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Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Birthday: 1962-06-27 | Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Tony Leung Chiu-wai (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 seven-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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Where the Wind Blows

as    Nam Kong

2018
Monster Hunt 2

as    Tu Sigu

2017
Happy Together

as    Lai Yiu-fai

2013
The Grandmaster

as    Ip Man

2011
The Great Magician

as    Zhang Xian

2009
Red Cliff II

as    Zhou Yu

2008
Red Cliff

as    Zhou Yu

2007
Lust, Caution

as    Mr. Yee

2006
Confession of Pain

as    Lau Ching-Hei

2005
Seoul Raiders

as    Lam

2004
Hero

as    Broken Sword

2004
Infernal Affairs

as    Chan Wing-Yan

2004
2046

as    Chow Mo-Wan

2003
Infernal Affairs III

as    Chan Wing-Yan

2003
Sound of Colors

as    Ho Yuk-Ming

2002
Chinese Odyssey 2002

as    Li Yilong

2001
In the Mood for Love

as    Chow Mo-Wan

2001
Love Me, Love My Money

as    Richard Ma

2001
Fighting for Love

as    Veg Chiang Tung-Choi

1999
Gorgeous

as    Albert

1998
The Longest Nite

as    Sam

1998
Your Place or Mine!

as    Tony Cheung Suk Wai

1998
Flowers of Shanghai

as    Wang

1996
War of the Underworld

as    Hung Fei

1996
Cyclo

as    Poet

1995
Doctor Mack

as    Dr. Lau Mack

1
The Hunting

as    Dai Yichen