Tony Leung Ka Fai
- Birthday
- Feb 1, 1958
Bio: Hong Kong-based screen star Tony Kar-Fai Leung (also occasionally translated as "Kar-Fai Leung,") quickly evolved into one of the most bankable and popular leading men in his native country with a remarkable ability to effortlessly segue between genres. Born in the late '50s, Leung grew up as the son of a movie projectionist and thus fell in love with cinema almost… More Bio: Hong Kong-based screen star Tony Kar-Fai Leung (also occasionally translated as "Kar-Fai Leung,") quickly evolved into one of the most bankable and popular leading men in his native country with a remarkable ability to effortlessly segue between genres. Born in the late '50s, Leung grew up as the son of a movie projectionist and thus fell in love with cinema almost by default. As a young man, he received formal dramatic training at Hong Kong's TVB Actors' School, then founded an arts and culture magazine with a group of friends and stepped in front of the cameras courtesy of his debut role in Chinese director Li Han-hsiang's production Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983). Following a rough period that witnessed Leung being blacklisted by Taiwanese distributors for political reasons, he returned with a vengeance in 1987 with a pivotal role in the Ringo Lam-directed, Chow Yun-Fat-headlined action thriller Prison on Fire (1987). This marked the beginning of a prolific period for Kar-Fai, one that found him collaborating with five-star international directors including Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Lover, 1992), Wong Kar-Wai (Ashes of Time, 1994), and Fruit Chan (Three...Extremes, (2004)). With 1986's The Last Emperor (not to be confused with the 1987 Bertolucci production of the same name), Kar-Fai Leung and director Li Han-hsiang teamed up for a second occasion.Kar-Fai Leung is not to be confused with the similarly named actors Tony Siu-hung Leung or Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, who both worked during roughly the same period of time. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Filmography
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Tai Chi Hero (2013)
- Grandmaster Chen
- 33%
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Tai Chi Zero (2012)
- Chen Chang Xing
- 61%
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Cold War (2012)
- Actor
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Bian di lang yan (Cold Steel) (2012)
- Actor
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
- Shatuo Zhong
- 81%
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Tony Leung Ka Fai Videos
Ashes Of Time Redux
2 minutes 14 seconds
Three Extremes
1 minutes 22 seconds
Dragon Inn
2 minutes 34 seconds
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame
1 minutes 41 seconds
New Police Story
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