Anthony Wong | |
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Born | Anthony William Perry 2 September 1961 |
Education | Diploma of Performing Arts at the Academy of Drama, Honorary Academician |
Alma mater | Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse |
Ng Wai-zing (m. 1996) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Changchun Film Festival Best Supporting Actor 2002 Princess D Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1993 The Untold Story 1998 Beast Cops Best Supporting Actor 2002 Infernal Affairs 2005 Initial D Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Actor 1998 Beast Cops Best Supporting Actor 2002 Infernal Affairs Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actor 1998 Beast Cops 2002 Infernal Affairs Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2002 Princess D 2003 Infernal Affairs 2005 Initial D TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actor 2015 Lord of Shanghai |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 黃秋生 |
Simplified Chinese | 黄秋生 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Qiūshēng |
Jyutping | Wong4 Cau1-sang1 |
Anthony Wong Chau-sang (born Anthony William Perry; 2 September 1961) is a Hong Kong film actor and singer,[1][2][3] known for his intense portrayals of often-amoral characters.[4] He has won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times for The Untold Story (1993), Beast Cops (1998) and Still Human (2018), and won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for The Sunny Side of the Street (2022). He is the first Hong Kong actor to have won Best Actor awards in films, stage theatre and TV. His notable international credits include his roles as Triad gangster Johnny Wong in Hard Boiled (1992), police Superintendent Wong Chi-shing Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002-03) and General Yang in the Hollywood film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).