Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-11 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Lim Lau
جیم لاو

Jim Lau

Biography

Jim Lau (born April 11, 1952) is an American actor and voice actor who played the role of a Chinese Cook on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy.

Known For

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

6.2%

The Hangover Part III

May 23, 2013

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

8.1%

How I Met Your Mother

Sep 19, 2005

7.5%

Two and a Half Men

Sep 22, 2003

7.2%

Big Trouble in Little China

May 30, 1986

8.4%

Sons of Anarchy

Sep 3, 2008

8.3%

Yellowstone

Jun 20, 2018

6.9%

No Escape

Aug 26, 2015

8.5%

The Rookie

Oct 16, 2018

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Acting

—		The Qingming Kid as Yiwen
—		A Faded Yellow as Owen "Baba" Geung
—		Shelter as Alexander Pan
—		Unsavory Elements as Policeman

2025

Smooth Operator as Matthew's Father

2024		Wei Baba
2024		Neither Donkey Nor Horse as Master Yao Shi-jie
2024		Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Mr. Hong

2023

Cloudbusting as Old Man

2022		Tequila Sunset as Ren
2022		The Edge of Her Mind Anthology as Dad (segment "Xin")

2021

Sorry for the Inconvenience as Dad

2020		Grandma Dearest as Dr. Howard
2020		Magic Kingdom as So

2019		The Chef as Pu
2019		Good Trouble as Dr. Mickelson

2018		The Rookie as Patrick Chen
2018		Magnum P.I.
2018		Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Tin Tun
2018		Yellowstone as Tourist
2018		For Izzy as Peter

2017		S.W.A.T. as Uncle Yang
2017		The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Mei's Father

2016		Rush Hour as Hong Kong translator
2016		Pocket Listing as Mr. Chen

2015		No Escape as Prime Minister (uncredited)
2015		Yes, And... as Mr. Ding

2014

Silicon Valley as Delivery Guy

2013

The Hangover Part III as Chief Prison Guard

2011

Guadalupe the Virgin as Police Officer

2010		Burning Palms as Tak Bai
2010		Kosher Pig as Mr. Li

2009		FlashForward as Asian Man
2009		Cougar Town as Passing Asian Tourist

2008		Ping Pong Playa as Mr. Wang
2008		Sons of Anarchy as Chinese Cook

2006

Big Love as Cook

2005		My Name Is Earl as Sweat Shop Boss
2005		How I Met Your Mother as Chinese Man
2005		It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Asian Manager
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Examiner
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Meredith's Other Examiner

2004		Flight of the Phoenix as Voice Actor (voice)
2004		House as Chou-Young Ling
2004		Boston Legal as Toque
2004		Rodney as Lou Lu

2003		10-8: Officers on Duty
2003		NCIS as Vendor
2003		Two and a Half Men as Chinese Man
2003		Threat Matrix as Pilot
2003		Oliver Beene

2002		Firefly as Narrator
2002		Monk as Toliver's Landlord
2002		The Third Wheel as Clerk
2002		George Lopez

2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001		When Billie Beat Bobby as Custodian

2000		American Tragedy as Dr. Henry Lee
2000		Boston Public as Mr. Sam
2000		Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder as Dr. Henry Lee

1999		Godzilla 2000: Millennium as (voice)
1999		Providence as Anchee's Father

1997		The Westing Game as James Shin Hoo
1997		Gun as The Chinese Interpretor
1997		The Practice as Dr. Ming Hyang
1997		The Pest as Mr. Cheung

1994

Touched by an Angel

1993		Diagnosis: Murder as Cashier
1993		seaQuest DSV as Dr. Wong Fay Hung

1992

Mad About You as Ng Lieu Cho

1990

Beverly Hills, 90210 as Health Inspector

1989

The Simpsons as Hong Kong Doctor (voice)

1986		Big Trouble in Little China as Chang Sing #2
1986		Uphill All the Way as Chinese Worker #2

1984

Hunter as Mr. Nim's Man

1982

St. Elsewhere

1974

Little House on the Prairie

1972

M*A*S*H as Chinese Musician

Crew

1999

Go as Stunts

1986

Big Trouble in Little China as Martial Arts Choreographer

1985

MacGyver as Stunts

Production

1986

Big Trouble in Little China as Associate Producer