Tony Leung

Tony Leung, Chiu-wai, 梁朝偉, 梁朝伟, Leung Chiu Wai, Liang Chao Wei is a Hong Kong actor. He is considered one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognised actors and was named as "Small Tiger" among 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 and will appear in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
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.

Interesting Facts:

-Birthplace: Hong Kong
-Height: 171cm
-Star sign: Cancer
-Chinese zodiac: Tiger
-Blood type: A
-Family: Wife/actress Carina Lau
-Native origin: Taishan, Guangdong, China
-Member of the TVB "Five Tigers" group in the 1980s along with Ken Tong, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Andy Lau

TV Series:

    Healing Hearts (ATV, 2001)
    Ode to Gallantry (TVB, 1989)
    Behind Silk Curtains (TVB, 1988)
    Jut Dui Sheung Gil (絕代雙驕) (TVB, 1988)
    Police Cadet '88 (新紮師兄1988) (TVB, 1988)
    The Grand Canal (TVB, 1987)
    New Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre (TVB, 1986)
    The Yangs' Saga (TVB, 1985)
    Police Cadet '85 (TVB, 1985)
    Til Gin (挑戰) (TVB, 1985)
    Police Cadet '84 (TVB, 1984)
    Ga Yau Gil Chai (家有嬌妻) (TVB, 1984)
    The Duke of Mount Deer (TVB, 1984)
    Joi Ban Yan (再版人) (TVB, 1984)
    Guai Gum Gau Wan (鬼咁夠運) (TVB, 1983)
    Superpower (天降財神) (TVB, 1983)
    Angels and Devils (北斗雙雄) (TVB, 1983)
    Beyond the Rose Garden (再見十九歲) (TVB, 1983)
    The Emissary (獵鷹) (TVB, 1982)
    Wu Lik Sub Yat (活力十一) (TVB, 1982)
    Hong Kong '82 (香港八二) (TVB, 1982)
    Soldier of Fortune (TVB, 1982)

Movies:

    The Ferryman (2015)
    The Grandmaster (2013)
    The Silent War (2012)
    The Great Magician (2011)
    The Founding of a Republic (2009)
    Red Cliff II (2009)
    The War of the Red Cliff as Zhou Yu (2008)
    Lust, Caution as Mr. Yee (2007)
    Confession of Pain as Detective Lau Ching-Hei (2006)
    Seoul Raiders as Lam (2005)
    Super Model (2004)
    2046 as Chow Mo-Wan (2004)
    Sound of Colors (2003)
    My Lucky Star (2003)
    1:99 (2003)
    Infernal Affairs III as Chan Wing-Yan (2003)
    Chinese Odyssey 2002 as Li Yilong (2002)
    Hero as Broken Sword (2002)
    Infernal Affairs as Chan Wing-Yan (2002)
    Love Me, Love My Money (2001)
    Healing Hearts (2001)
    Fighting for Love (2001)
    Tokyo Raiders as Lin (2000)
    In the Mood for Love as Chow Mo-Wan (2000)
    Young Cops (1985)
    Mad Mad 83 (1983)