Tony Leung Ka-fai is a four-time Hong Kong Film Award-winning film actor. 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", nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective physical statures.
Leung 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 III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989), and
The Return of the God of Gamblers (1994).
In 1991, Leung went to France to appear in
Jean-Jacques Annaud's
The Lover (1992), based on Marguerite Duras's novel, as the older lover of a young teen schoolgirl, who was played by British actress
Jane March.
Leung's ongoing career has seen him star in films such as
The Myth (2005),
Double Vision (2002),
Everlasting Regret (2005) and
Election (2005).
Midnight Diner(2019)
King of Chess(1991)
Cold War 1994(2026)as M.B. Waise Lee
Blades of the Guardians(2026)as Mo
The Shadow's Edge(2025)as Fu Longsheng
Sons of the Neon Night(2025)as Ti Man Kit (Bullet)
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants(2025)as Ouyang Feng
Love Will Tear Us Apart(1999)
King's Man(2010)
After This Our Exile(2006)
The Popcorn Show(2022)as Self
Wu Xian Chao Yue Ban(2022)as Self
Mayday Life(2019)as Janitor
The Nation's Greatest Treasures(2017)as Self
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart(2021)
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater(1987)as The Chinaman
