Chow Yun-Fat
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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
Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Captain Sao Feng
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
as Li Mu Bai
Hard Boiled (1992)
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
God of Gamblers (1989)
as Ko Chun
The Killer (1989)
as Jong
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
as Mark Lee
The Monkey King (2014)
as Jade Emperor
Once a Thief (1991)
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
as Emperor Ping
Cold War 1994 (2026)
as Oswald S.C. Kan
God of Gamblers' Return (1994)
as Ko Chun
Project Gutenberg (2018)
as Painter
Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
as Huang Silang
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
as Master Roshi
The Replacement Killers (1998)
as John Lee
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
as Bai Xuanling
God of Gamblers II (1990)
as Ko Chun
All About Ah-Long (1989)
as Ah Long
Full Contact (1992)
as Jeff / Gou Fei
The Seventh Curse (1986)
as Wesley
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
as Ken Lee
Anna and the King (1999)
as King Mongkut
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
as The Nameless Monk
City on Fire (1987)
as Ko Chow
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
as Mark
The Corruptor (1999)
as Nick Chen
Prison on Fire II (1991)
as Chung Tin Ching
Shanghai (2010)
as Anthony Lan-Ting
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
as Sergeant Francis Li
Cold War II (2016)
as Oswald S.C. Kan
From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau (2014)
as Ken
Tragic Hero (1987)
as Lee Ah Chai
The Last Tycoon (2012)
as Cheng Daqi
Confucius (2010)
as Confucius
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
as Yuan Shikai
Prison on Fire (1987)
as Chung Tin Ching
From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
as Ken / Ko Chun
Spiritual Love (1987)
as Pu Yung Tsai
Flaming Brothers (1987)
as Tin
The Romancing Star (1987)
as Wong Yat Fat
One More Chance (2023)
as Water Ng
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
as Soccer Fat
Peace Hotel (1995)
as Wong Ah Ping
An Autumn's Tale (1987)
as Samuel Pang
The Assassins (2012)
as Chancellor Cao Cao
Code of Honor (1987)
as Fai
City War (1988)
as Dick Lee
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
as Chen Hansheng
Diary of a Big Man (1988)
as Chow Ting Fat
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
as Yip Kim-Fay
Duckweed (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Romancing Star II (1988)
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
The Greatest Lover (1988)
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
Rich and Famous (1987)
as Lee Ah Chai
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
The Postman Strikes Back (1982)
as Fu Jun
A Hearty Response (1986)
as Ho Ting-Bon
Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
as Lee Man Ho
Scared Stiff (1987)
as Inspector Chow
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
Treasure Hunt (1994)
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
Love Unto Wastes (1986)
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
The Lunatics (1986)
as Chung
Witch from Nepal (1986)
as Joe
Cold War III (—)
as Oswald S.C. Kan
The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
as Woo Viet
Fractured Follies (1988)
as Joe Leung
Waiting Alone (2005)
as Fa Ge (cameo)
Wild Search (1989)
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
Office (2015)
as Ho Chung Ping
Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)
as Ng San Shui
The Occupant (1984)
as Insp Valentino Chow
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
as Jade Emperor
The Executor (1981)
as Ng Tao
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
as (archive footage)
The Bund (1983)
as Hui Man Keung
Massage Girls (1976)
as Ah Gin
Story of Rose (1986)
as Charles / Ga Ming
The Bund Part II (1983)
as 许文强
Love in a Fallen City (1984)
as Fan Liu-Yuan
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007)
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
Women (1985)
as Derek Sun
My Will, I Will (1986)
as Detective
Bloody Money (1983)
as Bullet
Modern Heroes (1980)
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
Last Affair (1983)
as Kwong Ping
Hot Blood (1977)
as Ah Cheng
When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)
Actor
Why Me? (1985)
as Mr. Chow
Miss "O" (1978)
as Koon
Cold War 1995 (—)
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Pursuit (1980)
as Killer
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom (1976)
Actor
Dream Lovers (1986)
as Song Yu
God Father (1980)
as Git
Their Private Lives (1978)
as Ko Ming Chung
Bed for Day, Bed for Night (1977)
Actor
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile (1976)
Actor
The Reincarnation (1976)
Actor
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung (1976)
Actor
Katanyu Prakasit (1983)
Actor
The Making of Hard Boiled (2007)
Actor
The Head Hunter (1982)
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
The Golden Sting (—)
Actor
The Missed Date (1986)
as Peter
Goodbye My Friend (1988)
as Hung
Soul Ash (1981)
Actor
Joy to the World (1980)
as Yam Chung-Lung
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood (2002)
as Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000)
as Self
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (2007)
as Self
The Making of Stranglehold (2007)
Actor