Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Writing · Acting · Production · Directing

Born February 5, 1952, 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.

Filmography

• 2018Kung Fu League — Writer, Director
• 2017Soccer Killer — Minister Qin Nu, Writer, Director
• 2017You'd Better Run — Director
• 2016A Chinese Odyssey Part Three — Director, Writer
• 2014Just Another Margin — Director
• 2014Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down — Director, Writer
• 2011East Meets West — Writer, Director
• 2010Just Another Pandora's Box — Grapes, Director, Writer
• 2010The Fantastic Water Babes — Man responsible for Hanna's father death, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2009Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg — Writer, Director
• 2005A Chinese Tall Story — Writer, Director
• 2004Kung Fu Hustle — Producer
• 2002Chinese Odyssey 2002 — President Chen, Screenplay, Director
• 2002Second Time Around — Director, Writer
• 2002So Close — Writer
• 1998And Now You're Dead — Writer
• 1998Timeless Romance — Screenplay
• 1997Black Rose II — Writer, Director
• 1997Hero — Screenplay
• 1997Mahjong Dragon — Writer, Director
• 1995A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box — Grape Buddha, Writer, Screenplay, Director
• 1995A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella — Grape Buddha, Director, Writer
• 1995Fallen Angels — Producer
• 1995Out of the Dark — Writer, Director
• 1995Teenage Master — Writer
• 1994Ashes of Time — Producer
• 1994Chungking Express — Producer
• 1994Love and the City — Director, Writer
• 1994Treasure Hunt — Nakajima, Director, Writer
• 1993Combination Platter — Robert
• 1993Days of Tomorrow — Director, Writer
• 1993Rose Rose I Love You — Producer
• 1993The Eagle Shooting Heroes — Director, Screenplay
• 1993The Legend — Screenplay
• 1993The Legend II — Screenplay
• 1992Fist of Fury 1991 II — Screenplay, Producer
• 1992Gameboy Kids — Uncle 8 Taels
• 1992The Legendary La Rose Noire — Director, Writer
• 1991Fist of Fury 1991 — Writer, Producer
• 1991God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai — Characters
• 1991Lover at Large — Producer
• 1991Saviour of the Soul — Writer, Director
• 1991The Top Bet — Chan Chung, Writer, Director, Producer
• 1991Today's Hero — Writer, Producer
• 1991You Bet Your Life — Producer, Writer
• 1990All for the Winner — Chan, Director, Producer, Writer
• 1990Days of Being Wild — Writer
• 1990Love Is Love — Producer
• 1990Mortuary Blues — Writer, Director
• 1989Funny Ghost — Screenplay
• 1989Operation Pink Squad II — Moving out of building, Director, Writer
• 1989Thunder Cops II — Jeff Lau, Writer, Director
• 1988As Tears Go By — Writer
• 1988Carry On Hotel — Director, Writer
• 1988Operation Pink Squad — Director, Writer
• 1988The Haunted Cop Shop II — Police Sgt., Director, Writer
• 1987The Haunted Cop Shop — Ghost Blowing Kiss, Writer, Director
• 1986Why, Why, Tell Me Why!! — Writer
• 1984The Comedy — Producer
• 1982Coolie Killer — Producer
• 1982Marianna — Producer
• 1982Nomad — Executive Producer
• 1981Man on the Brink — Other
• 1981The Imp — Producer
• Assassins and the Missing Gold — Director
• The Legend of Nezha — Screenplay, Director