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Tony Ka Fai Leung

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tony Leung Ka-fai, born February 1, 1958, is a Hong Kong film actor who has won the Hong Kong Film Award four times. Often confused with Tony Chiu Wai Leung, he is nicknamed Big Tony while the other actor is called Little Tony, names that reflect their different physical statures. He has spent over three decades in film, playing many kinds of roles. His debut was Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983), in which he played the Xianfeng Emperor. He later worked with Yun-Fat Chow on Prison on Fire (1987) and A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989), then on The Return of the God of Gamblers (1994). In 1991 he went to France to make The Lover (1992), Jean-Jacques Annaud's adaptation of a Marguerite Duras novel. His later work included Election (2005) and Everlasting Regret (2005), along with Double Vision (2002) and The Myth (2005).

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
41 years1984 to 2025

Genres

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Best known for

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

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  1. Three… Extremes2004 Horroras Lee (segment "Dumplings")

    IMDb rating 6.922K votes

  2. Throw Down2004 Dramaas Lee Kong

    IMDb rating 6.93.0K votes

  3. Ashes of Time1994as Huang Yao-shi

    IMDb rating 7.018K votes

  4. Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010as Shatuo Zhong

    IMDb rating 6.612K votes

  5. The Taking of Tiger Mountain2014as The Hawk

    IMDb rating 6.43.6K votes

  6. Tai Chi Zero2012as Chen Chang Xing / Laborer

    IMDb rating 6.05.4K votes

  7. Tai Chi Hero2012as Master Chen Chang Xing

    IMDb rating 6.13.8K votes

  8. Bodyguards and Assassins2009as Prof. Chen Xiao-Bai

    IMDb rating 6.89.0K votes

Most often with

Hark Tsui directed five of these films, Fruit Chan two and Stephen Fung two. Tony Leung Ka-fai appears in twenty 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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Films together

Box office

What Tony Ka Fai Leung's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$450 million

12 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 10 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 10Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $142M31.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Cold War II2016as M.B. Waise Lee
    $103M22.9% of the total
  3. 3
    $89M19.9% of the total
  4. 4
    $52M11.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Rise of the Legend2014as Fei's Father
    $31M6.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Cold War2012as M.B. Waise Lee
    $8.8M2.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Return of the God of Gamblers1994as Siu Fong-Fong / 'Little Trumpet'
    $6.7M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    The Myth2005as William
    $6.7M1.5% of the total
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), $6.6 millionA Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989), $2.4 millionTai Chi Zero (2012), $1.3 millionThree… Extremes (2004), $516,930

$10.8 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total