Biography for
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Date of Birth

2 September 1961, Hong Kong

Birth Name

Anthony Perry (English name) Chau-Sang Wong (Chinese Name)

Height

5' 10¾" (1.79 m)

Mini Biography

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang was born to an British father and a Chinese mother. He never knew his father, since the man left his family when Wong was four years old. He trained acting at ATV and later enrolled into the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

After working in several TV Series, he shot to stardom with hits such as "Hard-Boiled" and his Golden Horse-winning performance in the horrific "The Untold Story."

He later appeared in the "Young and Dangerous" films as Dai Fei, a friend to Ekin Cheng's Ho Nam. In 1995, he made his directorial debut with New Tenant.

He won his second Hong Kong Film Award for his role as the corrupt police officer Tung in the critically acclaimed "Beast Cops" (1998).

Wong continued his success in supporting roles in films such as "Infernal Affairs" (2002) and "Initial D" (2005).

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Spouse

?	(? - present) 2 children

Trade Mark

Frequently stars in films directed by Herman Yau

Often stars in films directed by Jing Wong

Frequently stars in films directed by Johnnie To

Frequently stars in films directed by Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak

Trivia

Son of a Chinese mother and an Australian father (Frederick William Perry), who abandoned the family in Anthony's early life.

Had his own indie rock band during 1995-2002. His mostly self-composed debut album provided an intimate look at the madness and iconoclasm of the actor renowned for unforgettably chilling psychos, complex authority figures, etc.

Favorite directors and films worldwide: Fassbinder, Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, the French film "The Chorus" (which reminded him of his childhood and brought him to tears), "1900," "The Last Samurai," "Zatoichi" (the Takeshi Kitano version), Twilight Samurai, Lin Zexu (starring the iconic Chinese actor Dan Zhao.) Thinks highly of Wen Jiang, director of Devils on the Doorstep, and the upcoming The Sun Rises Again starring Anthony Wong.

Favorite Hong Kong directors: Herman Yau (a good friend), Johnnie To, and Kar Wai Wong.

His infamous roles as the dregs of society and sociopaths ("Ebola Syndrome," 1996; "The Untold Story," 1992), trace their insights and sensibilities to a childhood of bullying because of his biracial appearance. Much of the frustration and pent-up emotions are intimately documented on his albums (1995, 2002.) He survived the abuse and discrimination, but was enough of a truant to graduate from high school at 21.

Studied tae kwon do under Mike Lambert.