Patrick Leung
Hong Kong film director
- Born
- 5 April 1959, British Hong Kong
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China, British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- film director
- Films here
- 4
Patrick Leung Pak-kin (Chinese: 梁栢堅; born 1959) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. After graduating from university in 1982, he joined Cinema City Enterprises and began working as John Woo's assistant director, on films including A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), and Hard Boiled (1992). He also co-wrote Bullet in the Head (1990) with Woo.
Leung made his directorial debut in 1996 with Somebody Up There Likes Me, and went on to direct films including La Brassiere, Born Wild (both 2001), The Twins Effect II (2004), and Wu Dang (2012). He also continued collaborating with Woo as second unit director on the two-part epics Red Cliff (2008–2009) and The Crossing (2014–2015). In 2026, his film Ciao UFO won Best Film and earned him Best Director in the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Director |
| 1996 | Beyond Hypothermia | Director |
| 2001 | Born Wild | Director |
| 2012 | Wu Dang | Director |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3369626 (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.