
François Chau
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991

Rescue Dawn
2007

Beverly Hills Ninja
1997

The Iron Triangle
1989

The Lodger
2009

G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987

21 & Over
2013

Paper Bullets
2000

The Resemblance
2022

Helter Skelter
2004

City of Industry
1997

Blue Tiger
1994

Wounded
1997

Getting LOST
2024

Shootdown
1988

The Boy Next Door
2015

Shattered Mind
1996

What's Cooking?
2000

Ingenious
2009

Boy Kills World
2024

The Ordained
2013

Ultraman: Rising
2024

Deep Core
2000

No. 6
2007

Rapid Fire
1992

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020

Chinese Box
1997

No Way Back
1995

Lethal Weapon 4
1998

The Honeymoon Phase
2020

Raya and the Last Dragon
2021

The New Man in Charge
2010

At Face Value
—

Heavenly Wickedness
—

The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
1985

F**Ked Up
2017

Room 104
2017

Wild Palms
1993

JAG
1995

Lost
2004

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Gemini Division
2008

Nikita
2010

Barry
2018

The Mentalist
2008

Castle
2009

Chuck
2007

K.C. Undercover
2015

Fantasy Island
2021

The Good Doctor
2017

Viper
1994

Baywatch
1989

Stargate SG-1
1997

Chicago Med
2015

Childrens Hospital
2008

Childrens Hospital
2008

The Tick
2016

MacGyver
2016

The Flash
1990

How to Get Away with Murder
2014

Gary Unmarried
2008

The Expanse: One Ship
2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021

Last Man Standing
2011

Avatar the Last Airbender
2024

American Gigolo
2022

Numb3rs
2005

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993

Veronica Mars
2004

Tour of Duty
1987

Melrose Place
1992

Rizzoli & Isles
2010

The Expanse
2015

Bones
2005

Quantum Leap
2022

MacGyver
1985

NCIS
2003

The X-Files
1993

ER
1994

Magnum P.I.
2018

ER
1994

No Good Nick
2019

Medium
2005

The Penguin
2024

Franklin & Bash
2011

Hawaii Five-0
2010

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Laid
2024

Alias
2001

Nash Bridges
1996

Shark
2006

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008

The Agency
2001

The Deep End
2010

Arli$$
1996