Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

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Biography

Anthony Wong Chau-sang (born Anthony William Perry; 2 September 1961) is a Hong Kong film actor, film director and singer, known for his intense portrayals of often-amoral characters. 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 in the Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002–2003) and General Yang in the Hollywood film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

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Known For

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Yang

Infernal Affairs

Wong Chi Shing

The Painted Veil

Colonel Yu

The Medallion

Lester Wong

Hard Boiled

Johnny Wong

Infernal Affairs II

Wong Chi Shing

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Liu Yutian

Ip Man: The Final Fight

Ip Man

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Year	Title	Role
2026	Finch & Midland MOVIE	Tony Wong
2025	Deadline MOVIE	Self
2025	Ballad of a Small Player MOVIE	Alfred da Souza
2025	Valley of the Shadow of Death MOVIE	Pastor Paul Leung
2025	Next Stop, Somewhere MOVIE	Self
2024	Emmanuelle MOVIE	The Eye
2023	The Sunny Side of the Street MOVIE	Yat
2021	Heaven on the 4th Floor TV	Tang Yi
2021	The Young The Old and The Rich MOVIE	Self
2021	Friends by Food Truck TV	Self
2019	Legally Declared Dead MOVIE	Chu Chung Tak
2019	The Republic TV	Self
2019	A Home with a View MOVIE	Cheung
2019	Stained TV	Lau Wai Yi
2018	Still Human MOVIE	Leung Cheong Wing
2018	Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema MOVIE	Self
2018	Strangers TV	David Chen
2017	77 Heartbreaks MOVIE	Solicitor Pak
2017	The Sleep Curse MOVIE	Lam Sing / Dr. Lam
2017	Cook Up a Storm MOVIE	Antony Go
2017	Culture Heritage 2017 TV	旁白
2016	McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker MOVIE	Principal (voice)
2016	The Mobfathers MOVIE	Godfather
2016	Heaven in the Dark MOVIE	Barrister
2015	Lord of Shanghai TV	Kiu Ngo-tin
2015	12 Golden Ducks MOVIE	Lo
2015	Hot Blood Band MOVIE	Luo Huang
2014	Gangster Payday MOVIE	Kwai
2014	McDull: Me & My Mum MOVIE	Principal (voice)
2014	The Four 3 MOVIE	Zhuge Zhenwo
2014	燭光晚餐 TV	Self
2014	Golden Chickensss MOVIE	Self
2013	The Four 2 MOVIE	Zhuge Zhenwo
2013	Ip Man: The Final Fight MOVIE	Ip Man
2012	楚汉争雄 TV	Self
2012	最佳男主角 TV	Self
2012	Westgate Tango MOVIE	Oracle
2012	Naked Soldier MOVIE	Power
2012	The Four MOVIE	Zhuge Zhenwo
2012	McDull: The Pork of Music MOVIE	Principal (voice)
2012	Motorway MOVIE	Lo
2012	A Simple Life MOVIE	Grasshopper
2011	White Vengeance MOVIE	Fan Zeng
2011	The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake MOVIE	Li Zhongyue
2011	A Beautiful Life MOVIE	Zhong
2011	Punished MOVIE	Wong Ho-chiu
2010	Elite Brigade TV	Self
2010	Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen MOVIE	Liu Yutian
2010	The Legend of Yang Guifei TV	Self
2009	Turning Point MOVIE	Yi
2009	McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten MOVIE	Principal / Master / Xiongbo (voice)
2009	Vengeance MOVIE	Lee Yuen Kwai
2009	I Corrupt All Cops MOVIE	Unicorn Tang
2009	Plastic City MOVIE	Yuda
2009	Club Sparkle TV	Self
2009	Jessica Caught on Tape MOVIE	Self
2008	True Women for Sale MOVIE	Lau Fu-yi
2008	The Underdog Knight MOVIE	Dragon
2008	The Legend of the Condor Heroes TV	Huang Yaoshi
2008	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor MOVIE	Yang
2007	Bullet and Brain MOVIE	Brain
2007	The Sun Also Rises MOVIE	Teacher Liang
2007	Secret MOVIE	Sir. Yip
2007	The Making of Hard Boiled MOVIE	Self
2007	Simply Actors MOVIE	Theatre Caretaker
2007	Mr. Cinema MOVIE	Zhou Heung Kong
2007	A Legend of Shaolin Temple TV	Wang Gaoqi
2007	Dancing Lion MOVIE	Uncle Jiang
2007	Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain TV	Hu Yidao
2007	Sweet Revenge MOVIE	Ching Shing
2007	梦想人间 MOVIE	小乐爸
2006	The Painted Veil MOVIE	Colonel Yu
2006	Exiled MOVIE	Blaze
2006	On the Edge MOVIE	Lung
2006	Be My Guest TV	Self
2006	Beautiful Cooking TV	Self
2006	Isabella MOVIE	Shing's Superintendent
2006	McDull, the Alumni MOVIE	Ship Captain
2006	Eight Heroes TV	阎铁心
2005	All About Love MOVIE	Dr. Lip
2005	Mob Sister MOVIE	Whacko
2005	Demoniac Flash MOVIE	Mo Chi Kan
2005	Initial D MOVIE	Bunta Fujiwara
2005	2 Young MOVIE	Lui Kin
2005	House of Fury MOVIE	Yue Siu Bo
2005	Slim Till Dead MOVIE	Sergeant Tak
2004	Infernal Affairs Trilogy MOVIE	Wong Chi Shing
2004	Kung Fu Soccer TV	Self
2004	A-1 Headline MOVIE	Lam Hei Fei
2004	McDull, Prince de la Bun MOVIE	Principal / Waiter (voice)
2004	ICAC Investigators 2004 TV	Self
2004	20 30 40 MOVIE	Shi Ge
2004	Magic Kitchen MOVIE	Tony Ho
2003	Golden Chicken 2 MOVIE	Mr. Chow
2003	Infernal Affairs III MOVIE	Wong Chi Shing
2003	Infernal Affairs II MOVIE	Wong Chi Shing
2003	Fu Bo MOVIE	Self
2003	The Medallion MOVIE	Lester Wong
2003	1:99 Shorts MOVIE	(segments "Family of Heroes", "A Glorious Future")
2003	Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger MOVIE	Chiang Chin
2003	Colour of the Truth MOVIE	SP Wong Kong
2003	Give Them a Chance MOVIE	Himself
2003	The Twins Effect MOVIE	Prada
2003	Cat and Mouse MOVIE	Judge Pao
2003	Love Under the Sun MOVIE	Self
2002	Infernal Affairs MOVIE	Wong Chi Shing
2002	Demi-Haunted MOVIE	Hung
2002	Just One Look MOVIE	Crazy
2002	Princess D MOVIE	Joker's Father
2002	Fighting To Survive MOVIE	Peter's father
2002	U-Man MOVIE	Jesus / Father Gum
2001	My Life as McDull MOVIE	Principal / Logan (voice)
2001	Thou Shall Not Commit MOVIE	阿伟/东叔
2001	Visible Secret MOVIE	Wong-Lin
2001	Runaway MOVIE	Ray
2001	City of Desire MOVIE	Pastor Gam
2001	The Legend of a Professional MOVIE	Ho
2001	United We Stand, and Swim MOVIE	Mao Keung
2001	急轉彎 MOVIE	Self
2000	Ghost Meets You MOVIE	Hui Ming Choi
2000	Bloody Secret MOVIE	Wang Kuo-Hsin
2000	Gen-Y Cops MOVIE	Dr. Tang Chin-Chau
2000	X-Cop Girls MOVIE	Chan
2000	Take Top MOVIE	Sunny
2000	When a Man Loves a Woman MOVIE	Rock
2000	Time and Tide MOVIE	Uncle Ji
2000	Story of Prostitutes MOVIE	Dung
2000	Ransom Express MOVIE	Wisdom / Chi Wai
2000	Hong Kong History X MOVIE	Fifteen Ho
2000	Return to Dark MOVIE	Toy salesman
2000	Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone MOVIE	Guan Gong
2000	Home of a Villain MOVIE	Yan
2000	Evil Fade MOVIE	Ma Tung
2000	Supercop.com MOVIE	Police Officer Chan
2000	Let It Be MOVIE	Self
2000	What Is A Good Teacher MOVIE	Teacher Ching
2000	Queenie & King the Lovers MOVIE	Mr. Lam
2000	Those Were the Days MOVIE	Dai Fei
2000	Phantom Call MOVIE	Bruce Lee
2000	Baroness MOVIE	Captain Pang
2000	Violent Cop MOVIE	Tai Pan-Kim
2000	Fist Power MOVIE	Charles Chau
2000	To Kill or To Be Killed MOVIE	Self
1999	The Legendary Tai Fei MOVIE	Tai Fei
1999	The Mission MOVIE	Curtis
1999	Metade Fumaça MOVIE	Brother Kei
1999	The Deadly Camp MOVIE	Boar
1999	Century of the Dragon MOVIE	Tong Pau
1999	The Kingdom of Mob MOVIE	Bond
1999	Ungrateful Tink MOVIE	Black Hair
1999	A Lamb in Despair MOVIE	Charles
1999	Heaven of Hope MOVIE	Ah Wah
1999	A Man Called Hero MOVIE	Pride
1999	The King of Debt Collecting Agent MOVIE	Chiu Chau Tsam
1999	Erotic Nightmare MOVIE	Lok Ip
1999	Ordinary Heroes MOVIE	Father Kam
1999	Fascination Amour MOVIE	Eric
1999	Raped by an Angel 4: The Rapist's Union MOVIE	Human Milk Drinking Doctor
1998	Mr. Wai-Go MOVIE	Chau
1998	God.com MOVIE	Officer Chiu
1998	Haunted Mansion MOVIE	Husband
1998	The Demon's Baby MOVIE	Ching Hoi
1998	The Storm Riders MOVIE	Sword Saint
1998	The Group MOVIE	阿超
1998	The Untold Story 2 MOVIE	Officer Lazyboots
1998	Beast Cops MOVIE	Tung
1998	Young and Dangerous 5 MOVIE	Tai Fei
1998	Rape Trap MOVIE	Ted Hwang
1997	Option Zero MOVIE	Sing
1997	Teaching Sucks! MOVIE	Teacher Wong
1997	Jail in Burning Island MOVIE	Prison Warden Goo
1997	Midnight Zone MOVIE	Shing
1997	Young and Dangerous 4 MOVIE	Tai Fei
1997	Armageddon MOVIE	Chiu
1996	Viva Erotica MOVIE	Director Wong
1996	Black Mask MOVIE	King Kau
1996	Clan of Amazons MOVIE	Eagle Eye
1996	Mongkok Story MOVIE	Lui Lone
1996	Out of the Blur MOVIE	Biu Hang Gip Fei
1996	Young and Dangerous 3 MOVIE	Tai Fei
1996	Big Bullet MOVIE	Bird
1996	Top Banana Club MOVIE	Host / Insp. Wong / Mr. Shaw / John
1996	Ebola Syndrome MOVIE	Kai
1996	Young and Dangerous 2 MOVIE	Tai Fei
1996	Another Chinese Cop MOVIE	Li Shupei
1996	Mirror of Life TV	Self
1995	Husband and Wife MOVIE	Wah Tino
1995	The Day that Doesn't Exist MOVIE	Raymond Shiu Chi-Li
1995	Highway Man MOVIE	Doctor
1995	Our Neighbour Detective MOVIE	Officer Lau
1995	New Tenant MOVIE	Alan Tam
1995	The World of Treasure MOVIE	King Li Loi
1994	Now You See Me, Now You Don’t MOVIE	General Lei Zhen-Tian / Hero Plum
1994	Oh! My Three Guys.... MOVIE	Best Actor Winner
1994	Passion Among Us TV	Self
1994	A Gleam of Hope MOVIE	Officer Gam Kwok Ho
1994	Cop Image MOVIE	Wong Ging Sing
1994	Awakening MOVIE	Master Liu Sheng Ming
1994	Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb MOVIE	John Wu
1994	Rock N'Roll Cop MOVIE	Inspector Hung
1994	Beyond the Copline MOVIE	Ma Liang
1994	The Underground Banker MOVIE	Tong Chi Ming / Marshmallow
1994	Organized Crime & Triad Bureau MOVIE	Ho Kin Tung
1994	Brother of Darkness MOVIE	Prosecutor
1993	Love to Kill MOVIE	Sam Wong
1993	Daughter of Darkness MOVIE	Captain Lui
1993	Taxi Hunter MOVIE	Kin
1993	Executioners MOVIE	Mr. Kim / Chan Gau
1993	Madam City Hunter MOVIE	Charlie Chan
1993	The Mad Monk MOVIE	Chu Ta Chung
1993	The Tigers: The Legend of Canton MOVIE	Yuen Sei Ye
1993	Murders Made to Order MOVIE	Insp Chou Chien
1993	Legal Innocence MOVIE	Inspector Lau
1993	A Moment of Romance II MOVIE	Dinosaur
1993	3 Days of a Blind Girl MOVIE	Sam Chu
1993	The Invincible Constable MOVIE	Ding Zhao Hui
1993	The Untold Story MOVIE	Wong Chi Hang
1993	Master Wong vs. Master Wong MOVIE	Master Tse Yin Kam
1993	Lamb Killer MOVIE	Fei
1993	The Heroic Trio MOVIE	Kau
1993	Fight Back to School 3 MOVIE	Lam Tai Ngok
1993	Urban Legend: School of Killing MOVIE	Wong Chi Ming
1992	Angel Hunter MOVIE	Bishop Kwok
1992	Full Contact MOVIE	Sam Sei
1992	Her Fatal Ways 3 MOVIE	Inspector Lu Ping
1992	Lucky Encounter MOVIE	Cheap Chan
1992	Hard Boiled MOVIE	Johnny Wong
1992	What a Hero! MOVIE	Saucer
1992	ICAC Investigators TV	Self
1992	Now You See Love... Now You Don't MOVIE	Dunno
1992	Sting of the Scorpion MOVIE	Inspector Chou Chien
1992	The Undercover MOVIE	Chik Chi Ming
1991	Casino Raiders II MOVIE	Pow
1991	Blood & Iron TV	Self
1991	Yuppies On The Move TV	Self
1991	A Way of Justice TV	Self
1991	Don't Fool Me MOVIE	Nerd's Brother
1991	Erotic Ghost Story II MOVIE	Wu Tung
1991	An Eternal Combat MOVIE	Ben
1990	When Fortune Smiles MOVIE	Wei
1990	The Big Score MOVIE	Ma Qun
1990	When Things Get Tough TV	Self
1990	Dancing Bull MOVIE	Self
1990	The Witness Of Time TV	Hua jing sheng
1990	No Risk, No Gain MOVIE	Yeung Sing
1990	The Set Up MOVIE	Chik Chi Ming
1989	The Justice of Life TV	文忠信
1989	War Of The Dragon TV	Self
1989	The War Heroes TV	Sun gang
1989	The Iron Butterfly MOVIE	Policeman
1989	News Attack MOVIE	Joseph's associate
1989	Out of Bravery MOVIE	Ho Kin
1989	Ninja Evil Strike MOVIE	Self
1988	Man of The House TV	Self
1988	The Tribulation of Life TV	Self
1985	My Name Ain't Suzie MOVIE	Jimmy Kooh
1985	The Man, the Ghosts and the Aliens (II) TV	Self
1984	101 Citizen Arrest (III) TV	John
1984	101 Citizen Arrest (II) TV	Self
1984	The Undercover Agents TV	Self
1984	Bitter Conflict TV	Self
1983	Poetic Sword - Li Pai TV	Self
1983	Fatal Love TV	Self
1983	No Surrender II TV	Self
1983	No Surrender TV	Self
1962	Golden Horse Awards TV	Self
	Franklin MOVIE	Self
	Chu Supremacy TV	Liu Bang
	Islanders TV	Self

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