Tony Leung Ka-fai is a four-time Hong Kong Film Award-winning film actor. As he is often confused with actor 梁朝伟, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony", while 梁朝伟 is known as "Little Tony", nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective physical statures.
Leung has been in the film industry for more than 30 years, starring in a variety of roles. His debut film was 火烧圆明园 (1983), where he played the Xianfeng Emperor. He would later work with 周润发 in three films, 监狱风云 (1987), 英雄本色3：夕阳之歌 (1989), and 赌神2 (1994).
In 1991, Leung went to France to appear in Jean-Jacques Annaud's 情人 (1992), based on Marguerite Duras's novel, as the older lover of a young teen schoolgirl, who was played by British actress 珍·玛奇.
Leung's ongoing career has seen him star in films such as 神话 (2005), 双瞳 (2002), 长恨歌 (2005) and 黑社会 (2005).
Married with twin daughters
After he graduated from college, he entered a training program for actors at the Hong Kong TVB Acting School. He dropped out after 9 months because he needed to make a living.
In 1984, the director Lee Hang-Sheng, who was the father of Leung's girlfriend at the time, cast him as the lead in his film "The Burning of the Imperial Palace." He walked away with the first Hong Kong film award for Best Actor from his performance.
Nominated for the best leading actor award at the Golden Horse Film Festival for Mandarin Chinese-language films for his role as a gangster in Triad movie Election.
