Lau Ching-Wan
Born: 1964-02-16 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sean 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
- The Bullet Vanishes as Inspector Song Donglu
- Fairy Tale Killer as Inspector Wong Wai-han
- The Kick
2011
- Overheard 2 as Manson Law
- Life Without Principle as Three-Legged Panther
- The Great Magician as Lei Bully
- 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
- Mad Detective as Inspector Chan Kwai Bun
- The Secret of the Magic Gourd as Magic Gourd (voice)
2006
- The Shopaholics as Dr. Choosey Lee
- My Name Is Fame as Fai
2005
- A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
- Himalaya Singh as Panic
2004
- Fantasia as Director Man
- The Attractive One as Hugo
- Driving Miss Wealthy as Jack Chen / Mario
- Three of a Kind as Frankie
- Itchy Heart as Poon Chi-Man
2003
- Lost in Time as Hale
- 1:99 Shorts as (segment "Rhapsody")
- Colour of the Truth as 7 Up
- Good Times, Bed Times as Magistrate Raymond
- Hong Kong Stories as Self
- Love Under the Sun 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
- 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
- Step Into the Dark as Dr. Care Kwan
- Expect the Unexpected as Sam
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
- Beyond Hypothermia as Long Shek
- Big Bullet as Sergeant Bill Chu
- 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
- Only Fools Fall in Love as Chiu Ford
- Mother of a Different Kind as Supt Cheung Hung
- The Golden Girls as Chun-Wai
- Tricky Business as Ko Hing
- Romantic Dream as Kong Chi Lung
- Once in a Lifetime as Gei On
- Happy Hour as Chong Tsang
- The World of Treasure as Lion Dancer
- Sea Root as Root
- New Tenant as Joe [cameo]
1994
- Return to a Better Tomorrow as Lobster Tsui
- The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai as Dee
- It's a Wonderful Life as Hou Chung
- Oh! My Three Guys.... as Ching Yu Hoi
- Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt as Narrator
- Hello! Who Is It? as Officer Ma Fai
- The Most Wanted as Black Cat / Ho Chi Yung
- The Third Full Moon as Inspector Lau
- Beginner's Luck as Big Mac
- Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb as Peter Chan
- 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
- I Wanna Be Your Man as Liu Che-Mo
- Shanghai Fever as 阿伦
1993
- Crazy Hong Kong as John
- Heroic Trio 2: Executioners as Tak
- All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard as Tso Wu
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Kit
- Pink Bomb as Daniel
- Thou Shalt Not Swear as Inspector Lau
- 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
- Story of Nam as Nam
- 鐵血大旗門 (數碼修復版) as 云铮
- Live Hard as Patriarch Fai
- My Dear Son as Maddy
- 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
- 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)
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder as 罗家勤
- The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In
1983
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self