Tony Leung

Tony Leung

1962-06-27 Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] 106 Credits

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...

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Fox Hunt

Fox Hunt

2025

as Dai Yichen

Acting

Based on true events. Dai Yichen, the Shanghai-based mastermind of a massive financial fraud who has been on the run for seven years, resurfaces in Pa...

In the Mood for Love 2001

In the Mood for Love 2001

2025

as Chow Mo Wan

7.4
Acting

Set in a convenience store, this short film was originally intended as the third segment of Wong Kar-wai’s unrealized anthology film Three Stories Abo...

The Goldfinger

The Goldfinger

2023

as Henry Cheng

6.1
Acting

In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government o...

Don't Mind Me

Don't Mind Me

2023

Acting

A short film with dialogue for Eason Chan's Mandarin song "Don't Mind Me" 社交恐懼癌 (from his most recent album "Chin Up"), which was produced as an exte...

人生半山腰

人生半山腰

2023

as Self

Acting

Special Film for the 40th anniversary of Tony Leung‘s debut

Where the Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows

2023

as Nam Kong

5.6
Acting

The decades spanning story of two very different policemen who rise to power in Hong Kong during British rule, and end up at odds with both organised ...

Hidden Blade

Hidden Blade

2023

as Mr. He

6.3
Acting

Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harb...

In the Mood for Love – Day One

In the Mood for Love – Day One

2021

7.7
Acting

Edited from never-before-seen footage, this short film unveils rare scenes of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung in roles vastly different from their iconic...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

as Xu Wenwu

7.5
Acting

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

Tracing the beginnings of Jet Tone Films, which was founded in 1991 by Wong Kar Wai for the production of Ashes of Time (1994), the film features neve...

Europe Raiders

Europe Raiders

2018

as Mr. Lin

7.2
Acting

Mr. Lin and Ms. Lin are the number one and number two in the field. They are neither friends nor enemies, but they ultimately join hands along with tr...

Monster Hunt 2

Monster Hunt 2

2018

as Tu Sigu

6.7
Acting

The sequel to Monster Hunt. Set in a world where monsters and humans co-exist, the franchise tells the story of Wuba, a baby monster born to be king. ...

See You Tomorrow

See You Tomorrow

2016

as Chen Mo

4.2
Acting

Chen Mo, a bar owner, listens to his customers' heartbreaks and helps them navigate their lives during their hard times while dealing with his own tra...

Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

2016

as Deer / Serene Mask

6.2
Acting

The dazzling new film from Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu (The Cup, Travellers and Magicians) chronicles a sacred jungle ritual whose mas...

The Nameless

The Nameless

2015

as (archive footage)

Acting

The Nameless revolves around the story of a man named Lai Teck, one of the 50 known aliases of the Secretary-General of the Malayan Communist party fr...

继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

继续宠爱·十年·音乐会

2013

10.0
Acting

10th Anniversary “Miss You Much Leslie” memorial concert held in 2013, commemorating the death of Leslie Cheung in 2003.

The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster

2013

as Ip Man

6.6
Acting

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges hi...

The Road to "The Grandmaster"

The Road to "The Grandmaster"

2012

Acting

This is not a documentary describing the filming process of "The Grandmaster", but a record of Wong Kar-wai and Chen Xunqi's personal visits to martia...

On the road of Master

On the road of Master

2012

Acting
The Silent War

The Silent War

2012

as He Bing

5.9
Acting

An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

The Great Magician

The Great Magician

2011

as Chang Hsien

6.1
Acting

In the years after the Revolution, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. One warlord has imprisoned a girl...

The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic

2009

5.2
Acting

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Red Cliff II

Red Cliff II

2009

as Zhou Yu

7.3
Acting

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the ki...

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

2008

as Zhou Yu

7.1
Acting

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to...

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

2007

as Mr. Yee

7.2
Acting

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.

Confession of Pain

Confession of Pain

2006

as Lau Ching-Hei

6.3
Acting

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror....

Seoul Raiders

Seoul Raiders

2005

as Lam

6.2
Acting

Agent Lam (Tony Leung) sets out to track a pair of plates used to make fake American dollars. When he discovers the plates, they are conned out of him...

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

2004

as Self (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)

Acting
2046

2046

2004

as Chow Mo Wan

7.2
Acting

Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

Super Model

Super Model

2004

as Interviewee Praising Mandom

6.4
Acting

Super model Mandom (Ronald Cheng) is very famous in the field. One day, he is threatened by someone, asking him not to attend a model competition. Man...

Sound of Colors

Sound of Colors

2003

as Ho Yuk-Ming

5.7
Acting

Ming a marriage consultant who runs into the charming but blind Yeuk through a little help of a guardian angel. The wheel of fortune is set in motion ...

Sound of Colors

Sound of Colors

2003

Theme Song Performance

5.7

Ming a marriage consultant who runs into the charming but blind Yeuk through a little help of a guardian angel. The wheel of fortune is set in motion ...

Infernal Affairs III

Infernal Affairs III

2003

as Chan Wing Yan

6.9
Acting

While Yeung Kam Wing is trying to remove all connections between the mob and him, his actions are being carefully observed by Lau Kin Ming, who bears ...

1:99 Shorts

1:99 Shorts

2003

as 10)

6.3
Acting

Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the I...

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

2003

as Lai Liu Po

6.0
Acting

Yip is attractive but for some strange reason, no man has ever been interested in her. Yip meets Lai, a famous feng shui expert and she thinks that La...

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

2003

Theme Song Performance

6.0

Yip is attractive but for some strange reason, no man has ever been interested in her. Yip meets Lai, a famous feng shui expert and she thinks that La...

Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs

2002

as Chan Wing Yan

7.8
Acting

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the poli...

Hero

Hero

2002

as Broken Sword

7.5
Acting

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had m...

Chinese Odyssey 2002

Chinese Odyssey 2002

2002

as Li Yilong

6.8
Acting

Two pairs of siblings are destined for each other, but fate throws countless obstacles in the path. When the young Emperor and his sister contrive to ...

Fighting for Love

Fighting for Love

2001

as Veg Chiang Tung-Choi

6.2
Acting

A traffic accident brings together Deborah, a high-strung businesswoman, and Veg, successful owner of a fast food shop that specializes in bull organ ...

Love Me, Love My Money

Love Me, Love My Money

2001

as Richard Ma

6.0
Acting

Skinflint businessman Richard (Leung) doesn't feel bad when he sacks his employees and secretary to cut unnecessary costs. He also doesn't bat an eyel...

In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love

2000

as Chow Mo Wan

8.1
Acting

In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time togethe...

Healing Hearts

Healing Hearts

2000

as Lawrence Ching

5.2
Acting

Intended as the pilot for a an E.R.-style medical drama set in Hong Kong, Healing Hearts features Tony Leung as Lawrence, a doctor whose personal life...

@ in the mood for love

@ in the mood for love

2000

7.0
Acting

A documentary following Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of his 2000 film In the Mood for Love.

Tokyo Raiders

Tokyo Raiders

2000

as Lin

5.5
Acting

When a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster, there's more than trouble in the air.

Gorgeous

Gorgeous

1999

as Albert

6.4
Acting

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince char...

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'

1999

as Self

7.1
Acting

A making of documentary for Happy Together. Includes interviews, on-set footage, cut scenes and footage of crew members revisiting the locations where...

Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai

1998

as Wang

6.9
Acting

At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses”...

Your Place or Mine!

Your Place or Mine!

1998

as Tony Cheung Suk Wai

4.8
Acting

Your Place or Mine! explores the difficulties of finding true love in the modern Hong Kong setting via the encounters of two advertising executives, W...

Timeless Romance

Timeless Romance

1998

as Lau Yat Lo / Zhuge Liang

6.0
Acting

Lau (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) is a policeman who meets his true love (Korean actress Chiu Ngan Suk) in the emergency room of a hospital. He's being treate...

The Longest Nite

The Longest Nite

1998

as Sam

6.8
Acting

Caught in the middle of a fierce gang war in Macau, a corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. He...

Chinese Midnight Express

Chinese Midnight Express

1997

as Ching On

6.2
Acting

The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Un...

97 Aces Go Places

97 Aces Go Places

1997

as Chui Cheong / Drunk Gun

3.8
Acting

Eternal 25 year-old Alan Tam is a wimpy triad boss who must avenge his dad because he had a heart attack after losing at cards to a pretty cat burglar...

Happy Together

Happy Together

1997

as Lai Yiu-fai

7.6
Acting

A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.

War of the Underworld

War of the Underworld

1996

as Hung Fei

6.7
Acting

When the son of a gang leader manages to insult the son of a rival gang leader, total war erupts between the rival gangs, and the young hero is forced...

Cyclo

Cyclo

1996

as Poet

7.0
Acting

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a livin...

Blind Romance

Blind Romance

1996

as Wing Chi Wing

6.7
Acting

Spunky girl-next-door Tung Tung, who's hot for rich guy, Chi Wing, but she can’t say two words to him thanks to one of those afflictions that occurs o...

Heaven Can't Wait

Heaven Can't Wait

1995

as Wong Tai Fung

5.5
Acting

Foreign - Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime b...

Doctor Mack

Doctor Mack

1995

as Dr. Lau Mack

6.1
Acting

Since dropping out from the medical school, Lau Mack has been living a humble but contented life, running a small clinic in a shabby area, treating lo...

Ashes of Time

Ashes of Time

1994

as Blind Swordsman

7.1
Acting

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to ...

The Returning

The Returning

1994

as Lee Yick Cheung

4.5
Acting

Chung has a book project that will make his career in publishing: a collector's edition of the work of Siu Lau, a reclusive woman who died mysteriousl...

Chungking Express

Chungking Express

1994

as Cop 663

8.0
Acting

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-ni...

Always Be the Winners

Always Be the Winners

1994

as Master Sha

4.2
Acting

Third Master Sha (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) is a descendant of a powerful gambling family who must battle Yam Tin Sau (Ekin Cheng), the descendant of the r...

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993

as Chor Yuen

6.9
Acting

Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyo...

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1993

as Billy / Lam Tai-Chi

9.0
Acting

Two of a Kind is a Hong Kong Romance-Comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

End of the Road

End of the Road

1993

as Fan Long

Acting
The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane

1993

as Ma Kwun-Mo

5.9
Acting

On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge ...

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time

1993

as Wai Siu-Bo

4.8
Acting

Wai Siu-Bo travels to the future on a mission to cure the emperor's illness.

Come Fly the Dragon

Come Fly the Dragon

1993

as Liu Chia-Lun

Acting

A young undercover cop woos the innocent sister of a Triad big brother in order to bring him down.

Tom, Dick and Hairy

Tom, Dick and Hairy

1993

as Tom Chan

5.8
Acting

Tom Chan, Dick Ching and his older cousin Hairy Mo live in the same tenement building but each of their love life is different.

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

as Ouyang Feng

7.1
Acting

A power struggle between the Queen's treasonous lover and a princess occurs amid musical numbers, slapstick battles, and martial arts acrobatics.

Butterfly and Sword

Butterfly and Sword

1993

as Meng Sing-Wan

5.7
Acting

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

1992

Acting

Tomorrow is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Three Summers

Three Summers

1992

as Wai

6.0
Acting

Three Summers opens, a young man with a difficult past leaves his present home in the city of Hong Kong and hearkens back to the fishing village of hi...

The Days of Being Dumb

The Days of Being Dumb

1992

as Fred

6.5
Acting

Two losers who'll do anything to try and be successful in the Triad world, but all they've accomplished is having a bad luck reputation.

Lucky Encounter

Lucky Encounter

1992

as Wai

7.0
Acting

Two inventors encounter a friendly little ghost, and stumble onto a plot to capture the ghost's uncle who was responsible for his untimely death. Howe...

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992

as Alan

7.5
Acting

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he jo...

The Banquet

The Banquet

1991

as Wai Chai

5.2
Acting

Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. ...

A Chinese Ghost Story III

A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991

as Monk Fong

6.4
Acting

Set 100 years after the events of A Chinese Ghost Story, Buddhist Bai Yun and his disciple Fong journey through a small town to transport a golden ido...

The Tigers

The Tigers

1991

as Dandruff / Tau-Pi

6.5
Acting

Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.

The Great Pretenders

The Great Pretenders

1991

as Snake Wai

6.3
Acting

The Great Pretenders is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Fantasy Romance

Fantasy Romance

1991

as Stupid Shing

6.0
Acting

Fans of Hong Kong pinup queen Joey Wang are likely to appreciate this ghost-themed seriocomic fantasy about a comic book artist named Shing (Tony Leun...

Don't Fool Me

Don't Fool Me

1991

as Chiang Ho-Chie

5.8
Acting

A gangster and a broker change jobs.

The Royal Scoundrel

The Royal Scoundrel

1991

as Beach Boy

5.2
Acting

Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his uptight superiors. His inept partner Mr. Chow isn't much hel...

Days of Being Wild

Days of Being Wild

1990

as Chow Mo-wan

7.3
Acting

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his m...

Bullet in the Head

Bullet in the Head

1990

as Ben / Siu Bun

7.6
Acting

Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escala...

A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness

1989

as Wen-Ching

7.4
Acting

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwane...

Seven Warriors

Seven Warriors

1989

as Wong Wai-Wu

6.2
Acting

In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong re...

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

1989

as Cheung

7.1
Acting

The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travel...

I Love Maria

I Love Maria

1988

as T. Q. Zhuang

6.2
Acting

RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks ...

People's Hero

People's Hero

1987

as Ah Sai

7.2
Acting

Ex-gangster Sonny Koo finds himself in the middle of a bank holdup by two inexperienced crooks. The robbery goes awry, but before order can be restore...

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1987

as Wei

5.0
Acting

Tony Leung plays Wai, an apple polisher working in a finance company co-managed by Ma and Kang, both being brothers. Kang is the good brother, Ma, the...

Love Unto Wastes

Love Unto Wastes

1986

as Tony Cheung Shu-Hoi

6.6
Acting

Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny ...

The Lunatics

The Lunatics

1986

as Doggie

7.1
Acting

A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his ...

Young Cops

1985

2.0
Acting

A typical Hong Kong comedy about young inexperienced cops that get into a lot of silly antics. The film is notable for featuring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai a...

Fascinating Affairs

Fascinating Affairs

1985

as Ah Kit / Lee Lun-Kit

3.0
Acting
The Temptation

The Temptation

1984

Acting

Virginia is a strong businesswoman. She is an old woman in the company and no man has fallen in love with her. She is so desperate for love that when ...

Mad, Mad 83

Mad, Mad 83

1983

Acting

shaw production

Linqi:Decision

Linqi:Decision

1983

9.0
Acting
經理後生

經理後生

1983

Acting

Tang Shouqiang is desperate for a white-collar life and is desperate for a chance to fulfil his wishes. He was born into a wealthy family and works as...

Crossroads - Strayed

Crossroads - Strayed

1983

as Ah Lap

7.0
Acting

A young adolescent man (Tony Leung) gets into a scuffle with some local punks and things escalate into a crime. With his single mother ailing from a s...

Forced Vengeance

Forced Vengeance

1982

as Young Intern

5.4
Acting

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

孤獨狀元

1982

Acting

Cai, a highly talented student, is highly regarded and nurtured by the headmaster and his teachers, but this has led to jealousy among his classmates....

Silent Friend

Silent Friend

N/A

as Tony

Acting

It is set in the botanical garden of Marburg, a medieval university town in Germany, and tells three stories connected to a tree over a period of more...

Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film

N/A

Acting

Revolves around the conflict of Hong Kong gangs in Japan.