This is the 75th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades.
When Tony Leung Ka-fai took to the stage of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s Grand Theatre on April 19 to accept the best actor prize at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), he became the only person to win that honour across five consecutive decades.
Yet for the 68-year-old veteran, his accolades are a by-product of his endurance – he has previously admitted to keeping his statuettes in a cupboard under the staircase at home.
Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Leung has navigated industry blacklists, underworld coercion, shifting political landscapes, tabloid scrutiny and his own missteps – including two drink-driving convictions in the 2000s – to remain Hong Kong cinema’s ultimate survivor.
Born in Hong Kong in 1958, Leung received his early education in film by osmosis. His mother worked at the now-demolished Roxy Theatre in Causeway Bay, where he would sit under the dress circle, absorbing the sights and sounds of Hollywood blockbusters.
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