Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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."
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."
Known for
The Goldfinger
人生半山腰
Where the Wind Blows
这一刻，梁朝伟对你说
Hidden Blade
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Legends
Europe Raiders
Monster Hunt 2
See You Tomorrow
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
Miss You Much Leslie
The Grandmaster
On the road of Master
The Silent War
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The Great Magician
The Founding of a Republic
东邪西毒：终极版
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff
Lust, Caution
Bokura no Jidai
Confession of Pain
Seoul Raiders
2046
Super Model
Sound of Colors
Infernal Affairs III
1:99 Shorts
My Lucky Star
Infernal Affairs
Hero
Chinese Odyssey 2002
@In the Mood for Love
Fighting for Love
Love Me, Love My Money
In the Mood for Love
Healing Hearts
Tokyo Raiders
Gorgeous
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Flowers of Shanghai
Your Place or Mine!
Timeless Romance
The Longest Nite
Chinese Midnight Express
97 Aces Go Places
Happy Together
War of the Underworld
Cyclo
Blind Romance
Heaven Can't Wait
Doctor Mack
Ashes of Time
The Returning
Chungking Express
Always Be the Winners
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Two of a Kind
End of the Road
The Magic Crane
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
Come Fly the Dragon
Tom, Dick and Hairy
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Butterfly and Sword
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Three Summers
The Days of Being Dumb
Lucky Encounter
The Modern Love Story
Hard Boiled
The Banquet
A Chinese Ghost Story III
The Tigers
The Great Pretenders
Fantasy Romance
Don't Fool Me
The Royal Scoundrel
Days of Being Wild
Bullet in the Head
Where Heroes Dare
A City of Sadness
Seven Warriors
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Two Most Honorable Knights
Behind Silk Curtains
I Love Maria
People's Hero
Happy Go Lucky
The Grand Canal
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Love Unto Wastes
The Lunatics
The Yang's Saga
Fascinating Affairs
The Rough Ride
The Temptation
Police Cadet
The Duke of Mount Deer
It's A Long Way To Home
The Clones
Mad, Mad 83
Angels And Devils
The Super Power
Encounter with Fortune
Beyond the Rose Garden
經理後生
Crossroads - Strayed
The Emissary
Soldier of Fortune
Forced Vengeance
Golden Horse Awards