18 Facts About Andrew Lau

Andrew Lau Wai-keung is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer.

Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Andrew Lau has made films in China, Korea and the United States.

Andrew Lau was born 4 April 1960, and is one of six siblings.

Andrew Lau's father worked as a construction worker on Hong Kong Island.

Andrew Lau was a Catholic, and would go to church every week, learning how to play a guitar.

Andrew Lau currently has four children, three sons and a daughter.

Andrew Lau joined Shaw Brothers Studios after graduating from secondary school.

Andrew Lau made his film debut as a semi-skilled cinematographer for Lau Kar-leung's 1982 film Legendary Weapons of China.

Andrew Lau later served as a cinematographer for Sammo Hung's 1986 martial arts film Millionaire's Express and Ringo Lam's 1987 crime thriller City on Fire, where he became known for his use of lighting and hand-held cinematography.

Andrew Lau shot the beginning portion of Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express in 1994.

Andrew Lau become a film director and producer on top of still being a cinematographer.

Andrew Lau made his directorial debut with the 1990 action film Against All.

In 1996, Andrew Lau directed and photographed the 1996 film Young and Dangerous, a film centered on Hong Kong's Triad society.

The film spawned a several sequels and spin-offs, in which Andrew Lau directed seven sequels and one prequel.

In 2002, Andrew Lau established Basic Pictures, a company responsible for the films in which he served as a producer and director.

In December 2014, Andrew Lau said that the film was able to make profit.

In 2007, Andrew Lau directed a five-minute short film for Vision Beijing, a project of the Beijing Foreign Cultural Exchanges Association and the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government.

In 2009, Andrew Lau directed an eight-minute commercial promoting the Acura TL luxury car.