Andy Lau

Andy Lau is, simply put, a living institution of Hong Kong entertainment. One of TVB's Five Tiger Generals in the 1980s and a Four Heavenly King in the 1990s, his resume alone carries the weight of history. He fills concert halls as a singer and has twice won the Golden Horse for Best Leading Actor, so the talent is no fluke. What floors me is his relentless work ethic, still going strong well past sixty. With a Bronze Bauhinia Star recognizing his civic standing, he transcends mere stardom; to me he is a piece of culture itself. No fan of Hong Kong cinema can skip this man.

Name (English)

Andy Lau

Name (Japanese)

アンディ・ラウ

Reading

あんでぃ・らう

Born

September 27, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

Origin

Tai Po, People's Republic of China

Occupation

actor / film producer / television presenter / singer / justice of the peace

University

Ho Lap College

Awards & achievements

• Medal of Honour
• 2004 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
• 2011 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
• 2016 Bronze Bauhinia Star
• 2013 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

• Official sitehttp://www.andylau.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Lau
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16766

Tags

• actor
• film producer
• television presenter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.