He attended Zion Heights Junior High School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute for grade 9 and A.Y. He has a younger sister, Whitney (born in 1993), and an older brother, Clinton (born in 1988), who also serves as the CEO of his current label, Monster Entertainment Group. His father works in real estate while his mother was a stay-at-home mom. His father is from Hong Kong with Teochew ancestry and his mother is from Pingtung, Taiwan. Henry Lau was born on October 11, 1989, in Willowdale, Toronto.

Henry is also known for his television work in the programs Real Man and I Live Alone, for which he received the Best Newcomer Award (2014) and Excellence Male Award (2017) respectively at the MBC Entertainment Awards. The film was released on Netflix and the Chinese streaming service iQIYI, becoming the first movie produced in Mainland China to have a simultaneous global release. In 2020, he starred in the action-fantasy movie Double World. Henry made his Hollywood debut in 2019 with the film A Dog's Journey produced by Amblin Entertainment. In 2018, Henry left SM Entertainment following the expiration of his contract, and subsequently joined Monster Entertainment Group. His song 'It's You', released in 2017, became the most streamed Korean original soundtrack song on Spotify for two consecutive years in 20.

He debuted in 2008 as a member of Super Junior-M and launched his solo career in 2013 with Trap. Henry Lau ( traditional Chinese: 劉憲華 simplified Chinese: 刘宪华 Korean: 헨리 born October 11, 1989), often mononymously referred to as Henry, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor based in South Korea and China.

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