Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor)

Anthony Wong Chau-sang (born Anthony William Perry; 2 September 1961) is a Hong Kong film actor and singer.[1][2][3] He has worked with many significant directors of Hong Kong cinema since his debut in 1985, including John Woo, Andrew Lau, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To, and is 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).

Anthony Wong
Wong in September 2022
Born
Anthony William Perry

(1961-09-02) 2 September 1961
EducationDiploma of Performing Arts at the Academy of Drama, Honorary Academician
Alma materHong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Ng Wai-zing
(m. 1996)
Children3
AwardsChangchun Film Festival
Best Supporting Actor
2002 Princess D
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actor
1993 The Untold Story
1998 Beast Cops
Best Supporting Actor
2002 Infernal Affairs
2005 Initial D

Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Actor
1998 Beast Cops
Best Supporting Actor
2002 Infernal Affairs

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actor
1998 Beast Cops
2002 Infernal Affairs

Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting Actor
2002 Princess D
2003 Infernal Affairs
2005 Initial D

TVB Anniversary AwardsBest Actor
2015 Lord of Shanghai

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Qiūshēng
JyutpingWong4 Cau1-sang1

He is best known to international audiences for 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).

Early life

Wong was born Anthony William Perry on 2 September 1961[5] to a Hong Kong Chinese mother Wong Juen-yee,[6] and an English father, Frederick William Perry, who served with the Royal Air Force during World War II and later as a colonial officer. Frederick Perry walked out on the family when Wong was four,[6] so he lived with his mother "in the staircase of a pre-war building in Wan Chai" until he was sent to live with various relatives for two years while his mother "held down three jobs."[6] He kept in touch with his father through letters until they lost contact when he was 12 years old, and he knew that he had three older half-siblings from his father's marriage.[7] He met his half-brothers in 2018.[6]

In his acting career, Wong's established a reputation for openly critiquing the Hong Kong film industry and its practices, actors' performances and pop culture in interviews and his personal microblog. In some of those critiques, he revealed his experiences of being bullied and discriminated against—for being a "mixed race foreigner" and "during the 1960s, English-Chinese mixed race people like me were regarded as bastards" and for being born outside Hong Kong—while growing up in Hong Kong and during the early years of his acting career.[8][9]

During his late teens, Wong moved to the United Kingdom to attend a college of further education.[9] He returned to Hong Kong to attend a training course in hairdressing until he quit to join Asia Television's (ATV) training programme when he was 21.[8]

Career

After completing ATV's training programme, he continued his training at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.[9] He had stated in an interview that his mixed ethnicity initially caused him to be typecast as a villain, due to institutionalised racism in the Hong Kong film industry during this period.[10] He, however, won a Hong Kong Film Award for his performance as the real-life serial killer Huang Zhiheng, who made meat buns from his victims' flesh, in The Untold Story in 1993.

In the following years, Wong appeared in a wide range of genre films including Rock n' Roll Cop, Hard Boiled, The Heroic Trio, Infernal Affairs, The Mission and The Medallion. He had also several appearances in the popular Young and Dangerous film series as Tai Fei; a rival Triad gangster to Ekin Cheng's character Chan Ho-nam, an ambitious Triad gangster, whom Tai Fei eventually befriends.

Wong had also appeared in a number of international English-language films including The Painted Veil and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

In 1995, Wong made his directorial debut with The New Tenant.

In 2014, Wong made his culinary debut in Dinner Confidential, where he would prepare one dish out of a table d'hote candle-lit dinner menu for guests.

In 2015, Wong became the first Hong Kong actor to have won the best lead actor role award in TV and movies when he won 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor and Best Drama for Lord of Shanghai, marking his triumphant return to TVB. He also became the first Hong Kong actor to have won Best Actor awards in films, stage theatre and TV. He also became the first Hong Kong actor to ever win TVB's Best Actor award on his first nomination.

In May 2020, Wong travelled to Taiwan for his role in the Public Television Service (PTS) drama Heaven on the Fourth Floor.[11]

Personal life

Wong married Jane Ng Wai-zing in 1996 and they have two sons, Wong Yat-yat (born 1996) and Ulysses Wong (born 1998).[7] Wong is taking care of his mother who now has dementia,[12] while his sons now live outside of Hong Kong. In June 2018, it was revealed that he had a son named William (born 1998), with a woman known only as "Joyce" who is the niece of veteran actor and producer John Shum.[13]

In March 2018, Wong met his half-brothers, twins John William and David Frederick Perry, after a BBC story[14] on Wong's search for his family was published.[15] He also has a half-sister, Vera Ann. His father died in 1988 in Australia, where he and his first family settled after they left Hong Kong. His half-siblings did not know of Wong's existence until the BBC story was produced.[6]

In a 2005 interview with Star eCentral, Wong stated that amongst his prolific output during the 1980s and the 1990s, a considerable number of films he appeared in were "terrible."[16] However, he does not regret making those films, as he needed the money to support his family.[16]

Wong is a supporter of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, a series of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.[17] This has reportedly led to limited acting opportunities for him in mainland China.[17][18] He has also voiced support for the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[19][20]

Wong travelled to Taiwan in May 2020, which fuelled speculation that he was moving to the island. However, Wong later revealed he was there for a filming commitment, nonetheless describing Taiwan's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as "excellent" and expressing interest in staying long term.[11][21] On 18 April 2021, Wong was approved for an Employment Gold Card, allowing him to work in Taiwan without needing to apply in advance. It also allows him to receive tax incentives and National Health Insurance.[22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1985My Name Ain't Suzie (花街時代)Jimmy Koch
1990When Fortune Smiles (無敵幸運星)Wei (曹家大哥/飛飛大哥)
1990No Risk, No Gain: Casino Raiders - The SequelYeung Sing
1990Dancing Bull (舞牛)Ngau Ban-tsiu (牛品超)
1990The Big Score (絕橋智多星)Ma Kwan (馬坤)
1991Erotic Ghost Story II (聊齋艷譚續集五通神)Ng Tung/Chau-sang (五通(男魔)/秋生)
1991Don't Fool MeNerd's brother Su (黑幫小弟)
1991Casino Raiders IIPow
1992Sting of the Scorpion (蠍子)Chow Kin (周健)
1992Now You See Love, Now You Don'tDunno
1992What a Hero!Saucer
1992Hard BoiledJohnny Wong
1992Lucky Encounter (踢到寶)Cheap Chan (賤人陳)
1992Full Contact (1992)Sam Sei (沈四)
1992Angel Hunter (女校風雲之邪教入侵)Kwok/The Bishop
1993Rong shi qi anLau
1993Biao jie, ni hao ye! III zhi da ren jia daoInspector Lu Ping
1993Fight Back to School IIITailor Lam
1993The Heroic TrioKau
1993Fu gui kuang hua
1993Huang Fei Hong dui Huang Fei Hong
1993The Untold StoryWong Chi-hang
19933 Days of a Blind GirlSam Chu
1993A Moment of Romance IIDino
1993The Mad MonkNine Lives Beggar
1993Cheng shi nu lie renCharlie Chan
1993ExecutionersMr. Kim/The Faceless Monster/Kau
1993Di shi pan guanKin
1993Daughter of DarknessOfficer Lui
1993Love to KillSam-wai Wong
1994Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby BombJohn Wu
1994Meng chai ren
1994Oh! My Three GuysBest Actor Winner
1994Ti tian xing dao zhi sha xiongThe prosecutor
1994Xiang Gang qi an: Zhi xi xue gui li wangTong Chi-ming
1994Yi xian sheng jiInspector Kim Kuo-hao
1994Organized Crime & Triad BureauHo Kin Tung
1994Guang Dong wu hu zhi tie quan wu di Sun Zhong Shan
1994'Saang Gong yat ho tung chap faanInspector Hung
1994Gui mi xin qiaoLiu Sheng-ming
1994Guai xia yi zhi mei
1995Er yue san shiRaymond Shiu Chi-li
1995Hai shi jue de ni zui haoWah Tino
1995Jie fang chai renLau
1995Ma lu ying xiong II: Fei fa sai cheDoctor
1995Xin fang keAlan Tam
1995The World of Treasure
1996Tou tou ai ni
1996Mongkok StoryLui Lone
1996Xiu hua da dao
1996Jing hua rou bo jiang jian dang
1996Jin zhuang xiang jiao ju le buHost/Inspector Wong/Mr. Shaw/John
1996Zhong guo 'O' ji zhi xie xing qing renLi Shu-pei
1996Young and Dangerous 2Tai Fai
1996Ebola SyndromeKai San
1996Big BulletBird
1996Young and Dangerous 3Tai Fai
1996Black MaskKing Kau
1996Viva EroticaWong
1997ArmageddonChiu Tai-pang
1997Hui zhuan shou shiShing
1997Young and Dangerous 4Tai Fai
1997Huo shao dao zhi heng hang Ba dao
1997Ng yun ji dai
1997Option ZeroSing
1998The Untold Story 2Officer Lazyboots
1998Haunted MansionAh Gi's Husband
1998God.com
1998The Demon's BabyChin Hai-ching Hoi
1998Young and Dangerous 5Tai Fei
1998Beast CopsTung
1998Quan zhi da dao
1998The Storm RidersSword Saint
1998Jiang jian xian jingWong Lik-tak
1999Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's UnionHuman Milk Drinking Doctor
1999Wai Goh dik goo si
1999A Lamb in DespairCharles
1999Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wongChiu-chau Tsam
1999Fascination AmourEric
1999Ordinary HeroesPeter Kam
1999Gou hun e meng
1999A Man Called HeroPride
1999Heaven of HopeAh Wah (Brother Wah)
1999Baan gwat chai
1999Hei she hui dang an zhi hei jin di guo
1999Century of the DragonLam
1999The Deadly CampBoar
1999The MissionCurtis
1999The Legendary 'Tai Fei'Tai Fei
2000Violent CopTai Pan-kim
2000Evil Fade
2000Nu nan jue
2000Fist PowerCharles Chau
2000Those Were the Days...Dai Fei
2000Q gei luen yanLam
2000Yau sau tung dong
2000What Is a Good Teacherching
2000Time and TideUncle Ji
2000Jiang hu: The Triad ZoneMaster Kwan Wan-cheung
2000Miu meng ji tiuWisdom
2000Ai wo bie zouRock
2000Metade Fumaca
2000Gen-X Cops 2: Metal MayhemDr. Tang
2001United We Stand and SwimCoach Mao
2001Yuk mong ji shing
2001RunawayRay
2001Visible SecretWong Lin
2001My Life as McDullSchool Principal (voice) and Logan (voice)
2002Gwaai sau hok yuen
2002Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger
2002Yi wen ji bao biaoPeter's Dad
2002Seung feiJoker's Father
2002Just One LookCrazy
2002Demi-HauntedHung
2002Infernal AffairsSP Wong Chi-shing
2003Love Under the Sun
2003Cat and MouseJudge Bao Zheng
2003The Twins EffectPrada
2003Kap sze moon yat goh gei kooiAnthony
2003Colour of the TruthS.P. Wong Jiang
2003The MedallionLester
2003Fu bo
2003Infernal Affairs IIInspector Wong Chi-shing
2003Infernal Affairs IIISP Wong Chi-shing
2003Golden Chicken 2Chow
2004Magic KitchenTony Ho
200420 30 40Shi Ge
2004McDull, Prince de la Bunprincipal (voice)
2004A-1 HeadlineLam Hei-fei
2004Kung Fu Soccer (TV series)Lam Chung-fu
2005Slim till DeadSergeant Tak
2005House of FuryYue Siu-bo
20052 YoungNam's Pop
2005Initial DBunta 'Tofuman' Fujiwara
2005Mob SisterWhacko
2005All About Love
2006McDull, the Alumni
2006IsabellaChen-shing's boss
2006On the EdgeLung
2006Exiledblazed
2006The Painted VeilColonel Yu
2007Sweet RevengeChing Shing
2007Dancing LionGreat Uncle
2007Mr. CinemaZhou Heung-kong
2007Simply ActorsTheatre janitor
2007SecretChiu
2007The Sun Also RisesTeacher Liang
2007Bullet and BrainBrain
2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorGeneral Yang
2008Plastic CityYuda
2008Ying hanDragon
2008True Women for SaleLau Fu-yi
2009I Corrupt All CopsUnicorn Tang
2009VengeanceKwai
2009McDull, Kung Fu KindergartenPrincipal/Master/Xiongbao (voice)
2009Turning PointBrother one
2009The Last Night of Madam ChinCheng Rong-fa
2010Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen ZhenLiu Yutian
2011PunishedWong Ho-chiu
2011A Beautiful Life
2011A Simple LifeGrasshopper - Elderly home's owner
2011The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2011White VengeanceFan Zeng
2012MotorwayLo
2012McDull: The Pork of Musicprincipal
2012The FourZhuge Zhenwo
2012Naked Soldier
2012Westgate Tango
2013Ip Man: The Final FightIp Man
2013The Four II
2014Golden Chicken 3
2014The Four III
2014McDull: Me & My Mum
2014Gangster Payday
2015Hot Blood Band
201512 Golden Ducks
2016The Mobfathers
2016McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker
2017Cook Up a StormMountain Ko
2017The Sleep Curse
201777 Heartbreaks
2018Still Human
2019A Home with a View
2019Declared Legally Dead
2022The Sunny Side of the Street
TBAInitial D 2Bunta Fujiwara

Television series

Theater

  • Equus (May 2014)
  • Le Dieu Du Carnage (August 2015)
  • Le Dieu Du Carnage (Re-run - January 2016)
  • Le Dieu Du Carnage (Huayi - Chinese Festival of Arts - February 2016)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (September 2016)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts - February 2017)
  • Speed-the-Plow (September 2017)

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
199312th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorLove: Now You See It... Now You Don'tNominated
199413th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorThe Untold StoryWon
Best Supporting ActorRong shi qi anNominated
199616th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorYoung and Dangerous 3Nominated
199918th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorBeast CopsWon
5th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorWon
200019th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorOrdinary HeroesNominated
200239th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActorSeung feiWon
200322nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorJust One LookNominated
Best Supporting ActorSeung feiNominated
Best Supporting ActorInfernal AffairsWon
40th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActorWon
9th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorWon
200542nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActorInitial DWon
Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorWon
200625th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorWon
201433rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorIp Man: The Final FightNominated
201519th TVB Anniversary AwardsBest ActorLord of ShanghaiWon
201825th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorStill HumanWon
201938th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorWon
202025th Asian Television AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleThe RepublicWon
202259th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActorThe Sunny Side of the StreetWon
29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards[25]Best ActorNominated
202341st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorNominated

References

  1. Daniel O'Brien Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror 2003 -- Page 155 "The biggest 'star' to work in this disreputable field is undoubtedly Anthony Wong Chau-sang. Best known to Hong Kong action fans as the lead villain in John Woo's Hard Boiled, Wong gave an award-winning performance in The Untold Story, ."
  2. Botang Zhuo, Tong Cheuk Pak Hong Kong New Wave Cinema: (1978-2000) - 2008 Page 194 "Cheung, a senior police, is actually a traitor, working in complicity with Anthony Wong. ... Besides being in complicity with Anthony Wong, he also frequently made use of his position to interfere with Lee Sau-yin's movements, in order to enable ..."
  3. Gina Marchetti Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs: The Trilogy -2007 Page 151- "Anthony Wong plays Tung who bridges both sides of the law in Gordon Chan and Dante Lam's Beast Cops (1998), and he won the 1999 Hong Kong Film Award for best actor for that role. Thus, the revelation that SP Wong is literally in bed ...
  4. Linda Williams The erotic thriller in contemporary cinema 2005- Page 389 "A prolific action figure such as Anthony Wong, for instance, is able to star in the exemplary Cat III violent shocker The Untold Story (a Sweeny Toddesque tale of everyday cannibalism - he even got a Hong Kong Film Award for the role) or the ..."
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