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Acting

Lau Ching-wan

Career: Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1994 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles: 117
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: The Greed of Man
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lau Ching-wan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Wholesome
2.8, average 3.4
Family Dynamics
4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Hong Kong Cinema 17
Fast-Paced 15
Political Intrigue 13
Hong Kong Crime Thriller 10
Social Commentary 8
Moral Ambiguity 8
Hong Kong Action 7
Character-Driven 7
Class Conflict 5
Romantic Comedy 5
Crime Thriller 5
Gritty Realism 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

150

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Night Manager

TV show · as Kwok Lai-yu

2020s

7 titles · average score 70

Sons of the Neon Night

53

as Wong Chi-tat

Papa

75

as Yuen Wing Nin

Crisis Negotiators

69

as Cheuk Man Wai

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell

69

as Suchat

Warriors of Future

72

as Johnson Cheng

Detective vs. Sleuths

82

as Lee Chun

Shock Wave 2

69

as Tung Cheuk Man

2010s

19 titles · average score 55

Integrity

55

as Chan King Chi

Dealer/Healer

52

as Chen Hua

Call of Heroes

76

as Yang Kenan

Heartfall Arises

39

as Calvin Che

The Vanished Murderer

53

as Song Donglu

Overheard 3

50

as Luk Kam Keung

The White Storm

64

as Ma Ho-Tin

Out of Inferno

53

as Dai Kwan

The Bullet Vanishes

65

as Inspector Song Donglu

Overheard 2

66

as Manson Law

The Great Magician

53

as Lei Bully

Life Without Principle

69

as Three-Legged Panther

2000s

24 titles · average score 57

Overheard

71

as Johnny Leung

Poker King

46

as Uno Cheuk

Mad Detective

73

as Inspector Chan Kwai Bun

The Shopaholics

47

as Dr. Choosey Lee

Himalaya Singh

32

as Panic

Fantasia

42

as Director Man

Lost in Time

77

as Hale

Fat Choi Spirit

66

as Mahjong Master

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

68

as Ken Wong / Sam Wong

Running Out of Time 2

56

as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang

La Brassiere

57

as Johnny

Divine Retribution

TV show · as Fong San-hap

1990s

64 titles · average score 66

Running Out of Time

77

as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang

Victim

67

as Manson Ma

Expect the Unexpected

70

as Sam

A Hero Never Dies

65

as Martin

The Longest Nite

74

as Tony

Full Alert

71

as Inspector Pao

Lifeline

69

as Chief Yau Sui

Black Mask

53

as Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho

Beyond Hypothermia

64

as Long Shek

Doctor Mack

62

as Chiu

Crazy Hong Kong

51

as John

The Greed of Man

84

TV show · as 方展博 / 方新侠

1980s

35 titles · average score 74

Live Hard

as Patriarch Fai

Story of Nam

as Nam

The Shanghai Conspiracy

TV show

My Dear Son

as Maddy

Twilight of a Nation

TV show

Police Story 2

74

as CID in Restaurant

Police Cadet 1988

TV show · as 倪峰

The Dragon Sword

TV show · as 青龙

Silent Love

as Kelly Mak

The Battle Among the Clans

TV show

The Movie Maze

TV show · as 翟明

Police Cadet

TV show · as 倪峰（Fit佬）