Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
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
Acting165
movieCold War 1994
2026
Oswald S.C. Kan
movieDetective Chinatown 1900
2025
Bai Xuanling
movieOne More Chance
2023
Water Ng
movieThe Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022
Jade Emperor
movieProject Gutenberg
2018
Painter
movieDuckweed
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieCold War II
2016
Oswald S.C. Kan
movieFrom Vegas to Macau III
2016
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
movieOffice
2015
Ho Chung Ping
movieFrom Vegas to Macau II
2015
Ken / Ko Chun
movieThe Monkey King
2014
Jade Emperor
movieThe Last Tycoon
2012
Cheng Daqi
movieThe Assassins
2012
Chancellor Cao Cao
movieBeginning of the Great Revival
2011
Yuan Shikai
movieLet the Bullets Fly
2010
Huang Silang
movieShanghai
2010
Anthony Lan-Ting
movieConfucius
2010
Confucius
movieDragonball Evolution
2009
Master Roshi
movieThe Children of Huang Shi
2008
Chen Hansheng
movieThe Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
moviePirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Captain Sao Feng
movieCurse of the Golden Flower
2006
Emperor Ping
movieWaiting Alone
2005
Fa Ge (cameo)
movieBulletproof Monk
2003
The Nameless Monk
movieUltimate Fights from the Movies
2002
(archive footage)
movieAnna and the King
1999
King Mongkut
movieThe Corruptor
1999
Nick Chen
movieThe Replacement Killers
1998
John Lee
moviePeace Hotel
1995
Wong Ah Ping
movieTreasure Hunt
1994
Jeffrey Chang Ching
movieFull Contact
1992
Jeff / Gou Fei
movieHard Boiled
1992
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
movieNow You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
Ng San Shui
moviePrison on Fire II
1991
Chung Tin Ching
movieOnce a Thief
1991
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
movieGod of Gamblers II
1990
Ko Chun
movieThe Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
movieGod of Gamblers
1989
Ko Chun
movieTriads: The Inside Story
1989
Lee Man Ho
tvEverybody Loves Somebody
1989
uncredited
movieWild Search
1989
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
movieAll About Ah-Long
1989
Ah Long
movieCity War
1988
Dick Lee
movieThe Greatest Lover
1988
Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
movieDiary of a Big Man
1988
Chow Ting Fat
movieFractured Follies
1988
Joe Leung
movieTiger on the Beat
1988
Sergeant Francis Li
movieThe Eighth Happiness
1988
Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
movieThe Romancing Star II
1988
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
moviePrison on Fire
1987
Chung Tin Ching
movieSpiritual Love
1987
Pu Yung Tsai
movieAn Autumn's Tale
1987
Samuel Pang
movieThe Romancing Star
1987
Wong Yat Fat
movieRich and Famous
1987
Lee Ah Chai
movieScared Stiff
1987
Inspector Chow
movieTragic Hero
1987
Lee Ah Chai
movieCity on Fire
1987
Ko Chow
movieMy Will, I Will
1986
Detective
movieA Hearty Response
1986
Ho Ting-Bon
movieLove Unto Wastes
1986
Detective Lam Chun-Keung
movieA Better Tomorrow
1986
Mark Lee
movie100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
Soccer Fat
movieDream Lovers
1986
Song Yu
movieStory of Rose
1986
Charles / Ga Ming
movieWhy Me?
1985
Mr. Chow
tvThe Yang's Saga
1985
Lui Dong-bun
movieWomen
1985
Derek Sun
movieHong Kong 1941
1984
Yip Kim-Fay
tvPolice Cadet
1984
張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
movieThe Occupant
1984
Insp Valentino Chow
movieLove in a Fallen City
1984
Fan Liu-Yuan
movieLast Affair
1983
Kwong Ping
movieBloody Money
1983
Bullet
movieThe Bund
1983
Hui Man Keung
movieThe Head Hunter
1982
Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
movieThe Story of Woo Viet
1981
Woo Viet
movieThe Executor
1981
Ng Tao
movieModern Heroes
1980
Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
moviePursuit
1980
Killer
movieJoy to the World
1980
Yam Chung-Lung
movieTheir Private Lives
1978
Ko Ming Chung
movieHot Blood
1977
Ah Cheng
movieMassage Girls
1976
Ah Gin
Cold War III
Oswald S.C. Kan
movieCold War 1995
Oswald S.C. Kan