Andrew Lau

Andrew Lau
Lau wearing a gray shirt and a blue striped scarf
Lau in 2017
Born (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, cinematographer
AwardsHong Kong Film AwardsBest Director
2002 Infernal Affairs
Best Cinematography
2006 Confession of Pain

Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Director
2002 Infernal Affairs

Golden Horse AwardsBest Director
2002 Infernal Affairs

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Wěiqiáng

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 Dangerous film series, the Infernal Affairs trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak), and Revenge of the Green Dragons (executive produced by Martin Scorsese).