{"id":340179,"date":"2015-08-13T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/leading-men-10-asian-actors-making-big-asian-cinema-340179.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T23:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T15:16:31","slug":"leading-men-10-asian-actors-making-big-asian-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/leading-men-10-asian-actors-making-big-asian-cinema-340179.html","title":{"rendered":"Leading Men: 10 Asian actors making it big in Asian cinema"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>It\u2019s official: our very own Li Nanxing has made his Taiwanese debut in the Taiwan-made drama<em> Justice Heroes<\/em>. The actor, widely known as Singapore\u2019s Chow Yun Fat slips into one of those bad-boy roles that have come to define his career, playing the stubborn and mysterious Xiu Jun Hong, a Singaporean undercover detective who fights crime in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/our-favourite-series-say-a-couple-of-things-about-us-9565.html#post-9565\">popular TV series<\/a> available on VV Drama on Demand.<\/p> <p>While we certainly can\u2019t wait to watch the 50 year-old star kick some serious ass on the show, Li Nanxing is just one of the growing crop of talented leading Asian actors vying for our on-screen attention with their hunky good looks and sterling performances.<\/p> <p>If you don\u2019t already know, allow us to introduce you to 10 of the hottest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/asian-scene\/shanghai-international-film-festival-2015-best-dressed-stars-red-carpet-107212.html#post-107212\">leading Asian actors<\/a> of the moment \u2013 don\u2019t be surprised if you already know some of them!<\/p> <p><em>Karen George<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>READ More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/staff-picks-marie-france-asias-favourite-actor-63619.html\">Staff Picks: Marie France Asia\u2019s favourite actor<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/eye-candy-10-actors-model-girlfriends-115942.html\">Eye Candy: 10 Actors and their model girlfriends<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don\u2019t need to look to Hollywood for eye candy when our own backyard is full of hunky Asian actors who are stealing our hearts with their leading roles in films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":457,"featured_media":118648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Take a 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