Byron Lawson

Biography

Byron Lawson is an actor from Vancouver, British Columbia, where he was born and raised. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he studied robotics engineering, and then decided to pursue his love of film and acting, setting aside his work as a project manager for a major property developer. After college, a friend arranged for him to meet an agent, and he booked his first audition. Since then he has worked consistently as an actor, appearing in various projects that also featured performers such as Jet Li, Samuel L. Jackson, Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg. His career is best measured not by any single niche but by his determination to live his dream.

58years old

Turns 59 on August 26in 318 days

Born August 26, 1968Vancouver
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 22 years2000 to 2022

Genres

Action83%, 5 films
Thriller83%, 5 films
Adventure50%, 3 films
Crime50%, 3 films
Drama17%, 1 film

First and latest

Byron Lawson movies on Netflix

Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez2022IMDb rating 5.4as Agent Carrera
Skyscraper2018IMDb rating 5.8as Suit #1
Outcast2014IMDb rating 4.6as Captain Peng
Killer Mountain2011IMDb rating 3.5as Kelden
A Dangerous Man2009IMDb rating 4.9as Mao
Romeo Must Die2000IMDb rating 6.1as Head Guard

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Outcast2014 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Captain Peng
IMDb rating 4.615K votes
Skyscraper2018 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Suit #1
IMDb rating 5.8147K votes
Romeo Must Die2000as Head Guard
IMDb rating 6.178K votes
A Dangerous Man2009as Mao
IMDb rating 4.95.4K votes
Killer Mountain2011as Kelden
IMDb rating 3.51.0K votes
Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez2022as Agent Carrera
IMDb rating 5.41.1K votes

Worked with

Byron Lawson shares two films with Terry Chen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Terry Chen

Byron Mann

Nicolas Cage

Dwayne Johnson

Steven Seagal

Mike Dopud

Rawson Marshall ThurberDirector, 1 film

Andrzej BartkowiakDirector, 1 film Nick PowellDirector, 1 film

Films together

Terry Chen2 films together, 2000 to 2009
Terry Chen's page
- A Dangerous Man2009IMDb rating 4.9Lawson as MaoChen as Chen
- Romeo Must Die2000IMDb rating 6.1Lawson as Head GuardChen as Kung
Byron Mann2 films together, 2009 to 2018
Byron Mann's page
- Skyscraper2018IMDb rating 5.8Lawson as Suit #1Mann as Inspector Wu
- A Dangerous Man2009IMDb rating 4.9Lawson as MaoMann as The Colonel
Nicolas Cage1 film together, 2014
Nicolas Cage's page
- Outcast2014IMDb rating 4.6Lawson as Captain PengCage as Gallain
Dwayne Johnson1 film together, 2018
Dwayne Johnson's page
- Skyscraper2018IMDb rating 5.8Lawson as Suit #1Johnson as Will Sawyer
Steven Seagal1 film together, 2009
Steven Seagal's page
- A Dangerous Man2009IMDb rating 4.9Lawson as MaoSeagal as Shane Daniels
Mike Dopud1 film together, 2009
Mike Dopud's page
- A Dangerous Man2009IMDb rating 4.9Lawson as MaoDopud as Clark
Rawson Marshall ThurberDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Skyscraper2018IMDb rating 5.8Lawson as Suit #1
Andrzej BartkowiakDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Romeo Must Die2000IMDb rating 6.1Lawson as Head Guard
Nick PowellDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Nick Powell
- Outcast2014IMDb rating 4.6Lawson as Captain Peng

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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