Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Acting

Born Jun 27, 1962

From Hong Kong, China

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

Known For

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

In the Mood for Love

Hero

Chungking Express

Lust, Caution

Infernal Affairs

Hard Boiled

Days of Being Wild

Red Cliff II

2046

Filmography — Acting

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

In the Mood for Love

Hero

Chungking Express

Lust, Caution

Infernal Affairs

Hard Boiled

Days of Being Wild

Red Cliff II

2046

Gorgeous

The Grandmaster

Red Cliff

Infernal Affairs III

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

The Founding of a Republic

See You Tomorrow

Ashes of Time

Silent Friend

On the road of Master

Happy Together

The Banquet

The Goldfinger

Bullet in the Head

A City of Sadness

A Chinese Ghost Story III

The Great Magician

Monster Hunt 2

The Longest Nite

Seoul Raiders

Confession of Pain

Europe Raiders

Tokyo Raiders

Sound of Colors

Fox Hunt

Chinese Odyssey 2002

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

My Lucky Star

Where the Wind Blows

Hidden Blade

Love Me, Love My Money

Seven Warriors

97 Aces Go Places

The Silent War

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

Tom, Dick and Hairy

The Tigers

Flowers of Shanghai

Doctor Mack

People's Hero

Healing Hearts

Love Unto Wastes

I Love Maria

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

Heaven Can't Wait

War of the Underworld

Timeless Romance

The Lunatics

The Magic Crane

Butterfly and Sword

1:99 Shorts

Three Summers

Your Place or Mine!

Young Cops

The Royal Scoundrel

Don't Fool Me