Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-06-27 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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."

Known For

  • Police Cadet

    Police Cadet

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  • In the Mood for Love

    In the Mood for Love

  • Chungking Express

    Chungking Express

  • Lust, Caution

    Lust, Caution

  • The Rough Ride

    The Rough Ride

  • Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Gorgeous

    Gorgeous

  • New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

    New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

  • The Duke of Mount Deer

    The Duke of Mount Deer

  • Infernal Affairs

    Infernal Affairs

  • Red Cliff

    Red Cliff

  • Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

  • Bullet in the Head

    Bullet in the Head

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Red Cliff II

    Red Cliff II

  • The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster

  • Happy Together

    Happy Together

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

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

  • The Grand Canal

    The Grand Canal

  • 歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

    歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

  • Days of Being Wild

    Days of Being Wild

  • Infernal Affairs III

    Infernal Affairs III

  • Ashes of Time

    Ashes of Time

  • Hidden Blade

    Hidden Blade

  • Tokyo Raiders

    Tokyo Raiders

  • The Eagle Shooting Heroes

    The Eagle Shooting Heroes

  • The Goldfinger

    The Goldfinger

  • The Great Pretenders

    The Great Pretenders

  • Confession of Pain

    Confession of Pain

  • A Chinese Ghost Story III

    A Chinese Ghost Story III

  • Monster Hunt 2

    Monster Hunt 2

  • The Modern Love Story

    The Modern Love Story

  • Silent Friend

    Silent Friend

  • My Lucky Star

    My Lucky Star

  • Doctor Mack

    Doctor Mack

  • Beyond the Rose Garden

    Beyond the Rose Garden

  • War of the Underworld

    War of the Underworld

  • 2046

    2046

  • 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Fox Hunt

    Fox Hunt

  • Love Unto Wastes

    Love Unto Wastes

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • Europe Raiders

    Europe Raiders

  • A City of Sadness

    A City of Sadness

  • The Silent War

    The Silent War

  • Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

    Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

  • The Great Magician

    The Great Magician

  • Fantasy Romance

    Fantasy Romance

  • 97 Aces Go Places

    97 Aces Go Places

  • The Clones

    The Clones

  • Three Summers

    Three Summers

  • People's Hero

    People's Hero

  • Chinese Midnight Express

    Chinese Midnight Express

  • My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

  • Healing Hearts

    Healing Hearts

  • Butterfly and Sword

    Butterfly and Sword

  • The Lunatics

    The Lunatics

  • Seoul Raiders

    Seoul Raiders

  • Fighting for Love

    Fighting for Love

  • He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

  • Chinese Odyssey 2002

    Chinese Odyssey 2002

  • Love Me, Love My Money

    Love Me, Love My Money

  • Flowers of Shanghai

    Flowers of Shanghai

  • The Days of Being Dumb

    The Days of Being Dumb

  • Your Place or Mine!

    Your Place or Mine!

  • Where Heroes Dare

    Where Heroes Dare

  • Linqi：Decision

    Linqi：Decision

  • Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

    Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

  • The Returning

    The Returning

  • Tom, Dick and Hairy

    Tom, Dick and Hairy

  • The Emissary

    The Emissary

  • Timeless Romance

    Timeless Romance

  • Angels And Devils

    Angels And Devils

  • The Banquet

    The Banquet

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • Lucky Encounter

    Lucky Encounter

  • Don't Fool Me

    Don't Fool Me

  • See You Tomorrow

    See You Tomorrow

  • I Love Maria

    I Love Maria

  • The Longest Nite

    The Longest Nite

  • The Tigers

    The Tigers

  • Come Fly the Dragon

    Come Fly the Dragon

  • Mad, Mad 83

    Mad, Mad 83

  • The Royal Scoundrel

    The Royal Scoundrel

  • Always Be the Winners

    Always Be the Winners

  • Sound of Colors

    Sound of Colors

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Heaven Can't Wait

    Heaven Can't Wait

  • Seven Warriors

    Seven Warriors

  • The Magic Crane

    The Magic Crane

  • Young Cops

    Young Cops

  • Fascinating Affairs

    Fascinating Affairs

  • Blind Romance

    Blind Romance

  • Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

    Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

  • In the Mood for Love 2001

    In the Mood for Love 2001

  • The Yang's Saga

    The Yang's Saga

  • The Super Power

    The Super Power

  • Police Cadet 1988

    Police Cadet 1988

  • 继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

    继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

  • Two Most Honorable Knights

    Two Most Honorable Knights

  • The Road to "The Grandmaster"

    The Road to "The Grandmaster"

  • Where the Wind Blows

    Where the Wind Blows

  • It's A Long Way To Home

    It's A Long Way To Home

  • 1:99 Shorts

    1:99 Shorts

  • Forced Vengeance

    Forced Vengeance

  • Encounter with Fortune

    Encounter with Fortune

  • 这一刻，梁朝伟对你说

    这一刻，梁朝伟对你说

  • Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film

    Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film

  • Don't Mind Me

    Don't Mind Me

  • Bokura no Jidai

    Bokura no Jidai

  • Behind Silk Curtains

    Behind Silk Curtains

  • Super Model

    Super Model

  • 最佳男主角

    最佳男主角

  • Cyclo

    Cyclo

  • @ in the mood for love

    @ in the mood for love

  • In the Mood for Love – Day One

    In the Mood for Love – Day One

  • The Nameless

    The Nameless

  • 人生半山腰

    人生半山腰

  • 孤獨狀元

    孤獨狀元

  • The Temptation

    The Temptation

  • 經理後生

    經理後生

  • Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

  • On the road of Master

    On the road of Master

  • Crossroads - Strayed

    Crossroads - Strayed