Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor
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1. Yin Wang
Director | Hei shou tao
Yin Wang was born on June 25, 1901 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor and director, known for Nightmare (1953), Shou qiang (1961) and Hong mei gui (1952). He died on April 13, 1988 in Shanghai, China.
2. Ching Tang
Actor | Hei ye dao li ming
Ching Tang was born in 1924 in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. He was an actor and producer, known for Hei ye dao li ming (1963), Before Dawn (1984) and The Head Hunter (1982). He died on July 17, 2019 in China.
3. Hsiang-Ting Ko
Actor | Gao shan ching
Hsiang-Ting Ko was born on August 8, 1916 in Suzhou, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Gao shan ching (1970), Yang ya ren jia (1965) and Deadly China Doll (1973). He died on May 16, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.
4. Lei Zhao
Actor | Xi shi (shang ji)
Lei Zhao was born in 1928 in Hebei, China. He was an actor and director, known for The Beauty of Beauties (1965), Madame White Snake (1962) and The Enchanting Shadow (1960). He was married to Shi, Ying. He died on June 24, 1996 in Hong Kong.
5. Wei Ou
Actor | Qiu jue
Wei Ou was born on October 30, 1936 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Execution in Autumn (1972), Hometown Plunders (1966) and Zai huan zuo xin niang (1965). He was married to Yang-li Huang-Chuang. He died on December 1, 1973 in Taiwan.
6. Fu-Sheng Tsui
Actor | Zhen jie pai fang
Fu-Sheng Tsui was born on July 8, 1931 in Beijing, Republic of China. He was an actor, known for Zhen jie pai fang (1966), Wu lin long hu dou (1970) and Shen chu gui mei nu sha xing (1974). He died on December 26, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan.
7. Chun Yang
Actor | Ren
Chun Yang was born on September 25, 1935 in Harbin, China. He was an actor and producer, known for The Escape (1972), Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969) and Old Soldiers Never Die (1978). He died on October 24, 2022 in Hong Kong.
8. Charlie Chin
Actor | Chang qian wan lu
Charlie Chin was born on May 19, 1948 in Nanjing, China. He is an actor, known for Chang qian wan lu (1975), Ren zai tian ya (1977) and Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985). He was previously married to Josephine Siao.
9. Han Chin
Actor | Wang yang zhong de yi tiao chuan
Han Chin was born on July 10, 1946 in Shanghai, China. He is an actor and director, known for He Never Gives Up (1979), Wu hu si hai (1992) and Qing ben (1983).
10. Chun-Hsiung Ko
Actor | Ai you ming tian
Chun-Hsiung Ko was born on January 15, 1945 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for Love in the Shadow (1977), Huang Bu jun hun (1978) and Wu hu si hai (1992). He was married to Ching-Hua Tsai and Mei-Yao Chang. He died on December 6, 2015 in Tri-Service General Hospital, ...
11. Kuan-Hsiung Wang
Actor | Qi bu gan ge
Kuan-Hsiung Wang was born in 1950 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for Qi bu gan ge (1982), Mo li hua (1980) and Yellow Skin (1985).
12. Alan Tam
Actor | Lung hing foo dai
Alan Tam began his career in the HK entertainment industry in the legendary band 'Wynners', before branching out into his own singing and acting career. Though he won 'Best Male Actor' awards twice in the early 1980s, he is better known as one of the all-time greats of Cantonese pop music, ...
13. Eddie Chan
Actor | Bin yuen yan
Eddie Chan is known for Man on the Brink (1981), Gung buk (1984) and A-Sir pi pao (1980).
14. Yueh Sun
Actor | Lung foo fung wan
Yueh Sun was born on October 26, 1930 in Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for City on Fire (1987), Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969) and Old Mao's Second Spring (1984). He was married to You Jingying. He died on May 1, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.
15. Danny Lee
Actor | Gung buk
Danny Lee Sau-Yin, was born in 1952 in Shanghai. Lee did not do so well in school and sometimes dropped out to help support his family by working. While growing up, he held policemen in high regard and so, upon graduating high school, he tried entering the police academy, but could not complete the...
16. Chow Yun-Fat
Actor | Wo hu cang long
Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo.
Chow was born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the ...
17. Lung Ti
Actor | Ying hung boon sik
Lung Ti was born on August 19, 1946 in Guangdong Province, China. He is an actor and director, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), Drunken Master II (1994) and The Warrior's Way (2010). He has been married to Min-Ming Tao since May 22, 1975. They have one child.
18. Alex Man
Actor | Da tou zai
Alex Man was born on July 25, 1957 in Guangdong, China. He is an actor, known for Gangland Odyssey (1988), As Tears Go By (1988) and The Golden Pillow (1995). He has been married to Kwok Ming Lai since 2002. They have one child. He was previously married to Niu Tien.
19. Sung-Young Chen
Actor | Bei qing cheng shi
Sung-Young Chen was born on July 1, 1941 in Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for A City of Sadness (1989), Wu hu si hai (1992) and That Vital Organ (1991). He died on December 17, 2021 in Guishan District, Taiwan.
20. Tony Ka Fai Leung
Actor | Hak se wooi
Tony Leung Ka-fai is a four-time Hong Kong Film Award-winning film actor. As he is often confused with actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony", while Tony Leung Chiu-wai is known as "Little Tony", nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective physical statures.
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21. Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Actor | Fa yeung nin wah
Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on 27 June 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Tales of a Eunuch (1983)...
22. Sihung Lung
Actor | Wo hu cang long
Sihung Lung was born on January 1, 1930 in Suqian, China. He was an actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) and The Wedding Banquet (1993). He was married to Pao Chia. He died on May 2, 2002 in Taipei, Taiwan.
23. Jackie Chan
Actor | Ngo si seoi
Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.
Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...
24. Yang Lin
Actor | Chao ji da guo min
Yang Lin is known for Super Citizen Ko (1995), Hua Chi (1994) and Red Persimmon (1996).
25. Yu Xia
Actor | The Painted Veil
Yu Xia was born on October 6, 1978 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. He is an actor and director, known for The Painted Veil (2006), In the Heat of the Sun (1994) and Birth of the Dragon (2016). He has been married to Quan Yuan since August 28, 2009. They have one child.
26. Kwan-Ho Tse
Actor | Nan hai shi san lang
Kwan-Ho Tse was born on March 23, 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for The Mad Phoenix (1997), Ngo wo geun see yau gor yue wui II (2000) and A Guilty Conscience (2023).
27. Lopsang
Actor | Tian yu
Lopsang is known for Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), Yi xiang lai ke (2021) and Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022).
28. Francis Ng
Actor | Mou gaan dou II
Francis Ng was born on December 21, 1961 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Infernal Affairs II (2003), 2000 AD (2000) and Bullets Over Summer (1999). He has been married to Fiona Wong since December 2, 2002. They have one child.
29. Ye Liu
Actor | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Liu Ye's acting talents were apparent right from his first movie, Postman in the Mountains, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at China's 1999 Golden Rooster Awards. Shortly after his graduation from Central Academy of Drama, Liu Ye won Best Actor at Taiwan's 38th Golden Horse ...
30. Leon Lai
Actor | Do lok tin si
Leon Lai won the 2002 Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the highly acclaimed horror film, Three, where he portrayed an obsessive husband trying to revive his dead wife with Chinese medicine. In 2003, he appeared in the final installment of the high profile ...
31. Andy Lau
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Andy Lau Tak-wah, (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same...
32. Aaron Kwok
Actor | Dap huet cam mui
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor. He has been active since the 1980s and to the present. He is considered one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong. Kwok's onstage dancing and displays is influenced by Michael Jackson. While most of his songs ...
33. Hanyu Zhang
Actor | Mei Gong he xing dong
Hanyu Zhang was born on December 19, 1964 in Beijing, China. He is an actor, known for Operation Mekong (2016), The Captain (2019) and Assembly (2007).
34. Nick Cheung
Actor | Ji zhan
Nick Cheung was born on December 2, 1967 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Unbeatable (2013), Beast Stalker (2008) and Keeper of Darkness (2015). He has been married to Esther Kwan since December 8, 2003. They have one child.
35. Huang Bo
Actor | Yi chu hao xi
Huang Bo was born on August 26, 1974 in Qingdao, Shandong, China. He is an actor and producer, known for The Island (2018), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and Dou niu (2009).
36. Ethan Juan
Actor | Báng-kah
Ethan Juan was born on November 8, 1982 in Taichung, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Monga (2010), The Assassin (2015) and Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave (2017).
37. Ching Wan Lau
Actor | Hak hap
Ching Wan Lau was born on February 16, 1964 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Black Mask (1996), Mad Detective (2007) and Life Without Principle (2011). He has been married to Amy Kwok since 1998.
38. Kang-sheng Lee
Actor | Ni na bian ji dian
Kang-sheng Lee was born in 1968 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for What Time Is It There? (2001), Help Me, Eros (2007) and The Missing (2003).
39. Jianbin Chen
Actor | Yi ge shao zi
Jianbin Chen was born on June 27, 1970 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. He is an actor and writer, known for A Fool (2014), The Eleventh Chapter (2019) and Empresses in the Palace (2011). He has been married to Qinqin Jiang since 2006. They have one child.
40. Xiaogang Feng
Actor | Lao pao er
Xiaogang Feng was born on March 18, 1958 in Beijing, China. He is a writer and producer, known for Mr. Six (2015), A World Without Thieves (2004) and Assembly (2007).
41. Wei Fan
Actor | Bu cheng wen ti de wen ti
Wei Fan was born on September 2, 1962 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. He is an actor, known for Mr. No Problem (2016), One Second (2020) and Kan che ren de qi yue (2004).
42. Tumen
Director | Hulunbuir City
Tumen was born in 1960 in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia. He was an actor and director, known for Hulunbuir City (2019), Old Beast (2017) and Yi dai tian jiao Cheng Ji Si Han (1998). He died on December 12, 2021 in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China.
43. Zheng Xu
Actor | Ren zai jiong tu: Tai jiong
Zheng Xu was born on April 18, 1972 in Shanghai, China. He is an actor and producer, known for Lost in Thailand (2012), My People, My Country (2019) and Dying to Survive (2018). He has been married to Hong Tao since 2003. They have one child.
44. Yi-Wen Chen
Director | Yun zhuan shou zhi lian
Yi-Wen Chen was born in 1966 in Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for The Cabbie (2000), Guo jong (1999) and Scenes of Violence (1994).
45. Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
Actor | Qinai de fangke
Morning Tzu-Yi Mo was born on June 23, 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor and writer, known for Dear Tenant (2020), Canopy (2013) and Ro Sun (2018).
46. Chang Chen
Actor | Wo hu cang long
Chang Chen, an international renowned actor, first earned his attention at the age of 14 when he took the lead role in A Brighter Summer Day. Since then, he was nominated three times at the Golden Horse Awards, and several times for best actor at the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. He won ...
47. Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang was born to a British father and a Chinese mother. He never knew his father, since the man left his family when Wong was four years old. He trained acting at ATV and later enrolled into the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
After working in several TV Series, he shot to ...
48. Hsiang-Ting Ko
Actor | Gao shan ching
Hsiang-Ting Ko was born on August 8, 1916 in Suzhou, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Gao shan ching (1970), Yang ya ren jia (1965) and Deadly China Doll (1973). He died on May 16, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.
49. Feng Chang
Actor | Yi yuan piao xiang
Feng Chang was born on April 6, 1923 in Harbin, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Warmth of an Old House (1984), The Return (2019) and Yin gu (1969). He was married to Chang Yao. He died on February 6, 2022 in Taiwan.
50. Kang Ren Wu
Actor | Ma zui feng bao
Kang Ren Wu was born on November 24, 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Wake Up (2015), A Touch of Green (2015) and Abang Adik (2023).
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