TV Series (2025)[2](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7220727963145895993) |
| Representative dramas | *Da Meng Gui Li* (2024), *Zhi 1999 Nian de Ziji* (2025), *Zi Ye Gui* (2025), *Jiao Yang Si Wo* (2025)[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) |
## Background and path into acting
Lai entered the University of South China in 2019 as a safety engineering major. During university he practiced speech training, tried expressing himself through short videos, and actively sought acting opportunities, entering the industry step by step through interest and persistence.[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) He had artistic interests from childhood: he liked singing and dancing, performed with his school dance troupe in middle and high school, and won runner-up in the university's first foreign-language singing competition.[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) • [2](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7220727963145895993)
In 2022 he signed with Laning Media and officially debuted, and was selected for the 10th Wenrong Award (文荣奖) young-actor support program.[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) The entertainment database Sogou Baike lists him separately as an artist under Xixi Pictures (西嘻影业).[3](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?g_ut=3&lid=215913226)
## Acting career
**Early roles.** In 2023 he appeared in the campus youth drama *Dang Wo Fei Ben Xiang Ni* (*当我飞奔向你*), and in the same year joined the actor-partner reality program *Yi Pai Ji He de Women* (*一拍即合的我们*).[4](https://i.maoyan.com/asgard/celebrity/3074839) • [5](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E-lai-weiming-6919181790178605?lang=zh_cn)
**Rise to lead roles.** In 2024 he was named to the 10th Wenrong Award youth-actor support program list and starred as Pei Siheng (裴思恒) in the costume drama *Da Meng Gui Li* (*大梦归离*).[5](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E-lai-weiming-6919181790178605?lang=zh_cn) For that drama he also sang the character song "Ban Wo" (半我) and the ending song "Xiao Shi Ju" (小诗句), released on October 31.[3](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?g_ut=3&lid=215913226) In January 2025 he appeared as [Lu Yao](https://www.edgepedia.org/lu-yao) (路垚) in the nostalgic drama *Zhi 1999 Nian de Ziji* (*致1999年的自己*).[5](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E-lai-weiming-6919181790178605?lang=zh_cn)
On August 18, 2025, he starred as Ling Xiao (凌霄) in the costume fantasy romance *Zi Ye Gui* (*子夜归*) on [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video), alongside [Xu Kai](https://www.edgepedia.org/xu-kai), Tian Xiwei, and Zhu Zhengting.[2](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7220727963145895993) • [6](https://www.hhwl88.com/people/laiweiming/works2.html) In December 2025 he starred as Zhuang Xu in *Jiao Yang Si Wo*, a co-production in which Song Weilong and Zhao Jinmai led the cast; his character is described as a proud, academically brilliant top student from an impoverished family.[7](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E/62281688) • [1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm) In a long-form personal essay about the role published January 11, Lai described Zhuang Xu not as a bad person but as a young man crushed by life's pressures yet striving to protect his dignity, and wrote that performing is a discipline of which he had only opened the first chapter.[8](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9259082?from=udn-listnews_ch4087)
His 2026 slate includes the costume drama *Bai Hua Sha* (*百花杀*), the youth romance *Tiancai, Nüyou* (*天才，女友*) in which he plays Shen Fuxuan (沈负暄), and the campus drama *Wo Zai Daxue Xiu Wenwu* (*我在大学修文物*), which premiered on iQIYI on March 27, 2026.[5](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E-lai-weiming-6919181790178605?lang=zh_cn) • [6](https://www.hhwl88.com/people/laiweiming/works2.html)
## Recognition
At the 2025 Tencent Video Star Awards, Lai received the "New Face of the Year in TV Series" award.[2](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7220727963145895993) His alma mater's news service covered the popularity of *Jiao Yang Si Wo* as an alumni feature, noting that he returned to the university to a warm reception from students and netizens.[1](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm)
## References
1. [校友赖伟明主演《骄阳似我》在全网热播, University of South China News](https://uscnews.usc.edu.cn/info/1042/78087.htm)
2. [赖伟明, Kuaidong Baike](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7220727963145895993)
3. [赖伟明, Sogou Baike](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?g_ut=3&lid=215913226)
4. [赖伟明介绍、图片、作品, Maoyan](https://i.maoyan.com/asgard/celebrity/3074839)
5. [赖伟明-Lai Weiming, iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E-lai-weiming-6919181790178605?lang=zh_cn)
6. [赖伟明电视剧, Mingren Mingxing Wang](https://www.hhwl88.com/people/laiweiming/works2.html)
7. [赖伟明（中国内地男演员）, Baidu Baike](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E8%B5%96%E4%BC%9F%E6%98%8E/62281688)
8. [《驕陽似我》男二「莊序」是誰？8件事認識爆紅新星賴偉明, UDN 女子漾](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9259082?from=udn-listnews_ch4087)
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