Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films including "Chungking Express" (1994), "Happy Together" (1997), "In the Mood for Love" (2000), and "The Grandmaster" (2013). He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films, including "A City of Sadness" (1989), "Cyclo" (1995) and "Lust, Caution" (2007), directed by Ang Lee. Leung also stars in the Academy Award-nominated film "Hero", and the box office hits "Hard Boiled" (1992) and "Infernal Affairs" (2002). Leung was cast as the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will appear in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021).