Tony Leung Ka-fai (simplified Chinese: 梁家辉; traditional Chinese: 梁家輝; born 1 February 1958) is a Hong Kong actor who is a four-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
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梁家輝 | |||||||||||
 Tony Leung Ka-fai in 2019 | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1958 British Hong Kong
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| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1983–present | ||||||||||
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Jiang Jianian (m. 1987) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1984 Reign Behind the Curtain 1993 92 Legendary La Rose Noire 2005 Election 2012 Cold War Best Supporting Actor 2004 Men Suddenly in Black Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actor 2005 Everlasting Regret 2007 Eye in the Sky Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor 1990 Farewell China Best Supporting Actor 2007 The Drummer | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁家輝 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁家辉 | ||||||||||
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As he is often confused with actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony", while Tony Leung Chiu-wai is known as "Little Tony",[1] nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective age and physical statures.
Career
editLeung has been in the film industry for more than 30 years, starring in a variety of roles. His debut film was Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983), where he played the Xianfeng Emperor. He would later work with Chow Yun-fat in three films, Prison on Fire (1987), A Better Tomorrow 3 (1989), and God of Gamblers Returns (1994). He also appeared as Joyce Godenzi's husband in She Shoots Straight, Joyce's trademark film.
In 1991, Leung went to France to appear in Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Lover, based on Marguerite Duras's novel, as the older lover of a young teen schoolgirl, who was played by British actress Jane March.
Leung was originally asked to portray the title character of The Last Emperor (1987) but declined due to prior commitments. The role later went to John Lone.[2]
Leung went on to star in the international horror feature film Double Vision with American actor David Morse. His ongoing career has seen him star in films such as The Myth (2005), Everlasting Regret (2005) and Election (2005).
Leung won his fourth Best Actor award for his performance in Cold War at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[3]
He also starring in the music video of Mayday's song "Tough" in 2016.
Filmography
editReferences
edit- ^ Parkes, Douglas (1 February 2020). "Tony Leung Ka-fai's 5 best films". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Don't call me sexy, says Lover man". South China Morning Post. 18 April 1993. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Elley, Derek (14 October 2013). "Tales from the Dark 1". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
External links
edit- Tony Leung Ka-fai at IMDb
- Tony Leung Ka-fai at Allmovie
- Tony Leung Ka-fai at chinesemov.com