Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He is best known for starring in the films '' C'est la vie, mon chéri'' (1993), '' My Name Is Fame'' (2006), '' Mad Detective'' (2007), '' Overheard''

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(2009–2014), and '' Life Without Principle'' (2011). Most recently, Lau is known for his role in '' Detective vs Sleuths'' (2022), for which he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. In 2025, he won a

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, a Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and an Asian Film Award with his performance in '' Papa'' (2024).

Career

Lau was born in Hong Kong in 1964. He joined the

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acting classes in 1983 and made his first appearance on television in the following year in the drama ''Draw Out the Rainbow''. Dark-skinned with no matinee-idol look, he struggled with minor roles until the immensely popular

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drama '' The Greed of Man'' (1992), where he first achieved his leading man status, and acted opposite

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. His wife, Amy Kwok, who won the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 1991, is also a well-known former television actress and co-starred with him on ''The Greed of Man''. Lau starred in two series with ATV in 1991 and again in 2000. Lau made his film debut in 1986 and since then has been cast in numerous roles. His critically acclaimed 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 ''Big Bullet'' (1996), '' Full Alert'' (1997), '' The Longest Nite'' (1998), '' Running out of Time'' (1999), '' Running Out of Time 2'' (2001) and '' Mad Detective'' (2007). Lau is known for his versatility as an actor, having acted in a variety of genres. Lau joined Milkyway Image production house in the mid-1990s.

Personal life

Lau is married to Miss Hong Kong 1991, Amy Kwok Oi Ming.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Dubbing

Lau has also done voiceover work for films:

Host

Sean Lau at chinesemov.com
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Awards and nominations

Lau has won Best Actor Awards at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards in 1997, 2001, 2011, 2014 and the Golden Bauhinia Awards in 1999 and 2007. He also won his first Best Actor award at the

s in 2007 for his performance in the film '' My Name Is Fame''. He won his first Golden Horse Award in 2012 for his performance in '' Life Without Principle''.

References

External links

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