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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