Bryan Leung

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Leung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Bryan Leung and the Chinese-style name is Leung Kar-yan.

Bryan Leung
Born (1948-01-20) 20 January 1948 (age 76)[1]
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Actor, action director, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1969–present
ChildrenLeung Ho-yee
Chinese name
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Jiārēn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLeong4 Gaa1 Jan4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Leung.

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.[2] He had Taiwan Nationality starting from 1985[3],& became Taiwanese.[4] His nephew is the actor Oscar Leung.

  1. ^ "梁家仁三十六歲 越來越愛自己". 華僑日報. 27 April 1984. p. 20. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ Leung Kar Yan – A Forgotten Hero Archived 16 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "梁家仁申請入台籍". 華僑日報. 23 May 1985. p. 26. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "無法取代的喬峰！68歲梁家仁爆隱退". 三立新聞網. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.