Chow Yun-Fat
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-05-18 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Chow Yun-Fat
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
Acting
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan
(2025)
Detective Chinatown 1900
as Bai Xuanling
(2023)
One More Chance
as Water Ng
(2018)
Project Gutenberg
as Painter
(2017)
Duckweed
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
Cold War II
as Oswald S.C. Kan
(2016)
From Vegas to Macau III
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
(2015)
From Vegas to Macau II
as Ken / Ko Chun
(2015)
Office
as Ho Chung Ping
(2014)
The Monkey King
as Jade Emperor
(2014)
From Vegas to Macau
as Ken
(2012)
The Last Tycoon
as Cheng Daqi
(2012)
The Assassins
as Chancellor Cao Cao
(2011)
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Yuan Shikai
(2010)
Let the Bullets Fly
as Huang Silang
(2010)
Shanghai
as Anthony Lan-Ting
(2010)
Confucius
as Confucius
(2009)
Dragonball Evolution
as Master Roshi
(2008)
The Children of Huang Shi
as Chen Hansheng
(2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Captain Sao Feng
(2007)
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
(2006)
Curse of the Golden Flower
as Emperor Ping
(2005)
Waiting Alone
as Fa Ge (cameo)
(2003)
Bulletproof Monk
as The Nameless Monk
(2002)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as (archive footage)
(2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Li Mu Bai
(1999)
Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
(1999)
The Corruptor
as Nick Chen
(1998)
The Replacement Killers
as John Lee
(1995)
Peace Hotel
as Wong Ah Ping
(1994)
God of Gamblers' Return
as Ko Chun
(1994)
Treasure Hunt
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
(1992)
Hard Boiled
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
(1992)
Full Contact
as Jeff / Gou Fei
(1992)
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Ng San Shui
(1991)
Once a Thief
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
(1991)
Prison on Fire II
as Chung Tin Ching
(1990)
God of Gamblers II
as Ko Chun
(1990)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
(1989)
The Killer
as Jong
(1989)
God of Gamblers
as Ko Chun
(1989)
(1989)
Triads: The Inside Story
as Lee Man Ho
(1989)
All About Ah-Long
as Ah Long
(1989)
Wild Search
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
(1988)
The Romancing Star II
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
(1988)
The Diary of a Big Man
as Chow Ting Fat
(1988)
Tiger on the Beat
as Sergeant Francis Li
(1988)
The Eighth Happiness
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
(1988)
City War
as Dick Lee
(1988)
Fractured Follies
as Joe Leung
(1988)
The Greatest Lover
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
(1988)
(1988)
Goodbye My Friend
as Hung
(1987)
A Better Tomorrow II
as Ken Lee
(1987)
Prison on Fire
as Chung Tin Ching
(1987)
City on Fire
as Ko Chow
(1987)
An Autumn's Tale
as Samuel Pang
(1987)
Flaming Brothers
as Tin
(1987)
The Romancing Star
as Wong Yat Fat
(1987)
Tragic Hero
as Lee Ah Chai
(1987)
Rich and Famous
as Lee Ah Chai
(1987)
Spiritual Love
as Pu Yung Tsai
(1987)
Scared Stiff
as Inspector Chow
(1987)
Code of Honor
as Fai
(1986)
A Better Tomorrow
as Mark Lee
(1986)
The Seventh Curse
as Wesley
(1986)
The Lunatics
as Chung
(1986)
A Hearty Response
as Ho Ting-Bon
(1986)
Love Unto Wastes
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
(1986)
Witch from Nepal
as Joe
(1986)
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
as Soccer Fat
(1986)
Story of Rose
as Charles / Ga Ming
(1986)
My Will, I Will
as Detective
(1986)
Dream Lovers
as Song Yu
(1986)
The Missed Date
as Peter
(1985)
Women
as Derek Sun
(1985)
Why Me?
as Mr. Chow
(1984)
Hong Kong 1941
as Yip Kim-Fay
(1984)
The Occupant
as Insp Valentino Chow
(1984)
Love in a Fallen City
as Fan Liu-Yuan
(1983)
The Bund
as Hui Man Keung
(1983)
Last Affair
as Kwong Ping
(1983)
The Bund Part II
as 许文强
(1983)
Bloody Money
as Bullet
(1983)
(1982)
The Postman Strikes Back
as Fu Jun
(1982)
The Head Hunter
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
(1981)
The Story of Woo Viet
as Woo Viet
(1981)
(1981)
The Executor
as Ng Tao
(1980)
God Father
as Git
(1980)
Joy to the World
as Yam Chung-Lung
(1980)
Pursuit
as Killer
(1980)
Modern Heroes
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
(1978)
Their Private Lives
as Ko Ming Chung
(1978)
Miss "O"
as Koon
(1977)
Hot Blood
as Ah Cheng
(1977)
(1976)
Massage Girls
as Ah Gin
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
Crew
(1995)
Peace Hotel
Writer
(1989)
All About Ah-Long
Story
(1988)