Career
Lone struggled for a time until the actor Mako recognized his talent and suggested him for a role in David Henry Hwang's first play F.O.B. From his performance in this play, Lone received an Obie Award. While in New York City he was discovered by the talent agent Jadin Wong, who helped him to launch his career. Wong subsequently discovered Joan Chen, Bai Ling, Lucy Liu, and Ken Leung.
His first major role in films was as the title character in Iceman. He is probably best known for his portrayal of the Emperor Puyi in The Last Emperor and crime boss Joey Tai in Year of the Dragon in the late 1980s, as well as an opera performer playing female roles in M. Butterfly (with Jeremy Irons). Further international film appearances included the role of corrupt Hong Kong cop Ricky Tan in Rush Hour 2.
Despite his Hollywood fame, he chose to further his career in the Asian market. He played Emperor Qianlong, another Manchu emperor, in a 30 episode TV drama series Qianlong Yu Xiangfei (乾隆與香妃) in 2004.
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