Lau Ching-wan
Lau Ching-wan in My Name is Fame
Lau Ching-wan Actor Information
Lau Ching-wan is one of Hong Kong’s more well known, versatile and enduring actors with a string of hit movies to his name that include Full Alert (1997) and The Longest Nite (1998).
Names
English name – Sean Lau
Chinese name – 刘青云
Pinyin – Liu Qing Yun
Details
Date of birth – 16th February 1964
Place of Birth- Hong Kong, China
Background
Born in Hong Kong, Lau has an older sister and a younger brother and his family is from Sanshui in Guangdong province, China. He married Amy Kwok, a successful actress and former Miss Kong Hong, in 1998. They have been trying to have children sinze 2007 but to date are still childless.
Lau Ching-wan and Andy Lau in Running Out of Time 2
Acting Career
Like many other famous Hong Kong actors such as Tony Leung, Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan began his acting career at Hong Kong’s commercial television station TVB. He started acting classes with TVB in 1983 and had his first role the following year in the TV series “Draw out the Rainbow”. Lau then appeared in “Police Cadet 84” with fellow star Tony Leung Chiu-Wai which exposed him to Hong Kong audiences and established his career as an actor.
Despite his earlier TV successes, Lau’s dark skin and lack of matinee idol looks that other stars Chinese movie stars such as Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro shared meant he initially struggled to find movie roles. It was not until he starred in the extremely popular TV series “The Greed of Men” (1992) that he made the successful transition from TV to the large screen.
Since his screen debut in 1986 in the movie “Silent Love” he has starred in a number of hit movies such as Full Alert (1997), The Longest Nite (1998) and Mad Detective (2007). The movies and roles Lau has starred in range from gritty police dramas to comedies and romances. Lau’s outstanding successes in these widely varied roles has made him one of Hong Kong and China’s most versatile actors.
Lau Ching-Wan in The Great Magician 2011
Movie and Film Titles
Inferno (2013)
A Better Tomorrow (2013)
The Cartel War (2013)
The Bullet Vanishes 2 (2013)
Overheard 3 (2013)
The Bullet Vanishes (2012)
Bao Dexi
Fairy Tale Killer (2012)
Detective Han
The Great Magician (2011)
Bully Lei
Life Without Principle (2011)
Panther
Mad Detective (2007)
Inspector Chan Kwai Bun
The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)
Magic Gourd (voice)
My Name Is Fame (2006)
Fai
The Shopaholics (2006)
Dr. Choosey Lee
Himalaya Singh (2005)
Uncle Panic
The Attractive One (2004)
Hugo
Three of a Kind (2004)
Frankie
Driving Miss Wealthy (2004)
Jack Chen/Mario
Itchy Heart (2004)
Poon Chi-Man
Fantasia (2004)
Director
Lost in Time (2003)
Dai Fai
Good Times, Bed Times (2003)
Raymond
Colour of the Truth (2003)
Seven Up
Love Under the Sun (2003)
Mighty Baby (2002)
Johnny Hung
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Ken Wong/Sam Wong
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
Mahjong Master
Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Inspector Ho Sheung Sang
La Brassiere (2001)
Johnny
Lunch with Charles (2001)
Tong
The Victim (1999)
Manson Ma
Running Out of Time (1999)
Inspector Ho Sheung-Sang
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
Michael Cheung
The H,K. Triad (1999)
Ho
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
Martin
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Sam
Step Into the Dark (1998)
Dr. Care Quan
The Longest Nite (1998)
Tony
Doctor Mack (1998)
Chiu
Full Alert (1997)
Inspector Pao
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
Kau
Final Justice (1997)
Father Lee (Ho)
Lifeline (1997)
Yau Sui
My Dad is a Jerk (1997)
Li Lap-Cheong
Viva Erotica (1996)
Yee Tung-Sing
Black Mask (1996)
Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
Long Shek
Big Bullet (1996)
Sergeant Bill Chu
Tri_Star (1996)
Fa
Muto Bontie (1996)
Lam Chak-Chi/Chi
Only Fools Fall in Love (1995)
Chiu Ford
Romantic Dream (1995)
Hung Chi-Lung
Loving You (1995)
Lau
Once in a Lifetime (1995)
Kei-on
Happy Hour (1995)
Chong Tsang
Tricky Business (1995)
Ko Hing
Mother of a Different Kind (1995)
Supt Cheung Hung
The World of Treasure (1995)
Cameo (uncredited)
New Tenant (1995)
Joe
Golden Girls (1995)
Chun Wei
Sea Root (1995)
Sea Root
Return to a Better Tomorrow (1995)
Big Lobster (as Jeff Lau)
Beginner’s Luck (1994)
Mark
I Wanna Be Your Man (1994)
Lu Che-Mo
Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Just a Violinist (1994)
Mozart
C’est la vie, mon cheri (1994)
Kit
Bloody Hand Goddess (1994)
Tears and Triumph (1994)
Xie Shi-Wen
The Third Full Moon (1994)
Chow's Partner
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
Dee
Oh! My Three Guys (1994)
Hoi
The Most Wanted (1994)
Ho Chi-Yung/Cat
Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (1994)
Narrator
Shanghai Fever (1994)
A Lun
It’s a Wonderful Life (1994)
Cousin
Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb (1994)
Peter Chan
I’ve Got You, Babe (1994)
Charcoal
Crazy Hong Kong (1993)
John
All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard (1993)
Tso Wu
Pink Bomb (1993)
Daniel
Thou Shalt Not Swear (1993)
Chow's Partner
Angel Hunter (1992)
Jack Chow Man-Kit
Tulips in August (1992)
The Happy Massage Girls (1992)
The Shootout (1992)
Liu
The Roar of the Vietnamese (1991)
Fan Wan-Tin
Live Hard (1989)
Fai/Chief
My Dear Son (1989)
Maddy
I Must Escape Into Hiding (1988)
Police Story 2 (1988)
CID Man
Silent Love (1986)
Kelly Mak
TV Series
Divine Retribution (2000)
Fong Sun-hap
The Grand Canal (1997)
The Seasons II (1990)
The Greed of Men (1992)
The Challenge of Life (1990)
Twilight of a Nation (1988)
Genghis Khan (1987)
Ngan Sik Lui To (1985)
The Battle Among the Clans (1985)
Duke of Mount Deer (1985)
Police Cadet ’84 (1984)
Ngai Fung (Fit Lo)
A Rainbow Around My Shoulders (1984)
The Fearless Duo (1984)
The Rise & Fall of a Stand-In (1984)
Sandwiches (1983)
Woman on the Beat (1983)
Angels and Devils (1983)
Lau Ching-wan as a watch model
Awards for Film and TV
31st Hong Kong Film Awards
Winner – Best Attire Award – Lau Ching-Wan, Shu Qi
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Life without Principle
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Overheard 2
29th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Overheard
27th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Mad Detective
26th Hong Kong Film Awards
Winner – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – My Name Is Fame
23rd Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Lost in Time
19th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – The Victim
18th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – The Longest Nite
17th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Full Alert
16th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Big Bullet
13th Hong Kong Film Awards
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Endless Love
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Thou Shalt Not Swear
36th Golden Horse Awards (1999)
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – The Victim
2002 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Winner – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – La Brassiere
1998 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Winner – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Full Alert
2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards
Winner – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – My Name Is Fame
2000 Golden Bauhinia Awards
Winner – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – Where a Good Man Goes
Nominee – Best Actor – Lau Ching-Wan – The Victim
2001 Next TV Awards
Winner – Timberland Award – Lau Ching-Wan
1993 Next TV Awards
Winner – Top Ten TV Artist – Lau Ching-Wan – #1
1991 Next TV Awards
Winner – Top Ten TV Actor – Lau Ching-Wan
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