Antony Szeto

In this Chinese name, the family name is Szeto.

Antony Szeto
Szeto directing in Hong Kong
Born	(1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60) Sydney, Australia
Alma mater	Bond University, Beijing Sport University, University of Hull
Occupation(s)	Director, martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	JuJu Chan Szeto (m. 2019)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	司徒永華
Simplified Chinese	司徒永华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sītú yǒng huá
Musical career
Instrument(s)	Guitar, saxophone
Website	antonyszeto.com

Antony Szeto (司徒永華),[1] (born 9 December 1964) is a film director and martial artist.

Early life and education

Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia. He studied martial arts at Beijing Sport University and ended up representing Australia at the International Invitational Wushu Championships in Hangzhou in 1988.[2] Upon graduation, he returned to Australia and double-majored in film and finance at Bond University, going to the United Kingdom for his master's degree.[3] His family started in ship repairing, which later developed into high-speed ship construction. It was founded by his father, Szeto Fai, a merchant politician and People's Congress of China member.[4]

Career

Szeto directed Hong Kong's first CGI animated feature film, DragonBlade (2005).[5] Voiced by Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Stephen Fung and Sandra Ng, DragonBlade earned a Golden Horse Awards nomination and won an award from the Australian Directors Guild.[6] Szeto also directed a family action film produced by Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) starring Sammo Hung and Max Zhang. In 2011 Szeto was hired by the Hollywood producer Roger Corman to direct two films, Palace of the Damned (2013) and Fist of the Dragon (2014). Szeto was also stunt coordinator for The Meg.[7]

Personal life

On 1 October 2019, Szeto married actress JuJu Chan Szeto in Los Angeles.[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Podipods: Shorts	Director	TV series
2005	Taped (Short)	Director	Starring Maggie Q
	DragonBlade (animation)	Director
2008	Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu	Director	Produced by Jackie Chan, Starring Sammo Hung
2010	The Blood Bond	Co-Director
2013	Palace of the Damned	Director	Produced by Roger Corman
	Wing Chun Xiao Long	Director	Released in Mainland China
2014	Fist of the Dragon	Director	Produced by Roger Corman
2016	Plan Chang Feng Yun Zhi Yuan Jia Jie Mei	Director	Released in Mainland China

References

1. "The Ultimate Guide to HK Film Directors". Hong Kong Film Directors Guild. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10.
2. Na, Erika (17 June 2024). "Martial arts movie couple on picking the best discipline, staying healthy, and new baby". SCMP. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
3. "Antony Szeto". Martial Arts Entertainment. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
4. "High-speed venture sails to victory". SCMP. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
5. "Muse Motion and Antony Szeto The Purple Thread". The Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06.
6. Boland, Michaela. "It's Noyce's night at Oz Award". Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2006.
7. Sun, Andrew (20 December 2020). "Action-movie star couple on their martial arts reality television show, and starring opposite Nicolas Cage". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

External links

• Antony Szeto on Instagram
• Antony Szeto on Facebook
• Antony Szeto at IMDb