Sean Lau Ching-Wan
Born: 1964-02-16 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lau Ching-Wan (Chinese: 劉青雲; born February 16, 1964) is a Hong Kong Film Award winning and Golden Bauhinia Award winning film and former television actor based in Hong Kong, sometimes credited as "Sean Lau" despite never adopting it as his own name. Lau was born in Hong Kong in 1964. He joined the TVB acting classes in 1983 and made his first appearance on TV the following year with TV drama Draw Out the Rainbow. Dark-skinned with no matinee-idol look, he struggled to be cast until in the immensely popular stock market drama The Greed of Man (1992), when he acted opposite Adam Cheng. His wife, former (1991) Miss Hong Kong Amy Kwok, is a well-known former television actress. Lau is one of a handful of HK actors who has made the successful transition from TV to film; he is now exclusively a film actor.
Filmography
2025
- Sons of the Neon Night as Wong Chi-tat
2024
- Crisis Negotiators as Cheuk Man Wai
- Papa as Yuen Wing Nin
2023
- The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell as Suchat
2022
- Warriors of Future as Johnson Cheng
- Detective vs. Sleuths as Lee Chun
2020
- Shock Wave 2 as Tung Cheuk Man
2019
- Integrity as Chan King Chi
- My Dear Elephant as 齐伟
2017
- Dealer/Healer as Chen Hua
2016
- Call of Heroes as Yang Kenan
- Heartfall Arises as Calvin Che
2015
- A Tale of Three Cities as Fang Daolong
- The Vanished Murderer as Song Donglu
- Insanity as Fan Kwok Sang
2014
- Overheard 3 as Luk Kam Keung
2013
- The White Storm as Ma Ho-Tin
- Out of Inferno as Dai Kwan
- Boundless as Self
- I Can't Live Without A Dream as Poon Ka Fai (Voice)
2012
- 最佳男主角
- Fairy Tale Killer as Inspector Wong Wai-han
- The Bullet Vanishes as Inspector Song Donglu
- The Kick
2011
- Overheard 2 as Manson Law
- The Great Magician as Lei Bully
- Life Without Principle as Three-Legged Panther
- Vivian Chow Deep V 25th Anniversary Concert 2011 as 嘉宾
2009
- Overheard as Johnny Leung
- Poker King as Uno Cheuk
- Written By as Tony Tong
2007
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd as Magic Gourd (voice)
- Mad Detective as Inspector Chan Kwai Bun
2006
- The Shopaholics as Dr. Choosey Lee
- My Name Is Fame as Fai
2005
- Himalaya Singh as Panic
- A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
2004
- Fantasia as Director Man
- Three of a Kind as Frankie
- Driving Miss Wealthy as Jack Chen / Mario
- Itchy Heart as Poon Chi-Man
- The Attractive One as Hugo
2003
- Colour of the Truth as 7 Up
- Good Times, Bed Times as Magistrate Raymond
- 1:99 Shorts as (segment "Rhapsody")
- Lost in Time as Hale
- Love Under the Sun as Self
- Hong Kong Stories as Self
2002
- My Left Eye Sees Ghosts as Ken Wong / Sam Wong
- Fat Choi Spirit as Mahjong Master
- Mighty Baby as Johnny Hung
2001
- La Brassiere as Johnny
- Running Out of Time 2 as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- Lunch with Charles as Tong
2000
- Divine Retribution as Fong San-hap
1999
- Running Out of Time as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- Where a Good Man Goes as Michael Cheung
- Victim as Manson Ma
- The H.K. Triad as Ho
1998
- The Longest Nite as Tony
- A Hero Never Dies as Martin
- Expect the Unexpected as Sam
- Step Into the Dark as Dr. Care Kwan
1997
- Final Justice as Father Li Chi Ho
- Full Alert as Inspector Pao
- Lifeline as Chief Yau Sui
- Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 as A Gau
- My Dad Is a Jerk as Li Lap Cheong
- Yesterday You, Yesterday Me as Yeung Shing Bo at 32 (Narrator)
1996
- Viva Erotica as Derek Yee
- Black Mask as Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
- Big Bullet as Sergeant Bill Chu
- Tri-Star as Lau Ching Fat
- Beyond Hypothermia as Long Shek
- Muto Bontie as Lam Chak Chi / Kidnapper
1995
- Doctor Mack as Chiu
- Only Fools Fall in Love as Chiu Ford
- Loving You as Inspector Lau Chun-Hoi
- Once in a Life-Time as Gei On
- The World of Treasure as Lion Dancer
- The Golden Girls as Chun-Wai
- New Tenant as Joe [cameo]
- Tricky Business as Ko Hing
- Mother of a Different Kind as Supt Cheung Hung
- Romantic Dream as Kong Chi Lung
- Happy Hour as Chong Tsang
- Sea Root as Root
1994
- Return to a Better Tomorrow as Lobster Tsui
- It's a Wonderful Life as Hou Chung
- The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai as Dee
- Hello! Who Is It? as Officer Ma Fai
- The Third Full Moon as Inspector Lau
- I've Got You, Babe!!! as Charcoal
- Oh! My Three Guys.... as Ching Yu Hoi
- Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist as Mozart
- Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt as Narrator
- Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb as Peter Chan
- I Wanna Be Your Man as Liu Che-Mo
- Shanghai Fever as 阿伦
- Tears and Triumph as Xie Shi-Wen
- The Most Wanted as Black Cat / Ho Chi Yung
- Beginner's Luck as Big Mac
1993
- Heroic Trio 2: Executioners as Tak
- Crazy Hong Kong as John
- All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard as Tso Wu
- Thou Shalt Not Swear as Inspector Lau
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Kit
- Pink Bomb as Daniel
- Edge of Justice as Officer Chung Siu Wan
1992
- The Greed of Man as 方展博
- The Shootout as Inspector Liu
- Empress Da Yu Er
- Angel Hunter as Jack Chow Man Kit
- Tulips in August
- The Happy Massage Girls
1991
- Heartbreak Blues
- The Roar of the Vietnamese as Fan Wan Tin
1989
- The Sect of Blood & Iron as 云铮
- The Shanghai Conspiracy
- My Son-In-Law
- Story of Nam as Nam
- My Dear Son as Maddy
- Live Hard as Patriarch Fai
- 鐵血大旗門 (數碼修復版) as 云铮
- The Shanghai Mafia as 唐虎
- The Fatal Game
1988
- Police Story 2 as CID in Restaurant
- Twilight of a Nation
- And Yet We Live as 陈国浩
- Set Me Free!
- Blue Hour
1987
- The Grand Canal
- The Dragon Sword as 青龙
- Police Cadet 1988 as 倪峰
- Genghis Khan as 赤老温
- Born to Be a King
1986
- When Silken Hands Get Rough
- Destined to Rebel as 薛刚
- The Superlative Affections
- Silent Love as Kelly Mak
1985
1984
- Police Cadet as 倪峰 (Fit佬)
- The Duke of Mount Deer as 御前侍衛
- It's A Long Way To Home
- The Fearless Duo as 跑龍套 (路人、店小二、看客)
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder as 罗家勤
- The Foundation as 刺客
- Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
- The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In
1983
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self