Chow Yun-Fat

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-05-18 (age 71)

From: Hong Kong, China

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.

Filmography (165)

MOVIE★ 6.8
Cold War 1994
2026
as Oswald S.C. Kan
MOVIE★ 6.3
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
as Bai Xuanling
TV
The Do Show
2023
MOVIE★ 5.5
One More Chance
2023
as Water Ng
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022
as Jade Emperor
MOVIE★ 7.2
Project Gutenberg
2018
as Painter
MOVIE★ 6.5
Duckweed
2017
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 4.0
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
MOVIE★ 6.3
Cold War II
2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan
MOVIE★ 4.1
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
MOVIE★ 5.7
Office
2015
as Ho Chung Ping
MOVIE★ 5.0
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Ken / Ko Chun
MOVIE★ 5.2
From Vegas to Macau
2014
as Ken
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Monkey King
2014
as Jade Emperor
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Last Tycoon
2012
as Cheng Daqi
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Assassins
2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao
TV
Voice
2012
MOVIE★ 4.7
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Yuan Shikai
MOVIE★ 7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Huang Silang
MOVIE★ 6.1
Shanghai
2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting
MOVIE★ 5.9
Confucius
2010
as Confucius
MOVIE★ 2.9
Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Roshi
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Children of Huang Shi
2008
as Chen Hansheng
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
MOVIE
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Captain Sao Feng
MOVIE
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
as Emperor Ping
MOVIE★ 6.8
Waiting Alone
2005
as Fa Ge (cameo)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Bulletproof Monk
2003
as The Nameless Monk
MOVIE★ 5.1
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002
as Self
MOVIE
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Li Mu Bai
MOVIE★ 6.8
Anna and the King
1999
as King Mongkut
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Corruptor
1999
as Nick Chen
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Replacement Killers
1998
as John Lee
MOVIE★ 5.9
Peace Hotel
1995
as Wong Ah Ping
MOVIE★ 6.6
God of Gamblers' Return
1994
as Ko Chun
MOVIE★ 5.9
Treasure Hunt
1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
MOVIE★ 6.8
Full Contact
1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hard Boiled
1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Ng San Shui
MOVIE★ 6.8
Prison on Fire II
1991
as Chung Tin Ching
MOVIE★ 6.9
Once a Thief
1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
MOVIE★ 6.9
God of Gamblers II
1990
as Ko Chun
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
MOVIE★ 7.2
God of Gamblers
1989
as Ko Chun
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
as Mark
MOVIE★ 6.1
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Lee Man Ho
TV★ 9.0
Everybody Loves Somebody
1989
as uncredited
MOVIE★ 6.8
Wild Search
1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Killer
1989
as Jong
MOVIE★ 7.3
All About Ah-Long
1989
as Ah Long
TV★ 9.5
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 周润发
MOVIE★ 6.8
City War
1988
as Dick Lee
MOVIE★ 7.0
Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Hung
MOVIE★ 7.5
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Greatest Lover
1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
MOVIE★ 6.6
Diary of a Big Man
1988
as Chow Ting Fat
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fractured Follies
1988
as Joe Leung
MOVIE★ 6.5
Tiger on the Beat
1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Eighth Happiness
1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Romancing Star II
1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Ken Lee
MOVIE★ 7.0
Prison on Fire
1987
as Chung Tin Ching
MOVIE★ 6.4
Spiritual Love
1987
as Pu Yung Tsai
MOVIE★ 6.4
Flaming Brothers
1987
as Tin
MOVIE★ 7.4
An Autumn's Tale
1987
as Samuel Pang
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Romancing Star
1987
as Wong Yat Fat
MOVIE★ 6.6
Rich and Famous
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
MOVIE★ 7.3
Code of Honor
1987
as Fai
MOVIE★ 7.3
Scared Stiff
1987
as Inspector Chow
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tragic Hero
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
MOVIE★ 6.9
City on Fire
1987
as Ko Chow
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Seventh Curse
1986
as Wesley
MOVIE★ 9.0
My Will, I Will
1986
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Hearty Response
1986
as Ho Ting-Bon
MOVIE★ 6.7
Love Unto Wastes
1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
MOVIE★ 7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Mark Lee
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Lunatics
1986
as Chung
MOVIE★ 5.5
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
as Soccer Fat
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Missed Date
1986
as Peter
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dream Lovers
1986
as Song Yu
MOVIE★ 5.5
Witch from Nepal
1986
as Joe
MOVIE★ 6.8
Story of Rose
1986
as Charles / Ga Ming
MOVIE★ 8.8
Why Me?
1985
as Mr. Chow
TV★ 8.9
The Yang's Saga
1985
as Lui Dong-bun
MOVIE★ 7.0
Women
1985
as Derek Sun
TV★ 7.0
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hong Kong 1941
1984
as Yip Kim-Fay
TV★ 7.0
Police Cadet
1984
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Occupant
1984
as Insp Valentino Chow
MOVIE★ 6.4
Love in a Fallen City
1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan
TV★ 7.5
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
TV
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 令狐冲
MOVIE★ 7.4
Last Affair
1983
as Kwong Ping
TV★ 10.0
Angels And Devils
1983
TV
The Super Power
1983
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bloody Money
1983
as Bullet
MOVIE
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Bund Part II
1983
as 许文强
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Bund
1983
as Hui Man Keung
TV
The Radio Tycoon
1983
TV
播音人 (數碼修復版)
1983
as 韦业昌
TV★ 8.7
The Legend of Master So
1982
as 苏灿
TV
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)
1982
as 苏灿
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Postman Strikes Back
1982
as Fu Jun
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Head Hunter
1982
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
TV
The Maverick
1982
TV
Good Old Times
1981
as 欧阳汉
TV
Hero's Blood Road
1981
TV
The Fate
1981
as 倪骏
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Story of Woo Viet
1981
as Woo Viet
TV
The Shell Game (II)
1981
as 阿龙
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Executor
1981
as Ng Tao
MOVIE
Soul Ash
1981
MOVIE★ 8.0
Modern Heroes
1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
TV★ 5.3
The Shell Game
1980
MOVIE★ 7.5
Pursuit
1980
as Killer
MOVIE★ 6.5
Joy to the World
1980
as Yam Chung-Lung
TV
The Brothers
1980
as 石晖
TV★ 8.9
The Bund
1980
as 许文强
MOVIE★ 6.0
God Father
1980
as Git
TV★ 9.0
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
TV
Man From Hong Kong
1979
as Ben
TV
I Am Woman
1979
TV
The Cheap Detective
1979
TV
The Landlord
1979
TV★ 8.0
Conflict
1978
TV
Disco Fever
1978
TV
Hong Kong Story II
1978
as 主持
TV★ 10.0
The Giants
1978
MOVIE★ 8.0
Miss "O"
1978
as Koon
MOVIE★ 8.0
Their Private Lives
1978
as Ko Ming Chung
TV
Vanity Fair
1978
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hot Blood
1977
as Ah Cheng
TV
Hero
1977
TV
A House is Not a Home
1977
as 何严明
TV
13
1977
MOVIE★ 9.0
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
TV
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
TV
畸人列傳
1976
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
MOVIE
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
TV
七女性
1976
TV
Hotel
1976
MOVIE★ 8.5
Massage Girls
1976
as Ah Gin
TV
Teenager
1976
TV
The First Love
1976
TV
Mystery Beyond
1976
MOVIE★ 9.0
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
TV
This Generation
1976
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Reincarnation
1976
TV
The Killer
1976
TV★ 6.0
Dream Of The Red Chamber
1975
as 蒋玉涵
TV
Murder of Passion
1974
TV
The God of Aqua
1974
TV
Chinese Folklore
1974
TV
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
TV★ 9.0
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
MOVIE
Cold War 1995
—
as Oswald S.C. Kan
MOVIE
Cold War III
—
as Oswald S.C. Kan
MOVIE
The Golden Sting
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