Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were called the Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart of Chinese cinema by the Straits Times of Singapore on January 22, 2003. They said that they could not ever be lovers because of personality differences.
Announced that he will marry longtime girlfriend Carina Lau in 2008.
Can speak fluent English.
Has been called the Asian Clark Gable.
Has co-starred frequently with Maggie Cheung.
Has said numerous times in interviews that he would like to work with Martin Scorsese.
He and Andy Lau made 7 movies together: Days of Being Wild (1990), Fan dou ma liu (1992), Hao men ye yan (1991), Wu hu jiang zhi jue lie (Jin pai wu hu jiang) (1991), Infernal Affairs (2002), Infernal Affairs: End Inferno 3 (2003), and Zhong Huan ying xiong (1991). They also starred together in two short-lived tv-series: "Yang ka cheung" (1986) and "Luk ding gei" (1984).
He and Maggie Cheung made 7 movies together: 2046 (2004), Days of Being Wild (1990), Ashes of Time (1994), In the Mood for Love (2000), Hao men ye yan (1991), The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993), and Hero (2002). They also starred together in a short-lived tv-series: "San jaat si hing" (1984).
He frequently plays brooding, rebellious, dark anti-heroes who often hesitantly team up with (and arise misplaced suspicion in) more clean-cut protagonists.
He met his sweetheart Margie Tsang (his first public relationship) in 1983. In a span of four years, they broke off and reunited three times before finally calling off the relationship in 1989. In that year, he started dating Carina Lau.
He was one of the Five Tigers in TVB with Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Kiu Wai Miu, and Ken Tong in the 1980s.
His father left his mother and him at the age of 7.
In Hong Kong, he is called Short Tony to distinguish him from fellow actor Tony Leung Ka Fai, known as Big Tony.
Longtime companion of Carina Lau since 1989.
Often goes on skiing vacations in Japan with longtime girlfriend Carina Lau.
Was encouraged by Stephen Chow to try out acting as TVB was holding acting classes. They have acted in one movie called The Wedding Banquet (1993).