Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Acting
Biography
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is considered one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognised actors and was named as "Small Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love. Leung is widely considered the best native Hong Kong actor of his generation. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time". Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films including Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), and The Grandmaster (2013). He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films, including A City of Sadness (1989), Cyclo (1995) and Lust, Caution (2007), directed by Ang Lee. Leung also stars in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero, and the box office hits Hard Boiled (1992) and Infernal Affairs (2002). Leung was cast as the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Leung has a comprehensive set of awards that he has won in a career that began in the 1980s. For In the Mood for Love, Leung earned the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. He is also a six-time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards and three-time winner at the Golden Horse Film Awards, holding the record for most awards in the Best Actor category. The 2002 book East Asian Film Stars describes Leung as "undoubtedly one of the most successful and widely-acclaimed Hong Kong actors of his generation, with a broad and diverse filmography."
Born: June 27, 1962
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Known For
Filmography
as Tony Wong
as Dai Yichen
as Chow Mo Wan
as Henry Cheng
as Self
as Nam Kong
as Self
as Mr. He
as Xu Wenwu
as Self
as Xu Wenwu / The Mandarin (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Lin
as Tu Sigu
as Chen Mo
as Deer / Serene Mask
as (archive footage)
as Ip Man
as He Bing
as (archive footage)
as Chang Hsien
as Zhou Yu
as Zhou Yu
as Mr. Yee
as Lau Ching-Hei
as Lam
as Self (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
as Chow Mo Wan
as Interviewee Praising Mandom
as Ho Yuk-Ming
as Chan Wing Yan
as (segment "Spring, 2003")
as Lai Liu Po
as Chan Wing Yan
as Broken Sword
as Li Yilong
as Richard Ma
as Veg Chiang Tung-Choi
as Chow Mo Wan
as Lawrence Ching
as Lin
as Albert
as Wang
as Tony Cheung Suk Wai
as Lau Yat Lo / Zhuge Liang
as Sam
as Ching On
as Chui Cheong / Drunk Gun
as Lai Yiu-fai
as Hung Fei
as Poet
as Wing Chi Wing
as Wong Tai Fung
as Dr. Lau Mack
as Blind Swordsman
as Lee Yick Cheung
as Cop 663
as Master Sha
as Chor Yuen
as Billy / Lam Tai-Chi
as Fan Long
as Ma Kwun-Mo
as Wai Siu-Bo
as Liu Chia-Lun
as Tom Chan
as Ouyang Feng
as Meng Sing-Wan
as Wai
as Fred
as Wai
as Alan
as Wai Chai
as Monk Fong
as Dandruff / Tau-Pi
as Snake Wai
as Stupid Shing
as Chiang Ho-Chie
as Beach Boy
as Chow Mo-wan
as Ben / Siu Bun
as 石破天 / 石中玉
as Wen-Ching
as Wong Wai-Wu
as Cheung
as T. Q. Zhuang
as Ah Sai
as 张伟杰
as Wei
as 虬髯客
as Tony Cheung Shu-Hoi
as Doggie
as Yang Chuk-long
as Ah Kit / Lee Lun-Kit
as 周剑虹
as 張偉杰 (杰佬) Cheung Wai Kit
as Wai Siu-bo
as Ah Lap
as 应子谦
as Young Intern
as Self