---
name: "Lau Shun"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lau-shun"
fi1m_id: "lau-shun"
imdb_id: "nm0490614"
tmdb_id: 65974
wikidata_id: "Q8991915"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "10 April 1939"
died: "29 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-26T02:13:04.804222+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."
---

# Lau Shun

## Identity

Lau Shun

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lau-shun
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lau-shun
- **IMDb ID:** nm0490614
- **TMDB ID:** 65974
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8991915
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8991915, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490614/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65974

Costume designer. Born 10 April 1939 in Beijing, China. Died 29 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 10 April 1939, Beijing, China
- **Died:** 29 May 2026
- **Active:** 1986–1991
- **Also known as:** 유순, 劉洵, 刘洵, Liu Xun, Lau Suen, Liu Xun , لائو شون
- **Frequently works with:** [Tsui Hark](https://film.one/person/tsui-hark.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8991915, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490614/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65974

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Once Upon a Time in China*](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md) (81)

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## Biography

Lau Shun (also credited as Liu Xun or Lau Suen) was a Chinese actor born on 10 April 1939 in Beijing. He trained in Peking opera from childhood and later taught the form, including at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he served as coordinator and artistic director of Chinese opera courses. He relocated to Hong Kong in the 1980s.

He appeared in dozens of Hong Kong films from the 1980s onwards, often in supporting roles as officials, monks or eunuchs. His credits include Naval Commander Lau in *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), Wong Kai-Ying in *Once Upon a Time in China III* (1993), roles in *Tai-Chi Master* (1993), *New Dragon Gate Inn* (1992), *A Chinese Ghost Story III* (1991) and Master Rui in *The Grandmaster* (2013). He also worked as Peking opera consultant on *Peking Opera Blues* (1986). Lau Shun died on 29 May 2026.

*Sources: hkmdb.com, imdb.com, baike.baidu.com, therakyatpost.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), Fi1m 81, as Naval Commander Lau — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Detrimental* (2023), Actor
- *Where the Wind Blows* (2023), Actor
- *Dealer/Healer* (2017), as Elderly Lam
- *Love in Late Autumn* (2016), Actor
- *The Vanished Murderer* (2015), Actor
- *As the Light Goes Out* (2014), as Government Official
- *The Grandmaster* (2013), as Master Rui
- *6 AM* (2004), Actor
- *The Tai Chi Master* (2003), Actor
- *Demi-Haunted* (2002), as Jude
- *Zu Warriors* (2001), as Master Transcendental
- *Treasure Venture* (2000), series, as Cao You Xiang
- *忠勇小状元* (2000), series, as 悲尘
- *The Blacksheep Affair* (1998), as Commander Chan at Airport
- *The Master of Tai Chi* (1998), series, Actor
- *Dragon Town Story* (1997), Actor
- *Ninja Kids* (1997), Actor
- *千秋家国梦* (1997), series, as 许应骙
- *Shanghai Grand* (1996), as Uncle Leung
- *Dragon from Shaolin* (1996), Actor
- *Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory* (1996), as Wong Kei-Ying
- *Wong Fei Hung Series : The Ideal Century* (1996), Actor
- *Tai Chi Boxer* (1996), as Officer Tsao
- *Wong Fei Hung Series : The Suspicious Temple* (1996), as Wong Kei-Ying
- *The Christ of Nanjing* (1995), as Madame of Lotus House
- *Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins* (1995), as Wong Kei-Ying
- *Super Mischieves* (1995), as Monk Uncle
- *Dream Lover* (1995), as The Master
- *Remember M, Remember E* (1995), Actor
- *Summer Snow* (1995), as Mr. Lo
- *Love in the Time of Twilight* (1995), as Yan-Yan's Father
- *Peace Hotel* (1995), as Blind Musician
- *Trouble Maker* (1995), Actor
- *Lover of the Last Empress* (1995), as General Cai Won
- *The Chinese Feast* (1995), as Mr. Kawaski
- *China Dragon* (1995), as Woo's younger day sifu
- *Wong Fei Hung Series* (1995), series, Actor
- *Beginner's Luck* (1994), as May's father
- *The Lovers* (1994), as Cheung-Kwai
- *Once Upon a Time in China V* (1994), as Wong Kei-Ying
- *The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I* (1994), as Fan Zeng
- *Hail the Judge* (1994), as Eunuch Lee Lin Ying
- *Tai-Chi Master* (1993), as Bao's Sifu
- *The Eight Hilarious Gods* (1993), as Lucifer
- *Green Snake* (1993), as Old Monk
- *Painted Skin* (1993), as Zhang Daoling
- *The Magic Crane* (1993), as Reverend of Tai Kok Temple
- *The Heroes From Shaolin* (1993), series, Actor
- *Swordsman III: The East Is Red* (1993), as Disguised Invincible Asia
- *Blade of Fury* (1993), as Ngo Pai
- *The Buddhist Spell* (1993), Actor
- *Once Upon a Time in China IV* (1993), as Wong Kei-Ying
- *All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard* (1993), as Kao the elder
- *Once Upon a Time in China III* (1993), as Wong Kai-Ying
- *Cageman* (1992), as Taoist
- *Zen of Sword* (1992), as Royal Wizard of Yin
- *New Dragon Gate Inn* (1992), as Cha
- *The Legend of the Swordsman* (1992), as Zen
- *Stoneman* (1992), as Sun God
- *Tiger Cage III* (1991), as Fisherman
- *God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai* (1991), as Eunuch Wei of Ming Dynasty
- *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), as Naval Commander Lau — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md)
- *A Chinese Ghost Story III* (1991), as Fong's Master
- *A Chinese Legend* (1991), as Lung's sifu
- *Casino Raiders II* (1991), Actor
- *To Be Number One* (1991), as Fung
- *The Top Bet* (1991), as Yim Chun
- *The Ultimate Vampire* (1991), as Uncle Kin
- *Golden Venom* (1991), Actor
- *License to Steal* (1990), Actor
- *Prince of the Sun* (1990), as Khentse
- *The Dragon from Russia* (1990), as Mr Kishudo
- *Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic* (1990), as Yuen Chun / Yin Chin
- *A Chinese Ghost Story II* (1990), as Imperial High Priest
- *Happy Ghost IV* (1990), as Crazy Kwan Yeung
- *Swordsman* (1990), as The Eunuch
- *Peking Opera Blues* (1986), as Role of Peking Opera · Costume Design

## Gallery

- ![Lau Shun](https://film.one/media/person/3925203/gallery-cb2031a53384.jpg) Lau Shun — Image via TMDB
- ![Lau Shun](https://film.one/media/person/3925203/gallery-57714054d40e.jpg) Lau Shun — Image via TMDB
- ![Lau Shun](https://film.one/media/person/3925203/gallery-7a663599c4db.jpg) Lau Shun — Image via TMDB
- ![Lau Shun](https://film.one/media/person/3925203/gallery-35a126303122.jpg) Lau Shun — Image via TMDB

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