Leon Lai

Biography

Leon Lai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who was born in Beijing and grew up in Hong Kong. After studying in England, he placed third in a 1985 singing contest. His first album arrived in 1990, became a hit, and earned him Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong annual music awards. Further albums sold in record-breaking numbers, and he was named one of the Four Heavenly Kings with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok. In many TV dramas and more than thirty five films, he drew Best Actor nominations from the Hong Kong Film Award and Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) with Maggie Cheung, and appeared in Fallen Angels (1995) and Infernal Affairs III (2003). He wrote and starred in Leaving Me, Loving You with Faye Wong, won Best Actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards in 2002 for the horror film Three, and directed several of his own music videos.

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 19 years1992 to 2011

Genres

Action82%, 9 films
Drama73%, 8 films
Romance36%, 4 films
Comedy27%, 3 films
Crime27%, 3 films

First and latest

Leon Lai movies on Netflix

White Vengeance2011IMDb rating 6.1as Liu Bang
Bodyguards and Assassins2009IMDb rating 6.8as Prince Lau Luk-Yak
An Empress and the Warriors2008IMDb rating 5.8as Duan Lan Quan
Seven Swords2005IMDb rating 6.1as Yang Yuncong
Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8as SP Yeung Kam Wing
A Hero Never Dies1998IMDb rating 7.0as Jack
Comrades: Almost a Love Story1996IMDb rating 8.1as XiaoJun Li
Legend of God of Gamblers1996IMDb rating 6.2as Ko Chun
Fallen Angels1995IMDb rating 7.5as Wong Chi-Ming / Killer
City Hunter1993IMDb rating 6.3as Kôtetsu / Gundam
Fun and Fury1992IMDb rating 5.9as Wei Han

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Fallen Angels1995 Crime, Drama, Romanceas Wong Chi-Ming / Killer
IMDb rating 7.561K votes
Infernal Affairs III2003 Action, Crime, Dramaas SP Yeung Kam Wing
IMDb rating 6.816K votes
City Hunter1993as Kôtetsu / Gundam
IMDb rating 6.314K votes
Seven Swords2005as Yang Yuncong
IMDb rating 6.110K votes
An Empress and the Warriors2008as Duan Lan Quan
IMDb rating 5.84.3K votes
Comrades: Almost a Love Story1996as XiaoJun Li
IMDb rating 8.19.3K votes
Bodyguards and Assassins2009as Prince Lau Luk-Yak
IMDb rating 6.89.0K votes
A Hero Never Dies1998as Jack
IMDb rating 7.01.6K votes

Most often with

Jing Wong directed two of these films. Leon Lai Ming appears in ten of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Leon Lai Ming

Donnie Yen

Eric Tsang

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Hanyu Zhang

Jing WongDirector, 2 films

Films together

Leon Lai Ming10 films together, 1992 to 2011
Leon Lai Ming's page
- White Vengeance2011IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Liu BangMing as Liu Bang
- An Empress and the Warriors2008IMDb rating 5.8Lai as Duan Lan QuanMing as Duan Lan Quan
- Seven Swords2005IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Yang YuncongMing as Yang Yuncong
- Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8Lai as SP Yeung Kam WingMing as Superintendent Yeung Kam Wing
- A Hero Never Dies1998IMDb rating 7.0Lai as JackMing as Jack
- Comrades: Almost a Love Story1996IMDb rating 8.1Lai as XiaoJun LiMing as Lai Siu Gwan
- Legend of God of Gamblers1996IMDb rating 6.2Lai as Ko ChunMing as Ko Chun
- Fallen Angels1995IMDb rating 7.5Lai as Wong Chi-Ming / KillerMing as Wong Chi-Ming
- City Hunter1993IMDb rating 6.3Lai as Kôtetsu / GundamMing as Kôtetsu / Gundam
- Fun and Fury1992IMDb rating 5.9Lai as Wei HanMing as Wai Hon
Donnie Yen3 films together, 2005 to 2009
Donnie Yen's page
- Bodyguards and Assassins2009IMDb rating 6.8Lai as Prince Lau Luk-YakYen as Sum Chung-Yang
- An Empress and the Warriors2008IMDb rating 5.8Lai as Duan Lan QuanYen as Muyong Xuehu
- Seven Swords2005IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Yang YuncongYen as Chu Zhaonan
Eric Tsang3 films together, 1996 to 2009
Eric Tsang's page
- Bodyguards and Assassins2009IMDb rating 6.8Lai as Prince Lau Luk-YakTsang as Detective Smith
- Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8Lai as SP Yeung Kam WingTsang as Hon Sam
- Comrades: Almost a Love Story1996IMDb rating 8.1Lai as XiaoJun LiTsang as Pao Au-Yeung
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong2 films together, 2003 to 2011
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong's page
- White Vengeance2011IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Liu BangWong as Fan Zeng
- Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8Lai as SP Yeung Kam WingWong as SP Wong Chi Shing
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei2 films together, 1995 to 2005
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei's page
- Seven Swords2005IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Yang YuncongChoi-Nei as Wu Yuanying
- Fallen Angels1995IMDb rating 7.5Lai as Wong Chi-Ming / KillerChoi-Nei as Charlie
Hanyu Zhang2 films together, 2009 to 2011
Hanyu Zhang's page
- White Vengeance2011IMDb rating 6.1Lai as Liu BangZhang as Zhang Liang
- Bodyguards and Assassins2009IMDb rating 6.8Lai as Prince Lau Luk-YakZhang as Sun Yat-Sen
Jing WongDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 1996
- Legend of God of Gamblers1996IMDb rating 6.2Lai as Ko Chun
- City Hunter1993IMDb rating 6.3Lai as Kôtetsu / Gundam
Also two films together5 more actors
- Charlie YeungSeven Swords (2005) and Fallen Angels (1995)
- Kelly ChenAn Empress and the Warriors (2008) and Infernal Affairs III (2003)
- Jordan ChanWhite Vengeance (2011) and Legend of God of Gamblers (1996)
- Zhi-Hui ChenWhite Vengeance (2011) and An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
- Bing BoAn Empress and the Warriors (2008) and Seven Swords (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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