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