Biography
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Sean Lau Ching-Wan (劉青雲, pinyin: Liú Qīngyún;) (born February 16, 1964) is a Hong Kong film and television actor who is cast in many Hong Kong films since the late 1980s.
Lau was born in Guangdong province of China. 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-star look, he struggled to be cast until in the immensely popular stock market drama The Greed of Man (1992) when he acted opposite to Adam Cheng.His wife, former (1991) Miss Hong Kong Amy Kwok, also works as a television actress.
Awards
He has won Best Actor in the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (in 1997 and 2001) and Golden Bauhinia Awards (in 1999).
Filmography
He made his debut in film in 1986 and since then has been cast in an increasingly wide number of roles. Amongst his more memorable roles include acting opposite Anita Yuen as a down-and-out musician in C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993) and in a number of cop thrillers, such as Full Alert (1997), The Longest Nite (1998), Running out of Time (1999) and Running Out of Time 2 (2001). He has proven himself to be one of Hong Kong's most versatile actors, handling comedy roles with aplomb, as in La Brassiere (2001) and Three of a Kind (2003).
TVB Dramas
- The Grand Canal (1987)
- The Dragon Sword
- The Challenge of Life (1990)
- The Greed of Man (1992)
Detailed filmography
- Shopaholics (2006) - Choosey Lee
- Himalaya Singh (2005) - Uncle Panic
- The Attractive One (2004) - Hugo
- Three of a Kind (2004) - Frankie
- Driving Miss Wealthy (2004) - Mario/Kit
- Itchy Heart (2004) - Poon Chi-Man
- Fantasia (2004) - Michael
- Lost in Time (2003) - Dai Fai
- Good Times, Bed Times (2003) - Raymond
- Colour of the Truth (2003) - Seven Up
- Mighty Baby (2002) - Johnny Hung
- My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) - Ken Wong
- Fat Choi Spirit (2002) (as Lau Ching Wan) - Ching Wan
- Running Out of Time 2 (2001) - Inspector Ho Sheung Sang
- La Brassiere (2001) - Johnny
- Lunch with Charles (2001) (as Sean Lau) - Tong
- The Victim (1999) - Manson Ma
- Running Out of Time (1999) - Inpector Ho Sheung-Sang
- Where a Good Man Goes (1999) - Michael
- The H.K. Triad (1999) - Ho
- A Hero Never Dies (1998) - Martin
- Expect the Unexpected (1998) - Sam
- Step Into the Dark (1998) - Dr. Care Quan
- My Dad Is a Jerk (1997) - Li Lap-Cheong
- Full Alert (1997) - Inspector Pao
- Fireline (1997) - Yau Sui
- The Longest Nite (1997) - Tony
- Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) - Kau
- Black Mask (1996) - Inspector 'Rock' Shek
- Beyond Hypothermia (1996) - Long Shek
- Big Bullet (1996) - Bill Zhu
- Tristar (1996) - Fa
- Muto Bontie (1996) - Lam Chak-Chi/Chi
- Viva Erotica (1996) - Yee Tung-Sing
- Final Justice (1996) - Father Lee (Ho)
- Loving You (1995) - Lau
- Once in a Lifetime (1995) - Kei-on
- Mother of a Different Kind (1995) - Supt Cheung Hung
- Only Fools Fall in Love (1995) - Chiu Ford
- Wealthy Human Realm (1995) (uncredited) - Cameo
- Sea Root (1995) - Sea Root
- Happy Hour (1995) - Chong Tsang
- Doctor Mack (1995) - Chiu
- The Golden Girls (1995) - Chun Wei
- New Tenant (1995) - Joe
- Tricky Business (1995) - Ko Hing
- Romantic Dream (1995) - Hung Chi-Lung
- Beginner's Luck (1994) - Mark
- C'est la vie, mon chéri (1994) - Kit
- Bloody Hand Goddess (1994)
- I've Got You, Babe (1994) - Charcoal
- Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb (1994) - Peter Chan
- It's a Wonderful Life (1994) - Cousin
- Shanghai Fever (1994)
- Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (1994) - Narrator
- The Most Wanted (1994) - Ho Chi-Yung/Cat
- Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist (1994) - Mozart
- Oh! My Three Guys (1994) - Hoi
- I Wanna Be Your Man (1994) - Lu Che-Mo
- Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994) - Big Lobster
- Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai (1994) - Dee
- The Third Full Moon (1994) - Chow's Partner
- Tears and Triumph (1994) - Xie Shi-Wen
- The Gods Must Be Crazy IV (1993) - John
- Thou Shalt Not Swear (1993) - Chow's Partner
- Pink Bomb (1993) - Daniel
- Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993) - Tak
- Water Margin: True Colors of Heroes (1992) - Tso Wu
- The Shootout (1992) - Liu
- Angel Hunter (1991) - Jack Chow Man-Kit
- The Roar of the Vietnamese (1991) - Fan Wan-Tin
- The Seasons II (1990) (TV series)
- Live Hard (1989) - Fai/Chief
- My Dear Son (1989)
- Police Story 2 (1988) - CID Man 1
- Silent Love (1986) - Kelly Mak
- The Battle Among the Clans (1985) (TV series)
- Ngan sik lui to (1985) (TV series)
- San jaat si hing (1984) (TV series) - Ngai Fung (Fit Lo)
- The Duke of Mount Deer (1984) (TV series)
- The Happy Massage Girls - (????)
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