Sean Lau Ching-wan
Acting • Born 1964-02-16
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.
Filmography
161 credits
Overheard
Movie • 2009
Johnny Leung
Written By
Movie • 2009
Tony Tong
Black Mask
Movie • 1996
Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
Victim
Movie • 1999
Manson Ma
Story of Nam
Movie • 1989
Nam
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Movie • 2023
Suchat
The Longest Nite
Movie • 1998
Tony
Mad Detective
Movie • 2007
Inspector Chan Kwai Bun
Poker King
Movie • 2009
Uno Cheuk
Fat Choi Spirit
Movie • 2002
Mahjong Master
Full Alert
Movie • 1997
Inspector Pao
Lost in Time
Movie • 2003
Hale
The Kick
Movie • 2012
Running Out of Time 2
Movie • 2001
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Movie • 2002
Ken Wong / Sam Wong
La Brassiere
Movie • 2001
Johnny
Fantasia
Movie • 2004
Director Man
Three of a Kind
Movie • 2004
Frankie
The Shopaholics
Movie • 2006
Dr. Choosey Lee
Doctor Mack
Movie • 1995
Chiu
Crazy Hong Kong
Movie • 1993
John
Mighty Baby
Movie • 2002
Johnny Hung
My Name Is Fame
Movie • 2006
Fai
Life Without Principle
Movie • 2011
Three-Legged Panther
Expect the Unexpected
Movie • 1998
Sam
The Great Magician
Movie • 2011
Lei Bully
Overheard 2
Movie • 2011
Manson Law
Where a Good Man Goes
Movie • 1999
Michael Cheung
A Hero Never Dies
Movie • 1998
Martin
Itchy Heart
Movie • 2004
Poon Chi-Man
Big Bullet
Movie • 1996
Sergeant Bill Chu
Fairy Tale Killer
Movie • 2012
Inspector Wong Wai-han
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Movie • 1993
Kit
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
Movie • 1994
Narrator
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Movie • 1997
A Gau
Driving Miss Wealthy
Movie • 2004
Jack Chen / Mario
The Bullet Vanishes
Movie • 2012
Inspector Song Donglu
The H.K. Triad
Movie • 1999
Ho
Lifeline
Movie • 1997
Chief Yau Sui
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Movie • 1994
Dee
The Golden Girls
Movie • 1995
Chun-Wai
The Shanghai Mafia
Movie • 1989
唐虎
Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb
Movie • 1994
Peter Chan
Papa
Movie • 2024
Yuen Wing Nin
Out of Inferno
Movie • 2013
Dai Kwan
Boundless
Movie • 2013
Self
Only Fools Fall in Love
Movie • 1995
Chiu Ford
Overheard 3
Movie • 2014
Luk Kam Keung
Good Times, Bed Times
Movie • 2003
Magistrate Raymond
Final Justice
Movie • 1997
Father Li Chi Ho
Loving You
Movie • 1995
Inspector Lau Chun-Hoi
Beyond Hypothermia
Movie • 1996
Long Shek
The Most Wanted
Movie • 1994
Black Cat / Ho Chi Yung
The White Storm
Movie • 2013
Ma Ho-Tin
Tricky Business
Movie • 1995
Ko Hing
Sea Root
Movie • 1995
Root
Viva Erotica
Movie • 1996
Derek Yee
All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard
Movie • 1993
Tso Wu
Step Into the Dark
Movie • 1998
Dr. Care Kwan
Return to a Better Tomorrow
Movie • 1994
Lobster Tsui
The Roar of the Vietnamese
Movie • 1991
Fan Wan Tin
Tri-Star
Movie • 1996
Lau Ching Fat
Angel Hunter
Movie • 1992
Jack Chow Man Kit
Silent Love
Movie • 1986
Kelly Mak
Live Hard
Movie • 1989
Patriarch Fai
Set Me Free!
Movie • 1988
Thou Shalt Not Swear
Movie • 1993
Inspector Lau
The Third Full Moon
Movie • 1994
Inspector Lau
Happy Hour
Movie • 1995
Chong Tsang
Colour of the Truth
Movie • 2003
7 Up
Hong Kong Stories
Movie • 2003
Self
I Wanna Be Your Man
Movie • 1994
Liu Che-Mo
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Movie • 1993
Tak
Himalaya Singh
Movie • 2005
Panic
Police Story 2
Movie • 1988
CID in Restaurant
The Attractive One
Movie • 2004
Hugo
Beginner's Luck
Movie • 1994
Big Mac
Once in a Life-Time
Movie • 1995
Gei On
My Dad Is a Jerk
Movie • 1997
Li Lap Cheong
Hello! Who Is It?
Movie • 1994
Officer Ma Fai
Tears and Triumph
Movie • 1994
Xie Shi-Wen
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist
Movie • 1994
Mozart
Shanghai Fever
Movie • 1994
阿伦
My Dear Son
Movie • 1989
Maddy
Mother of a Different Kind
Movie • 1995
Supt Cheung Hung
The Shootout
Movie • 1992
Inspector Liu
New Tenant
Movie • 1995
Joe [cameo]
Romantic Dream
Movie • 1995
Kong Chi Lung
Oh! My Three Guys....
Movie • 1994
Ching Yu Hoi
Pink Bomb
Movie • 1993
Daniel
I've Got You, Babe!!!
Movie • 1994
Charcoal
Muto Bontie
Movie • 1996
Lam Chak Chi / Kidnapper
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie • 1994
Hou Chung
Running Out of Time
Movie • 1999
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
Edge of Justice
Movie • 1993
Officer Chung Siu Wan
Insanity
Movie • 2015
Fan Kwok Sang
Crisis Negotiators
Movie • 2024
Cheuk Man Wai
A Tale of Three Cities
Movie • 2015
Fang Daolong
Lunch with Charles
Movie • 2001
Tong
The Vanished Murderer
Movie • 2015
Song Donglu
Call of Heroes
Movie • 2016
Yang Kenan
Heartfall Arises
Movie • 2016
Calvin Che
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
Movie • 2007
Magic Gourd (voice)
The World of Treasure
Movie • 1995
Lion Dancer
Dealer/Healer
Movie • 2017
Chen Hua
1:99 Shorts
Movie • 2003
(segment "Rhapsody")
Love Under the Sun
Movie • 2003
Self
Sons of the Neon Night
Movie • 2025
Wong Chi-tat
A Century of Light and Shadow
Movie • 2005
Self
Tulips in August
Movie • 1992
The Happy Massage Girls
Movie • 1992
Yesterday You, Yesterday Me
Movie • 1997
Yeung Shing Bo at 32 (Narrator)
Warriors of Future
Movie • 2022
Johnson Cheng
Detective vs. Sleuths
Movie • 2022
Lee Chun
Integrity
Movie • 2019
Chan King Chi
Shock Wave 2
Movie • 2020
Tung Cheuk Man
My Dear Elephant
Movie • 2019
齐伟
Vivian Chow Deep V 25th Anniversary Concert 2011
Movie • 2011
嘉宾
The Fatal Game
Movie • 1989
Blue Hour
Movie • 1988
I Can't Live Without A Dream
Movie • 2013
Poon Ka Fai (Voice)
The Superlative Affections
TV • 1986
Divine Retribution
TV • 2000
Fong San-hap
The Rise & Fall Of A Stand-In
TV • 1984
The Fallen Family
TV • 1985
陈二牛
Police Cadet
TV • 1984
倪峰 (Fit佬)
Take Care Your Highness
TV • 1985
The Shanghai Conspiracy
TV • 1989
It's A Long Way To Home
TV • 1984
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
TV • 1984
Born to Be a King
TV • 1987
When Silken Hands Get Rough
TV • 1986
Twilight of a Nation
TV • 1988
My Son-In-Law
TV • 1989
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
TV • 1984
罗家勤
A World Apart
TV • 1990
A Time of Taste
TV • 1990
Sandwiches
TV • 1983
Heartbreak Blues
TV • 1991
Police Cadet
TV • 1984
倪峰 (Fit佬) Fit Lo
The Foundation
TV • 1984
刺客
The Greed of Man
TV • 1992
方展博
The Fearless Duo
TV • 1984
跑龍套 (路人、店小二、看客)
Golden Horse Awards
TV • 1962
Self
Genghis Khan
TV • 1987
赤老温
And Yet We Live
TV • 1988
陈国浩
The Grand Canal
TV • 1987
The Dragon Sword
TV • 1987
青龙
Destined to Rebel
TV • 1986
薛刚
The Movie Maze
TV • 1985
翟明
The Challenge of Life
TV • 1990
刘志光
Police Cadet 1988
TV • 1987
倪峰
The Sect of Blood & Iron
TV • 1989
云铮
It Runs in the Family
TV • 1990
The Battle Among the Clans
TV • 1985
The Duke of Mount Deer
TV • 1984
御前侍衛
The Greed of Man
TV • 1992
方新侠
Empress Da Yu Er
TV • 1992
最佳男主角
TV • 2012
The Night Manager
TV
Kwok Lai-yu
The Flying Fox Of Snowy Mountain
TV • 1985