Bryan Leung
Hong Kong actor
- Born
- 20 January 1948, Hong Kong
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- film director, actor, screenwriter, television actor, film actor
- Films here
- 26
Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: 梁家仁, born 20 January 1948) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He is affectionately known as "Beardy" due to his trademark facial hair. He also has characteristic hyper-extendable fingers, which can be observed when he has his palms open and his fingers outstretched. Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Hong Kong action cinema, he had no formal martial arts training, relying on his talents at mimicry to imitate the moves shown to him by the action directors. He had Taiwan nationality starting from 1985,& became Taiwanese. His nephew is the actor Oscar Leung.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Marco Polo | Cast |
| 1976 | Boxer Rebellion | Cast |
| 1978 | My Life's on the Line | Cast |
| 1978 | Warriors Two | Cast |
| 1979 | Sleeping Fist | Cast |
| 1979 | Cantonen Iron Kung Fu | Cast |
| 1979 | His Name Is Nobody | Cast |
| 1979 | Odd Couple | Cast |
| 1979 | Knockabout | Cast |
| 1980 | The Thundering Mantis | Cast |
| 1980 | The Victim | Cast |
| 1981 | Dreadnaught | Cast |
| 1982 | Legend of a Fighter | Cast |
| 1982 | The Postman Strikes Back | Cast |
| 1982 | The Miracle Fighters | Cast |
| 1984 | Secret Service of the Imperial Court | Cast |
| 1985 | Long fa wei | Cast |
| 1985 | Hong Kong Godfather | Cast |
| 1988 | Tiger Cage | Cast |
| 1990 | Legend of the Dragon | Cast |
| 1991 | The Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues | Cast |
| 1993 | Last Hero in China | Cast |
| 1993 | Flirting Scholar | Cast |
| 1994 | The Kung Fu Scholar | Cast |
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Cast |
| 2015 | Ip Man 3 | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
- Sammo Hung
- Gordon Liu
- Yuen Woo-ping
- Richard Harrison
- Alexander Fu Sheng
- Chi Kuan-chun
- Chang Cheh
- Wang Lung-wei
- Dean Shek
- Wing-Cho Yip
- Lau Kar-wing
- Karl Maka
- Yuen Biao
- Eddy Ko
- Fung Hak-On
- Donnie Yen
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q860948 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.