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Tony Leung Ka-fai (; born 1 February 1958) is a Hong Kong actor who is a four-time winner of the
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a leading role. The actor with most awards in this category is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai with 5 times. He is als ...
. As he is often confused with actor
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, 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 age and physical statures.


Career

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
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in three films, ''
Prison on Fire ''Prison on Fire'' is a 1987 Hong Kong prison film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Yiu (Tony Leung Ka Fai) is a young advertising executive in Hong Kong. One night, defending his father from attack, he acci ...
'' (1987), ''
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'' (1989), and ''
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'' (1994). He also appeared as
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's husband in ''
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'', Joyce's trademark film. In 1991, Leung went to France to appear in
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's '' The Lover'', based on
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's novel, as the older lover of a young teen schoolgirl, who was played by British actress Jane March. Leung was originally asked to portray the title character of ''
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'' (1987) but declined due to prior commitments. The role later went to
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. Leung went on to star in the international horror feature film ''
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'' with American actor
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. His ongoing career has seen him star in films such as '' The Myth'' (2005), ''
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'' (2005) and ''
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'' (2005). Leung won his fourth Best Actor award for his performance in ''
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'' at the 32nd
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s. He also starring in the music video of
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's song "Tough" in 2016.


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