Antony Szeto

Antony Szeto (司徒永華),[1] (born 9 December 1964) is a film director and martial artist.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Szeto.
Antony Szeto
Szeto directing in Hong Kong
Born (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964
Sydney, Australia
Alma materBond University,
Beijing Sport University,
University of Hull
Occupation(s)Director, martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator
Years active1986–present
SpouseJuJu Chan Szeto (m. 2019)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese司徒永華
Simplified Chinese司徒永华
Musical career
Instrument(s)Guitar, saxophone
Websiteantonyszeto.com

Early life and education

Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia. He studied martial arts at Beijing Sport University. Upon graduation, he returned to Australia and double-majored in film and finance at Bond University, going to the United Kingdom for his master's degree.[2] His family started in ship repairing, which later developed into high-speed ship construction. It was founded by his father, Szeto Fai, a merchant politician and People's Congress of China member.[3]

Career

Szeto directed Hong Kong's first CGI animated feature film, DragonBlade (2005).[4] Voiced by Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Stephen Fung and Sandra Ng, DragonBlade earned a Golden Horse Awards nomination and won an award from the Australian Directors Guild.[5] Szeto also directed a family action film produced by Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) starring Sammo Hung and Max Zhang. In 2011 Szeto was hired by the Hollywood producer Roger Corman to direct two films, Palace of the Damned (2013) and Fist of the Dragon (2014). Szeto was also stunt coordinator for The Meg.[6]

Personal life

On 1 October 2019, Szeto married actress JuJu Chan Szeto in Los Angeles.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001Podipods: ShortsDirectorTV series
2005Taped (Short)DirectorStarring Maggie Q
DragonBlade (animation)Director
2008Jackie Chan Presents: WushuDirectorProduced by Jackie Chan, Starring Sammo Hung
2010The Blood BondCo-Director
2013Palace of the DamnedDirectorProduced by Roger Corman
Wing Chun Xiao LongDirectorReleased in Mainland China
2014Fist of the DragonDirectorProduced by Roger Corman
2016Plan Chang Feng Yun Zhi Yuan Jia Jie MeiDirectorReleased in Mainland China

References
  1. "The Ultimate Guide to HK Film Directors". Hong Kong Film Directors Guild. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10.
  2. "Antony Szeto". Martial Arts Entertainment. Martial Arts Entertainment. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. "High-speed venture sails to victory". SCMP. SCMP. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. "Muse Motion and Antony Szeto The Purple Thread". The Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06.
  5. Boland, Michaela. "It's Noyce's night at Oz Award". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2006.
  6. Sun, Andrew (20 December 2020). "Action-movie star couple on their martial arts reality television show, and starring opposite Nicolas Cage". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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