Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Directing Feb 5, 1952 (74 years old) Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (Chinese: 劉鎮偉) is a Hong Kong actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He had studied graphic design in the U.K., then returned to Hong Kong and worked in advertising. He co-founded the film companies Century Films and Wu Zhou Century Films with director Dennis Yu in 1980, and the duo produced various classics during the New Wave Cinema era.

With the support of actor-producer Alan Tang, Lau made his directorial debut with The Haunted Cop Shop, which showcased his distinctive style in supernatural comedies. The genre, along with its vampire and horror counterparts, soon became prominent in Hong Kong Cinema. Lau partnered with Corey Yuen again in 1997 and founded Cinemagic. He was also the producer of Stephen Chow’s blockbuster Kung Fu Hustle in 2004.

16 Acting Credits

64 Crew Credits

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Acting

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

All for the Winner

Chinese Odyssey 2002

Just Another Pandora's Box

The Haunted Cop Shop

The Top Bet

Treasure Hunt

The Haunted Cop Shop II

The Fantastic Water Babes

Gameboy Kids

Operation Pink Squad II

Carry On Hotel

Thunder Cops II

Soccer Killer

Combination Platter

Crew

Kung Fu Hustle

Chungking Express

Fallen Angels

Days of Being Wild

Ashes of Time

As Tears Go By

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

So Close

The Legend

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

The Legend II