Andy Lau
Cast

Andy Lau

1961
Active years (films on this site)
1982–2011
Genres
DramaCrimeRomanceActionAdventure
Schools and movements
Contemporary Asian CinemaChinese Fifth Generation

Directors worked with

Ann Hui2 filmsWong Kar-wai2 filmsJohnnie To1 filmZhang Yimou1 film

Biography

Andy Lau Tak-wah, is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He was named one of the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s as well as one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the 1990s. Lau won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times, the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor twice, and was entered into the Guinness World Records for the "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist" in 2000, with a total of 444 music awards by 2006. In 2018, Lau became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2024, Lau was elected vice chairman of the 11th China Film Association. Over a career of four decades, Lau has been one of the most commercially and critically successful artists in the Chinese-speaking world.

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Awards and honours

International

National / local

6 films on this site

  1. Boat People 1982 · Ann Hui · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
  2. As Tears Go By 1988 · Wong Kar-wai · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
  3. Days of Being Wild 1990 · Wong Kar-wai · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  4. Running Out of Time 1999 · Johnnie To · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
  5. House of Flying Daggers 2004 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
  6. A Simple Life 2011 · Ann Hui · IMDb 7.5 · Cast