Chow Yun-Fat
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1955-05-18 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, China
- Also known as
- 发哥 · 小马哥 · Fat Tsai · Yun-fat Chow · چو یون فا · Donald Chow
Biography
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
TV Shows (52)
Police Cadet
1984
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
A House is Not a Home
1977
as 何严明
Voice
2012
Chinese Folklore
1974
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
The Giants
1978
Hotel
1976
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 周润发
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
The Shell Game
1980
Vanity Fair
1978
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
The Brothers
1980
as 石晖
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
Everybody Loves Somebody
1989
as uncredited
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
Conflict
1978
as 徐承熙
The Bund
1980
as 许文强
The Super Power
1983
Teenager
1976
The Yang's Saga
1985
as Lui Dong-bun
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
The Radio Tycoon
1983
Hero's Blood Road
1981
Angels And Devils
1983
The Killer
1976
This Generation
1976
The Maverick
1982
The Do Show
2023
Mystery Beyond
1976
Good Old Times
1981
as 欧阳汉
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 令狐冲
The Shell Game (II)
1981
as 阿龙
The Fate
1981
as 倪骏
播音人 (數碼修復版)
1983
as 韦业昌
The First Love
1976
The Legend of Master So
1982
as 苏灿
Hong Kong Story II
1978
as 主持
The Cheap Detective
1979
The God of Aqua
1974
I Am Woman
1979
Disco Fever
1978
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)
1982
as 苏灿
Man From Hong Kong
1979
as Ben
Dream Of The Red Chamber
1975
as 蒋玉涵
13
1977
The Landlord
1979
Hero
1977
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
Murder of Passion
1974
七女性
1976
畸人列傳
1976
Movies (113)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Captain Sao Feng
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Li Mu Bai
Project Gutenberg
2018
as Painter
The Monkey King
2014
as Jade Emperor
Hard Boiled
1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Roshi
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Mark Lee
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
as Bai Xuanling
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Huang Silang
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
as Emperor Ping
Bulletproof Monk
2003
as The Nameless Monk
Prison on Fire
1987
as Chung Tin Ching
The Killer
1989
as Jong
God of Gamblers
1989
as Ko Chun
Full Contact
1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei
The Replacement Killers
1998
as John Lee
Last Affair
1983
as Kwong Ping
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as (archive footage)
Cold War 1994
2026
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Anna and the King
1999
as King Mongkut
God of Gamblers II
1990
as Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
Once a Thief
1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
The Assassins
2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Ken Lee
God of Gamblers' Return
1994
as Ko Chun
Cold War 1995
as Oswald S.C. Kan
The Last Tycoon
2012
as Cheng Daqi
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
as Mark
Cold War II
2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan
City on Fire
1987
as Ko Chow
Tiger on the Beat
1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
From Vegas to Macau
2014
as Ken
The Corruptor
1999
as Nick Chen
Spiritual Love
1987
as Pu Yung Tsai
Prison on Fire II
1991
as Chung Tin Ching
Confucius
2010
as Confucius
Shanghai
2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting
All About Ah-Long
1989
as Ah Long
Tragic Hero
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Yuan Shikai
Treasure Hunt
1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
The Story of Woo Viet
1981
as Woo Viet
The Eighth Happiness
1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
An Autumn's Tale
1987
as Samuel Pang
Soul Ash
1981
Peace Hotel
1995
as Wong Ah Ping
Hong Kong 1941
1984
as Yip Kim-Fay
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
The Greatest Lover
1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
The Occupant
1984
as Insp Valentino Chow
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Ken / Ko Chun
The Seventh Curse
1986
as Wesley
The Postman Strikes Back
1982
as Fu Jun
The Romancing Star
1987
as Wong Yat Fat
Witch from Nepal
1986
as Joe
A Hearty Response
1986
as Ho Ting-Bon
Duckweed
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Rich and Famous
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
The Romancing Star II
1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
Flaming Brothers
1987
as Tin
City War
1988
as Dick Lee
The Lunatics
1986
as Chung
Fractured Follies
1988
as Joe Leung
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022
as Jade Emperor
Diary of a Big Man
1988
as Chow Ting Fat
The Children of Huang Shi
2008
as Chen Hansheng
Code of Honor
1987
as Fai
Waiting Alone
2005
as Fa Ge (cameo)
Story of Rose
1986
as Charles / Ga Ming
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
as Soccer Fat
Love Unto Wastes
1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
Wild Search
1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
Scared Stiff
1987
as Inspector Chow
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Lee Man Ho
The Executor
1981
as Ng Tao
Why Me?
1985
as Mr. Chow
Office
2015
as Ho Chung Ping
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
Women
1985
as Derek Sun
The Golden Sting
The Head Hunter
1982
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
Love in a Fallen City
1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan
Massage Girls
1976
as Ah Gin
Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Hung
Joy to the World
1980
as Yam Chung-Lung
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
One More Chance
2023
as Water Ng
The Bund
1983
as Hui Man Keung
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Ng San Shui
Dream Lovers
1986
as Song Yu
Miss "O"
1978
as Koon
Hot Blood
1977
as Ah Cheng
My Will, I Will
1986
as Detective
Their Private Lives
1978
as Ko Ming Chung
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002
as Self
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
The Missed Date
1986
as Peter
The Bund Part II
1983
as 许文强
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
God Father
1980
as Git
The Reincarnation
1976
Bloody Money
1983
as Bullet
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
as Self
Modern Heroes
1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
Pursuit
1980
as Killer
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
as Self
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
About Chow Yun-Fat
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 Hor… With 165 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Chow Yun-Fat has appeared in 113 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chow Yun-Fat Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) — as Captain Sao Feng
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — as Li Mu Bai
- Project Gutenberg (2018) — as Painter
- The Monkey King (2014) — as Jade Emperor
- Hard Boiled (1992) — as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
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