Lau Ching-Wan
Known for acting · Born 16 February 1964 · 62 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
164 credits
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.
Known for
Warriors of Future
2022
Black Mask
1996
Mad Detective
2007
Shock Wave 2
2020
Running Out of Time
1999
The Greed of Man
1992
The Grand Canal
1987
Overheard
2009
And Yet We Live
1988
The White Storm
2013
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
Call of Heroes
2016
Acting (163)
2025Sons of the Neon NightWong Chi-tatFilm
2024Crisis NegotiatorsCheuk Man WaiFilm
2024PapaYuen Wing NinFilm
2023The White Storm 3: Heaven or HellSuchatFilm
2022Warriors of FutureJohnson ChengFilm
2022Detective vs. SleuthsLee ChunFilm
2020Shock Wave 2Tung Cheuk ManFilm
2019IntegrityChan King ChiFilm
2019My Dear Elephant齐伟Film
2017Dealer/HealerChen HuaFilm
2016Call of HeroesYang KenanFilm
2016Heartfall ArisesCalvin CheFilm
2015InsanityFan Kwok SangFilm
2015A Tale of Three CitiesFang DaolongFilm
2015The Vanished MurdererSong DongluFilm
2014Overheard 3Luk Kam KeungFilm
2013The White StormMa Ho-TinFilm
2013Out of InfernoDai KwanFilm
2013BoundlessSelfFilm
2013I Can't Live Without A DreamPoon Ka Fai (Voice)Film
2012The Bullet VanishesInspector Song DongluFilm
2012Fairy Tale KillerInspector Wong Wai-hanFilm
2012The KickFilm
2012最佳男主角Series
2011Life Without PrincipleThree-Legged PantherFilm
2011Overheard 2Manson LawFilm
2011The Great MagicianLei BullyFilm
2011Vivian Chow Deep V 25th Anniversary Concert 2011嘉宾Film
2009OverheardJohnny LeungFilm
2009Poker KingUno CheukFilm
2009Written ByTony TongFilm
2007Mad DetectiveInspector Chan Kwai BunFilm
2007The Secret of the Magic GourdMagic Gourd (voice)Film
2006The ShopaholicsDr. Choosey LeeFilm
2006My Name Is FameFaiFilm
2005Himalaya SinghPanicFilm
2005A Century of Light and ShadowSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2004FantasiaDirector ManFilm
2004Driving Miss WealthyJack Chen / MarioFilm
2004Itchy HeartPoon Chi-ManFilm
2004Three of a KindFrankieFilm
2004The Attractive OneHugoFilm
2003Lost in TimeHaleFilm
2003Colour of the Truth7 UpFilm
2003Good Times, Bed TimesMagistrate RaymondFilm
20031:99 Shorts(segment "Rhapsody")Film
2003Hong Kong StoriesSelfFilm
2003Love Under the SunSelfFilm
2002My Left Eye Sees GhostsKen Wong / Sam WongFilm
2002Fat Choi SpiritMahjong MasterFilm
2002Mighty BabyJohnny HungFilm
2001Running Out of Time 2Insp. Ho Sheung-SangFilm
2001La BrassiereJohnnyFilm
2001Lunch with CharlesTongFilm
2000Divine RetributionFong San-hap · 40 episodesSeries
1999Running Out of TimeInsp. Ho Sheung-SangFilm
1999VictimManson MaFilm
1999The H.K. TriadHoFilm
1999Where a Good Man GoesMichael CheungFilm
1998The Longest NiteTonyFilm
1998A Hero Never DiesMartinFilm
1998Expect the UnexpectedSamFilm
1998Step Into the DarkDr. Care KwanFilm
1997Full AlertInspector PaoFilm
1997Too Many Ways to Be No. 1A GauFilm
1997LifelineChief Yau SuiFilm
1997My Dad Is a JerkLi Lap CheongFilm
1997Final JusticeFather Li Chi HoFilm
1997Yesterday You, Yesterday MeYeung Shing Bo at 32 (Narrator)Film
1996Black MaskInspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-HoFilm
1996Viva EroticaDerek YeeFilm
1996Beyond HypothermiaLong ShekFilm
1996Big BulletSergeant Bill ChuFilm
1996Tri-StarLau Ching FatFilm
1996Muto BontieLam Chak Chi / KidnapperFilm
1995Loving YouInspector Lau Chun-HoiFilm
1995Doctor MackChiuFilm
1995Only Fools Fall in LoveChiu FordFilm
1995The Golden GirlsChun-WaiFilm
1995Tricky BusinessKo HingFilm
1995Romantic DreamKong Chi LungFilm
1995Happy HourChong TsangFilm
1995New TenantJoe [cameo]Film
1995The World of TreasureLion DancerFilm
1995Sea RootRootFilm
1995Mother of a Different KindSupt Cheung HungFilm
1995Once in a LifetimeGei OnFilm
1994Return to a Better TomorrowLobster TsuiFilm
1994It's a Wonderful LifeHou ChungFilm
1994Hello! Who Is It?Officer Ma FaiFilm
1994Shanghai Fever阿伦Film
1994Oh! My Three Guys....Ching Yu HoiFilm
1994Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby BombPeter ChanFilm
1994The Most WantedBlack Cat / Ho Chi YungFilm
1994I Wanna Be Your ManLiu Che-MoFilm
1994Tears and TriumphXie Shi-WenFilm
1994Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a ViolinistMozartFilm
1994I've Got You, Babe!!!CharcoalFilm
1994The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of WanchaiDeeFilm
1994The Third Full MoonInspector LauFilm
1994Beginner's LuckBig MacFilm
1994Over the Rainbow, Under the SkirtNarratorFilm
1993Heroic Trio 2: ExecutionersTakFilm
1993Crazy Hong KongJohnFilm
1993C'est La Vie Mon CheriKitFilm
1993All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the LeopardTso WuFilm
1993Thou Shalt Not SwearInspector LauFilm
1993Pink BombDanielFilm
1993Edge of JusticeOfficer Chung Siu WanFilm
1992The Greed of Man方展博 · 40 episodes, 方新侠 · 40 episodesSeries
1992Angel HunterJack Chow Man KitFilm
1992The ShootoutInspector LiuFilm
1992Tulips in AugustFilm
1992The Happy Massage GirlsFilm
1992Empress Da Yu Er · 44 episodesSeries
1991The Roar of the VietnameseFan Wan TinFilm
1991Heartbreak Blues · 5 episodesSeries
1990A Time of Taste · 20 episodesSeries
1990The Challenge of Life刘志光 · 30 episodesSeries
1990It Runs in the Family · 15 episodesSeries
1990A World Apart · 10 episodesSeries
1989My Dear SonMaddyFilm
1989Live HardPatriarch FaiFilm
1989Story of NamNamFilm
1989The Shanghai Mafia唐虎Film
1989The Fatal GameFilm
1989The Shanghai Conspiracy · 20 episodesSeries
1989My Son-In-Law · 58 episodesSeries
1989The Sect of Blood & Iron云铮 · 21 episodesSeries
1989鐵血大旗門 (數碼修復版)云铮 · 21 episodesSeries
1988Police Story 2CID in RestaurantFilm
1988Set Me Free!Film
1988Blue HourFilm
1988Twilight of a Nation · 45 episodesSeries
1988And Yet We Live陈国浩 · 60 episodesSeries
1987Police Cadet 1988倪峰 · 40 episodesSeries
1987The Grand Canal · 60 episodesSeries
1987The Dragon Sword青龙 · 20 episodesSeries
1987Born to Be a King · 18 episodesSeries
1987Genghis Khan赤老温 · 10 episodesSeries
1986Silent LoveKelly MakFilm
1986The Superlative Affections · 30 episodesSeries
1986When Silken Hands Get Rough · 20 episodesSeries
1986Destined to Rebel薛刚 · 18 episodesSeries
1985The Movie Maze翟明 · 20 episodesSeries
1985The Battle Among the Clans · 30 episodesSeries
1985The Flying Fox Of Snowy Mountain · 40 episodesSeries
1985The Fallen Family陈二牛 · 20 episodesSeries
1985Take Care Your Highness · 20 episodesSeries
1985皇上保重 (數碼修復版)赵南星 · 20 episodesSeries
1984The Duke of Mount Deer御前侍衛 · 40 episodesSeries
1984The Fearless Duo跑龍套 (路人、店小二、看客) · 20 episodesSeries
1984Police Cadet倪峰 (Fit佬) · 40 episodes, 倪峰 (Fit佬) Fit Lo · 40 episodesSeries
1984The Foundation刺客 · 20 episodesSeries
1984It's A Long Way To Home · 20 episodesSeries
1984The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In · 20 episodesSeries
1984Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember · 20 episodesSeries
1984Rainbow Round My Shoulder罗家勤 · 20 episodesSeries
1983Sandwiches · 20 episodesSeries
1962Golden Horse AwardsSelfSeries
—Nemesis In The DarkFilm
—電視先鋒群星會SelfFilm
—The Night ManagerKwok Lai-yuSeries
Sound (1)
2001Lunch with CharlesSongsFilm