Andrew Lau

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-04-04 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Andrew Lau

Biography

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung (Chinese: 劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his action and crime films which include the Young and Dange...

Acting

2012

A Simple Life

as Guest at Premiere

2012

Tai Chi Zero

as Father Yang

1992

Twin Dragons

as Party Guest

2014

Kung Fu Jungle

as Y.T.M. District Officer

2014

2015

2012

The Guillotines

as Yongzheng Emperor

1990

Production

2002

Infernal Affairs

as Director

2002

Infernal Affairs

as Producer

1998

The Storm Riders

as Director

1986

Where's Officer Tuba?

as Director of Photography

1993

Once Upon a Time in China III

as Director of Photography

1994

Chungking Express

as Director of Photography

1989

The First Time is the Last Time

as Director of Photography

2003

2003

2002

Women from Mars

as Director

2000

The Duel

as Director

2000

The Duel

as Director of Photography

2007

The Flock

as Director

2009

Look for a Star

as Director

2003

1999

2001

Bullets of Love

as Director

2005

Initial D

as Director

2001

1996

1997

1999

2006

2021

Chinese Doctors

as Director

2021

Chinese Doctors

as Executive Producer

2012

The Guillotines

as Director

2012

The Guillotines

as Producer

1995

The Saint of Gamblers

as Director of Photography

1991

Lee Rock

as Director of Photography

2014

2001

Dance of a Dream

as Director of Photography

2001

Dance of a Dream

as Producer

2000

Sausalito

as Director

2012

The Last Tycoon

as Producer

2003

The Park

as Director

2003

The Park

as Producer

1996

2011

A Beautiful Life

as Director

1991

1993

Ghost Lantern

as Director

1996

2000

Born to Be King

as Director

1998

2001

Dance of a Dream

as Director

2006

Daisy

as Director

1993

2017

The Founding of an Army

as Director of Photography

2003

2003

Cat and Mouse

as Producer

2003

Cat and Mouse

as Director of Photography

1997

2002

1992

1996

Best of the Best

as Director

2002

Infernal Affairs

as Director of Photography

2015

2005

Initial D

as Producer

1995

2007

The Flock

as Producer

1990

Return Engagement

as Director of Photography

1994

Modern Romance

as Director

2025

2006

The Departed

as Other

1990

Against All

as Director

2018

Kung Fu Monster

as Producer

1985

My Lucky Stars

as Focus Puller

1993

Crime Story

as Director of Photography

2006

Confession of Pain

as Director of Photography

2006

2024

Formed Police Unit

as Executive Producer

1992

Wicked City

as Director of Photography

1991

The Banquet

as Director of Photography

1989

Wild Search

as Director of Photography

1988

The Inspector Wears Skirts

as Director of Photography

1990

Curry & Pepper

as Director of Photography

1995

Sixty Million Dollar Man

as Director of Photography

1996

Young and Dangerous 2

as Director of Photography

1996

Young and Dangerous 3

as Director of Photography

2003

Infernal Affairs II

as Director of Photography

2003

Infernal Affairs III

as Director of Photography

2005

Initial D

as Director of Photography

2010

1993

Perfect Exchange

as Director of Photography

1990

The Unmatchable Match

as Director of Photography

2015

From Vegas to Macau II

as Director of Photography

1999

A Man Called Hero

as Director of Photography

1996

Young and Dangerous

as Director of Photography

1989

China White

as Director of Photography

1987

City on Fire

as Director of Photography

1990

Against All

as Director of Photography

1991

The Ultimate Vampire

as Director of Photography

1991

Legend of the Dragon

as Director of Photography

1993

Future Cops

as Director of Photography

1986

Armour of God

as Director of Photography

1986

Armour of God

as Focus Puller

2006

The Third Eye

as Producer

2012

The Last Tycoon

as Director of Photography

2019

The Captain

as Director of Photography

1988

As Tears Go By

as Director of Photography

1994

2018

Kung Fu Monster

as Director

1986

Millionaires' Express

as Director of Photography

1987

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

as Director of Photography

1989

Little Cop

as Director of Photography

1990

Rebel from China

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1993

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

as Director of Photography

1995

Mean Street Story

as Director of Photography

1995

I'm Your Birthday Cake

as Director of Photography

2019

The Captain

as Director

2003

1:99 Shorts

as Director

1987

Iron Angels

as Director of Photography

2011

A Beautiful Life

as Producer

1992

The Days of Being Dumb

as Director of Photography

2019

The Bravest

as Executive Producer

1984

Shanghai Blues

as Focus Puller

1996

2011

A Beautiful Life

as Director of Photography

1999

The Legend of Speed

as Director of Photography

1996

Feel 100%

as Producer

2011

Dear Enemy

as Producer

2007

A Mob Story

as Producer

1986

Mr. Vampire II

as Cinematography

1987

Mr. Vampire III

as Cinematography

1992

Shogun and Little Kitchen

as Cinematography

1996

1996

Street Angels

as Producer

1993

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

as Cinematography

1988

Gunmen

as Cinematography

1990

Days of Being Wild

as Cinematography

1985

Mr. Vampire

as Cinematography

1984

Playboy Doctor

as Cinematography

1983

Play Catch

as Cinematography

1991

Lee Rock II

as Cinematography

1989

News Attack

as Cinematography

2005

Moonlight in Tokyo

as Cinematography

2007

The Haunted School

as Cinematography

2007

Undercover

as Cinematography

2008

Fate

as Cinematography

1991

Red Shield

as Additional Photography

1993

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

as Director of Photography

1998

The Storm Riders

as Director of Photography

2025

The Dumpling Queen

as Executive Producer

2025

The Dumpling Queen

as Director of Photography

2006

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