Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on June 27, 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Lu ding ji, Jue dai shuang jiao, etc. However, he didn't limit himself to television and began showing his versatility in films like Sha shou hu die meng and Beiqing chengshi. After he starred in several movies directed by 'Kar wai Wong' , such as Chungking Express and Happy Together, he gained more respect as an actor and finally received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for his outstanding performance in In the Mood for Love. In addition to his acting career, he is also known as a singer.


Longtime companion of Carina Lau since 1989. He frequently plays brooding, rebellious, dark anti-heroes who often hesitantly team up with (and arise misplaced suspicion in) more clean-cut protagonists. He and Andy Lau made 7 movies together: A Fei zheng chuan (1990), Fan dou ma liu (1992), Haomen yeyan (1991), Wu hu jiang zhi jue lie (Jin pai wu hu jiang) (1991), Mou gaan dou (2002), Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (2003), and Zhong Huan ying xiong (1991). They also starred together in two short-lived tv-series: "Yang ka cheung" (1986) and "Luk ding gei" (1984). Has been called the Asian Clark Gable. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were called the Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart of Chinese cinema by the Straits Times of Singapore on January 22, 2003. They said that they could not ever be lovers because of personality differences. Has said numerous times in interviews that he would like to work with Martin Scorsese. Can speak fluent English. He was one of the Five Tigers in TVB with Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Kiu Wai Miu, and Ken Tong in the 1980s. Announced that he will marry longtime girlfriend Carina Lau in 2008.