Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Date of Birth:

Jun 27, 1962

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."

filmography:

@In the Mood for Love @In the Mood for Love

2001

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'

1999

經理後生 經理後生

1983

On the road of Master On the road of Master

2012

野花 野花

1992

Young Cops Young Cops

1985

Healing Hearts Healing Hearts

2000

Heaven Can't Wait Heaven Can't Wait

1995

Don't Fool Me Don't Fool Me

1991

Always Be the Winners Always Be the Winners

1994

Blind Romance Blind Romance

1996

孤獨狀元 孤獨狀元

1982

The Temptation The Temptation

1984

Timeless Romance Timeless Romance

1998

The Road to The Road to "The Grandmaster"

2012

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

2021

Tom, Dick and Hairy Tom, Dick and Hairy

1993

The Tigers The Tigers

1991

Mad, Mad 83 Mad, Mad 83

1983

A Chinese Ghost Story III A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991

Chinese Midnight Express Chinese Midnight Express

1997

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993

The Returning The Returning

1994

Three Summers Three Summers

1992

End of the Road End of the Road

1993

Forced Vengeance Forced Vengeance

1982

Monster Hunt 2 Monster Hunt 2

2018

Where the Wind Blows Where the Wind Blows

2023

Seven Warriors Seven Warriors

1989

Super Model Super Model

2004

Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

1992

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

2016

Ashes of Time Redux Ashes of Time Redux

2009

The Goldfinger The Goldfinger

2023

继续宠爱·十年·音乐会 继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

2013

The Hunting The Hunting

1970

The Great Pretenders The Great Pretenders

1991

Two of a Kind Two of a Kind

1993

Your Place or Mine! Your Place or Mine!

1998

社交恐懼癌 社交恐懼癌

2023

See You Tomorrow See You Tomorrow

2016

Fantasy Romance Fantasy Romance

1991

Happy Go Lucky Happy Go Lucky

1987

Europe Raiders Europe Raiders

2018

1:99 Shorts 1:99 Shorts

2003

Come Fly the Dragon Come Fly the Dragon

1993

Fascinating Affairs Fascinating Affairs

1985

In the Mood for Love – Day One In the Mood for Love – Day One

2021

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

1993

Silent Friend Silent Friend

1970

Red Cliff II Red Cliff II

2009

The Grandmaster The Grandmaster

2013

Infernal Affairs III Infernal Affairs III

2003

Hidden Blade Hidden Blade

2023

Cyclo Cyclo

1996

Chinese Odyssey 2002 Chinese Odyssey 2002

2002

Tokyo Raiders Tokyo Raiders

2000

Days of Being Wild Days of Being Wild

1990

Flowers of Shanghai Flowers of Shanghai

1998

Love Me, Love My Money Love Me, Love My Money

2001

Doctor Mack Doctor Mack

1995

The Longest Nite The Longest Nite

1998

Ashes of Time Ashes of Time

1994

Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs

2002

Lust, Caution Lust, Caution

2007

Seoul Raiders Seoul Raiders

2005

2046 2046

2004

In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love

2000

Gorgeous Gorgeous

1999

Chungking Express Chungking Express

1994

Butterfly and Sword Butterfly and Sword

1993

Red Cliff Red Cliff

2008

Bullet in the Head Bullet in the Head

1990

Hard Boiled Hard Boiled

1992

Happy Together Happy Together

1997

Confession of Pain Confession of Pain

2006

My Lucky Star My Lucky Star

2003

Love Unto Wastes Love Unto Wastes

1986

The Silent War The Silent War

2012

The Days of Being Dumb The Days of Being Dumb

1992

97 Aces Go Places 97 Aces Go Places

1997

人生半山腰 人生半山腰

2023

War of the Underworld War of the Underworld

1996

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

The Royal Scoundrel The Royal Scoundrel

1991

Lucky Encounter Lucky Encounter

1992

People's Hero People's Hero

1987

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

1989

Fighting for Love Fighting for Love

2001

The Lunatics The Lunatics

1986

The Magic Crane The Magic Crane

1993

The Founding of a Republic The Founding of a Republic

2009

A City of Sadness A City of Sadness

1989

The Eagle Shooting Heroes The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

The Great Magician The Great Magician

2011

Sound of Colors Sound of Colors

2003

Crossroads - Strayed Crossroads - Strayed

1983

I Love Maria I Love Maria

1988

The Banquet The Banquet

1991

Hero Hero

2002

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