Sean Lau Ching-wan
Born February 16, 1964 (Age: 62)
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Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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.
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.
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Filmography
Sons of the Neon Night
2025
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as Wong Chi-tat
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Age: 61
Papa
2024
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as Yuen Wing Nin
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Age: 60
Crisis Negotiators
2024
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as Cheuk Man Wai
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Age: 60
Warriors of Future
2022
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as Johnson Cheng
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Age: 58
Detective vs. Sleuths
2022
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as Lee Chun
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Age: 58
Shock Wave 2
2020
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as Tung Cheuk Man
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Age: 56
The Kick
2012
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as
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Age: 48
The Bullet Vanishes
2012
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as Inspector Song Donglu
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Age: 48
Overheard 2
2011
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as Manson Law
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Age: 47
Overheard
2009
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as Johnny Leung
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Age: 45
Himalaya Singh
2005
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as Panic
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Age: 40
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
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as Self
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Age: 40
The Attractive One
2004
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as Hugo
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Age: 40
Mighty Baby
2002
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as Johnny Hung
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Age: 38
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
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as Ken Wong / Sam Wong
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Age: 38
Fat Choi Spirit
2002
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as Mahjong Master
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Age: 37
Running Out of Time 2
2001
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as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
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Age: 37
Running Out of Time
1999
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as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
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Age: 35
A Hero Never Dies
1998
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as Martin
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Age: 34
Expect the Unexpected
1998
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as Sam
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Age: 34
Step Into the Dark
1998
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as Dr. Care Kwan
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Age: 34
The Longest Nite
1998
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as Tony
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Age: 33
My Dad Is a Jerk
1997
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as Li Lap Cheong
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Age: 33
Full Alert
1997
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as Inspector Pao
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Age: 33
Yesterday You, Yesterday Me
1997
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as Yeung Shing Bo at 32 (Narrator)
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Age: 33
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
1997
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as A Gau
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Age: 33
Final Justice
1997
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as Father Li Chi Ho
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Age: 33
Lifeline
1997
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as Chief Yau Sui
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Age: 32
Viva Erotica
1996
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as Derek Yee
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Age: 32
Black Mask
1996
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as Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
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Age: 32
Beyond Hypothermia
1996
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as Long Shek
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Age: 32
Muto Bontie
1996
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as Lam Chak Chi / Kidnapper
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Age: 32
Big Bullet
1996
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as Sergeant Bill Chu
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Age: 32
Tri-Star
1996
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as Lau Ching Fat
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Age: 31
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
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as Kit
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Age: 29
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993
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as Tak
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Age: 29
Thou Shalt Not Swear
1993
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as Inspector Lau
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Age: 29
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
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as John
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Age: 29
All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard
1993
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as Tso Wu
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Age: 29
Edge of Justice
1993
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as Officer Chung Siu Wan
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Age: 29
Pink Bomb
1993
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as Daniel
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Age: 29
Angel Hunter
1992
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as Jack Chow Man Kit
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Age: 28
The Shootout
1992
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as Inspector Liu
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Age: 28
The Happy Massage Girls
1992
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as
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Age: 27
Tulips in August
1992
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as
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Age: 27
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991
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as Fan Wan Tin
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Age: 27
Story of Nam
1989
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as Nam
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Age: 25
Live Hard
1989
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as Patriarch Fai
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Age: 25
My Dear Son
1989
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as Maddy
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Age: 25
The Fatal Game
1989
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as
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Age: 24
The Shanghai Mafia
1989
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as 唐虎
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Age: 24
Blue Hour
1988
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as
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Age: 24
Set Me Free!
1988
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as
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Age: 24
Police Story 2
1988
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as CID in Restaurant
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Age: 24