Tony Wu Tsz Tung (; born 16 April 1992) is a Hong Kong actor and baseball player best known for his debut role in the sports film ''

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'' (2016), which earned him

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in the

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Biography

Wu was born on 16 April 1992, in Hong Kong. He became interested in

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at a young age and was selected as a member of the Hong Kong Youth Olympics representative team at the age of 10. He had his secondary education at

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and participated in the

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and

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. After graduation, he attended the Hong Kong Baptist University College of International Education to pursue an

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and continued to play baseball in the Hong Kong team. In 2016, Wu auditioned and won his debut role as Fan Chun-wai, a troublemaking baseball player, in the sports film ''

''. He won

in the

with his performance. He was selected to join the Hong Kong team once again in the

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, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with a film project. He also landed a major role in

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's first feature film '. In 2020, Wu received his first major television role in the

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drama series '. From 2021 to 2022, he was cast in a lead role in the drama film ' and anthology film '' Septet: The Story of Hong Kong''. He also appeared in the action thriller films '' Raging Fire'', '' Detective vs Sleuths'', sports film '' Zero to Hero'', and sci-fi film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Tony 1992 births Living people 21st-century Hong Kong actors Hong Kong baseball players Hong Kong film actors Hong Kong television actors Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games