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Anthony Wong

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Wong is the 5,152nd most popular actor (down from 3,600th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 37th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Wong ranks 5,152 out of 13,578. Before him are Lennie James, David Dencik, Edward Burns, Albert Dekker, Yoo In-na, and Akira Ishida. After him are Paola Pitagora, Dick Van Patten, Marni Nixon, Norman Foster, Garret Dillahunt, and Amber Valletta.

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Among people born in 1961, Anthony Wong ranks 292. Before him are Ann Linde, Kjell Westö, Kiyotaka Matsui, Hany Abu-Assad, Elpidia Carrillo, and Alison Moyet. After him are Corinne Hermès, Julian Bailey, Juan Carlos Osorio, John Stockwell, Eddie Baza Calvo, and Nina Li Chi.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Anthony Wong ranks 53 out of 115. Before him are Clara Blandick (1876), Ronny Yu (1950), René de Obaldia (1918), Freddie Wolff (1910), Savio Hon (1950), and Szeto Wah (1931). After him are Deanie Ip (1947), Carol Cheng (1957), Karen Mok (1970), Cecilia Cheung (1980), Cherie Chung (1960), and Kelly Chen (1972).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Anthony Wong ranks 24. Before him are Adam Cheng (1947), George Lam (1947), Louis Koo (1970), Nancy Kwan (1939), Rosamund Kwan (1962), and Clara Blandick (1876). After him are Deanie Ip (1947), Carol Cheng (1957), Karen Mok (1970), Cecilia Cheung (1980), Cherie Chung (1960), and Wakin Chau (1960).

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