Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Chow Yun-Fat
Hard Boiled
1992
The Killer
1989
Filmography
Acting (116)
2026
Intermissionas Self (archive footage)
2026
Cold War 1994as Oswald S.C. Kan
6.5
2025
Detective Chinatown 1900as Bai Xuanling
6.3
2023
One More Chanceas Water Ng
5.5
2022
The Monkey King: The Legend Beginsas Jade Emperor
6.0
2018
Project Gutenbergas Painter
7.1
2017
Duckweedas Self (archive footage)
6.6
2016
Cold War IIas Oswald S.C. Kan
6.3
2016
From Vegas to Macau IIIas Ken Shek / Ko Chun
4.1
2015
Officeas Ho Chung Ping
5.6
2015
From Vegas to Macau IIas Ken / Ko Chun
5.0
2014
From Vegas to Macauas Ken
5.2
2014
The Monkey Kingas Jade Emperor
5.6
2012
The Last Tycoonas Cheng Daqi
6.4
2012
The Assassinsas Chancellor Cao Cao
5.8
2011
Beginning of the Great Revivalas Yuan Shikai
4.7
2010
Let the Bullets Flyas Huang Silang
7.8
2010
Shanghaias Anthony Lan-Ting
6.1
2010
Confuciusas Confucius
6.0
2009
Dragonball Evolutionas Roshi
2.9
2008
The Children of Huang Shias Chen Hansheng
6.7
2007
The Postmodern Life of My Auntas Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
5.6
8.0
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas Captain Sao Feng
7.3
2006
Curse of the Golden Floweras Emperor Ping
6.9
2005
Waiting Aloneas Fa Ge (cameo)
6.8
2003
Bulletproof Monkas The Nameless Monk
5.5
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas (archive footage)
5.0
2002
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywoodas Self
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonas Li Mu Bai
7.4
1999
Anna and the Kingas King Mongkut
6.8
1999
The Corruptoras Nick Chen
6.1
1998
The Replacement Killersas John Lee
6.3
1995
Peace Hotelas Wong Ah Ping
5.9
1994
God of Gamblers' Returnas Ko Chun
6.6
1994
Treasure Huntas Jeffrey Chang Ching
5.9
1992
Full Contactas Jeff / Gou Fei
6.8
1992
Hard Boiledas Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
7.5
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don'tas Ng San Shui
6.2
1991
Prison on Fire IIas Chung Tin Ching
6.8
1991
Once a Thiefas Red Bean Puddin / Joe
6.9
1990
God of Gamblers IIas Ko Chun
6.9
1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoonas Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
6.4
1989
God of Gamblersas Ko Chun
7.2
6.4
1989
Triads: The Inside Storyas Lee Man Ho
6.1
1989
Wild Searchas Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
6.8
1989
The Killeras Jong
7.6
1989
All About Ah-Longas Ah Long
7.3
1988
City Waras Dick Lee
6.8
1988
Goodbye My Friendas Hung
7.0
7.5
1988
The Greatest Loveras Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
5.4
1988
Diary of a Big Manas Chow Ting Fat
6.6
1988
Fractured Folliesas Joe Leung
6.0
1988
Tiger on the Beatas Sergeant Francis Li
6.5
1988
The Eighth Happinessas Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
6.4
1988
The Romancing Star IIas Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
5.0
1987
A Better Tomorrow IIas Ken Lee
7.1
1987
Prison on Fireas Chung Tin Ching
7.0
1987
Spiritual Loveas Pu Yung Tsai
6.4
1987
Flaming Brothersas Tin
6.4
1987
An Autumn's Taleas Samuel Pang
7.4
1987
The Romancing Staras Wong Yat Fat
6.0
1987
Rich and Famousas Lee Ah Chai
6.6
1987
Code of Honoras Fai
7.3
1987
Scared Stiffas Inspector Chow
7.3
1987
Tragic Heroas Lee Ah Chai
6.1
1987
City on Fireas Ko Chow
7.0
1986
The Seventh Curseas Wesley
6.7
1986
My Will, I Willas Detective
9.0
1986
A Hearty Responseas Ho Ting-Bon
6.5
1986
Love Unto Wastesas Detective Lam Chun-Keung
6.7
1986
A Better Tomorrowas Mark Lee
7.4
1986
The Lunaticsas Chung
7.3
1986
100 Ways to Murder Your Wifeas Soccer Fat
5.5
1986
The Missed Dateas Peter
7.0
1986
Dream Loversas Song Yu
6.9
1986
Witch from Nepalas Joe
5.5
1986
Story of Roseas Charles / Ga Ming
6.8
1985
Why Me?as Mr. Chow
8.8
1985
Womenas Derek Sun
7.0
1984
Hong Kong 1941as Yip Kim-Fay
6.3
1984
The Occupantas Insp Valentino Chow
6.3
1984
Love in a Fallen Cityas Fan Liu-Yuan
6.4
1983
Last Affairas Kwong Ping
7.4
1983
Bloody Moneyas Bullet
7.0
1983
1983
The Bund Part IIas 许文强
6.5
1983
The Bundas Hui Man Keung
5.7
1982
The Postman Strikes Backas Fu Jun
6.6
1982
The Head Hunteras Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
6.1
1981
The Story of Woo Vietas Woo Viet
6.5
1981
The Executoras Ng Tao
7.0
1981
1980
Modern Heroesas Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
8.0
1980
Pursuitas Killer
7.5
1980
Joy to the Worldas Yam Chung-Lung
6.5
1980
God Fatheras Git
6.0
1978
Miss "O"as Koon
8.0
1978
Their Private Livesas Ko Ming Chung
8.0
1977
Hot Bloodas Ah Cheng
10.0
9.0
1976
Massage Girlsas Ah Gin
8.5
9.0
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Cold War IIIas Oswald S.C. Kan
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Cold War 1995as Oswald S.C. Kan
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電視先鋒群星會as Self
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七龙珠as 武天