Sean Lau Ching-wan

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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.

Known For

Police Story 2

CID in Restaurant

Warriors of Future

Johnson Cheng

Black Mask

Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho

Mad Detective

Inspector Chan Kwai Bun

Shock Wave 2

Tung Cheuk Man

Running Out of Time

Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang

The Secret of the Magic Gourd

Magic Gourd (voice)

Overheard

Johnny Leung

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Sons of the Neon Night MOVIE	Wong Chi-tat
2024	Papa MOVIE	Yuen Wing Nin
2024	Crisis Negotiators MOVIE	Cheuk Man Wai
2023	The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell MOVIE	Suchat
2022	Warriors of Future MOVIE	Johnson Cheng
2022	Detective vs. Sleuths MOVIE	Lee Chun
2020	Shock Wave 2 MOVIE	Tung Cheuk Man
2019	My Dear Elephant MOVIE	齐伟
2019	Integrity MOVIE	Chan King Chi
2017	Dealer/Healer MOVIE	Chen Hua
2016	Heartfall Arises MOVIE	Calvin Che
2016	Call of Heroes MOVIE	Yang Kenan
2015	The Vanished Murderer MOVIE	Song Donglu
2015	A Tale of Three Cities MOVIE	Fang Daolong
2015	Insanity MOVIE	Fan Kwok Sang
2014	Overheard 3 MOVIE	Luk Kam Keung
2013	I Can't Live Without A Dream MOVIE	Poon Ka Fai (Voice)
2013	The White Storm MOVIE	Ma Ho-Tin
2013	Boundless MOVIE	Self
2013	Out of Inferno MOVIE	Dai Kwan
2012	最佳男主角 TV	Self
2012	The Kick MOVIE	Self
2012	The Bullet Vanishes MOVIE	Inspector Song Donglu
2012	Fairy Tale Killer MOVIE	Inspector Wong Wai-han
2011	The Great Magician MOVIE	Lei Bully
2011	Life Without Principle MOVIE	Three-Legged Panther
2011	Overheard 2 MOVIE	Manson Law
2011	Vivian Chow Deep V 25th Anniversary Concert 2011 MOVIE	嘉宾
2009	Poker King MOVIE	Uno Cheuk
2009	Overheard MOVIE	Johnny Leung
2009	Written By MOVIE	Tony Tong
2007	Mad Detective MOVIE	Inspector Chan Kwai Bun
2007	The Secret of the Magic Gourd MOVIE	Magic Gourd (voice)
2006	My Name Is Fame MOVIE	Fai
2006	The Shopaholics MOVIE	Dr. Choosey Lee
2005	Himalaya Singh MOVIE	Panic
2005	A Century of Light and Shadow MOVIE	Self
2004	Itchy Heart MOVIE	Poon Chi-Man
2004	The Attractive One MOVIE	Hugo
2004	Three of a Kind MOVIE	Frankie
2004	Driving Miss Wealthy MOVIE	Jack Chen / Mario
2004	Fantasia MOVIE	Director Man
2003	Lost in Time MOVIE	Hale
2003	1:99 Shorts MOVIE	(segment "Rhapsody")
2003	Good Times, Bed Times MOVIE	Magistrate Raymond
2003	Colour of the Truth MOVIE	7 Up
2003	Hong Kong Stories MOVIE	Self
2003	Love Under the Sun MOVIE	Self
2002	Mighty Baby MOVIE	Johnny Hung
2002	My Left Eye Sees Ghosts MOVIE	Ken Wong / Sam Wong
2002	Fat Choi Spirit MOVIE	Mahjong Master
2001	Running Out of Time 2 MOVIE	Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
2001	La Brassiere MOVIE	Johnny
2001	Lunch with Charles MOVIE	Tong
2000	Divine Retribution TV	Fong San-hap
1999	Victim MOVIE	Manson Ma
1999	Running Out of Time MOVIE	Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
1999	Where a Good Man Goes MOVIE	Michael Cheung
1999	The H.K. Triad MOVIE	Ho
1998	A Hero Never Dies MOVIE	Martin
1998	Expect the Unexpected MOVIE	Sam
1998	Step Into the Dark MOVIE	Dr. Care Kwan
1998	The Longest Nite MOVIE	Tony
1997	My Dad Is a Jerk MOVIE	Li Lap Cheong
1997	Full Alert MOVIE	Inspector Pao
1997	Yesterday You, Yesterday Me MOVIE	Yeung Shing Bo at 32 (Narrator)
1997	Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 MOVIE	A Gau
1997	Final Justice MOVIE	Father Li Chi Ho
1997	Lifeline MOVIE	Chief Yau Sui
1996	Viva Erotica MOVIE	Derek Yee
1996	Black Mask MOVIE	Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
1996	Beyond Hypothermia MOVIE	Long Shek
1996	Muto Bontie MOVIE	Lam Chak Chi / Kidnapper
1996	Big Bullet MOVIE	Sergeant Bill Chu
1996	Tri-Star MOVIE	Lau Ching Fat
1995	The Golden Girls MOVIE	Chun-Wai
1995	Only Fools Fall in Love MOVIE	Chiu Ford
1995	Romantic Dream MOVIE	Kong Chi Lung
1995	Loving You MOVIE	Inspector Lau Chun-Hoi
1995	Sea Root MOVIE	Root
1995	Once in a Life-Time MOVIE	Gei On
1995	New Tenant MOVIE	Joe [cameo]
1995	Happy Hour MOVIE	Chong Tsang
1995	Tricky Business MOVIE	Ko Hing
1995	Mother of a Different Kind MOVIE	Supt Cheung Hung
1995	Doctor Mack MOVIE	Chiu
1995	The World of Treasure MOVIE	Lion Dancer
1994	Oh! My Three Guys.... MOVIE	Ching Yu Hoi
1994	Beginner's Luck MOVIE	Big Mac
1994	Tears and Triumph MOVIE	Xie Shi-Wen
1994	Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb MOVIE	Peter Chan
1994	Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt MOVIE	Narrator
1994	The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai MOVIE	Dee
1994	Return to a Better Tomorrow MOVIE	Lobster Tsui
1994	I Wanna Be Your Man MOVIE	Liu Che-Mo
1994	The Most Wanted MOVIE	Black Cat / Ho Chi Yung
1994	The Third Full Moon MOVIE	Inspector Lau
1994	Shanghai Fever MOVIE	阿伦
1994	Hello! Who Is It? MOVIE	Officer Ma Fai
1994	Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist MOVIE	Mozart
1994	I've Got You, Babe!!! MOVIE	Charcoal
1994	It's a Wonderful Life MOVIE	Hou Chung
1993	C'est La Vie Mon Cheri MOVIE	Kit
1993	Executioners MOVIE	Tak
1993	Thou Shalt Not Swear MOVIE	Inspector Lau
1993	Crazy Hong Kong MOVIE	John
1993	All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard MOVIE	Tso Wu
1993	Edge of Justice MOVIE	Officer Chung Siu Wan
1993	Pink Bomb MOVIE	Daniel
1992	Angel Hunter MOVIE	Jack Chow Man Kit
1992	The Greed of Man TV	方展博
1992	The Greed of Man TV	方新侠
1992	The Shootout MOVIE	Inspector Liu
1992	Empress Da Yu Er TV	Self
1992	Tulips in August MOVIE	Self
1992	The Happy Massage Girls MOVIE	Self
1991	The Roar of the Vietnamese MOVIE	Fan Wan Tin
1991	Heartbreak Blues TV	Self
1990	The Challenge of Life TV	刘志光
1990	A World Apart TV	Self
1990	A Time of Taste TV	Self
1990	It Runs in the Family TV	Self
1989	Story of Nam MOVIE	Nam
1989	My Son-In-Law TV	Self
1989	Live Hard MOVIE	Patriarch Fai
1989	My Dear Son MOVIE	Maddy
1989	The Sect of Blood & Iron TV	云铮
1989	鐵血大旗門 (數碼修復版) TV	云铮
1989	The Shanghai Conspiracy TV	Self
1989	The Fatal Game MOVIE	Self
1989	The Shanghai Mafia MOVIE	唐虎
1988	Blue Hour MOVIE	Self
1988	Set Me Free! MOVIE	Self
1988	Twilight of a Nation TV	Self
1988	And Yet We Live TV	陈国浩
1988	Police Story 2 MOVIE	CID in Restaurant
1987	Police Cadet 1988 TV	倪峰
1987	Genghis Khan TV	赤老温
1987	The Dragon Sword TV	青龙
1987	Born to Be a King TV	Self
1987	The Grand Canal TV	Self
1986	The Superlative Affections TV	Self
1986	When Silken Hands Get Rough TV	Self
1986	Destined to Rebel TV	薛刚
1986	Silent Love MOVIE	Kelly Mak
1985	The Flying Fox Of Snowy Mountain TV	Self
1985	Take Care Your Highness TV	Self
1985	The Battle Among the Clans TV	Self
1985	The Fallen Family TV	陈二牛
1985	The Movie Maze TV	翟明
1984	Police Cadet TV	倪峰 (Fit佬)
1984	Police Cadet TV	倪峰 (Fit佬) Fit Lo
1984	Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember TV	Self
1984	The Duke of Mount Deer TV	御前侍衛
1984	It's A Long Way To Home TV	Self
1984	Rainbow Round My Shoulder TV	罗家勤
1984	The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In TV	Self
1984	The Fearless Duo TV	跑龍套 (路人、店小二、看客)
1984	The Foundation TV	刺客
1983	Sandwiches TV	Self
1962	Golden Horse Awards TV	Self
	The Night Manager TV	Kwok Lai-yu

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