ACTOR

Anthony Wong

1961 - Today

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Anthony Wong Chau-sang (born Anthony William Perry; 2 September 1961) is a Hong Kong film actor and singer. He has worked with many significant directors of Hong Kong cinema since his debut in 1985, including John Woo, Andrew Lau, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To, and is 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Wong has received more than 29,570 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Wong is the 3,599th most popular actor (down from 3,443rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 38th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Anthony Wongs by language

Over the past year Anthony Wong has had the most page views in the with 215,423 views, followed by Japanese (29,127), and Vietnamese (10,192). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (140.45%), Korean (103.34%), and Galician (74.72%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Wong ranks 3,599 out of 13,578. Before him are Lainie Kazan, Teresa Ann Savoy, Alessandra Martines, Flóra Kádár, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Anna Dymna. After him are Ulli Lommel, Tadanobu Asano, Solveig Dommartin, Ryūsei Nakao, Charlotte Stewart, and Brad Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Anthony Wong ranks 183. Before him are Sion Sono, Denis Lavant, Martina Gedeck, Pumpuang Duangjan, Thomas Schaaf, and Valentin Ivanov. After him are Solveig Dommartin, Oleksandr Zavarov, Pierluigi Martini, Eva Illouz, Vincent Gallo, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Anthony Wong ranks 37 out of 115. Before him are Robin Shou (1960), Johnnie To (1955), Aaron Kwok (1965), Simon Yam (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), and George Lam (1947). After him are Ronny Yu (1950), Wayne Wang (1949), Adrienne Clarkson (1939), Ringo Lam (1955), Rosamund Kwan (1962), and Karen Mok (1970).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Anthony Wong ranks 20. Before him are Lam Ching-ying (1952), Adam Cheng (1947), Yuen Wah (1950), Robin Shou (1960), Simon Yam (1955), and George Lam (1947). After him are Rosamund Kwan (1962), Karen Mok (1970), Nancy Kwan (1939), Deanie Ip (1947), Carol Cheng (1957), and Cecilia Cheung (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Yang
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Jul 1o 20085.5 / 10
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man
In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he has no choice but to fight one last time...
Mar 22o 20136.119 / 10
Infernal Affairs
Wong Chi-Shing
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
Dec 12o 20027.8 / 10