
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)

Voice
2012

Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self

Police Cadet
1984
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing

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 Yang's Saga
1985
as Lui Dong-bun

The Shell Game
1980

歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968

The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984

Chinese Folklore
1974

The Battle Among the Clans
1985

The Fate
1981

The Giants
1978

Vanity Fair
1978

Hero's Blood Road
1981

The Radio Tycoon
1983

The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979

The Brothers
1980

Hong Kong Story II
1978
as 主持

Conflict
1978

The Bund
1980
as 许文强

Mystery Beyond
1976

Everybody Loves Somebody
1989
as uncredited

The Cheap Detective
1979

The Killer
1976

The Shell Game (II)
1981
as 阿龙

Angels And Devils
1983

The Legend of Master So
1982
as 苏灿

This Generation
1976

Good Old Times
1981
as 欧阳汉

The Maverick
1982

Teenager
1976

The Super Power
1983

I Am Woman
1979

Disco Fever
1978

Dream Of The Red Chamber
1975
as 蒋玉涵

The First Love
1976

The Do Show
2023

C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976

13
1977

Man From Hong Kong
1979
as Ben

笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 令狐冲

Murder of Passion
1974

Hero
1977

The God of Aqua
1974

The Landlord
1979

畸人列傳
1976

七女性
1976
Movies (111)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Captain Sao Feng

The Killer
1989
as Jong

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Li Mu Bai

God of Gamblers
1989
as Ko Chun

Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
as Emperor Ping

A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Mark Lee

Hard Boiled
1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen

Once a Thief
1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe

Prison on Fire
1987
as Chung Tin Ching

Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Roshi

The Monkey King
2014
as Jade Emperor

Project Gutenberg
2018
as Painter

Cold War II
2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan

God of Gamblers' Return
1994
as Ko Chun

Cold War 1994
2026
as Oswald S.C. Kan

God of Gamblers II
1990
as Ko Chun

Bulletproof Monk
2003
as The Nameless Monk

Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Huang Silang

The Replacement Killers
1998
as John Lee

Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
as Bai Xuanling

Shanghai
2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting

From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun

Full Contact
1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei

A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Ken Lee

Flaming Brothers
1987
as Tin

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
as Mark

Rich and Famous
1987
as Lee Ah Chai

The Seventh Curse
1986
as Wesley

City on Fire
1987
as Ko Chow

The Corruptor
1999
as Nick Chen

The Romancing Star II
1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]

Diary of a Big Man
1988
as Chow Ting Fat

From Vegas to Macau
2014
as Ken

Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Yuan Shikai

Tragic Hero
1987
as Lee Ah Chai

The Last Tycoon
2012
as Cheng Daqi

Anna and the King
1999
as King Mongkut

Scared Stiff
1987
as Inspector Chow

From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Ken / Ko Chun

The Lunatics
1986
as Chung

All About Ah-Long
1989
as Ah Long

Tiger on the Beat
1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan

Prison on Fire II
1991
as Chung Tin Ching

City War
1988
as Dick Lee

A Hearty Response
1986
as Ho Ting-Bon

Code of Honor
1987
as Fai

Witch from Nepal
1986
as Joe

One More Chance
2023
as Water Ng

Hong Kong 1941
1984
as Yip Kim-Fay

The Greatest Lover
1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow

The Assassins
2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao

Miss "O"
1978
as Koon

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as (archive footage)

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink

An Autumn's Tale
1987
as Samuel Pang

Confucius
2010
as Confucius

The Eighth Happiness
1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long

The Children of Huang Shi
2008
as Chen Hansheng

Treasure Hunt
1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching

The Romancing Star
1987
as Wong Yat Fat

Peace Hotel
1995
as Wong Ah Ping

Office
2015
as Ho Chung Ping

Love in a Fallen City
1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan

Wild Search
1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong

Story of Rose
1986
as Charles / Ga Ming

Spiritual Love
1987
as Pu Yung Tsai

Love Unto Wastes
1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung

Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977

The Occupant
1984
as Insp Valentino Chow

Fractured Follies
1988
as Joe Leung

Duckweed
2017
as Self (archive footage)

The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022
as Jade Emperor

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
as Self

Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Lee Man Ho

Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Ng San Shui

Women
1985
as Derek Sun

The Postman Strikes Back
1982
as Fu Jun

The Bund
1983
as Hui Man Keung

Waiting Alone
2005
as Fa Ge (cameo)

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
as Soccer Fat

My Will, I Will
1986
as Detective
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
as Self

Dream Lovers
1986
as Song Yu

The Story of Woo Viet
1981
as Woo Viet

Massage Girls
1976
as Ah Gin

Last Affair
1983
as Kwong Ping

The Reincarnation
1976

Bloody Money
1983
as Bullet

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常

Pursuit
1980
as Killer

The Missed Date
1986
as Peter

When Tat Fu Was Young
1988

Why Me?
1985
as Mr. Chow

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976

Hot Blood
1977
as Ah Cheng

Soul Ash
1981

Modern Heroes
1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai

The Head Hunter
1982
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich

Katanyu Prakasit
1983

The Executor
1981
as Ng Tao

The Bund Part II
1983
as 许文强

Joy to the World
1980
as Yam Chung-Lung

Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Hung

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976

God Father
1980
as Git

Their Private Lives
1978
as Ko Ming Chung

The Making of Stranglehold
2007
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
- The Killer (1989) — as Jong
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — as Li Mu Bai
- God of Gamblers (1989) — as Ko Chun
- Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) — as Emperor Ping
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