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