Chow Yun-Fat
Known for Acting · 161 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 (50)
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
Police Cadet
1984
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
Voice
2012
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Hotel
1976
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 周润发
A House is Not a Home
1977
as 何严明
The Shell Game
1980
The Yang's Saga
1985
as Lui Dong-bun
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
Chinese Folklore
1974
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
Vanity Fair
1978
The Giants
1978
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
The Radio Tycoon
1983
The Fate
1981
Conflict
1978
Hero's Blood Road
1981
Mystery Beyond
1976
The Bund
1980
as 许文强
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
The Brothers
1980
Everybody Loves Somebody
1989
as uncredited
Hong Kong Story II
1978
as 主持
The Cheap Detective
1979
Angels And Devils
1983
The Shell Game (II)
1981
as 阿龙
This Generation
1976
I Am Woman
1979
The Maverick
1982
The Super Power
1983
The Legend of Master So
1982
as 苏灿
Teenager
1976
Dream Of The Red Chamber
1975
as 蒋玉涵
Disco Fever
1978
Good Old Times
1981
as 欧阳汉
The First Love
1976
The Killer
1976
The Do Show
2023
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
Murder of Passion
1974
13
1977
Man From Hong Kong
1979
as Ben
Hero
1977
The Landlord
1979
The God of Aqua
1974
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 令狐冲
畸人列傳
1976
七女性
1976
Movies (111)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Captain Sao Feng
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Li Mu Bai
The Killer
1989
as Jong
God of Gamblers
1989
as Ko Chun
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Mark Lee
Once a Thief
1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
as Emperor Ping
Hard Boiled
1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Project Gutenberg
2018
as Painter
Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Roshi
God of Gamblers II
1990
as Ko Chun
God of Gamblers' Return
1994
as Ko Chun
The Monkey King
2014
as Jade Emperor
Prison on Fire
1987
as Chung Tin Ching
Cold War II
2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Huang Silang
Bulletproof Monk
2003
as The Nameless Monk
Shanghai
2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting
The Replacement Killers
1998
as John Lee
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
as Bai Xuanling
Cold War 1994
2026
as Oswald S.C. Kan
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Ken Lee
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
as Mark
The Seventh Curse
1986
as Wesley
Full Contact
1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei
Flaming Brothers
1987
as Tin
Tragic Hero
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
From Vegas to Macau
2014
as Ken
City on Fire
1987
as Ko Chow
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
The Last Tycoon
2012
as Cheng Daqi
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Yuan Shikai
Rich and Famous
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
The Corruptor
1999
as Nick Chen
Scared Stiff
1987
as Inspector Chow
Anna and the King
1999
as King Mongkut
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Ken / Ko Chun
Prison on Fire II
1991
as Chung Tin Ching
All About Ah-Long
1989
as Ah Long
A Hearty Response
1986
as Ho Ting-Bon
Tiger on the Beat
1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
Diary of a Big Man
1988
as Chow Ting Fat
The Lunatics
1986
as Chung
The Romancing Star II
1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
An Autumn's Tale
1987
as Samuel Pang
Story of Rose
1986
as Charles / Ga Ming
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Peace Hotel
1995
as Wong Ah Ping
One More Chance
2023
as Water Ng
The Assassins
2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao
Hong Kong 1941
1984
as Yip Kim-Fay
The Greatest Lover
1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
Miss "O"
1978
as Koon
The Eighth Happiness
1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
Witch from Nepal
1986
as Joe
Wild Search
1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as (archive footage)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
Office
2015
as Ho Chung Ping
Code of Honor
1987
as Fai
The Children of Huang Shi
2008
as Chen Hansheng
The Romancing Star
1987
as Wong Yat Fat
Spiritual Love
1987
as Pu Yung Tsai
Duckweed
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Confucius
2010
as Confucius
The Occupant
1984
as Insp Valentino Chow
The Postman Strikes Back
1982
as Fu Jun
City War
1988
as Dick Lee
Women
1985
as Derek Sun
Love in a Fallen City
1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan
Love Unto Wastes
1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
as Self
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Lee Man Ho
The Bund
1983
as Hui Man Keung
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022
as Jade Emperor
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Ng San Shui
Fractured Follies
1988
as Joe Leung
Dream Lovers
1986
as Song Yu
My Will, I Will
1986
as Detective
Pursuit
1980
as Killer
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
as Soccer Fat
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
as Self
Bloody Money
1983
as Bullet
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
The Reincarnation
1976
Massage Girls
1976
as Ah Gin
Treasure Hunt
1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
The Story of Woo Viet
1981
as Woo Viet
Waiting Alone
2005
as Fa Ge (cameo)
Last Affair
1983
as Kwong Ping
Why Me?
1985
as Mr. Chow
Modern Heroes
1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
The Missed Date
1986
as Peter
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Hot Blood
1977
as Ah Cheng
The Bund Part II
1983
as 许文强
The Executor
1981
as Ng Tao
God Father
1980
as Git
The Head Hunter
1982
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
Joy to the World
1980
as Yam Chung-Lung
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Hung
Soul Ash
1981
Their Private Lives
1978
as Ko Ming Chung
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
The Golden Sting
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
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 161 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Chow Yun-Fat has appeared in 111 films and 50 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
- The Killer (1989) — as Jong
- God of Gamblers (1989) — as Ko Chun
- A Better Tomorrow (1986) — as Mark Lee
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