was cast as The Landlord in Stephen Chow's comedy film Kung Fu Hustle. During the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards, his colleagues took the opportunity to award him with the award for Best Supporting Actor. Yuen made his debut in an English language film in Aiming High in 1998. He appeared in another English language production, the 2008 Baz Luhrmann period film Australia, alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. He played a supporting role in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Yuen Wah has starred in more than 60 films and worked on over 160. In the early 1970s, Yuen worked as a stuntman and extra, later progressing to stunt coordinator / action director roles, as well as full-fledged acting parts. During the 1980s he made a number of appearances, primarily as villainous characters in the films of his former-China Drama Academy friends, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. From the mid-1990s, Yuen embarked on a television career in Hong Kong. To date, he has appeared in 23 different series for broadcaster TVB. He also appeared in a show for Taiwanese channel CTS – a remake of the film A Chinese Ghost Story titled Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story. Yuen is credited with over 180 films as an actor and over 40 films as a martial arts director. Filmography References External links Biographical essay at brns.com 1952 births Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong martial artists Living people Hong Kong stunt performers Action choreographers Hong Kong male television actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors