Francois Chau
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Chau in 2008
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| Born |
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.
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 and now lives with his wife and daughter.
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, and as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost.
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.
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