Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards.

Career

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

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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 ''

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'' (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,

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Filmography

Television series

Film

Dubbing

Lau has also done voiceover work for films:

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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

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in 1999 and 2007. He also won his first Best Actor award at the

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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 ''

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lau, Sean Ching Wan 1964 births Living people Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors People from Sanshui District TVB actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors