Lau Siu Kwan

Biography

Lau Siu Kwan is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong, originally named Lau Keung Fu, born on April 13, 1961. He grew up in Kowloon and attended Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section) and Hong Kong Baptist College in the Communications Department. He enrolled in the 8th TVB Artist Training Course in 1978 and graduated in 1979 alongside classmates Tang Ching Yip, Liu Chi Chi, and Ching Dai Yam. He began his career behind the scenes in the film industry before moving into acting at ATV and TVB, where he played numerous secondary roles. In 1981 he became a formal actor at Shaw Brothers, leaving in March 1985. He traveled to Japan in 1983 to participate in Japanese TV series, then spent years in Taiwan working at a video production company. In 1997 he co-opened a restaurant called "Shanghai Restaurant" in Kowloon Tong with Tao Da Yu. Between 1990 and 2003 he worked as a film producer, director, and composer, and co-founded "Lau Siu Kwan Films" with his ex-wife Chow Sau Lan in 1989. After 2000 he relocated to Mainland China and established "Lau Siu Kwan Film and Television Culture" in Beijing for film production and talent training. He returned to Hong Kong in 2015 to host radio programs and worked as a producer at "Hong Kong New Power Film and Television Culture". In 2017 he negotiated with an American film company to produce a 3D film on an environmental theme.