Jaspers Lai

Lai attended Nanyang Junior College.[3] 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.[9]