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Acting

Jim Lau

Career: Active from 2008 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 13
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Ping Pong Playa
59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Jim Lau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.3, average 2.5
Melancholy
3.6, average 4.7
Wonder
2.3, average 3.4
Fantasy
0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 2
Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

The Qingming Kid

as Yiwen

Shelter

as Alexander Pan

as Owen "Baba" Geung

2020s

13 titles · average score 57

Wei Baba

as David

After That

as Xinhao

Smooth Operator

as Matthew's Father

Neither Donkey Nor Horse

as Master Yao Shi-jie

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

57

as Mr. Hong

Swallowtail & Dragonfly

as Master Jiang

Cloudbusting

as Old Man

The Edge of Her Mind Anthology

as Dad (segment "Xin")

Tequila Sunset

as Ren

Sorry for the Inconvenience

as Dad

Grandma Dearest

58

as Dr. Howard

Magic Kingdom

as So

2010s

20 titles · average score 63

Good Trouble

77

TV show · as Dr. Mickelson

The Chef

as Pu

Magnum P.I.

56

TV show · as Moku

The Rookie

71

TV show · as Patrick Chen

Yellowstone

68

TV show · as Tourist

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

70

TV show · as Tin Tun

S.W.A.T.

56

TV show · as Uncle Yang

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

83

TV show · as Mei's Father

Rush Hour

43

TV show · as Hong Kong translator

No Escape

53

as Prime Minister (uncredited)

Silicon Valley

83

TV show · as Delivery Guy

The Hangover Part III

40

as Chief Prison Guard

2000s

28 titles · average score 64

Sons of Anarchy

79

TV show · as Chinese Cook

Ping Pong Playa

59

as Mr. Wang

How I Met Your Mother

75

TV show · as Chinese Man

Grey's Anatomy

71

TV show · as Meredith's Other Examiner / Examiner

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

84

TV show · as Asian Manager

My Name Is Earl

80

TV show · as Sweat Shop Boss

House

84

TV show · as Chou-Young Ling

Boston Legal

80

TV show · as Chinese Businessman #4 / Toque

NCIS

63

TV show · as Vendor

Two and a Half Men

67

TV show · as Chinese Man

Monk

82

TV show · as Toliver's Landlord

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

68

TV show

1990s

15 titles · average score 61

77

Stunts

Providence

65

TV show · as Anchee's Father

Martial Law

70

TV show · as Waiter

The Magnificent Seven

43

TV show · as Wo Chin's Uncle

The Practice

76

TV show · as Paul Ioki / Ming Hyang

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show

The Nanny

77

TV show · as Mr. Chung

Diagnosis: Murder

46

TV show · as Cashier

seaQuest DSV

61

TV show · as Dr. Wong Fay Hung

Mad About You

71

TV show · as Ng Lieu Cho

The Larry Sanders Show

86

TV show · as Peng Huang

Beverly Hills, 90210

62

TV show · as Health Inspector

1980s

5 titles · average score 66

The Simpsons

84

TV show · as Hong Kong Doctor (voice)

Big Trouble in Little China

66

as Chang Sing #2

Uphill All the Way

36

as Chinese Worker #2

Hunter

70

TV show · as Mr. Nim's Man

St. Elsewhere

77

TV show · as Dr. Chin

1970s

2 titles · average score 80

Little House on the Prairie

82

TV show

M*A*S*H

78

TV show · as Chinese Musician