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Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
The latest news on Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hong Kong actor and singer, including celebrity, film and music news.
Born
27 Jun 1962
Industry
Entertainment, Film
Job Title
Actor
Chow Yun-Fat (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Angels and Devils. Photo: TVB
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung and Stephen Chow were all in this 80s TV show

Many future stars appeared in TVB’s comedy series Angels and Devils, including Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Stephen Chow, but it was the former who stole the show with his screwball antics.

Hong Kong society

190 Hong Kong youths and children receive scholarships backed by film star Tony Leung

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? A deep dive into the movie

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Scams and swindles

Exclusive | Greed, financial illiteracy expose Hongkongers to scams: The Goldfinger maker

Felix Chong, director of the box-office hit The Goldfinger, shares his views about the Carrian fraud case from the 1980s and suggests why Hongkongers continue to fall prey to bigger scams.

Tony Leung (left) and Andy Lau in a still from “The Goldfinger”. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong actor Tai Bo on his 250-plus films and lifetime achievement award

Veteran Hong Kong actor Tai Bo reflects on being a member of Jackie Chan’s stunt team, working with John Woo when he was a new director, and playing more than 250 roles in his 51-year career.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong production house made Johnnie To a star. 5 of its forgotten films

From a Tony Leung Chiu-wai crime thriller to a stylised hit-girl drama to a weird triad fantasy, we revisit and rate the first five films from Milkyway Image, formed by producer-directors Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai.

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Trending in China

Profile | China actor of many parts Wang Yibo set to carry Paris Olympics torch

The multitalented, yet controversial Chinese actor, Wang Yibo, is set to be one of China’s torch-bearers at the Olympic Games in Paris later this month.

The multitalented mainland actor Wang Yibo will be one of China’s torch-bearers at the Paris Olympics. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
Chinese culture

How martial arts novelists Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng became legends

A century after wuxia novelists Louis Cha and Liang Yusheng were born in 1924, their influence on martial arts culture – from TV series and movies to books and radio – is as big as when they were alive.

Trending in China

Profile | China actress Tang Wei from ‘Lust, Caution’ to award-winning comeback in South Korea

Tang Wei’s story is one of determination and grit, and she has built a hugely successful career in South Korea after being temporarily banned in mainland China.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Is Simon Yam Hong Kong cinema’s hardest working actor?

Adults-only and mainstream crime films, sex films, and serious dramas with Alex Law and Ann Hui – Simon Yam has done them all. Good-looking and with an expressive face, he has a work ethic second to none.

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Simon Yam at the 2017 Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony. Photo: Edward Wong
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Infernal Affairs II and III couldn’t live up to the original film

Infernal Affairs, the 2002 psychological Hong Kong cop drama starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau, was a box-office hit, but proved a hard act to follow when the studio asked for two more films.

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Kelly Chen Wai-lam (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from Infernal Affairs III. Photo: Media Asia Films
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop star, actor, adoring husband – Ekin Cheng’s rise to fame

A look at Ekin Cheng’s journey from actor and Cantopop star to husband to actress Yoyo Mung – and the public romances that made him a tabloid magnet and drew public criticism.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong films’ history at Cannes, from Wong Kar-wai to Johnnie To

As two Hong Kong films premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, we look back at the city’s cinema history at the event, including Wong Kar-wai’s many hits and Johnnie To’s successes in the 2000s.

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Trending in Hong Kong

Hong Kong filmmaker tells veteran star Tony Leung to give young talent a chance

Iconic Hong Kong film star Tony Leung Chiu-wai has been urged to stop accepting awards and give younger talent a chance after picking up his sixth win at the city’s premier movie awards.

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Hong Kong film director Wong Jing has urged one of the city’s foremost acting stars, Tony Leung, to make way for younger talent after the veteran actor picked up his latest in a long list of awards. Photo: SCMP composite/Emperor Motion Pictures/YouTube/Weibo
Hong Kong entertainment

Court drama A Guilty Conscience picks up top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards

Veteran Tony Leung takes best actor prize for his role as a flamboyant con-man in crime thriller The Goldfinger.

Carina Lau accepts the best actor prize for her husband Tony Leung, who gives a speech via video link. Photo: Eugene Lee
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong Film Awards 2024: who should win, and who will win

The same five titles dominate the nominations in all major categories of the Hong Kong Film Awards 2024. Post film editor Edmund Lee predicts the winners and reflects on who or what actually should win.

Hong Kong cinema

Funding scheme aims to reacquaint world with Hong Kong cinema

Budding filmmakers take note. A government funding scheme aims to return Hong Kong cinema to its rightful place on the world stage, by encouraging collaborations with European and Asian filmmakers.

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Asian cinema

10 iconic looks in Asian cinema, including that Bruce Lee jumpsuit

From Bruce Lee’s golden get-up in Game of Death to the nightmarish long hair and white nightdress worn by antagonist Sadako in Japanese horror Ring, we look at 10 iconic looks from Asian cinema.

Bruce Lee in a still from Game of Death. Photo: Criterion Collection
Hong Kong culture

Asian Film Awards: Hong Kong’s Nick Cheuk takes prize for best new director

Hong Kong’s Rachel Leung lands her first best supporting actress award for In Broad Daylight role.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Ensure cancer patients’ access to more therapy options

Readers discuss how to help patients in long-term cancer management, concerns about Article 23 legislation, and why Hongkongers should cultivate a sense of gratitude.

Trending in China

China film star falls victim to prank flight bookings by crazed fans

Wang Yibo, star of the film Hidden Blade, is so fed up with some of his fans in China going online and booking flights in his name, that his management company has been forced to threaten them with legal action.

Wang Yibo, a famous actor in China, has warned obsessed fans who make flight bookings in his name that they will be investigated and held accountable for their actions. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

‘It’s like tai chi’: what Tony Leung learned about acting from 4 directors

Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has worked with top directors from John Woo to Wong Kar-wai during a 40-year career. We look back at what he has said he learned from some of them.

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from “The Goldfinger”.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

In Broad Daylight leads 2024 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations

This year’s Hong Kong Film Awards are completely dominated by the same five front runners, although one – In Broad Daylight – stands out from the pack with 16 nominations.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Not just Expats: 10 films not shown in the places they were made

Expats was shot in Hong Kong but is not being shown there. This has happened before with films, such as The Kite Runner, set in and partly filmed in Afghanistan, and A Clockwork Orange, shot in the UK.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How John Woo’s Hard Boiled shows the best of Hong Kong action-film making

Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai star in John Woo’s 1992 film Hard Boiled, the epitome of the director’s stylised filmmaking and storytelling. We look at the stories behind the making of a classic.

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Chow Yun-fat (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from Hard Boiled.
Asian cinema

Evil Does Not Exist, 12.12: The Day lead Asian Film Awards nominations

Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film, and a Korean historical epic, lead the field in the 17th Asian Film Awards. Two Hong Kong films each have nominations in three categories.

Ryo Nishikawa in a still from “Evil Does Not Exist”.
Chinese culture

Fat Choi Spirit to King of Comedy, 5 top Hong Kong Chinese New Year films

Chinese New Year comedies are a big part of Hong Kong’s celebrations, and we have picked five of the best, including Fat Choi Spirit starring Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Gigi Leung and Lau Ching-wan.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | I Did It My Way: Andy Lau plays an enigmatic crime lord in silly thriller

Andy Lau’s drug lord in crime thriller I Did It My Way comes off as unreasonable to the point of being comic, and confusing writing and a superficial depiction of Asia’s dark web only add to the farce.

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