Tony Wu Tsz Tung (Chinese: 胡子彤; born 16 April 1992) is a Hong Kong actor and retired baseball player best known for his debut role in the sports film Weeds on Fire. He won Best New Performer in the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Tony Wu
胡子彤
Wu in July 2020
Born
Wu Tsz Tung

(1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 (age 32)
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University College of International Education
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Biography edit

Wu was born on April 16, 1992, in Hong Kong.[1] He became interested in baseball at a young age and was selected as a member of the Hong Kong Youth Olympics representative team at the age of 10.[2] He had his secondary education at Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College and participated in the 2010 Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games.[1][3] After graduation, he attended the Hong Kong Baptist University College of International Education to pursue an associate's degree and continued to play baseball in the Hong Kong team.[4][3]

In 2016, Wu auditioned and won his debut role as Fan Chun-wai, a troublemaking baseball player, in the sports film Weeds on Fire.[5] He won Best New Performer in the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards with his performance.[6] He was selected to join the Hong Kong team once again in the 2018 Asian Games,[3] but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with a film project.[7] He also landed a major role in Sunny Chan's first feature film Men On The Dragon [zh].[8] In 2020, Wu received his first major television role in the ViuTV drama series Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong [zh].[9] From 2021 to 2022, he was cast in a lead role in the drama film I Still Remember [zh] and anthology film Septet: The Story of Hong Kong.[10][11] He also appeared in the action thriller films Raging Fire,[12] Detective vs Sleuths,[13] sports film Zero to Hero,[14] and sci-fi film Warriors of Future.[1]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Weeds on Fire Fan Chun-wai (范進威) [5]
2017 Never Too Late [zh] Fai (輝) [1]
2018 A Beautiful Moment [zh] Assistant [1]
Men On The Dragon [zh] William [8]
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III Cantonese voice dub[15]
2021 I Still Remember [zh] Lee Chi Hang (李志行) [10]
Elisa's Day [zh] Man Wai (文偉) [12]
Raging Fire Law Kim-wah (羅劍華) [12]
Zero to Hero Train Tung (火車東) [14]
Anita Calvin Choy [12]
2022 Chilli Laugh Story Wendy's son [16]
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong Unnamed protagonist [11]
Detective vs Sleuths Tsang Cheuk Tung (曾卓彤) [13]
Warriors of Future Wong Hoi-yeung (汪海洋) [1]
2023 Cyber Heist Tom [17]
Tales from the Occult:Body and Soul [zh] Sake [18]
Endless Battle [zh] Anson Lung [19]
The Goldfinger Mr. Lo (羅公子) [12]
2024 The Lyricist Wannabe Chris Lee [20]
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Twelfth Master (十二少) [21]

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Guardian Angel Jack Fok Guest role[22]
2019 Stained [zh] Lo Siu-fung (魯少鋒) Recurring role[23]
2020 Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong [zh] Lau Man Fai (劉文輝) Main role[9]
2023 Killing Procedures [zh] Jersey Recurring role[24]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer Weeds on Fire Nominated [25]
2017 2017 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards Best New Performer Won [26]
11th Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [27]
36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Won [6]

References edit

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  6. ^ a b Sun, Nikki; Lo, Kinling; Ye, Josh; Mok, Danny (April 9, 2017). "Crime film Trivisa takes top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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