Chow Yun-Fat
ActingBorn May 18, 1955
Hong Kong, China
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.
Known For
Hot Blood
movie1977
The Giants
tv1978
Angels And Devils
tv1983
Celebrity Talk Show
tv1989
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
movie1976
My Will, I Will
movie1986
The Reincarnation
movie1976
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
movie1977
The Good The Bad The Ugly
tv1979
Golden Horse Awards
tv1962
The Bund
tv1980
The Yang's Saga
tv1985
Filmography
2026Cold War 1994as Oswald S.C. Kanmovie2025Detective Chinatown 1900as Bai Xuanlingmovie2023The Do Showtv2023One More Chanceas Water Ngmovie2022The Monkey King: The Legend Beginsas Jade Emperormovie2018Project Gutenbergas Paintermovie2017Duckweedas Self (archive footage)movie2016鲁豫有约一日行tv2016Cold War IIas Oswald S.C. Kanmovie2016From Vegas to Macau IIIas Ken Shek / Ko Chunmovie2015Officeas Ho Chung Pingmovie2015From Vegas to Macau IIas Ken / Ko Chunmovie2014From Vegas to Macauas Kenmovie2014The Monkey Kingas Jade Emperormovie2012The Last Tycoonas Cheng Daqimovie2012The Assassinsas Chancellor Cao Caomovie2012Voicetv2011Beginning of the Great Revivalas Yuan Shikaimovie2010Let the Bullets Flyas Huang Silangmovie2010Shanghaias Anthony Lan-Tingmovie2010Confuciusas Confuciusmovie2009Dragonball Evolutionas Master Roshimovie2008The Children of Huang Shias Chen Hanshengmovie2007The Postmodern Life of My Auntas Zhichang Pan / 潘知常movie2007The Making of Hard Boiledmovie2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas Captain Sao Fengmovie2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'as Selfmovie2006Curse of the Golden Floweras Emperor Pingmovie2005Waiting Aloneas Fa Ge (cameo)movie2003Bulletproof Monkas The Nameless Monkmovie2002Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas (archive footage)movie2000The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'as Selfmovie2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonas Li Mu Baimovie1999Anna and the Kingas King Mongkutmovie1999The Corruptoras Nick Chenmovie1998The Replacement Killersas John Leemovie1995Peace Hotelas Writermovie1994God of Gamblers' Returnas Ko Chunmovie1994Treasure Huntas Jeffrey Chang Chingmovie1992Full Contactas Jeff / Gou Feimovie1992Hard Boiledas Insp. 'Tequila' Yuenmovie1992Now You See Love... Now You Don'tas Ng San Shuimovie1991Prison on Fire IIas Chung Tin Chingmovie1991Once a Thiefas Red Bean Puddin / Joemovie1990God of Gamblers IIas Ko Chunmovie1990The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoonas Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stinkmovie1989God of Gamblersas Ko Chunmovie1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigonas Markmovie1989Triads: The Inside Storyas Lee Man Homovie1989Wild Searchas Sgt. Lau Chun-Pongmovie1989The Killeras Jongmovie1989All About Ah-Longas Storymovie1989Celebrity Talk Showas 周润发tv1988City Waras Dick Leemovie1988Goodbye My Friendas Hungmovie1988When Tat Fu Was Youngmovie1988The Greatest Loveras Qian Jin / Nelson Chowmovie1988Diary of a Big Manas Songsmovie1988Fractured Folliesas Joe Leungmovie1988Tiger on the Beatas Sergeant Francis Limovie1988The Eighth Happinessas Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Longmovie1988The Romancing Star IIas Big Mouth Fat [cameo]movie1987A Better Tomorrow IIas Ken Leemovie1987Prison on Fireas Chung Tin Chingmovie1987Spiritual Loveas Pu Yung Tsaimovie1987Flaming Brothersas Tinmovie1987An Autumn's Taleas Samuel Pangmovie1987The Romancing Staras Wong Yat Fatmovie1987Rich and Famousas Lee Ah Chaimovie1987Code of Honoras Faimovie1987Scared Stiffas Inspector Chowmovie1987Tragic Heroas Lee Ah Chaimovie1987City on Fireas Ko Chowmovie1986The Seventh Curseas Wesleymovie1986My Will, I Willas Detectivemovie1986A Hearty Responseas Ho Ting-Bonmovie1986Love Unto Wastesas Detective Lam Chun-Keungmovie1986A Better Tomorrowas Mark Leemovie1986The Lunaticsas Chungmovie1986100 Ways to Murder Your Wifeas Soccer Fatmovie