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Andy Lau filmography

This is the filmography of Hong Kong singer, actor and film producer Andy Lau.[1][2]

Andy Lau filmography

Lau being interviewed at the 29th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2005)

Filmography
Feature films 188
Television series 28

Career summary

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Lau made his film acting debut in a supporting role the 1981 film, Once Upon a Rainbow and his television acting debut in an episode of the 1981 RTHK series, Til We Meet Again, in the leading role of "Dragon". The following year, Lau played a major role in director Ann Hui's Boat People, which earned him a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer nomination, as well as starring in the TVB series, The Emissary, which shot him to stardom. In 1983, Lau starred as "Yeung Kuo" in The Return of the Condor Heroes, which was the top rated TV series of the year in Hong Kong, further boosting his popularity throughout Asia, and landed him the opportunity to star in his first leading film role in the action drama film, On the Wrong Track in the same year. Lau left TVB in 1985 to fully concentrate in his film career and starring in multiple box office hits before earning his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in the 1988 film, As Tears Go By, directed by Wong Kar-wai. In 1989 alone, Lau appeared in 16 films, including the top-grossing blockbuster of the year, God of Gamblers, as "Michael "Dagger" Chan", a role he would reprise in the sequel the following year.

In 1991, Lau established his own production company, Teamwork Motion Pictures, with its first production being the martial arts film, Saviour of the Soul, which Lau starred as a mercenary in the same year, being a critical and commercial success. Throughout the 1990s, Lau starred in over 50 films which include his signature role as "Wah Dee" in 1990's A Moment of Romance, the Lee Rock film series (1991) as real life corrupt officer Lui Lok, the 1992 wuxia film, Moon Warriors, the 1995 biker film, Full Throttle and the 1999 Johnnie To-directed action thriller film, Running Out of Time, which won him his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. In 1997, Lau also produced the Fruit Chan-directed drama film, Made in Hong Kong, which won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film.

In 2000, Lau starred as a Muay thai fighter in his 100th film, A Fighter's Blues, in which he also produced, and netted him the Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actor. In 2002, he starred as triad mole Lau Kin-ming in the highly acclaimed crime thriller, Infernal Affairs, a film considered to have "single-handedly revived the moribund Hong Kong film industry."[3] Infernal Affairs grossed HK$55,057,176 at the Hong Kong box office, making it Lau's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong to date, and also earned Lau a Best Actor nomination both at the Hong Kong Film Awards and at the Golden Horse Awards. The following year, Lau starred in the sequel, Infernal Affairs III, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor, and in the Buddhism-themed action thriller, Running on Karma, winning him his second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. The same year, Lau directed and starred in his only directorial feature to date, the musical short Love Under the Sun to raise awareness about AIDS and dispel common misconceptions regarding its contagiousness. In 2004, Lau renamed his company, Teamwork Motion Pictures, to Focus Group Holdings Limited, with its first film production being the crime film, Jiang Hu, which he also produced and starred as a triad leader who is a _target of an assassination hit. The same year, Lau also made his first venture in the Mainland Chinese film market, starring in the wuxia film, House of Flying Daggers, which premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival,[4] and the action drama A World without Thieves, with the two films being the second and third-highest-grossing films of the year at the Chinese box office respectively.[5] In 2007, he played a drug lord in the crime drama film, Protégé, which won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2010, Lau played Di Renjie in Tsui Hark's Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, which was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.[6] The following year, he starred in Ann Hui 's A Simple Life, which won four awards at the 68th Venice Film Festival, as well as earning his third Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor and second Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor. In 2013, Lau produced and starred as morally-conflicted cop in the high-octane action film, Firestorm, which was also the first 3D film production he worked on. In 2016, Lau starred in his first Hollywood film, The Great Wall. In 2017, Lau produced and starred as a righteous bomb disposal officer in Shock Wave, which earned him another Best Actor nomination for at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. He returned in 2020 in the thematic sequel, Shock Wave 2, playing a different character greatly contrasting his role from its predecessor, and the film has grossed US$226.4 million worldwide, making it Lau's highest-grossing film at the global box office to date.

Lau has received the "No.1 Box office Actor 1985–2005" award of Hong Kong in 2005,[7] yielding a box office total of HK$1.7 billion for shooting 108 films in that period[8] and was also awarded the "Nielsen Box Office Star of Asia" award by the Nielsen Company (ACNielsen) in 2007.[9] Lau has been honored at different international film festivals for his achievements and contributions to the film industry, such as winning the "Asian Filmmaker of the Year" award at the 2006 Busan International Film Festival[9] and receiving a Special Tribute award at 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[10]

Film

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Year Title Credited as Role Notes Ref.
Actor Producer
1982 Once Upon a Rainbow Yes No Trainee Cameo
Boat People Yes No To Minh
1983 On the Wrong Track Yes No Paul Chan
The Home at Hong Kong Yes No Alan Wong
1984 Everlasting Love Yes No Eric
Shanghai 13 Yes No Guan Wei Cameo
1985 The Unwritten Law Yes No Raymond Lau
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars Yes No Associate of Muscles
1986 The Magic Crystal Yes No Andy Lo
Lucky Stars Go Places Yes No Lambo
1987 Rich and Famous Yes No Lam Ting-kwok
Sworn Brothers Yes No Lam Ting-yat
Tragic Hero Yes No Lam Ting-kwok
1988 As Tears Go By Yes No Wah
The Crazy Companies Yes No Tsui Ting-kwai
The Crazy Companies II Yes No Tsui Ting-kwai
The Dragon Family Yes No Lung Ka-wah
In the Blood Yes No Wah
Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch Yes No Han Ming Cameo
The Romancing Star II Yes No Lau Pei
Three Against the World Yes No Charlie Chan
The Truth Yes No Raymond Lau
Walk on Fire Yes No Lam Kwok-wah
1989 Bloody Brotherhood Yes No Cheung Ka-wah
Casino Raiders Yes No Crab Chan
China White Yes No Roast Chicken
City Kids 1989 Yes No Sas
Crocodile Hunter Yes No Happy Chiu
The First Time Is the Last Time Yes No Yung
God of Gamblers Yes No Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife
Little Cop Yes No Himself Cameo
Long Arm of the Law Part 3 Yes No Lee Cheung-kong
News Attack Yes No Turbo
Perfect Match Yes No Lok Ka-sing
Proud and Confident Yes No Lee Kin-wah
The Romancing Star III Yes No Lau Pei
Runaway Blues Yes No Lam Kong
Stars and Roses Yes No Lau Kai-cho
The Truth - Final Episode Yes No Raymond Lau
1990 Days of Being Wild Yes No Tide
Dragon in Jail Yes No Henry Lau
The Fortune Code Yes No Wah Ying-hung
Gangland Odyssey Yes No Kit
God of Gamblers II Yes No Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife
A Home Too Far Yes No Little Tu / Hua Chung-hsing
Island of Fire Yes No Iron Ball
Kawashima Yoshiko Yes No Fook / Cloud
Kung Fu VS Acrobatic Yes No Mo Tak-fai
A Moment of Romance Yes No Wah Dee
No Risk, No Gain Yes No Big Dee
Return Engagement Yes No Wah
1991 The Banquet Yes No Himself Cameo
Casino Raiders II Yes No Chicken Feet
Dances with Dragon Yes No Lung Ka-chun
Don't Fool Me Yes No Hero Wah
Hong Kong Godfather Yes No York Koo
The Last Blood Yes No Big B
Lee Rock Yes No Lee Rock
Lee Rock II Yes No Lee Rock
Saviour of the Soul Yes Executive Ching
The Tigers Yes No Lau Chi-ming
Tricky Brains Yes No Che Man-kit
Zodiac Killers Yes No Ben Lee
1992 Casino Tycoon Yes No Benny Ho
Casino Tycoon 2 Yes No Benny Ho
Gameboy Kids Yes Executive Yip Sin-man / Wong Kau-tai
Gun n' Rose Yes No Andy
Handsome Siblings Yes No Fishy
Moon Warriors Yes Executive Fei
The Prince of Temple Street Yes No Prince Twelve / Lee Rock
Saviour of the Soul II Yes Executive Ching Yan
The Sting Yes No Simon Tam
What a Hero! Yes No Yuen Tak-wah
1993 Days of Tomorrow Yes Executive Fong Tak-sing
Future Cops Yes No Ti Man
Come Fly the Dragon Yes No Chow Chun-kit
Perfect Exchange Yes No Mandy Chin
1994 Drunken Master II Yes No Chang Hsueh-liang Cameo
Drunken Master III Yes No Yeung Kwan
A Taste of Killing and Romance Yes No Ko Sau
The Three Swordsmen Yes No Siu Sam-siu
Tian Di Yes Yes Cheung Yat-pang
1995 The Adventurers Yes No Wai Lok-yan
Full Throttle Yes No Joe
Pocahontas Yes No John Smith (voice)
1996 What a Wonderful World Yes No San Chung-wah
A Moment of Romance III Yes No Lau Tin-wai
Shanghai Grand Yes No Ting Lik
Thanks for Your Love Yes Yes Wah
1997 Armageddon Yes No Dr. Tak Ken
Cause We Are So Young Yes No Man at outdoor cafe Cameo
Made in Hong Kong No Yes —
Island of Greed Yes No Fong Kwok-fai
1998 A True Mob Story Yes No Wai Kat-cheung / Cheung Dee
The Conman Yes No King
The Longest Summer No Yes —
1999 Fascination Amour Yes No Albert Lai
Prince Charming Yes No Wah Dee
The Conmen in Vegas Yes No King
Century of the Dragon Yes No Lung Yat-fei / Fei-lung
Running Out of Time Yes No Cheung Wah
2000 The Duel Yes No Yeh Cool Son
Needing You... Yes No Andy Cheung
A Fighter's Blues Yes Yes Mang Fu
2001 Love on a Diet Yes No Fatso
Fulltime Killer Yes Yes Lok Tok-wah
Dance of a Dream Yes Yes Namson Lau
2002 Fat Choi Spirit Yes No Andy
The Wesley's Mysterious File Yes No Wesley
Infernal Affairs Yes No Lau Kin-ming
Golden Chicken Yes No Himself Cameo
Black Mask 2: City of Masks Yes No Prophet (voice)
2003 Love Under the Sun Yes No Bellhop captain Short film; also director
Cat and Mouse Yes No Zhan Zhao
Give Them a Chance Yes No Himself Cameo
Running on Karma Yes No Big
Infernal Affairs III Yes No Lau Kin-ming
Golden Chicken 2 Yes No Himself Cameo
2004 Magic Kitchen Yes No Chuen Yao
Jiang Hu Yes Yes Hung Yan-chau
McDull, Prince de la Bun Yes No McBing (voice)
House of Flying Daggers Yes No Captain Leo
Yesterday Once More Yes No Mr. Thief
A World Without Thieves Yes No Wang Bo
2005 Wait 'Til You're Older Yes No Chan Chi-kwong
The Shoe Fairy Yes Yes Narrator (voice)
All About Love Yes Executive Dr. Ko / Derek Hui
2006 I'll Call You Yes Yes Muscle Guy / Warden 333 Cameo
My Mother is a Belly Dancer Yes Yes Adili Cameo
A Battle of Wits Yes No Ge Li
Rain Dogs No Executive —
Crazy Stone No Executive —
2007 Protégé Yes No Lam Kwan
Brothers Yes Yes Chief Inspector Lau
The Warlords Yes No Zhao Erhu
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Yes No Zhao Zilong
2009 Look for a Star Yes No Sam Ching
The Founding of a Republic Yes No Yu Jishi Cameo
2010 Future X-Cops Yes No Kidd Zhou [11]
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Yes No Di Renjie
Gallants No Executive —
2011 Shaolin Yes No Hou Jie
What Women Want Yes Executive Sun Zigang
The Founding of a Party Yes No Cai E Cameo
A Simple Life Yes Executive Roger Leung
2012 Cold War Yes No Philip Luk Cameo
2013 Switch Yes No Xiao Jinhan
Blind Detective Yes No Johnston Chong
Singing When We're Young No Yes —
Firestorm Yes Yes Lui Ming-chit
2014 Golden Chicken 3 Yes No Himself Cameo
2015 From Vegas to Macau II Yes No Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife Mid-credits cameo
Lost and Love Yes No Lei Zekuan
Saving Mr. Wu Yes No Mr. Wu
Our Times Yes No Himself Cameo
2016 The Bodyguard Yes Yes Li Zheng-jiu
From Vegas to Macau III Yes No Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife
Mission Milano Yes Yes Sampan Hung
The Great Wall Yes No Strategist Wang
Railroad Tigers Yes No Little boy's father Cameo
2017 Shock Wave Yes Yes Cheung Choi-san
The Adventurers Yes Yes Dan Cheung
Chasing the Dragon Yes Yes Lee Rock
2019 The White Storm 2: Drug Lords Yes Yes Yu Shun-tin [12]
Fagara Yes No Kwok Tin-yan Cameo
2020 Find Your Voice Yes Yes Joseph Yim
Shock Wave 2 Yes Yes Poon Sing-fung [13]
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Yes No Q Cameo
Endgame Yes Yes Zhou Quan
2023 The Wandering Earth 2 Yes No Tu Hengyu
Red Line Yes No Hell's Cat owner Cameo
Moscow Mission Yes Yes Vasily
I Did It My Way Yes Yes George Lam
The Goldfinger Yes No Lau Kai-yuen
The Movie Emperor Yes Executive Dany Lau
2024 Crisis Negotiators Yes Yes Chan Tai-loi Cameo [14]
High Forces Yes Yes Gao Haojun
Cesium Fallout Yes Yes Simon Fan
TBA Hong Kong Land Yes Yes Liu Kin
Angels of the Pandemic Yes Yes Doctor
A Gilded Game Yes Yes Todd Cheung
Raging Havoc Yes Yes Fong Wing-chau
Made In Yiwu Yes No
Sacred Seven Yes Yes Sun Wukong
Shock Wave 3 Yes Yes

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Till' We Meet Again 江湖再見 Lung
Hong Kong'81 香港八一 Ngai Kim-sing
The Lonely Hunter 過客 Student
Double Fantasies 無雙譜
Two People Three Feet 二人三足 Waiter
The Young Heroes of Shaolin 英雄出少年 Shaolin disciple
The Shell Game 千王群英會 Lung's bodyguard
1982 Kid Troupe 戲班小子 Wan Hoi
The Restless Trio 花艇小英雄 Chin Yat-tim
The Legend of Master So 蘇乞兒 Man Tit-ho
The Emissary 獵鷹 Kong Tai-wai
1983 My Way 奔向太陽 Lee Chi-ho
The Old Miao Myth 老洞 Tse Seung-cho
Crossroads: A Decision 臨歧：決 Ma Yat-ning
The Return of The Condor Heroes 神鵰俠侶 Yeung Kuo
1984 The Duke of Mount Deer 鹿鼎記 Emperor Hong-hei
The Other Side of the Horizon 魔域桃源 Fu Ching-wan
The Return of Wong Fei Hung 寶芝林 Lam Sai-wing
1985 Hong Kong '85 香港八五 Ngai Kim-sing
The Last Performance 鼓舞 Yip Chin-lung
Take Care, Your Highness! 皇上保重 Emperor Kin-lung
The Yang's Saga 楊家將 Yeung Yin-chiu
1986 The Heavenly Swordsman and the Spoiled 聖劍天驕 Kei Chun
Heir to the Throne Is... 真命天子 Koon Chung-yuen
1988 Sky Wolf's Calmity 天狼劫 Pak Lung
1992 Modern Love Story 現代愛情戀曲 Wai / Cheung (2 roles)
The Thief of Time 羣星會 Yeung Kuo Cameo appearance
2018 The Trading Floor 東方華爾街 Producer only

References

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  1. ^ "Andy Lau". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Andy Lau". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong's touted 'Affairs' screens at desert film festival". Los Angeles Times. 17 January 2004.
  4. ^ "SHI MIAN MAI FU (HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) - Festival de Cannes".
  5. ^ "04年，刘德华进军内地影坛，同时和两位内地导演合作，票房年冠". 8 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Tsui Hark returns with 'Detective Dee'". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2010.
  7. ^ "From Infernal Affairs to God of Gamblers: 10 of Andy Lau's top movies". 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Andy Lau - Movie Catalogue - Fortune Star Media - The Power of Chinese Movies".
  9. ^ a b "Andy Lau profile". focusgroup.cc.
  10. ^ "TIFF adds Carolina Markowicz, Lukasz Zal, Andy Lau to tribute line-up".
  11. ^ "Trailer Future X-Cops". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "HK actor Andy Lau back in top form". Archived from the original on March 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "【連串計劃】寰宇宣佈開拍《掃毒2》《拆彈2》劉德華新姿態登場".
  14. ^ 何德 (13 June 2024). "《談判專家》影評 劉青雲、吳鎮宇張力十足，導演邱禮濤近年最精彩之作" (in Chinese). Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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