
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Born: 1962-06-27
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
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

In the Mood for Love

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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

Hero

Chungking Express

Lust, Caution

Infernal Affairs

Hard Boiled

Red Cliff II

Red Cliff

Silent Friend

The Grandmaster

2046

Fantasy Romance

Seoul Raiders

A Chinese Ghost Story III

Bullet in the Head

Sound of Colors

Infernal Affairs III

Gorgeous

Happy Together

The Goldfinger

Love Me, Love My Money

Confession of Pain

The Silent War

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Chinese Odyssey 2002

Healing Hearts

Monster Hunt 2

Fighting for Love

Tokyo Raiders

Ashes of Time

Super Model

The Founding of a Republic

Young Cops

The Banquet

Hidden Blade

The Great Magician

Fox Hunt

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

Days of Being Wild

Cyclo

See You Tomorrow

My Lucky Star

A City of Sadness

Where the Wind Blows

Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

The Longest Nite

Flowers of Shanghai

Europe Raiders

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

The Royal Scoundrel

End of the Road

Tom, Dick and Hairy

Three Summers

Heaven Can't Wait

The Tigers

The Magic Crane

Chinese Midnight Express

I Love Maria

The Lunatics

Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

People's Hero

Doctor Mack

Always Be the Winners

War of the Underworld

Seven Warriors

Lucky Encounter

The Days of Being Dumb

Fascinating Affairs

Come Fly the Dragon

Butterfly and Sword

The Great Pretenders

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Timeless Romance

Two of a Kind

Your Place or Mine!

Blind Romance

Don't Fool Me

The Returning

继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

Ashes of Time Redux

1:99 Shorts

@ in the mood for love

97 Aces Go Places

Mad, Mad 83

Don't Mind Me

In the Mood for Love 2001

Infernal Affairs Trilogy

The Road to "The Grandmaster"

Love Unto Wastes

Forced Vengeance

Happy Go Lucky

Crossroads - Strayed

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

人生半山腰

The Temptation

經理後生

In the Mood for Love – Day One

On the road of Master

The Nameless
