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Ching-Wan Lau

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Ching-Wan Lau
A meteorite brings an extraterrestrial life to the earth. When powerful alien creatures threaten humanity, Commander Sing Lee's elite forces are almost wiped out, and the surviving soldier Tai Loi discovers an even bigger conspiracy.
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Warriors of Future (2022)
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Ching-Wan Lau was born on 16 February 1964 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Black Mask (1996), Mad Detective (2007) and Detective vs. Sleuths (2022). He has been married to Amy Kwok since 1998.
BornFebruary 16, 1964
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BornFebruary 16, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 21 wins & 45 nominations total

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    Known for

    Black Mask (1996)
    Black Mask
    6.0
    • Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho(as Lau Ching Wan)
    • 1996
    Mad Detective (2007)
    Mad Detective
    7.1
    • Bun(as Lau Ching Wan)
    • 2007
    Ching-Wan Lau, Carman Lee, Charlene Choi, Raymond Lam, Kathy Yuen, and Carlos Chan in Detective vs. Sleuths (2022)
    Detective vs. Sleuths
    6.1
    • Lee Chun(as Sean Lau)
    • 2022
    Ching-Wan Lau, Richie Jen, and Denise Ho in Life Without Principle (2011)
    Life Without Principle
    6.9
    • Panther(as Ching Wan Lau)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Night Manager
      • Richard Kwok
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Nemesis in the Dark
      • Filming
      • 2027
    • Detective Vs Sleuths 2
      • (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • Pre-production
    • Burning for Bravery
      • (as Sean Lau)
      • Post-production
    • Yuanyuan Gao, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Louis Koo, Ching-Wan Lau, and Tony Ka Fai Leung in Sons of the Neon Night (2025)
      Sons of the Neon Night
      5.7
      • Wong Chi Tat
      • 2025
    • Ching-Wan Lau in Papa (2024)
      Papa
      7.5
      • Yuen Wing-nin (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2024
    • Ching-Wan Lau and Francis Ng in Crisis Negotiators (2024)
      Crisis Negotiators
      6.7
      • Cheuk Man Wai (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2024
    • Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, and Ching-Wan Lau in The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023)
      The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
      5.9
      • Hong So-chai (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2023
    • Philip Keung, Louis Koo, Carina Lau, Ching-Wan Lau, and Kwan-Ho Tse in Warriors of Future (2022)
      Warriors of Future
      5.6
      • Johnson Cheng (as Sean Lau)
      • 2022
    • Ching-Wan Lau, Carman Lee, Charlene Choi, Raymond Lam, Kathy Yuen, and Carlos Chan in Detective vs. Sleuths (2022)
      Detective vs. Sleuths
      6.1
      • Lee Chun (as Sean Lau)
      • 2022
    • Andy Lau and Ching-Wan Lau in Chak dan juen ga 2 (2020)
      Chak dan juen ga 2
      6.5
      • Tung Cheuk Man (as Sean Lau)
      • 2020
    • Suet Lam, Ching-Wan Lau, Yueming Pan, Jingru You, Wei Kong, and Zhi Zhou in My Dear Elephant (2019)
      My Dear Elephant
      • Qi Wei (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2019
    • Integrity (2019)
      Integrity
      5.5
      • (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2019
    • Louis Koo, Ka-Tung Lam, Ching-Wan Lau, and Jin Zhang in Dealer/Healer (2017)
      Dealer/Healer
      5.5
      • Chen Hua (as Sean Lau)
      • 2017
    • Louis Koo, Ching-Wan Lau, Jing Wu, and Eddie Peng in Call of Heroes (2016)
      Call of Heroes
      6.4
      • Yeung Hak-nan (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2016
    • Heartfall Arises (2016)
      Heartfall Arises
      4.3
      • Calvin Che (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2016
    • Yiyan Jiang in The Vanished Murderer (2015)
      The Vanished Murderer
      5.3
      • Song Donglu (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2015
    • Ching-Wan Lau and Tang Wei in A Tale of Three Cities (2015)
      A Tale of Three Cities
      6.0
      • Fang Daolong (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2015
    • Insanity (2014)
      Insanity
      5.7
      • Fan Kwok-sang (as Ching Wan Lau)
      • 2014

    Soundtrack

    • Lunch with Charles (2001)
      Lunch with Charles
      6.6
      • performer: "No Mystery at All" (as Sean Lau)
      • 2001

    Videos33

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    The Secret of the Magic Gourd
    Clip 1:57
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    The Secret of the Magic Gourd
    Clip 1:17
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    The Secret of the Magic Gourd
    Clip 1:17
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Lau Ching-Wan
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • February 16, 1964
      • Hong Kong
    • Spouse
      • Amy Kwok1998 - present
    • Other works
      (1999, 2010, 2019, 2026) Cantonese dub (Buzz Lightyear): Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Toy Story 5 (2026)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Stated he and his wife do not plan to have children.
    • Nickname
      • Sean Lau

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