Andy Lau filmography
This is the filmography of Hong Kong singer, actor and film producer Andy Lau.
| Andy Lau filmography | ||
| Lau being interviewed at the 29th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2005) | ||
| Filmography | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feature films | 183 | |
| Television series | 28 | |
Career summary
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."[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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,[5] yielding a box office total of HK$1.7 billion for shooting 108 films in that period[6] and was also awarded the "Nielsen Box Office Star of Asia" award by the Nielsen Company (ACNielsen) in 2007.[7]
Films
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Once Upon a Rainbow | 彩雲曲 | Trainee | Cameo | |
| Boat People | 投奔怒海 | To Minh | Support role | ||
| 1983 | On the Wrong Track | 毀滅號地車 | Paul Chan | Main role | |
| The Home at Hong Kong | 家在香港 | Alan Wong | |||
| 1984 | Everlasting Love | 停不了的愛 | Eric | Main role | |
| Shanghai 13 | 上海灘十三太保 | Guan Wei | Cameo | ||
| 1985 | The Unwritten Law | 法外情 | Raymond Lau | Main role | |
| Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | 夏日福星 | Associate of Muscles | Support role | ||
| 1986 | The Magic Crystal | 魔翡翠 | Andy Lo | Main role | |
| Lucky Stars Go Places | 最佳福星 | Lambo | Main role | ||
| 1987 | Rich and Famous | 江湖情 | Lam Ting-kwok | Main role | |
| Sworn Brothers | 肝膽相照 | Lam Ting-yat | |||
| Tragic Hero | 英雄好漢 | Lam Ting-kwok | |||
| 1988 | As Tears Go By | 旺角卡門 | Wah | ||
| The Crazy Companies | 最佳損友 | Tsui Ting-kwai | |||
| The Crazy Companies II | 最佳損友闖情關 | Tsui Ting-kwai | |||
| The Dragon Family | 龍之家族 | Lung Ka-wah | |||
| In the Blood | 神探父子兵 | Wah | |||
| Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch | 中國最後一個太監 | Han Ming | Cameo | ||
| The Romancing Star II | 精裝追女仔II | Lau Pei | |||
| Three Against the World | 群龍奪寶 | Charlie Chan | |||
| The Truth | 法內情 | Raymond Lau | |||
| Walk on Fire | 獵鷹計劃 | Lam Kwok-wah | |||
| 1989 | Bloody Brotherhood | 同根生 | Cheung Ka-wah | ||
| Casino Raiders | 至尊無上 | Crab Chan | |||
| China White | 轟天龍虎會 | Roast Chicken | |||
| City Kids 1989 | 人海孤鴻 | Sas | |||
| Crocodile Hunter | 專釣大鱷 | Happy Chiu | |||
| The First Time Is the Last Time | 第一繭 | Yung | |||
| God of Gamblers | 賭神 | Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife | |||
| Little Cop | 小小小警察 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| Long Arm of the Law Part 3 | 省港旗兵3 | Lee Cheung-kong | |||
| News Attack | 神行太保 | Turbo | |||
| Perfect Match | 最佳男朋友 | Lok Ka-sing | |||
| Proud and Confident | 傲氣雄鷹 | Lee Kin-wah | |||
| The Romancing Star III | 精裝追女仔之3狼之一族 | Lau Pei | |||
| Runaway Blues | 飆城 | Lam Kong | |||
| Stars and Roses | 愛人同志 | Lau Kai-cho | |||
| The Truth - Final Episode | 法內情大結局 | Raymond Lau | |||
| 1990 | Days of Being Wild | 阿飛正傳 | Tide | ||
| Dragon in Jail | 獄中龍 | Henry Lau | |||
| The Fortune Code | 富貴兵團 | Wah Ying-hung | |||
| Gangland Odyssey | 義膽雄心 | Kit | |||
| God of Gamblers II | 賭俠 | Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife | |||
| A Home Too Far | 異域 | Little Tu / Hua Chung-hsing | |||
| Island of Fire | 火燒島 | Iron Ball | |||
| Kawashima Yoshiko | 川島芳子 | Fook / Cloud | |||
| Kung Fu VS Acrobatic | 摩登如來神掌 | Mo Tak-fai | |||
| A Moment of Romance | 天若有情 | Wah Dee | |||
| No Risk, No Gain (Casino Raiders - The Sequel) | 至尊計狀元才 | Big Dee | |||
| Return Engagement | 再戰江湖 | Wah | |||
| 1991 | The Banquet | 豪門夜宴 | Himself | Cameo | |
| Casino Raiders II | 至尊無上II之永霸天下 | Chicken Feet | |||
| Dances with Dragon | 與龍共舞 | Lung Ka-chun | |||
| Don't Fool Me | 中環英雄 | Hero Wah | |||
| Hong Kong Godfather | 衝擊天子門生 | York Koo | |||
| The Last Blood | 驚天十二小時 | Big B | |||
| Lee Rock | 五億探長雷洛傳 | Lee Rock | |||
| Lee Rock II | 五億探長雷洛傳II之父子情仇 | ||||
| Saviour of the Soul | 九一神雕侠侣 | Ching | Executive producer | ||
| The Tigers | 五虎將之決裂 | Lau Chi-ming | |||
| Tricky Brains | 整蠱專家 | Che Man-kit | |||
| Zodiac Killers | 極道追踪 | Ben Lee | |||
| 1992 | Casino Tycoon | 賭城大亨之新哥傳奇 | Benny Ho | ||
| Casino Tycoon 2 | 賭城大亨II之至尊無敵 | ||||
| Gameboy Kids | 機Boy小子之真假威龍 | Yip Sin-man / Wong Kau-tai (2 roles) | Executive producer | ||
| Gun n' Rose | 龍騰四海 | Andy | |||
| Handsome Siblings | 絕代雙驕 | Fishy | |||
| Moon Warriors | 戰神傳說 | Fei | Executive producer | ||
| The Prince of Temple Street | 廟街十二少 | Prince Twelve / Lee Rock (2 roles) | |||
| Saviour of the Soul II | 九二神鵰之痴心情長劍 | Ching Yan | Executive producer | ||
| The Sting | 俠聖 | Simon Tam | |||
| What a Hero! | 嘩！英雄 | Yuen Tak-wah | |||
| 1993 | Days of Tomorrow | 天長地久 | Fong Tak-sing | Producer Executive producer | |
| Future Cops | 超級學校霸王 | Ti Man | |||
| Come Fly the Dragon | 反鬥馬騮 | Chow Chun-kit | |||
| Perfect Exchange | 至尊三十六計之偷天換日 | Mandy Chin | |||
| 1994 | Drunken Master II | 醉拳II | Chang Hsueh-liang | Cameo | |
| Drunken Master III | 醉拳III | Yeung Kwan | |||
| A Taste of Killing and Romance | 殺手的童話 | Ko Sau | |||
| The Three Swordsmen | 刀劍笑 | Siu Sam-siu | |||
| Tian Di | 天與地 | Cheung Yat-pang | Producer Executive producer | ||
| 1995 | The Adventurers | 大冒險家 | Wai Lok-yan | ||
| Full Throttle | 烈火戰車 | Joe | |||
| Pocahontas | 風中奇緣 | John Smith | Voice Only | ||
| 1996 | What a Wonderful World | 奇異旅程之真心愛生命 | San Chung-wah | ||
| A Moment of Romance III | 天若有情之烽火佳人 | Lau Tin-wai | |||
| Shanghai Grand | 新上海灘 | Ting Lik | |||
| Thanks for Your Love | 1/2次同床 | Wah | Producer Executive producer | ||
| 1997 | Armageddon | 天地雄心 | Dr. Tak Ken | ||
| Cause We Are So Young | 求戀期 | Man at outdoor cafe | Cameo | ||
| Made in Hong Kong | 香港製造 | Producer Executive producer | |||
| Island of Greed | 黑金 | Fong Kwok-fai | |||
| 1998 | A True Mob Story | 龍在江湖 | Wai Kat-cheung / Cheung Dee | ||
| The Conman | 賭俠1999 | King | |||
| The Longest Summer | 去年煙花特別多 | Producer only | |||
| 1999 | Fascination Amour | 愛情夢幻號 | Albert Lai | ||
| Prince Charming | 黑馬王子 | Wah Dee | |||
| The Conmen in Vegas | 賭俠大戰拉斯維加斯 | King | |||
| Century of the Dragon | 龍在邊緣 | Lung Yat-fei / Fei-lung | |||
| Running Out of Time | 暗戰 | Cheung Wah | |||
| 2000 | The Duel | 決戰紫禁之巔 | Yeh Cool Son | ||
| Needing You... | 孤男寡女 | Andy Cheung | |||
| A Fighter's Blues | 阿虎 | Mang Fu | Producer | ||
| 2001 | Love on a Diet | 瘦身男女 | Fatso | ||
| Fulltime Killer | 全職殺手 | Lok Tok-wah | Producer | ||
| Dance of a Dream | 愛君如夢 | Namson Lau | Producer | ||
| 2002 | Fat Choi Spirit | 嚦咕嚦咕新年財 | Andy | ||
| The Wesley's Mysterious File | 衛斯理藍血人 | Wesley | |||
| Infernal Affairs | 無間道 | Lau Kin-ming | |||
| Golden Chicken | 金雞 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| Black Mask 2: City of Masks | 黑俠II | Prophet | Voice only | ||
| 2003 | Love Under the Sun | 愛在陽光下 | Bellhop captain | Director | |
| Cat and Mouse | 老鼠愛上貓 | Zhan Zhao | |||
| Give Them a Chance | 給他們一個機會 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| Running on Karma | 大隻佬 | Big | |||
| Infernal Affairs III | 無間道III：終極無間 | Lau Kin-ming | |||
| Golden Chicken 2 | 金雞2 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 2004 | Magic Kitchen | 魔幻廚房 | Chuen Yao | ||
| Jiang Hu | 江湖 | Hung Yan-chau | Producer Executive producer | ||
| McDull, Prince de la Bun | 麥兜菠蘿油王子 | McBing | Voice only | ||
| House of Flying Daggers | 十面埋伏 | Captain Leo | |||
| Yesterday Once More | 龍鳳鬥 | Mr. Thief | |||
| A World Without Thieves | 天下無賊 | Wang Bo | |||
| 2005 | Wait 'Til You're Older | 童夢奇緣 | Chan Chi-kwong | ||
| The Shoe Fairy | 人魚朵朵 | Narrator Producer | |||
| All About Love | 再說一次我愛你 | Dr. Ko / Derek Hui (2 roles) | Executive producer | ||
| 2006 | I'll Call You | 得閒飲茶 | Muscle Guy / Warden 333 (2 roles) | Cameo Producer | |
| My Mother is a Belly Dancer | 師奶唔易做 | Adili | Cameo Producer Executive producer | ||
| A Battle of Wits | 墨攻 | Ge Li | |||
| Rain Dogs | 太陽雨 | Executive producer only | |||
| Crazy Stone | 瘋狂的石頭 | Executive producer only | |||
| 2007 | Protégé | 門徒 | Lam Kwan | ||
| Brothers | 兄弟 | Chief Inspector Lau | Producer Executive producer | ||
| The Warlords | 投名狀 | Zhao Erhu | |||
| 2008 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | 三國之見龍卸甲 | Zhao Zilong | ||
| 2009 | Look for a Star | 游龍戲鳳 | Sam Ching | ||
| The Founding of a Republic | 建國大業 | Yu Jishi | Cameo | ||
| 2010 | Future X-Cops | 未來警察 | Kidd Zhou | [10] | |
| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 狄仁傑之通天帝國 | Di Renjie | |||
| Gallants | 打擂台 | Executive producer only | |||
| 2011 | Shaolin | 新少林寺 | Hou Jie | ||
| What Women Want | 我知女人心 | Sun Zigang | Executive producer | ||
| The Founding of a Party | 建黨偉業 | Cai E | Cameo | ||
| A Simple Life | 桃姐 | Roger Leung | Executive producer | ||
| 2012 | Cold War | 寒戰 | Philip Luk | Cameo | |
| 2013 | Switch | 天機：富春山居圖 | Xiao Jinhan | ||
| Blind Detective | 盲探 | Johnston Chong | |||
| Singing When We're Young | 初戀未滿 | Producer only | |||
| Firestorm | 風暴 | Lui Ming-chit | Producer Executive producer | ||
| 2014 | Golden Chicken 3 | 金雞SSS | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2015 | From Vegas to Macau II | 賭城風雲II | Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife | Cameo | |
| Lost and Love | 失孤 | Lei Zekuan | |||
| Saving Mr. Wu | 解救吾先生 | Mr. Wu | |||
| Our Times | 我的少女時代 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | 特工爷爷 | Li Zheng-jiu | Special appearance Producer | |
| From Vegas to Macau III | 賭城風雲III | Michael "Dagger" Chan / Little Knife | |||
| Mission Milano | 偷天特務 | Sampan Hung | Producer | ||
| The Great Wall | 長城 | Strategist Wang | |||
| Railroad Tigers | 鐵道飛虎 | Little boy's father | Cameo | ||
| 2017 | Shock Wave | 拆彈專家 | Cheung Choi-san | Producer | |
| The Adventurers | 俠盜聯盟 | Dan Cheung | Producer | ||
| Chasing the Dragon | 追龍 | Lee Rock | Producer | ||
| 2019 | The White Storm 2: Drug Lords | 掃毒2天地對決 | Yu Shun-tin | Producer | [11][12] |
| Fagara | 花椒之味 | Kwok Tin-yan | Cameo | ||
| 2020 | Find Your Voice | 熱血合唱團 | Joseph Yim | Producer | |
| Shock Wave 2 | 拆彈專家2 | Poon Sing-fung | Producer | [11][12] | |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 唐人街探案3 | Q | Cameo | |
| Endgame | 人潮洶湧 | Zhou Quan | Producer | ||
| 2023 | The Wandering Earth 2 | 流浪地球2 | Tu Hengyu | Supporting Role | |
| I Did It My Way | 潛行 | Producer | |||
| TBA | Hong Kong Land | 兩個半爸爸 | Liu Kin | Producer | |
| Angels of the Pandemic | 戰疫天使 | Doctor | Producer | ||
| The Goldfinger | 金手指 | ICAC investigator | |||
| Crisis Route | 危機航線 | Gao Haojun | Producer | ||
| Something About Us | 紅毯先生 | Lau Wai-chi | Producer | ||
| Moscow Mission | 莫斯科行動 | Vasily | Producer | ||
| Sacred Seven | 七聖 | Sun Wukong | Producer | ||
| Shock Wave 3 | 拆彈專家3 | Producer |
Television series
| 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 | ||
| 2018 | The Trading Floor | 東方華爾街 | Producer only |
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