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{{Short description|Hong Kong actor (born 1964)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Liu|Lau]]|lang=Chinese}}
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| birth_place        = [[Hong Kong]]
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| j = Lau Ching Wan 
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'''Sean Lau Ching-wan''' (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He is best known for starring in the films ''[[C'est la vie, mon chéri]]'' (1993), ''[[My Name Is Fame]]'' (2006), ''[[Mad Detective]]'' (2007), ''[[Overheard (film)|Overheard]]'' [[film series]] (2009–2014), and ''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]'' (2011). Most recently, Lau is known for his role in ''[[Detective vs Sleuths]]'' (2022), for which he won the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor]]. In 2025, he won a [[Hong Kong Film Award]], a [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award]] and an [[Asian Film Award]] with his performance in ''[[Papa (2024 film)|Papa]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/hk-film-awards-sean-lau-is-best-actor-for-4th-time-michelle-wai-is-first-time-best-actress |title=HK Film Awards: Sean Lau is Best Actor for 4th time, Michelle Wai is first-time Best Actress |date=28 April 2025 |website=[[The Straits Times]] |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/sean-lau-named-best-actor-by-hong-kong-film-critics-society-for-fifth-time |title=Sean Lau named Best Actor by Hong Kong Film Critics Society for record fifth time |date=14 January 2025 |website=[[The Straits Times]] |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |access-date=12 April 2025 |archive-date=22 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122072041/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/sean-lau-named-best-actor-by-hong-kong-film-critics-society-for-fifth-time |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3302597/hong-kongs-sean-lau-named-best-actor-asian-film-awards-role-papa |title=Hong Kong’s Sean Lau named best actor at Asian Film Awards for role in Papa |date=16 March 2025 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |last=Mok |first=Danny |access-date=12 April 2025 |archive-date=12 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412055308/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3302597/hong-kongs-sean-lau-named-best-actor-asian-film-awards-role-papa |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Lau was born in Hong Kong in 1964. He joined the [[Television Broadcasts Limited|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 [[stock market]] drama ''[[The Greed of Man]]'' (1992), where he first achieved his [[leading man]] status, and acted opposite [[Adam Cheng]]. 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 [[Asia Television|ATV]] 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 ''[[C'est la vie, mon chéri]]'' (1993) and in a number of cop thrillers such as ''Big Bullet'' (1996), ''[[Full Alert (film)|Full Alert]]'' (1997), ''[[The Longest Nite]]'' (1998), ''[[Running Out of Time (1999 film)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Havis |first=Richard James |date=2022-09-18 |title='I am not Jackie Chan': actor Lau Ching-wan on Hollywood dreams, his roles |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3192742/i-am-not-jackie-chan-or-chow-yun-fat-hong-kong-actor-lau |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

Lau joined [[Milkyway Image]] production house in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Havis |first=Richard James |date=2022-09-18 |title='I am not Jackie Chan': actor Lau Ching-wan on Hollywood dreams, his roles |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3192742/i-am-not-jackie-chan-or-chow-yun-fat-hong-kong-actor-lau |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Lau is married to [[Miss Hong Kong Pageant|Miss Hong Kong]] 1991, [[Amy Kwok Oi Ming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Edmund |date=2015-08-19 |title=Tough-guy Hong Kong actor Lau Ching-wan at home in romances too |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48-hours/article/1850520/tough-guy-hong-kong-actor-lau-ching-wan-home-romances-too |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1986
| ''Silent Love''
|聽不到的說話
| Kelly Mak
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1988
| ''Set Me Free!''
|我要逃亡
|
|
|-
| ''[[Police Story 2]]''
|警察故事續集
| CID in restaurant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| ''[[Live Hard (film)|Live Hard]]''
|鐵膽雄風
| Fai / Chief
|
|-
| ''[[My Dear Son]]''
|我要富貴
| Maddy
|
|-
|1991
| ''The Roar of the Vietnamese''
|越青
| Fan Wan-tin
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1992
| ''Angel Hunter''
|女校風雲之邪教入侵
| Jack Chow Man-kit
|
|-
| ''The Happy Massage Girls''
|快樂按摩女郎
|
|
|-
| ''Tulips in August''
|八月鬱金香
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Shootout (film)|The Shootout]]''
|危險情人
| Liu
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |1993
| ''Thou Shalt Not Swear''
|七月十四
|Chow's sidekick
|
|-
|''[[C'est la vie, mon chéri]]''
|新不了情
|Kit
|
|-
|''[[Executioners (film)|Executioners]]''
|現代豪俠傳
|Tak
|
|-
|''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy IV]]''
|香港也瘋狂 / 非洲先生
|John
|alternative title: ''Crazy Hong Kong''
|-
|''[[All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard]]''
|水滸傳之英雄本色
|Tso Wu
|
|-
|''[[Pink Bomb]]''
|人生得意衰盡歡
|Daniel
|
|-
| rowspan="14" |1994
|''[[Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb]]''
|拆彈專家寶貝炸彈
|Peter Chan
|
|-
|''I Wanna Be Your Man!!!''
|神探磨轆 / 聰明笨探
| Liu Che-mo
|
|-
|''The Most Wanted''
|龍虎新風雲
|Black Cat / Ho Chi-yung
|
|-
|''Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist!''
|山雞變鳳凰
|Mozart
|
|-
|''[[Oh! My Three Guys]]''
|三個相愛的少年
|Ching Yu-hoi
|
|-
|''Beginner's Luck''
|運財童子 / 狂賭一族出頭天
|Mark
|
|-
|''Tears and Triumph''
|昨夜長風
|Xie Shi-wen
|
|-
|''[[The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai]]''
|醉生夢死的灣仔之虎
|Dee
|alternative title: ''The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Waichai''
|-
|''Return to a Better Tomorrow''
|新英雄本色
|Lobster Tsui
|
|-
|''Shanghai Fever''
|股瘋
|Alan Tam
|
|-
|''The Third Full Moon''
|正月十五之一生一世
|Inspector Lau
|
|-
|''Hello! Who Is It?''
|喂，搵邊位？
|Officer Ma Fai
|
|-
|''I've Got You, Babe!!! ''
|播種情人
|Charcoal Lau
|
|-
|''[[It's a Wonderful Life (1994 film)|It's a Wonderful Life]]''
|大富之家
|Hou Chung
|
|-
| rowspan="12" |1995
|''Sea Root''
|海根 / 後現代男女
|Sea Root
|
|-
|''[[The Golden Girls (1995 film)|The Golden Girls]]''
|山水有相逢
|Chun Wai
|
|-
|''Romantic Dream''
|追女仔95之綺夢
|Hung Chi-lung
|
|-
|''Loving You''
|無味神探
|Lau Chun-hoi
|
|-
|''Once in a Lifetime''
|終身大事
|Kei-on
|
|-
|''Happy Hour''
|歡樂時光
|Chong Tsang
|
|-
|''Tricky Business''
|整蠱王
|Ko Hing
|
|-
|''[[Mother of a Different Kind]]''
|不一樣的媽媽
|Cheung Hung
|
|-
|''[[Mack the Knife (1995 film)|Mack the Knife]]''
|流氓醫生
|Chiu
|alternative title: ''Dr. Mack''
|-
|''Only Fools Fall in Love''
|呆佬拜壽 / 新威龍闖天關—傻瓜與野丫頭
|Chiu Ford
|
|-
|''New Tenant''
|新房客
| Joe
|Cameo
|-
|''The World of Treasure''
|富貴人間
|Lion Dancer
|<ul><li>alternative title: ''Land of Treasure''</li><li>Cameo</li></ul>
|-
| rowspan="6" |1996
|''[[Viva Erotica]]''
|色情男女 / 聲色男女
| Yee Tung-sing
|
|-
|''[[Black Mask (film)|Black Mask]]''
|黑俠
| Shek Wai-ho
|
|-
|''Muto Bontie''
|摩登菩呢提 / 錯體陽謀
|Lam Chak-chi
|
|-
|''[[Big Bullet]]''
|衝鋒隊─怒火街頭 / EU衝鋒隊
|Sergeant Bill Chu
|alternative title: ''EU Strike Force''
|-
|''[[Tristar (film)|Tristar]]''
|大三元
|Lau Ching-fatt
|
|-
|''[[Beyond Hypothermia (film)|Beyond Hypothermia]]''
|攝氏32度
|Long
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1997
|''[[Full Alert (film)|Full Alert]]''
|高度戒備
|Inspector Pao
|
|-
|''[[Too Many Ways to Be No. 1]]''
|一個字頭的誕生
|Kau
|
|-
|''[[Final Justice (1996 film)|Final Justice]]''
|最後判決
|Father Li Chi-ho
|
|-
|''[[Lifeline (1997 film)|Lifeline]]''
|十萬火急 / 烈火雄心119
|Chief Yau Sui
|
|-
|''My Dad Is a Jerk!''
|對不起，多謝你
|Li Lap-cheong
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|''[[A Hero Never Dies]]''
|真心英雄
|Martin
|
|-
|''[[Expect the Unexpected (film)|Expect the Unexpected]]''
|非常突然
|Sam
|
|-
|''[[Step Into the Dark]]''
|夜半無人屍語時
|Dr. Care Kwan
|
|-
|''[[The Longest Nite]]''
|暗花 / 暗花之殺人條件
|Tony
|alternative title: ''The Longest Night''
|-
| rowspan="4" |1999
|''[[The Victim (1999 film)|The Victim]]''
|目露凶光
|Manson Ma
|
|-
|''The H.K. Triad''
|O記三合會檔案
| [[Ng Sik-ho|Ho]]
|alternative title: ''The Hong Kong Triad''
|-
|''Where a Good Man Goes''
|再見阿郎
|Michael Cheung
|
|-
|''[[Running Out of Time (1999 film)|Running Out of Time]]''
|暗戰
|Inspector Ho Sheung-sang
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2001
|''Lunch with Charles''
|與查理斯午餐
| Tong
|
|-
|''[[Running Out of Time 2]]''
|暗戰2
|Inspector Ho Sheung-sang
|
|-
|''[[La Brassiere]]''
|絕世好Bra
|Johnny
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002
|''[[Fat Choi Spirit]]''
|嚦咕嚦咕新年財
|Ching Wan
|
|-
|''[[Mighty Baby (film)|Mighty Baby]]''
|絕世好B
|Johnny Hung
|
|-
|''[[My Left Eye Sees Ghosts]]''
|我左眼見到鬼
|Ken Wong / Sam Wong
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2003
|''1:99 Shorts''
|1:99 電影行動 / 一比九十九電影行動
|
|alternative title: ''1:99 Short Film Series''
|-
|''[[Lost in Time (2003 film)|Lost in Time]]''
|忘不了
|Hale
|
|-
|''[[Good Times, Bed Times]]''
|戀上你的床
|Magistrate Raymond
|
|-
|''Colour of the Truth''
|黑白森林
|7 Up
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2004
|''[[Three of a Kind (2004 film)|Three of a Kind]]''
|煎釀三寶
|Frankie
|
|-
|''The Attractive One''
|身驕肉貴
|Hugo
|
|-
|''[[Driving Miss Wealthy]]''
|絕世好賓 / 窈窕淑女
|Mario
|
|-
|''Itchy Heart''
|七年很癢 / 7年很癢
|Poon Chi-man
|
|-
|''[[Fantasia (2004 film)|Fantasia]]''
|鬼馬狂想曲
|[[Michael Hui|Director Man]]
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Himalaya Singh]]''
|喜馬拉亞星
|Panic
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[The Shopaholics]]''
|最愛女人購物狂 / 購物狂
|Choosey Lee Kan-yan
|
|-
|''[[My Name Is Fame]]''
|我要成名
|Poon Kar-fai
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Mad Detective]]''
|神探
|Chan Kwai-bun
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|''[[Overheard (film)|Overheard]]''
|竊聽風雲
|Johnny Leung
|alternative title: ''Wiretap''
|-
|''[[Written By]]''
|再生號
|Tony Tong
|
|-
|''[[Poker King]]''
|撲克王
|Uno
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]''
|奪命金
|Panther
|alternative title: ''Death of a Hostage''
|-
|''[[Overheard 2]]''
|竊聽風雲2
|Manson Lo Man-sang
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[The Fairy Tale Killer]]''
|追凶 / 完美童話 / 索命童話
|Inspector Wong Wai-han
|alternative title: ''Perfect Fairy Tale''
|-
|''[[The Great Magician]]''
|大魔術師
|General Lei
|
|-
|''[[The Bullet Vanishes]]''
|消失的子彈
|Inspector Song Donglu
|alternative title: ''Ghost Bullets'' / ''Disappeared Bullets'' / ''Lost Bullets''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Out of Inferno]]''
|逃出生天 / 逃出生天3D
|Mak Tai-kwan
|alternative title: ''Inferno 3D''
|-
|''[[The White Storm]]''
|掃毒 / 變役
|Ma Ho-tin
|alternative title: ''Metamorphosis'' / ''The Cartel War''
|-
|2014
|''[[Overheard 3]]''
|竊聽風雲3
|Luk Kam-keung
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|''[[Insanity (2015 film)|Insanity]]''
|暴瘋語
|Fan Kwok-sang
|
|-
|''[[Tale of Three Cities]]''
|三城記
|Fang Daolong
|
|-
|''[[The Vanished Murderer]]''
|消失的兇手
|Song Donglu
|alternative title: ''The Bullet Vanishes 2'' / ''The Murderer Vanishes''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Call of Heroes]]''
|危城 / 危城殲霸
|Yang Kenan
|alternative title: ''The Deadly Reclaim''
|-
|''[[Heartfall Arises]]''
|驚心破 / 驚天破
|Calvin Che
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Dealer/Healer]]''
|毒。誡
|Chan Wah
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''My Pet is an Elephant''
|我的寵物是大象
|Qi Wei
|Post-production
|-
|''[[Integrity (film)|Integrity]]''
|廉政風雲 煙幕
|Chan King-Chi
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Shock Wave 2]]''
|拆彈專家2
|Tung Cheuk-man
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Detective vs Sleuths]]''
|神探大戰
|Lee Jun
|
|-
|''[[Warriors of Future]]''
|明日戰記
|Johnson Cheng 
|
|-
|2023
|''[[The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell]]''
|掃毒3
|Hong So-chai
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
|''[[Crisis Negotiators]]''
|談判專家
|Cheuk Man Wai
|
|-
|''[[Papa (2024 film)|Papa]]''
|爸爸
|Nin Yuen
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Sons of the Neon Night]]''
|風林火山
|Police officer
|
|}

===Television series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! Network
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983 || ''Woman on the Beat'' || 警花出更 || || [[TVB Jade]] || [[Bit part]]
|-
| ''Hong Kong '83'' || 香港八三 || || [[TVB Jade]] || Bit part
|-
| ''The Man in the Middle'' || 夾心人 || || [[TVB Jade]] || <ul><li>Alternative title: ''Sandwiches''</li><li> Bit part</li></ul>
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1984 || ''The Fearless Duo'' || 天師執位 || || [[TVB Jade]] || Bit part
|-
| ''The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung'' || 楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 || || [[TVB Jade]] || Bit part
|-
| ''Rainbow Round My Shoulder'' || 畫出彩虹 ||Law Ka-kan || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''[[Police Cadet '84]]'' || 新紮師兄 || Ngai-fung / Fit Lo || [[TVB Jade]]||
|-
| ''Qiu Jin: A Woman to Remember'' || 秋瑾 || [[Yeung Hok-ling]] || [[TVB Jade]]||
|-
| ''It's a Long Way Home'' || 家有嬌妻 || Dang Hin-coeng || [[TVB Jade]]||
|-
| ''[[The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984 TV series)|The Smiling, Proud Wanderer]]'' || 笑傲江湖 || Mai Wai-ji || [[TVB Jade]]||
|-
| ''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (1984 Hong Kong TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]]'' || 鹿鼎記 || Wan Yau-fong || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1985 || ''[[Take Care, Your Highness!]]'' || 皇上保重 ||Chiu Nam-sing || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Fallen Family'' || 武林世家 |||| [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Pit Fall'' || 種計 |||| [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''Police Cadet '85'' || 新紮師兄續集 ||Ngai-fung / Fit Lo || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''[[The Battle Among the Clans]]'' || 大香港 || Lam Cho || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986 || ''Movie Maze'' || 銀色旅途 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''Destined to Rebel'' || 薛剛反唐 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Superlative Affections'' || 赤腳紳士 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1987 || ''[[Genghis Khan (TVB TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'' || 成吉思汗 || Chilaun || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''When Silken Hands Get Rough'' || 靜待黎明 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Grand Canal'' || 大運河|| || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''Born to Be a King'' || 大明群英 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Dragon Sword'' || 天龍神劍 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Runaway'' || 血網迷情 || || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988 || ''[[Twilight of a Nation]]'' || 太平天國 || [[Xiao Chaogui|Siu Chiu-kwai]] ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Story of Two Women'' || 藍色時份 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''And Yet We Live'' || 當代男兒 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''The Shanghai Conspiracy'' || 上海大風暴 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Fatal Game'' || 遊戲邊緣 || Mike ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''My Son-In-Law'' || 婆媽女婿 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1990 || ''It Runs in the Family'' || 孖仔孖心肝 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''A Time of Taste'' || 燃燒歲月 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''A World Apart'' || 水鄉危情 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''The Challenge of Life'' || 人在邊緣 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''Heartbreak Blues'' || 與郎共舞 || ||[[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| ''Generation Empress'' ||一代皇后大玉兒 || ||[[Asia Television]] ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[The Greed of Man]]'' || 大時代 ||Fong Chin-bok || [[TVB Jade]] ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Divine Retribution (TV series)|Divine Retribution]]'' || 世紀之戰 ||Fong San-hap || [[Asia Television]] ||
|}

===Dubbing===
Lau has also done [[voiceover]] work for films:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! English title
! Original title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1994
|''Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt''
|記得香蕉成熟時II初戀情人
|Narrator
|alternative title: '' Yesterday You, Yesterday Me II''
|-
|1997
|''Yesterday You, Yesterday Me''
|記得…香蕉成熟時3為妳鍾情
|Yeung Shing-bo at 32
|Voice
|-
|1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Buzz Lightyear]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2002
|''[[Black Mask 2: City of Masks]]''
|黑俠 II
|Wolf
|<ul><li>alternative title: ''Black Mask II''</li><li>Cantonese voice</li></ul>
|-
|2003
|''[[Finding Nemo]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Marlin
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2004
|''[[Garfield: The Movie]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Garfield (character)|Garfield]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2006
|''[[Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Garfield (character)|Garfield]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2007
|''[[The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007 film)|The Secret of the Magic Gourd]]''
|寶葫蘆的秘密 / 魔法小葫蘆
|Magic Gourd
|alternative title: ''The Magic Gourd''
|-
|2009
|''[[Garfield's Pet Force]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Garfield
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2010
|''[[Toy Story 3]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Buzz Lightyear]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2011
|''[[The Lost Bladesman]]''
|關雲長
|[[Cao Cao]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2016
|''[[Finding Dory]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Marlin
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2017
|''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]]
|Hong Kong version
|-
|2019
|''[[Toy Story 4]]''
|{{N/A}}
|[[Buzz Lightyear]]
|Hong Kong version
|}

===Host===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Event
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2016
|[[35th Hong Kong Film Awards]]
|Master of ceremonies
|}

<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=5934&display_set=eng Sean Lau at hkmdb.com]</ref>
<ref>[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Lau%20Ching-Wan.html Sean Lau at chinesemov.com]</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
Lau has won Best Actor Awards at the [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award]]s in 1997, 2001, 2011, 2014 and the [[Golden Bauhinia Awards]] in 1999 and 2007. He also won his first Best Actor award at the [[Hong Kong Film Award]]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 ''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994||rowspan="2"|[[14th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||rowspan="2"|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Thou Shalt Not Swear]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|''[[C'est la vie, mon chéri]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|1996||[[16th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Big Bullet]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997||[[17th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||rowspan="2"|''[[Full Alert (film)|Full Alert]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]||Best Actor||{{won}}
|-
|1998||[[18th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[The Longest Nite]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|1999||[[19th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||rowspan="3"|''[[Victim (1999 film)|The Victim]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|36th [[Golden Horse Awards]]||[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Actor]]||{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Golden Bauhinia Awards]]||Best Actor||{{nom}}
|-
|Best Actor||''[[Where a Good Man Goes]]''||{{won}}
|-
|2001||[[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]||Best Actor||''[[La Brassiere]]''||{{won}}
|-
|2003||[[23rd Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Lost in Time (2003 film)|Lost in Time]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006||[[26th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||rowspan="2"|''[[My Name Is Fame]]''||{{won}}
|-
|[[Golden Bauhinia Awards]]||Best Actor||{{won}}
|-
|2007||[[27th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Mad Detective]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|2009||[[29th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Overheard (film)|Overheard]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011||rowspan="2"|[[31st Hong Kong Film Awards]]||rowspan="2"|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Overheard 2]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012||49th [[Golden Horse Awards]]||[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Actor]]|| rowspan="2" |''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]''||{{won}}
|-
|55th [[Asia Pacific Film Festival]]||Best Actor ||{{nom}}
|-
|2014||51st [[Golden Horse Awards]]||[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[The White Storm]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015||21st [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]||Best Actor||rowspan="2"|''[[Overheard 3]]''||{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[34th Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||{{won}}
|-
|Best Actor||''[[Insanity (2015 film)|Insanity]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023||29th [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]||Best Actor||rowspan="2"|''[[Detective vs Sleuths]]''||{{nom}}
|-
| [[41st Hong Kong Film Awards]]
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2025||31st [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]||Best Actor||rowspan="3"|''[[Papa (2024 film)|Papa]]''||{{won}}
|-
| [[18th Asian Film Awards]]||[[Asian Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}}
|-
| [[43rd Hong Kong Film Awards]]||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0490513|name=Lau Ching-Wan}}
*[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=256 HK cinemagic entry]
{{Asian Film Award for Best Actor}}
{{Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actor}} 
{{GoldenHorseAwardBestActor}}
{{Best Actor HKFA}}
{{Best Actor HKFCSA}}
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