François Chau

François Chau

Chau in 2008
Born (1959-10-26) October 26, 1959
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1985–present

François Chau (born October 26, 1959) is a Cambodian American actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost, and more recently as Dr. Chang in the film 21 & Over.[1]

Personal life

Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. When he was roughly 6 years old he and his family moved to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). At the age of 7, Chau moved from Saigon to France due to the Vietnam War and after a year moved to Washington, D.C., United States. It was here that Chau and his family lived and where Chau was schooled.

After he graduated from college, Chau moved out to Los Angeles where he has remained since [2] and now lives with his wife and daughter.[3]

Career

Chau has had a number of diverse roles, playing Chinese, Japanese and even Hmong characters, most notably as Dr. Martin Ng in the American sci-fi series, Gemini Division,[4] and as Dr Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost.[5][6]

Chau has also taken on a number of smaller TV roles. He has appeared as Koo Yin, a Chinese consul in the drama 24 and a Chinese diplomat in Stargate SG-1. He was the voice of Quick Kick on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Dr. Shen in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Lieutenant Winston 'Vagabond' Chang in the Wing Commander III and Wing Commander IV video games.

Chau has appeared as a guest star in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., The Unit, NUMB3RS, ER, Baywatch, Alias, Shark, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, JAG and Medium.[7]

He was also featured in Chris Brown's Music Video Fine China,[8] the 2013 film 21 & Over, the television film 9/11: The Twin Towers and in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze where he physically played The Shredder.

Latest project a SYFY production, The Expanse (2015– ) Jules-Pierre Mao (3 episodes, 2015-2016) Julie Mao's father.

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Francois Chau on IMDB". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Chau". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Chau on AA Risings".
  4. ↑ "Gemini Division on IMDB".
  5. ↑ "Pierre Chang on IMDB". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pierre Chang on About". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Francois Chau on IMDB". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fine China Article". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations.". 19 September 2011.

External links

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