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name: "Kevin Lau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-lau"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
updated: "2026-09-17T03:25:59.601608+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Kevin Lau

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Works often with:** Howard Cummings, Robert McLachlan

## Biography

Kevin Lau is an American screenwriter and director. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA film programme, he began his career writing and directing short films, including the thesis *Made in Chinatown* (2013), which won awards at festivals including the NBCUniversal Shortcuts Competition.

Lau has worked extensively in television for HBO. He wrote an episode of *Damnation* (2017) and served as story editor and teleplay writer on *Lovecraft Country* (2020). He later wrote episodes of and was supervising producer on the fourth season of *Westworld* (2016), wrote for *The Nevers* (2021) and *House of the Dragon* (2022), and has writing and producing credits on *Dune: Prophecy* (2024). An HBO Directing Fellow, he has an overall deal with the network and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination.

*Sources: columbiaspectator.com, kevinlaufilms.com, imdb.com, arts.columbia.edu, gameofthrones.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), Fi1m 74, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)

## Also known for

- *House of the Dragon* (2022), Writer
- *The Nevers* (2021), Writer
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), Writer
- *Damnation* (2017), Writer

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