Andy Lau

A superstar of the movie and music scenes in Asia, Andy Lau was born Sept. 27, 1961, in Tai Po, Hong Kong. He enrolled in the Television Broadcast Limited Artist Training Program in 1981 and went on to star in 15 successful Hong Kong TV series.

Lau's prolific film career began with 1981's Shanghai 13. Among Lau's 115-plus hits are Infernal Affairs, A World Without Thieves, Blood Brothers and The Magic Kitchen. In 2004, Lau played Leo in the internationally acclaimed House of Flying Daggers.

In addition to his many film credits, Lau is considered one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop singers, along with Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung and Aaron Kwok. He won a 1998 MTV Movie Award as the "Most Multi-Talented Artiste in Asia," one of his record-breaking 292 music awards.

The Great Wall

2017 PG-13

Set in 15th-century China, this epic tale follows a pair of traveling British warriors who discover that the Great Wall being erected isn't to keep out the Mongols: It's to repel a horde of rampaging supernatural creatures.