1983
Reign Behind a Curtain
Leung’s performance earns a Hong Kong Film Award.
FLM.REDTONY LEUNG
KA-FAI
เหลียง เจียฮุย
A career across Hong Kong cinema
From Reign Behind a Curtain to The Shadow’s Edge.
Hong Kong
A performer across genres
Tony Leung Ka-fai is a Hong Kong actor born on 1 February 1958. He is a different actor from Tony Leung Chiu-wai, with a career spanning Hong Kong and international films.
His performance in Reign Behind a Curtain earned him the Hong Kong Film Award for best actor early in his career. Later work ranged from the French production The Lover to Hong Kong comedies and crime films.
In The Shadow’s Edge, Leung plays Fu Longsheng, a criminal pursued by a surveillance team that includes Jackie Chan’s character. The role reunites the two actors after The Myth.
The film links below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent his complete filmography.
Selected performances
1992
The Lover
He appears in the French production.
2025
The Shadow’s Edge
He plays Fu Longsheng opposite Jackie Chan.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Hong Kong Film Archive — Tony Leung Ka-fai
- International Film Festival Rotterdam — The Shadow’s Edge
- IMDb — Film credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.