Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor)
Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (born Anthony Perry; September 2, 1961) is British Hong Kong Award winning actor, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang was born to an English father and a Chinese mother[1]. His father left his family when he was four, prompting Wong to use his mother's surname. He began his acting career when he joined ATV's training programme and enrolled into the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Although he spoke little English while growing up, Wong states that he tended to be considered as "a foreigner" by Hong Kong people and film professionals, because his Caucasian ethnicity was very apparent early in his career; as he grew older, however, his features became "more Chinese"[1].
Wong has been a veteran of Hong Kong films for nearly 20 years. Wong is a talented and versatile actor who has played a variety of roles, yet it is his antagonistic roles which many fans in the West will remember him best. With hits such as Hard Boiled, The Heroic Trio and its sequel, as well as his Golden Horse-winning performance in the horrific The Untold Story (in which he played a real-life serial killer who made human meat buns out of his victims) Anthony shot to stardom. Anthony Wong stated in an interview that his mixed ethnicity initially caused him to be typecast as a villain, due to racism in the Hong Kong film industry[1].
In 1994, he made another breakthrough performance in the action drama Rock n' Roll Cop. He also appeared in three of the Young and Dangerous films as Tai Fei, an enemy, and then, later a friend to Ekin Cheng's Chan Ho Nam. In 1995, Wong made his directorial debut in The New Tenant. Wong continued his success in supporting roles in films like Infernal Affairs (2002) and The Medallion (2003). Wong reprised his Hong Kong Film Award winning role of Superintendent Wong in the prequel Infernal Affairs II (2003). Aside from acting, Wong is also the lead singer of a local Hong Kong punk rock band. Wong appeared on The Painted Veil. Wong is one of the villains in the 2008 blockbuster The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as a dangerous military zealot.
In a 2005 interview, Wong stated that amongst his prolific output in the 80's and 90's, a considerable amount were poor and exploitative movies such as Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's Union which he does not hold in high esteem. He has no regrets, however, because he needed the money to support his wife, two sons and his mother.
Awards
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
- 39th - awarded Best Supporting Actor, for Princess-D
- 40th - awarded Best Supporting Actor, for Infernal Affairs
- 42nd - awarded Best Supporting Actor, for Initial D
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 13th - awarded Best Actor, for The Untold Story (新香港奇案 - 八仙飯店之人肉叉燒飽)
- 18th - awarded Best Actor, for Beast Cops (野獸刑警)
- 19th - nominated for Best Actor, for Ordinary Heroes
- 22nd - awarded Best Supporting Actor, for Infernal Affairs
- 22nd - nominated for Best Supporting Actor, for Just One Look
- 22nd - nominated for Best Supporting Actor, for Princess-D
- 25th - awarded Best Supporting Actor, for Initial D