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