Background
Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of Chinese and Vietnamese descent.
Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of Chinese and Vietnamese descent.
After he graduated from college, Chau moved out to Los Angeles where he has remained since and now lives with his wife and daughter.
He is known for his role as Doctor Pierre Chang in American Broadcasting Company"s Lost, and more recently as Doctor Chang in the film 21 & Over. Chau has had a number of diverse roles, playing Chinese, Japanese and even Hmong characters, most notably as Doctor Martin Ng in the American sci-fi series, Gemini Division, and as Doctor Pierre Chang in American Broadcasting Company"s Lost. Chau has also taken on a number of smaller television roles.
He has appeared as Koo Yin, a Chinese consul in the drama 24 and a Chinese diplomat in Stargate SG-1.
Chau has appeared as a guest star in The Adventures of Brisco County, Junior., The Unit, NUMB3RS, Emergency, Baywatch, Alias, Shark, Criminal Minds, Grey"s Anatomy, Judge Advocate General and Medium. He was also featured in Chris Brown"s Music Video Fine China, the 2013 film 21 & Over, the television film 9/11: The Twin Towers and in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze where he physically played The Shredder.
Latest project a SYFY production, The Expanse (since 2015) Jules-Pierre Mao (3 episodes, 2015-2016) Julie Mao"s father.