Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Born June 27, 1962 (Age: 63)
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Hong Kong, China
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."
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."
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Filmography
The Goldfinger
2023
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as Henry Cheng
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Age: 61
Cool With You
2023
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as Aphrodite
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Age: 61
Hidden Blade
2023
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as Mr. He
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Age: 60
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
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as Xu Wenwu
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Age: 59
Monster Hunt 2
2018
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as Tu Sigu
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Age: 55
The Nameless
2015
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 53
The Grandmaster
2013
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as Ip Man
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Age: 50
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012
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as
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Age: 50
On the road of Master
2012
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as
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Age: 50
Red Cliff II
2009
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as Zhou Yu
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Age: 46
Red Cliff
2008
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as Zhou Yu
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Age: 46
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
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as 盲武士
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Age: 45
Lust, Caution
2007
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as Mr. Yee
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Age: 45
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
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as
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Age: 45
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
2004
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as Chan Wing Yan
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Age: 42
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
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as Self (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
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Age: 42
2046
2004
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as Chow Mo-wan
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Age: 42
Super Model
2004
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as Interviewee Praising Mandom
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Age: 41
Infernal Affairs III
2003
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as Chan Wing Yan
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Age: 41
Hero
2002
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as Broken Sword
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Age: 40
Infernal Affairs
2002
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as Chan Wing Yan
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Age: 40
Chinese Odyssey 2002
2002
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as Li Yilong
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Age: 39
In the Mood for Love
2000
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as Chow Mo-wan
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Age: 38
Healing Hearts
2000
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as Lawrence Ching
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Age: 38
Tokyo Raiders
2000
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as Lin
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Age: 37
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
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as Wang
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Age: 36
Your Place or Mine!
1998
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as Tony Cheung Suk Wai
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Age: 36
Timeless Romance
1998
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as Lau Yat Lo / Zhuge Liang
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Age: 35
The Longest Nite
1998
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as Sam
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Age: 35
Chinese Midnight Express
1997
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as Ching On
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Age: 35
97 Aces Go Places
1997
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as Chui Cheong / Drunk Gun
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Age: 34
Happy Together
1997
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as Lai Yiu-fai
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Age: 34
War of the Underworld
1996
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as Hung Fei
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Age: 34
Blind Romance
1996
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as Wing Chi Wing
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Age: 33
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
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as Chor Yuen
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Age: 31
Two of a Kind
1993
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as Billy / Lam Tai-Chi
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Age: 31
End of the Road
1993
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as Fan Long
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Age: 31
The Magic Crane
1993
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as Ma Kwun-Mo
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Age: 31
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
1993
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as Wai Siu-Bo
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Age: 30
Come Fly the Dragon
1993
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as Liu Chia-Lun
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Age: 30
Tom, Dick and Hairy
1993
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as Tom Chan
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Age: 30
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
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as Ouyang Feng
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Age: 30
Butterfly and Sword
1993
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as Meng Sing-Wan
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Age: 30
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
1992
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as
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Age: 30
Three Summers
1992
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as Wai
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Age: 30
The Days of Being Dumb
1992
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as Fred
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Age: 30
Lucky Encounter
1992
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as Wai
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Age: 29
Hard Boiled
1992
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as Alan
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Age: 29
The Banquet
1991
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as Wai Chai
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Age: 29
A Chinese Ghost Story III
1991
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as Monk Fong
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Age: 29
The Tigers
1991
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as Dandruff / Tau-Pi
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Age: 29
The Great Pretenders
1991
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as Snake Wai
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Age: 28
Fantasy Romance
1991
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as Stupid Shing
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Age: 28
Don't Fool Me
1991
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as Chiang Ho-Chie
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Age: 28
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
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as Beach Boy
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Age: 28
Days of Being Wild
1990
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as Chow Mo-wan
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Age: 28
Bullet in the Head
1990
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as Ben / Siu Bun
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Age: 28
A City of Sadness
1989
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as Wen-Ching
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Age: 27
Seven Warriors
1989
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as Wong Wai-Wu
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Age: 26
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989
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as Cheung
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Age: 26
Two Painters
1989
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Age: 26
I Love Maria
1988
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as T. Q. Zhuang
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Age: 25
People's Hero
1987
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as Ah Sai
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Age: 25
Happy Go Lucky
1987
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as Wei
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Age: 24
The Lunatics
1986
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as Doggie
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Age: 23
Young Cops
1985
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Age: 23
Fascinating Affairs
1985
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as Ah Kit / Lee Lun-Kit
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Age: 22
The Temptation
1984
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Age: 22
No Image
Linqi：Decision
1983
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Age: 20
Forced Vengeance
1982
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as Young Intern
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Age: 20
No Image
孤獨狀元
1982
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Age: 20