Chow Yun-Fat
Acting1955Hong Kong, China
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
Acting History
Future
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Cold War 1994
as Oswald S.C. Kan
2025
Detective Chinatown 1900
as Bai Xuanling
2023
One More Chance
as Water Ng
2022
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
as Jade Emperor
2018
Project Gutenberg
as Painter
2017
Duckweed
as Self (archive footage)
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
Cold War II
as Oswald S.C. Kan
2015
Office
as Ho Chung Ping
From Vegas to Macau II
as Ken / Ko Chun
2014
2012
The Assassins
as Chancellor Cao Cao
The Last Tycoon
as Cheng Daqi
2011
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Yuan Shikai
2010
2009
Dragonball Evolution
as Master Roshi
2008
The Children of Huang Shi
as Chen Hansheng
2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Captain Sao Feng
2006
Curse of the Golden Flower
as Emperor Ping
2005
Waiting Alone
as Fa Ge (cameo)
2003
Bulletproof Monk
as The Nameless Monk
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as (archive footage)
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Li Mu Bai
1999
Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
The Corruptor
as Nick Chen
1998
The Replacement Killers
as John Lee
1995
Peace Hotel
as Wong Ah Ping
Peace Hotel
Writer
1994
Treasure Hunt
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
God of Gamblers' Return
as Ko Chun
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Ng San Shui
Hard Boiled
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Full Contact
as Jeff / Gou Fei
1991
Prison on Fire II
as Chung Tin Ching
Once a Thief
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
God of Gamblers II
as Ko Chun
1989
All About Ah-Long
as Ah Long
The Killer
as Jong
Wild Search
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
God of Gamblers
as Ko Chun
Triads: The Inside Story
as Lee Man Ho
Celebrity Talk Show
TVas 周润发• 1 eps
All About Ah-Long
Story
1988
City War
as Dick Lee
The Diary of a Big Man
as Chow Ting Fat
The Greatest Lover
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
Tiger on the Beat
as Sergeant Francis Li
Goodbye My Friend
as Hung
Fractured Follies
as Joe Leung
The Eighth Happiness
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
The Romancing Star II
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1987
Prison on Fire
as Chung Tin Ching
Code of Honor
as Fai
Spiritual Love
as Pu Yung Tsai
A Better Tomorrow II
as Ken Lee
Scared Stiff
as Inspector Chow
The Romancing Star
as Wong Yat Fat
Rich and Famous
as Lee Ah Chai
Flaming Brothers
as Tin
An Autumn's Tale
as Samuel Pang
Tragic Hero
as Lee Ah Chai
City on Fire
as Ko Chow
1986
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
as Soccer Fat
Witch from Nepal
as Joe
My Will, I Will
as Detective
A Better Tomorrow
as Mark Lee
The Seventh Curse
as Wesley
The Lunatics
as Chung
Love Unto Wastes
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
A Hearty Response
as Ho Ting-Bon
Story of Rose
as Charles / Ga Ming
The Missed Date
as Peter
Dream Lovers
as Song Yu
1985
Why Me?
as Mr. Chow
Women
as Derek Sun
Golden Horse Awards
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Yang's Saga
TVas Lui Dong-bun• 6 eps
Police Cadet
TVas 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing• 40 eps
1984
Love in a Fallen City
as Fan Liu-Yuan
The Occupant
as Insp Valentino Chow
Hong Kong 1941
as Yip Kim-Fay
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
TVas 令狐冲
1983
1982
The Head Hunter
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
The Postman Strikes Back
as Fu Jun
The Legend of Master So
TVas 苏灿• 20 eps
1981
The Executor
as Ng Tao
The Story of Woo Viet
as Woo Viet
The Shell Game (II)
TVas 阿龙• 20 eps
Good Old Times
TVas 欧阳汉• 20 eps
1980
God Father
as Git
Modern Heroes
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
Joy to the World
as Yam Chung-Lung
Pursuit
as Killer
The Bund
TVas 许文强• 25 eps
1978
1977
1975
Dream Of The Red Chamber
TVas 蒋玉涵• 7 eps