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.
Awards & recognition
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Actor · 2023
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Actor · 2015
- Golden Horse Award — Best Leading Actor · 2012
- Golden Bauhinia Award — Best Actor · 2007
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Actor · 2007
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- Golden Bauhinia Award — Best Actor · 2000
Filmography24 titles
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
Crisis Negotiators
Shock Wave 2
Mad Detective
Police Story 2
Warriors of Future
Overheard
Detective vs. Sleuths
Viva Erotica
Life Without Principle
Tricky Business
Overheard 2
Call of Heroes
The White Storm
The Bullet Vanishes
Doctor Mack
It's a Wonderful Life
Return to a Better Tomorrow
Insanity
Out of Inferno
Loving You
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Overheard 3
Tri-Star