Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. 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. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time".[1]
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| Born | (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962 (age 61) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese British National (Overseas) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1982–present | ||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||||
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| Labels | Capital Artists Music Limited (1985–1992) Music Impact Entertainment Ltd (1994–1997) Universal Music (Hong Kong) Limited (2000–2002) Jet Tone Film Production | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁朝偉 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁朝伟 | ||||||||||||||
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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), 2046 (2004), and The Grandmaster (2013). He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films: A City of Sadness (1989), Cyclo (1995) and Lust, Caution (2007), directed by Ang Lee. Leung also starred in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero (2002), the cult classic Hard Boiled (1992),[2] and box office hits Infernal Affairs (2002)[3] and Red Cliff (2008).[4][5] He later came to prominence in Hollywood with his role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).[6][7][8]
Leung has an extensive list 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.[9] He is also an eight-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.[10][11] 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."[12] In 2023, he became the first male actor to win the "Grand Slam", after winning Best Actor at the three most prestigious Chinese-language film awards, the Golden Horse Awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards.[13]