Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Acting • Born 1962-06-27
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."
Filmography
137 credits
Hero
Movie • 2002
Broken Sword
In the Mood for Love
Movie • 2000
Chow Mo-wan
2046
Movie • 2004
Chow Mo-wan
Seoul Raiders
Movie • 2005
Lam
Infernal Affairs
Movie • 2002
Chan Wing Yan
Lust, Caution
Movie • 2007
Mr. Yee
Gorgeous
Movie • 1999
Albert
Chungking Express
Movie • 1994
Cop 663
Hard Boiled
Movie • 1992
Alan
Bullet in the Head
Movie • 1990
Ben / Siu Bun
Red Cliff
Movie • 2008
Zhou Yu
Butterfly and Sword
Movie • 1993
Meng Sing-Wan
Ashes of Time
Movie • 1994
Blind Swordsman
The Longest Nite
Movie • 1998
Sam
Cyclo
Movie • 1995
Poet
Hidden Blade
Movie • 2023
Mr. He
Infernal Affairs III
Movie • 2003
Chan Wing Yan
Red Cliff II
Movie • 2009
Zhou Yu
The Grandmaster
Movie • 2013
Ip Man
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Movie • 2002
Li Yilong
Tokyo Raiders
Movie • 2000
Lin
Doctor Mack
Movie • 1995
Dr. Lau Mack
Love Me, Love My Money
Movie • 2001
Richard Ma
Flowers of Shanghai
Movie • 1998
Wang
Days of Being Wild
Movie • 1990
Chow Mo-wan
Happy Together
Movie • 1997
Lai Yiu-fai
Confession of Pain
Movie • 2006
Lau Ching-Hei
A City of Sadness
Movie • 1989
Wen-Ching
The Founding of a Republic
Movie • 2009
The Magic Crane
Movie • 1993
Ma Kwun-Mo
The Lunatics
Movie • 1986
Doggie
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Movie • 1993
Ouyang Feng
The Great Magician
Movie • 2011
Chang Hsien
The Banquet
Movie • 1991
Wai Chai
I Love Maria
Movie • 1988
T. Q. Zhuang
Crossroads - Strayed
Movie • 1983
Ah Lap
Sound of Colors
Movie • 2003
Ho Yuk-Ming
Fighting for Love
Movie • 2001
Veg Chiang Tung-Choi
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Movie • 1989
Cheung
97 Aces Go Places
Movie • 1997
Chui Cheong / Drunk Gun
The Days of Being Dumb
Movie • 1992
Fred
The Silent War
Movie • 2012
He Bing
My Lucky Star
Movie • 2003
Lai Liu Po
Love Unto Wastes
Movie • 1986
Tony Cheung Siu-Hoi
人生半山腰
Movie • 2023
Self
War of the Underworld
Movie • 1996
Hung Fei
People's Hero
Movie • 1987
Ah Sai
Lucky Encounter
Movie • 1992
Wai
The Royal Scoundrel
Movie • 1991
Beach Boy
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
Silent Friend
Movie • 2026
Tony Wong
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
Movie • 1993
Wai Siu-Bo
The Tigers
Movie • 1991
Dandruff / Tau-Pi
Tom, Dick and Hairy
Movie • 1993
Tom Chan
Timeless Romance
Movie • 1998
Lau Yat Lo / Zhuge Liang
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
Movie • 2012
Mad, Mad 83
Movie • 1983
A Chinese Ghost Story III
Movie • 1991
Monk Fong
Three Summers
Movie • 1992
Wai
The Returning
Movie • 1994
Lee Yick Cheung
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Movie • 1993
Chor Yuen
Chinese Midnight Express
Movie • 1997
Ching On
The Temptation
Movie • 1984
孤獨狀元
Movie • 1982
On the road of Master
Movie • 2012
經理後生
Movie • 1983
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Movie • 1999
Self
Young Cops
Movie • 1985
Healing Hearts
Movie • 2000
Lawrence Ching
Blind Romance
Movie • 1996
Wing Chi Wing
Always Be the Winners
Movie • 1994
Master Sha
Don't Fool Me
Movie • 1991
Chiang Ho-Chie
Heaven Can't Wait
Movie • 1995
Wong Tai Fung
End of the Road
Movie • 1993
Fan Long
Forced Vengeance
Movie • 1982
Young Intern
Fantasy Romance
Movie • 1991
Stupid Shing
See You Tomorrow
Movie • 2016
Chen Mo
Don't Mind Me
Movie • 2023
Your Place or Mine!
Movie • 1998
Tony Cheung Suk Wai
Happy Go Lucky
Movie • 1987
Wei
Europe Raiders
Movie • 2018
Mr. Lin
Fascinating Affairs
Movie • 1985
Ah Kit / Lee Lun-Kit
Come Fly the Dragon
Movie • 1993
Liu Chia-Lun
1:99 Shorts
Movie • 2003
(segment "Spring, 2003")
Two of a Kind
Movie • 1993
Billy / Lam Tai-Chi
The Great Pretenders
Movie • 1991
Snake Wai
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Movie • 1992
Super Model
Movie • 2004
Interviewee Praising Mandom
Seven Warriors
Movie • 1989
Wong Wai-Wu
Monster Hunt 2
Movie • 2018
Tu Sigu
Where the Wind Blows
Movie • 2023
Nam Kong
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Movie • 2021
Xu Wenwu
Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
Movie • 2016
Deer / Serene Mask
Fox Hunt
Movie • 2025
Dai Yichen
继续宠爱·十年·音乐会
Movie • 2013
The Goldfinger
Movie • 2023
Henry Cheng
The Nameless
Movie • 2015
(archive footage)
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
Movie
In the Mood for Love 2001
Movie • 2025
Chow Mo Wan
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Movie • 2004
Self (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
Linqi：Decision
Movie • 1983
@ in the mood for love
Movie • 2001
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
Movie • 2004
Chan Wing Yan
Making of 2046
Movie
Ashes of Time Redux
Movie • 2008
盲武士
Two Painters
Movie • 1989
The Making of Hard Boiled
Movie • 2007
Cool With You
Movie • 2023
Aphrodite
Encounter with Fortune
TV • 1983
The Emissary
TV • 1982
Beyond the Rose Garden
TV • 1983
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Xu Wenwu / The Mandarin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV • 2021
Self
The Duke of Mount Deer
TV • 1984
Wai Siu-bo
The Yang's Saga
TV • 1985
Yang Chuk-long
Police Cadet
TV • 1984
張偉杰 (杰佬) Cheung Wai Kit
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
TV • 1986
張無忌
Where Heroes Dare
TV • 1989
石破天 / 石中玉
Two Most Honorable Knights
TV • 1988
江小魚
The Modern Love Story
TV • 1992
Golden Horse Awards
TV • 1962
Self
Bokura no Jidai
TV • 2007
The Grand Canal
TV • 1987
虬髯客
这一刻，梁朝伟对你说
TV • 2023
Self
The Super Power
TV • 1983
Police Cadet 1988
TV • 1987
张伟杰
Soldier of Fortune
TV • 1982
应子谦
Angels And Devils
TV • 1983
The Rough Ride
TV • 1985
周剑虹
The Clones
TV • 1984
It's A Long Way To Home
TV • 1984
Behind Silk Curtains
TV • 1988
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
TV • 1968
最佳男主角
TV • 2012
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1984
韦小宝
俠客行 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1989
石破天/石中玉
倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1986
张无忌