The outspoken and versatile Anthony Wong Chau-Sang was born on September 2, 1961, to a Chinese mother and a British father. He began his acting career at ATV and then attended the Academy of Performing arts. He made his film debut in 1985, but the role that made him famous was Wong Chi-Hang in Herman Yau's The Untold Story, a real-life serial killer who used his victims' remains for pork bun filling. Wong won his first Best Actor Hong Kong film award for that performance.

In the mid-nineties Wong was diagnosed with a thyroid disorder, but he managed to make a full recovery AND won another Best Actor award for 1998's Beast Cops. In 2003, Wong he was a triple nominee in the Best Supporting Actor category for the films Princess D, Just One Look and Infernal Affairs, and took home the award for the last film. He was also given a Best Actor award by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for Infernal Affairs, and received a Best Supporting Actor award at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for Princess D.

Besides being an award-winning film actor, Anthony Wong has acted in more than 100 films and TV dramas, directed two films, and still has time to release the occasional punk music CD. Wong is married with one son. (Magicvoice 2003)