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Tony Ka Fai Leung

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Tony Ka Fai Leung
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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).
BornFebruary 1, 1958
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      • 17 wins & 43 nominations total

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    Known for

    Election (2005)
    Election
    7.1
    • Big D(as Tony Leung Ka Fai)
    • 2005
    The Lover (1992)
    The Lover
    6.8
    • The Chinaman(as Tony Leung)
    • 1992
    Aaron Kwok, Ka-Tung Lam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Charlie Yeung, Eric Tin Cheung Li, and Eddie Peng in Cold War (2012)
    Cold War
    6.6
    • M.B. Waise Lee
    • 2012
    Men Suddenly in Black (2003)
    Men Suddenly in Black
    6.8
    • Uncle Ninth
    • 2003

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    • The Shadow's Edge
      • Fu Longsheng
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Blades of the Guardians
      • Post-production
    • The Old Dog
      • Post-production



    • Sons of the Neon Night (2025)
      Sons of the Neon Night
      5.4
      • 2025
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung, Dafei Zhuang, and Zhan Xiao in Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025)
      Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
      6.3
      • Ouyang Feng
      • 2025
    • The Movie Emperor (2023)
      The Movie Emperor
      6.1
      • 2023
    • Dahong Ni, Kara Ying Hung Wai, Tony Ka Fai Leung, and Cecilia Yip in Love Never Ends (2023)
      Love Never Ends
      7.1
      • Xie Dingshan
      • 2023
    • Louis Koo, Ka-Tung Lam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, and Francis Ng in Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)
      Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong
      5.5
      • Crippled Ho
      • 2021
    • All U Need is Love (2021)
      All U Need is Love
      4.4
      • 2021
    • Elaine Jin, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Yo Yang, Tao Liu, Vision Wei, Joyce Cheng, Shijia Jin, Junyan Jiao, Yishang Zhang, and Connor Leong in Midnight Diner (2019)
      Midnight Diner
      5.3
      • Uncle
      • 2019
    • Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019)
      Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
      5.9
      • Logan Lung
      • 2019
    • Xi Bo Li Ya feng yun (2018)
      Xi Bo Li Ya feng yun
      • To be confirmed
      • 2018
    • Carina Lau, Tony Ka Fai Leung, and Lei Wu in Asura (2018)
      Asura
      2.8
      • Asura King, Head of Desire
      • 2018
    • Our Time Will Come (2017)
      Our Time Will Come
      6.4
      • Ben
      • 2017
    • League of Gods (2016)
      League of Gods
      4.5
      • King Zhou
      • 2016
    • Cold War 2 (2016)
      Cold War 2
      6.5
      • M.B. Waise Lee
      • 2016
    • Lost in White (2016)
      Lost in White
      5.5
      • Zhou Peng
      • 2016
    • Andy Lau in Lost and Love (2015)
      Lost and Love
      6.4
      • Traffic Policeman
      • 2015

    Producer



    • City of Light
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung in Love Will Tear Us Apart (1999)
      Love Will Tear Us Apart
      6.1
      • producer
      • 1999

    Director



    • Elaine Jin, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Yo Yang, Tao Liu, Vision Wei, Joyce Cheng, Shijia Jin, Junyan Jiao, Yishang Zhang, and Connor Leong in Midnight Diner (2019)
      Midnight Diner
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2019

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    Trailer 1:51
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    Detective Dee
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    Ashes of Time Redux
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Leung Kai Fai
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • February 1, 1958
      • Hong Kong
    • Spouse
      • Jia-Nian Jiang? - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      In 1998, he appeared in a beer commercial in Hong Kong parodizing his role in The Lover.
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      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Trivia
      Married with twin daughters
    • Quotes
      I always see myself as an ordinary person. The fact is I really am an ordinary person. Acting is only my profession. I am just like an ordinary person. I am working at business hours and resting when I am off; like an ordinary citizen I ride the MTR, cross the harbor on the ferry. I always feel, my performance life is the exciting one. My own life is very ordinary.

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      67 years old
    • When was Tony Ka Fai Leung born?
      February 1, 1958
    • Where was Tony Ka Fai Leung born?
      Hong Kong
    • How tall is Tony Ka Fai Leung?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters
    • What is Tony Ka Fai Leung known for?
      The Lover, Men Suddenly in Black, Election, and Cold War

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