Place of Birth: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
François Chau
François Chau (born October 26, 1959. height 5' 8" (1,73 m)) 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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Shredder | 1991 |
| Rescue Dawn | Province Governor | 2006 |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | Izumo | 1997 |
| The Iron Triangle | Capt. Duc, ARVN | 1989 |
| The Lodger | Sam | 2009 |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie | Quick Kick (voice) | 1987 |
| 21 & Over | Dr. Chang | 2013 |
| Paper Bullets | Yang | 2000 |
| The Resemblance | David | 2022 |
| Helter Skelter | Dr. Noguchi | 2004 |
| City of Industry | Uncle Luke | 1997 |
| Blue Tiger | Soya | 1994 |
| Wounded | Mr. Lee | 1997 |
| Getting LOST | Self | 2024 |
| Shootdown | Korean Man #1 | 1988 |
| The Boy Next Door | Detective Johnny Chou | 2015 |
| Shattered Mind | Resident | 1996 |
| What's Cooking? | Duc Nguyen | 2000 |
| Ingenious | Mr. Chow | 2009 |
| Boy Kills World | Voice of Shaman (voice) | 2024 |
| The Ordained | Howard Ping | 2013 |
| Ultraman: Rising | Itow-san / Additional Voices (voice) | 2024 |
| Deep Core | Crewmember | 2000 |
| No. 6 | Yoon | 2007 |
| Rapid Fire | Farris | 1992 |
| Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Mr. Keo | 2020 |
| Chinese Box | Mr. Wong | 1997 |
| No Way Back | FBI Agent Gim Takakura | 1995 |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Four Father Li Lum Chung | 1998 |
| The Honeymoon Phase | The Director | 2020 |
| Raya and the Last Dragon | Wahn (voice) | 2021 |
| The New Man in Charge | Dr. Pierre Chang | 2010 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Room 104 | Dr. Blake | 2017 |
| Wild Palms | Hiro | 1993 |
| JAG | Kin Ku | 1995 |
| Lost | Pierre Chang | 2004 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Chue | 2005 |
| Gemini Division | 2008 | |
| Nikita | Dr. Kang | 2010 |
| Barry | Bong | 2018 |
| The Mentalist | Mr. Nguyen | 2008 |
| Castle | Clifford Lee | 2009 |
| Chuck | Guillermo Chan | 2007 |
| K.C. Undercover | Zane Willis | 2015 |
| Fantasy Island | Brent Lee | 2021 |
| The Good Doctor | Leonard Song | 2017 |
| Viper | Bobby Murabito | 1994 |
| Baywatch | Tadashi | 1989 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Chinese Ambassador | 1997 |
| Chicago Med | Patrick Choi | 2015 |
| Childrens Hospital | Mr. Lee | 2008 |
| Childrens Hospital | Kaiju | 2008 |
| The Tick | Walter | 2016 |
| MacGyver | Richard Sang | 2016 |
| The Flash | Johnny Choi | 1990 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Carl's Lawyer | 2014 |
| Gary Unmarried | Bobby Kim | 2008 |
| The Expanse: One Ship | Jules-Pierre Mao | 2021 |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Michael Quan | 2021 |
| Last Man Standing | 2011 | |
| Avatar the Last Airbender | The Great Sage | 2024 |
| American Gigolo | Don Clyborne | 2022 |
| Numb3rs | Kaj-Jan Chen | 2005 |
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Aide | 1993 |
| Veronica Mars | Hu | 2004 |
| Tour of Duty | Vietnamese Man | 1987 |
| Melrose Place | Businessman | 1992 |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Harold Chen | 2010 |
| The Expanse | Jules-Pierre Mao | 2015 |
| Quantum Leap | Louis Tann | 2022 |
| Bones | Victor Lee | 2005 |
| MacGyver | Chi | 1985 |
| NCIS | Henry Deng | 2003 |
| The X-Files | Peter Wong | 1993 |
| ER | Neuro Resident | 1994 |
| Magnum P.I. | Kinny | 2018 |
| ER | Neurosurgeon | 1994 |
| No Good Nick | Detective Pham | 2019 |
| Medium | Doctor | 2005 |
| Charlie's Angels | Frankie Han | 2011 |
| The Penguin | Feng Zhao | 2024 |
| Franklin & Bash | Mr. Han | 2011 |
