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
- Papa as Yuen Wing Nin
- Crisis Negotiators as Cheuk Man Wai
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
- The Vanished Murderer as Song Donglu
- A Tale of Three Cities as Fang Daolong
- 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
- The Bullet Vanishes as Inspector Song Donglu
- Fairy Tale Killer as Inspector Wong Wai-han
- 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
- My Name Is Fame as Fai
- The Shopaholics as Dr. Choosey Lee
2005
- Himalaya Singh as Panic
- A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
2004
- Fantasia as Director Man
- Driving Miss Wealthy as Jack Chen / Mario
- Three of a Kind as Frankie
- Itchy Heart as Poon Chi-Man
- The Attractive One as Hugo
2003
- 1:99 Shorts as (segment "Rhapsody")
- Lost in Time as Hale
- Good Times, Bed Times as Magistrate Raymond
- Colour of the Truth as 7 Up
- Love Under the Sun as Self
- Hong Kong Stories as Self
2002
- Fat Choi Spirit as Mahjong Master
- My Left Eye Sees Ghosts as Ken Wong / Sam Wong
- Mighty Baby as Johnny Hung
2001
- Running Out of Time 2 as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- La Brassiere as Johnny
- Lunch with Charles as Tong
2000
- Divine Retribution as Fong San-hap
1999
- Running Out of Time as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- Victim as Manson Ma
- The H.K. Triad as Ho
- Where a Good Man Goes as Michael Cheung
1998
- A Hero Never Dies as Martin
- The Longest Nite as Tony
- Expect the Unexpected as Sam
- Step Into the Dark as Dr. Care Kwan
1997
- Lifeline as Chief Yau Sui
- Full Alert as Inspector Pao
- Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 as A Gau
- Final Justice as Father Li Chi Ho
- 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
- Beyond Hypothermia as Long Shek
- Tri-Star as Lau Ching Fat
- Muto Bontie as Lam Chak Chi / Kidnapper
1995
- Doctor Mack as Chiu
- Loving You as Inspector Lau Chun-Hoi
- Tricky Business as Ko Hing
- Only Fools Fall in Love as Chiu Ford
- The Golden Girls as Chun-Wai
- New Tenant as Joe [cameo]
- The World of Treasure as Lion Dancer
- Romantic Dream as Kong Chi Lung
- Mother of a Different Kind as Supt Cheung Hung
- Happy Hour as Chong Tsang
- Once in a Lifetime as Gei On
- Sea Root as Root
1994
- Return to a Better Tomorrow as Lobster Tsui
- The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai as Dee
- Oh! My Three Guys.... as Ching Yu Hoi
- It's a Wonderful Life as Hou Chung
- Shanghai Fever as 阿伦
- Hello! Who Is It? as Officer Ma Fai
- The Most Wanted as Black Cat / Ho Chi Yung
- I've Got You, Babe!!! as Charcoal
- Tears and Triumph as Xie Shi-Wen
- 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
- Beginner's Luck as Big Mac
- The Third Full Moon as Inspector Lau
1993
- Heroic Trio 2: Executioners as Tak
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Kit
- Crazy Hong Kong as John
- All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard as Tso Wu
- Thou Shalt Not Swear as Inspector Lau
- Pink Bomb as Daniel
- Edge of Justice as Officer Chung Siu Wan
1992
- The Greed of Man as 方展博
- Empress Da Yu Er
- The Shootout as Inspector Liu
- Angel Hunter as Jack Chow Man Kit
- The Happy Massage Girls
- Tulips in August
1991
- Heartbreak Blues
- The Roar of the Vietnamese as Fan Wan Tin
1989
- My Son-In-Law
- The Sect of Blood & Iron as 云铮
- The Shanghai Conspiracy
- 鐵血大旗門 (數碼修復版) as 云铮
- My Dear Son as Maddy
- Live Hard as Patriarch Fai
- Story of Nam as Nam
- The Shanghai Mafia as 唐虎
- The Fatal Game
1988
- Twilight of a Nation
- Police Story 2 as CID in Restaurant
- And Yet We Live as 陈国浩
- Set Me Free!
- Blue Hour
1987
- The Grand Canal
- Police Cadet 1988 as 倪峰
- The Dragon Sword as 青龙
- Genghis Khan as 赤老温
- Born to Be a King
1986
- Destined to Rebel as 薛刚
- The Superlative Affections
- When Silken Hands Get Rough
- Silent Love as Kelly Mak
1985
1984
- Police Cadet as 倪峰 (Fit佬)
- The Duke of Mount Deer as 御前侍衛
- The Foundation as 刺客
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder as 罗家勤
- It's A Long Way To Home
- Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
- The Fearless Duo as 跑龍套 (路人、店小二、看客)
- The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In
1983
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self