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Awarded "No. 1 Box-office Actor 1985-2005" of Hong Kong, yielding a total box office of HKD 1,733,275,816 for shooting 108 films in the past 20 years. See more trivia »

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Lau Fok Wing
in Tai Po, Hong Kong
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2013 Blind Detective (completed)
Chong Si-teun/Johnston
 
2013 Better and Better
 
2012/III Switch
 
2012 Cold War
Philip Luk
 
2011 A Simple Life
Roger
 
2011 Beginning of the Great Revival
Cai E
 
2011 What Women Want
Sun Zigang
 
2011 Shaolin
Hou Chieh/Chinochueh
 
2010 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Detective Dee
 
2010 Future X-Cops
Kidd
 
2009 The Founding of a Republic
Yu Jishi
 
2009 Yau lung hei fung
Sam Ching
 
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Zhao Zilong
 
2007 The Warlords
Zhao Er-Hu (as Dehua Liu)
 
2007 Brothers
Chief Inspector Lau
 
2007 Protégé
Lin Quin
 
2006 Battle of the Warriors
Ge Li - the Mohist
 
2006 My Mother Is a Belly Dancer
Cameo
 
2006 I'll Call You
Muscle Guy/Warden 333
 
2005 All About Love
Ko/Derek
 
2005 The Shoe Fairy
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Wait 'Til You're Older
Kwong
 
2004 A World Without Thieves
Wang Bo
 
2004 Yesterday Once More
Mr. To
 
2004 McDull, Prince de la Bun
McBing, McDull's father (voice)
 
2004 Gong wu
Hung Yan-jau
 
2004 House of Flying Daggers
Leo
 
2004 Moh waan chue fong
Chuen Yao
 
2003 Golden Chicken 2
Chief Executive in Year 2046
 
2003 Infernal Affairs 3
Inspector Lau Kin Ming
 
2003 Running on Karma
Big
 
2003 Kap sze moon yat goh gei kooi
 
2003 Lou she oi sheung mao
Zhan Zhao
 
2003 Love Under the Sun (short)
 
2002 Infernal Affairs
Inspector Lau Kin Ming
 
2002 Wai See Lee ji lam huet yan
Wesley
 
2002 Fat Choi Spirit
Andy
 
2001 Oi gwan yue mung
Namson Lau
 
2001 Fulltime Killer
Lok Tok-Wah
 
2001 Love on a Diet
Fatso
 
2001 Shin chou kyou ryo: Condor Hero (TV series)
Title Theme (singing voice)
 
2000 A Fu
Mong Fu
 
2000 Needing You...
Andy Cheung / The Cupid Express
 
2000 The Duel
Cool-Son Yeh
 
1999 Century of the Dragon
Fai-lone
 
1999 Running Out of Time
Cheung
 
1999 Du xia da zhan Lasi Weijiasi
King
 
1999 Hei ma wang zi
Wah Dee
 
1999 Ai qing meng huan hao
Albert Lai
 
1998 Du xia 1999
King
 
1998 A True Mob Story
Wai Cheung-Dee
 
1997 Island of Greed
Capt. Fong Kuo-Fai, Bureau of Investigation Artillery Team
 
1997 Kau luen kei
 
1997 Armageddon
Dr. Tak Ken
 
1996 Qi yi lu cheng zhi: Zhen xin ai sheng ming
Sun Chung Wah
 
1996 ½ Chi tung chong
Wah
 
1996 San Seung Hoi taan
Ding Lik (as Andy T.W. Lau)
 
1996 A Moment of Romance III
Lau Tin-Wai
 
1995 Full Throttle
Joe
 
1995 The Adventurers
Wai Lok-yan/Mandy Chan
 
1994 Sat sau dik tung wah
Ko Sau (The Judge)
 
1994 Drunken Master Killer
Yeung Kwan
 
1994 Heaven and Earth
Cheung Ye-Pang
 
1994 The Legend of Drunken Master
Counter Intelligence Officer
 
1994 Tian chang di jiu
Fong Tak-Shing
 
1994 Dao jian xiao
Smiling Sam
 
1993 Ji jun sam sap lok gai ji Tau tin wun yat
Mandy Chin
 
1993 Chao ji xue xiao ba wang
Ti Man / Balrog LaCerda
 
1993 Zhan shen chuan shuo
Fei
 
1992 Handsome Siblings
Fishy (as Tak-wah Lau)
 
1992 Saviour of the Soul II
Ching-Yan
 
1992 Miu kai sup yi siu
Twelve Tong/Triad Branch Leader
 
1992 Chuan dao fang zi
Fook
 
1992 Ji Boy xiao zi zhi zhen jia wai long
Wong Kau-Tai
 
1992 Long teng si hai
Andy
 
1992 Hua! ying xiong
Yuen Ta Hwa
 
1992 Do sing daai hang II ji ji juen mo dik
Benny 'Hsin' Ho
 
1992 Do sing dai hang san goh chuen kei
Benny Ho Hsin
 
1992 Fan dou ma liu
Chow Chun-Kit
 
1992 Lee Rock III
Lee Rock
 
1992 Xia sheng
Simon Tam
 
1991 Saviour of the Soul
Ching
 
1991 Yu long gong wu
Lone Ka-Chun - Aaron (as Tak-wah Lau)
 
1991 Hao men ye yan
Presenter
 
1991 Lee Rock II
Lee Rock (as Tak-wah Lau)
 
1991 Lee Rock
Lee Rock (as Tak-wah Lau)
 
1991 Godfathers of Hong Kong
York Koo
 
1991 Ji dao zhui zong
Ben Li
 
1991 Wu hu jiang zhi jue lie (Jin pai wu hu jiang)
Lt. Lau Chi-Ming
 
1991 Casino Raiders II
Chicken Feet
 
1991 Jing tian shi er xiao shi
Brother Bee
 
1991 Zhong Huan ying xiong
Hero Hwa
 
1991 God of Gamblers II
Michael Chan / Dagger / Little Knife / …
 
1991 Tricky Brains
Chi Man-Kit
 
1990 Days of Being Wild
Tide
 
1990 A Home Too Far
Tu
 
1990 Yu zhong long
 
1990 Yee dam hung sum
 
1990 Ma deng ru lai shen zhang
Charles
 
1990 A Moment of Romance
Wah Dee
 
1990 Choi saan gong woo
Wah
 
1990 Island of Fire
Lau/Boss Lee
 
1990 Forbidden Imperial Tales (singing voice)
 
1990 No Risk, No Gain: Casino Raiders - The Sequel
Big Dee
 
1989 Stars & Roses
 
1989 Lang zhi yi zu
Lau Bei
 
1989 God of Gamblers
Michael Chan / Little Knife / Dagger
 
1989 China White
Adoptive Father (Hong Kong version only)
 
1989 Crocodile Hunter
Senior Inspector Happy Chiu
 
1989 Xiao xiao xiao jing cha
 
1989 Ren hai gu hong
Sas
 
1989 Di yi jian
Yung
 
1989 Ao qi xiong ying
Wah
 
1989 Zui jie nan peng you
Lok Ka-Sing
 
1989 Biao cheng
Lam Kwong
 
1989 Tong gen sheng
Cheung Ka-Wah
 
1989 Fa nei qing da jie ju
 
1989 Fu gui bing tuan
Wah
 
1989 Sheng gang qi bing di san ji
Li Cheung-Kong
 
1989 Shen xing tai bao
 
1989 Zhi zun wu shang
Crab Chan
 
1988 Zui jia sun you chuang qing guan
Tsui Ting-kwai
 
1988 In the Blood
 
1988 As Tears Go By
Wah
 
1988 Zui jia sun you
Tsui Tung Kwai
 
1988 Jing zhuong zhui nu zi zhi er
Lau-Bei
 
1988 Fa nei qing
Raymond Lau
 
1988 Lie ying ji hua
Lau Kwok-Wah
 
1988 Long zhi jia zu
Lung Wah
 
1988 Qun long duo bao
Chan Charlie
 
1988 Zhong Guo zui hou yi ge tai jian
Han-Ming
 
1987 Gong woo ching
Lam Ting Kwok
 
1987 Gan dan xiang zhao
 
1987 Ying hung ho hon
Lam Ting Kwok
 
1986 Mo fei cui
Andy Lo
 
1986 Yang ka cheung (TV series)
Yang Luk-long
 
1986 Zui jia fu xing
Lambo
 
1985 Fat ngoi ching
 
1985 Xia ri fu xing
Associate of Muscles
 
1985 The Last Performance (TV series)
 
1984 Ting bu liao de ai
Eric
 
1984 Luk ding gei (TV series)
Emperor Honhei
 
1984 Shanghai 13
The Student
 
1983 Ga joi Heung Gong
 
1983 Lao dong (TV series)
 
1983 On the Wrong Track
Paul Chen
 
1983 Return of the Condor Heroes (TV series)
Yo Ko
 
1982 Boat People
To Minh
 
1982 Choi wan kuk
 
1982 Sou hat yi (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
2011 A Simple Life (executive producer)
 
2011 What Women Want (executive producer)
 
2010 Gallants (executive producer)
 
2006 My Mother Is a Belly Dancer (producer)
 
2006 Crazy Stone (producer)
 
2006 I'll Call You (producer)
 
2006 Invisible Waves (executive producer)
 
2005 All About Love (executive producer)
 
2005 The Shoe Fairy (executive producer)
 
2004 Gong wu (executive producer)
 
2002 Runaway Pistol (executive producer - uncredited)
 
2001 Oi gwan yue mung (producer)
 
2001 Fulltime Killer (producer)
 
2000 A Fu (producer)
 
1998 Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh (producer)
 
1997 Made in Hong Kong (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2011 What Women Want (performer: "Slip Away")
 
2007 Brothers (lyrics: "HING DAI Brothers" / performer: "HING DAI Brothers")
 
2004 Yesterday Once More ("RU GUO NI YOU SHI")
 
2003 Infernal Affairs 3 (writer: "ROAD TO INFERNO" / lyrics: "ROAD TO INFERNO" / producer: "ROAD TO INFERNO")
 
2003 Lou she oi sheung mao (performer: "BAO QING TIAN" Theme Song)
 
2002 Infernal Affairs (performer: "MOU GAAN DOU Infernal Affairs")
 
2001 Shaolin Soccer (lyrics: "Ti chu ge wei lai", "Nan er zhi" / performer: "Ti chu ge wei lai", "Nan er zhi")
 
1996 San Seung Hoi taan (performer: "Shanghai Grand", "Sleeping Alone" / as Andy Lau Tak Wah)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2007 Brothers (presenter)
 
2004 Gong wu (presenter)
 
1994 Heaven and Earth (presenter)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2003 Love Under the Sun (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1988 Top Squad
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Gwai ma kwong seung kuk (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2006 Waratte iitomo! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2004 Electric Shadows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Gam gai
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2002 Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Top Fighter (video documentary)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Andy T.W. Lau | Tak-wah Lau | Dehua Liu

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"In any movie you showed your handsome face, maybe stood there in a smart pose, and that's it, that was enough. The hard part was already done." (on his previous acting roles) See more »

Trivia:

Awarded "No. 1 Box-office Actor 1985-2005" of Hong Kong, yielding a total box office of HKD 1,733,275,816 for shooting 108 films in the past 20 years. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently cast in films directed by Jing Wong See more »

Nickname:

Wah Jai See more »

Star Sign:

Libra