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Tony Leung Ka-fai, four-time Hong Kong Film Awards best actor, turns 62
- One of Hong Kong’s most recognisable screen stars, Tony Leung Ka-fai has made more than 130 films in a career that has spanned 37 years
- We look at the four roles that earned him the best actor prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards
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One of Hong Kong’s most recognisable actors, Tony Leung Ka-fai has starred in more than 130 films since his film debut in 1983. Leung is often nicknamed “Big Tony”, to avoid confusion with Tony Leung Chiu-wai, a shorter peer in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
In a career spanning almost 40 years, Leung has played gangsters and police officers on numerous occasions. There is no doubt, however, which side he is on in real life.
In late June 2019, the actor was spotted at a pro-police rally organised by controversial pro-establishment lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu. The rally was a response to the anti-government movement that has rocked Hong Kong for eight months, amid claims officers used excessive force against protesters.
As Leung turns 62 tomorrow, we look at the four roles that have earned him best actor gongs at the Hong Kong Film Awards over the past four decades.
1. Reign Behind a Curtain (1983)
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