Name: Sean Lau Ching-Wan
Traditional Chinese: 劉青雲
Simplified Chinese: 刘青云
Pinyin: Liú Qīngyún
Date Of Birth: February 16, 1964)

Biography:
Sean Lau is an award-wnning film and television actor based in Hong Kong.

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, is a well-known former television actress.


Filmography

Death of a Hostage (2010) - Wen
Written By (2009)
Overheard (2009)
Mad Detective (2007) - Chan Kwai-Bun
My Name is Fame (2006) - Poon Kar-Fai
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) - 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
Live Hard (1989) - Fai/Chief
My Dear Son (1989)
Police Story 2 (1988) - CID Man 1
Silent Love (1986) - Kelly Mak
The Happy Massage Girls - (????)




TVB Dramas

The Grand Canal (1987)
The Dragon Sword
The Challenge of Life (1990)
The Seasons II (1990) (TV series)
The Greed of Man (1992)
The Battle Among the Clans (1985) (TV series)
Ngan sik lui to (1985) (TV series)
Police Cadet '84 (1984) (TV series) - Ngai Fung (Fit Lo)
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984) (TV series)

Awards

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (1997 and 2001) -Best Actor for "Full Alert" and "La
Brassiere", respectively

Golden Bauhinia Awards (1999)- Best Actor for "Where A Good Man Goes"

Hong Kong Film Awards (2007)- Best Actor for "My Name Is Fame"


Award Nominations

Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actor Nomination for Thou Shalt Not Swear
Best Actor Nomination for C'est la vie, mon chéri
Best Actor Nomination for Big Bullet
Best Actor Nomination for Full Alert
Best Actor Nomination for The Longest Nite
Best Actor Nomination for The Victim
Best Actor Nomination for Lost in Time
Best Actor for My Name is Fame
Best Actor Nomination for Mad Detective


Golden Horse Awards
Best Actor Nomination for The Victim

Golden Bauhinia Awards
Best Actor Nomination for The Victim
Best Actor for Where a Good Man Goes
Best Actor for My Name is Fame

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actor for Full Alert
Best Actor for La Brassiere




source: wikipedia

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Sean Lau Unable to Attend 10th Annual New York Asian American Festival

Recently, Sean Lau Ching Wan and Daniel Wu Yiu Cho have been filming new movie "Overheard" 《竊聽風雲》together. This is the first time that the two actors have worked together. Since Daniel greatly admires Sean as an actor, Daniel was at first nervous about the cooperation and uncertain whether the right chemistry will be produced. Fortunately, the collaboration has gone well thus far. Sean mentioned that he was impressed by Daniel’s performance in "One Night in Mongkok" 《旺角黑夜》.

Originally, Sean was scheduled to appear at the 10th Annual New York Asian Film Festival with Director Wai Ka Fai for the movie, "Written By" 《再生號》. However, at the end of the month, Sean will have to start shooting "Poker King" 《撲克王》. Since Sean will have to start training to improve his poker skills and coupled with the swine flu epidemic in the United States, Sean decided to stay in Hong Kong instead.

Sean regretted being unable to attend the 10th Annual New York Asian Film Festival. "Written By" was one of Sean’s recent favorite movies. In the movie, he acted as a blind judge, which required a lot of advance preparation for the role. Sean was deeply immersed in the character’s many emotional ups and downs, which made it difficult for him to withdraw himself from the role after shooting ending. Each day after shooting, he felt very tired. Sean believed the New York audience will recognize the depth of the character when they watch the movie.

To play the blind character, Sean learned Braille for two months. Sean laughed and said that he can not read Braille when he has his eyes open. However, when he closed his eyes and felt the raised characters, he was able to read the Braille text.