Chow Yun-Fat

Acting

Chow Yun-Fat

Born May 18, 1955Hong Kong, China157 credits

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

Cold War 1994

Cold War 1994

Movie

2026

Detective Chinatown 1900
6.3

Detective Chinatown 1900

Movie

2025

The Do Show

The Do Show

TV

2023

One More Chance
5.5

One More Chance

Movie

2023

The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
6.0

The Monkey King: The Legend Begins

Movie

2022

Project Gutenberg
7.2

Project Gutenberg

Movie

2018

Filmography

Cold War 1994
2026Cold War 1994as Oswald S.C. KanMovie
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025Detective Chinatown 1900as Bai XuanlingMovie
The Do Show
2023The Do ShowTV
One More Chance
2023One More Chanceas Water NgMovie
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022The Monkey King: The Legend Beginsas Jade EmperorMovie
Project Gutenberg
2018Project Gutenbergas PainterMovie
Duckweed
2017Duckweedas Self (archive footage)Movie
鲁豫有约一日行
2016鲁豫有约一日行TV
Cold War II
2016Cold War IIas Oswald S.C. KanMovie
From Vegas to Macau III
2016From Vegas to Macau IIIas Ken Shek / Ko ChunMovie
Office
2015Officeas Ho Chung PingMovie
From Vegas to Macau II
2015From Vegas to Macau IIas Ken / Ko ChunMovie
From Vegas to Macau
2014From Vegas to Macauas KenMovie
The Monkey King
2014The Monkey Kingas Jade EmperorMovie
The Last Tycoon
2012The Last Tycoonas Cheng DaqiMovie
The Assassins
2012The Assassinsas Chancellor Cao CaoMovie
Voice
2012VoiceTV
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011Beginning of the Great Revivalas Yuan ShikaiMovie
Let the Bullets Fly
2010Let the Bullets Flyas Huang SilangMovie
Shanghai
2010Shanghaias Anthony Lan-TingMovie
Confucius
2010Confuciusas ConfuciusMovie
Dragonball Evolution
2009Dragonball Evolutionas Master RoshiMovie
The Children of Huang Shi
2008The Children of Huang Shias Chen HanshengMovie
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007The Postmodern Life of My Auntas Zhichang Pan / 潘知常Movie
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007The Making of Hard BoiledMovie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas Captain Sao FengMovie
S
2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'as SelfMovie
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006Curse of the Golden Floweras Emperor PingMovie
Waiting Alone
2005Waiting Aloneas Fa Ge (cameo)Movie
Bulletproof Monk
2003Bulletproof Monkas The Nameless MonkMovie
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas (archive footage)Movie
T
2000The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'as SelfMovie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonas Li Mu BaiMovie
Anna and the King
1999Anna and the Kingas King MongkutMovie
The Corruptor
1999The Corruptoras Nick ChenMovie
The Replacement Killers
1998The Replacement Killersas John LeeMovie
Peace Hotel
1995Peace Hotelas Wong Ah PingMovie
God of Gamblers' Return
1994God of Gamblers' Returnas Ko ChunMovie
Treasure Hunt
1994Treasure Huntas Jeffrey Chang ChingMovie
Full Contact
1992Full Contactas Jeff / Gou FeiMovie
Hard Boiled
1992Hard Boiledas Insp. 'Tequila' YuenMovie
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992Now You See Love... Now You Don'tas Ng San ShuiMovie
Prison on Fire II
1991Prison on Fire IIas Chung Tin ChingMovie
Once a Thief
1991Once a Thiefas Red Bean Puddin / JoeMovie
God of Gamblers II
1990God of Gamblers IIas Ko ChunMovie
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoonas Lam Bo Sun / Mr. StinkMovie
God of Gamblers
1989God of Gamblersas Ko ChunMovie
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigonas MarkMovie
Triads: The Inside Story
1989Triads: The Inside Storyas Lee Man HoMovie
Wild Search
1989Wild Searchas Sgt. Lau Chun-PongMovie
The Killer
1989The Killeras JongMovie
All About Ah-Long
1989All About Ah-Longas Ah LongMovie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989Celebrity Talk Showas 周润发TV
City War
1988City Waras Dick LeeMovie
Goodbye My Friend
1988Goodbye My Friendas HungMovie
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988When Tat Fu Was YoungMovie
The Greatest Lover
1988The Greatest Loveras Qian Jin / Nelson ChowMovie
Diary of a Big Man
1988Diary of a Big Manas Chow Ting FatMovie
Fractured Follies
1988Fractured Folliesas Joe LeungMovie
Tiger on the Beat
1988Tiger on the Beatas Sergeant Francis LiMovie
The Eighth Happiness
1988The Eighth Happinessas Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim LongMovie
The Romancing Star II
1988The Romancing Star IIas Big Mouth Fat [cameo]Movie
A Better Tomorrow II
1987A Better Tomorrow IIas Ken LeeMovie
Prison on Fire
1987Prison on Fireas Chung Tin ChingMovie
Spiritual Love
1987Spiritual Loveas Pu Yung TsaiMovie
Flaming Brothers
1987Flaming Brothersas TinMovie
An Autumn's Tale
1987An Autumn's Taleas Samuel PangMovie
The Romancing Star
1987The Romancing Staras Wong Yat FatMovie
Rich and Famous
1987Rich and Famousas Lee Ah ChaiMovie
Code of Honor
1987Code of Honoras FaiMovie
Scared Stiff
1987Scared Stiffas Inspector ChowMovie
Tragic Hero
1987Tragic Heroas Lee Ah ChaiMovie
City on Fire
1987City on Fireas Ko ChowMovie
The Seventh Curse
1986The Seventh Curseas WesleyMovie
My Will, I Will
1986My Will, I Willas DetectiveMovie
A Hearty Response
1986A Hearty Responseas Ho Ting-BonMovie
Love Unto Wastes
1986Love Unto Wastesas Detective Lam Chun-KeungMovie
A Better Tomorrow
1986A Better Tomorrowas Mark LeeMovie
The Lunatics
1986The Lunaticsas ChungMovie
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986100 Ways to Murder Your Wifeas Soccer FatMovie
The Missed Date
1986The Missed Dateas PeterMovie
Dream Lovers
1986Dream Loversas Song YuMovie
Witch from Nepal
1986Witch from Nepalas JoeMovie
Story of Rose
1986Story of Roseas Charles / Ga MingMovie
Why Me?
1985Why Me?as Mr. ChowMovie
The Yang's Saga
1985The Yang's Sagaas Lui Dong-bunTV
Women
1985Womenas Derek SunMovie
The Battle Among the Clans
1985The Battle Among the ClansTV
Hong Kong 1941
1984Hong Kong 1941as Yip Kim-FayMovie
Police Cadet
1984Police Cadetas 張竟成 Cheung Ging SingTV
The Occupant
1984The Occupantas Insp Valentino ChowMovie
Love in a Fallen City
1984Love in a Fallen Cityas Fan Liu-YuanMovie
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984The Smiling Proud WandererTV
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)as 令狐冲TV
Last Affair
1983Last Affairas Kwong PingMovie
Angels And Devils
1983Angels And DevilsTV
The Super Power
1983The Super PowerTV
Bloody Money
1983Bloody Moneyas BulletMovie
Katanyu Prakasit
1983Katanyu PrakasitMovie
The Bund Part II
1983The Bund Part IIas 许文强Movie
The Bund
1983The Bundas Hui Man KeungMovie
The Radio Tycoon
1983The Radio TycoonTV
The Legend of Master So
1982The Legend of Master Soas 苏灿TV
The Postman Strikes Back
1982The Postman Strikes Backas Fu JunMovie
The Head Hunter
1982The Head Hunteras Yuen Lik / Nguen DichMovie
The Maverick
1982The MaverickTV
Good Old Times
1981Good Old Timesas 欧阳汉TV
Hero's Blood Road
1981Hero's Blood RoadTV
The Fate
1981The FateTV
The Story of Woo Viet
1981The Story of Woo Vietas Woo VietMovie
The Shell Game (II)
1981The Shell Game (II)as 阿龙TV
The Executor
1981The Executoras Ng TaoMovie
Soul Ash
1981Soul AshMovie
Modern Heroes
1980Modern Heroesas Sgt Chu Hwa TaiMovie
The Shell Game
1980The Shell GameTV
Pursuit
1980Pursuitas KillerMovie
Joy to the World
1980Joy to the Worldas Yam Chung-LungMovie
The Brothers
1980The BrothersTV
The Bund
1980The Bundas 许文强TV
God Father
1980God Fatheras GitMovie
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979The Good The Bad The UglyTV
Man From Hong Kong
1979Man From Hong Kongas BenTV
I Am Woman
1979I Am WomanTV
The Cheap Detective
1979The Cheap DetectiveTV
The Landlord
1979The LandlordTV
Conflict
1978ConflictTV
Disco Fever
1978Disco FeverTV
Hong Kong Story II
1978Hong Kong Story IIas 主持TV
The Giants
1978The GiantsTV
Miss "O"
1978Miss "O"as KoonMovie
Their Private Lives
1978Their Private Livesas Ko Ming ChungMovie
Vanity Fair
1978Vanity FairTV
Hot Blood
1977Hot Bloodas Ah ChengMovie
Hero
1977HeroTV
A House is Not a Home
1977A House is Not a Homeas 何严明TV
13
197713TV
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977Bed for Day, Bed for NightMovie
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976C.I.D.(Series 2)TV
畸人列傳
1976畸人列傳TV
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976The Hunter, the Butterfly and the CrocodileMovie
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976Seven Women: Liu Wing-SheungMovie
Hotel
1976HotelTV
Massage Girls
1976Massage Girlsas Ah GinMovie
Teenager
1976TeenagerTV
The First Love
1976The First LoveTV
Mystery Beyond
1976Mystery BeyondTV
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976Learned Bride Thrice Fools the BridegroomMovie
This Generation
1976This GenerationTV
The Reincarnation
1976The ReincarnationMovie
The Killer
1976The KillerTV
Dream Of The Red Chamber
1975Dream Of The Red Chamberas 蒋玉涵TV
Murder of Passion
1974Murder of PassionTV
The God of Aqua
1974The God of AquaTV
Chinese Folklore
1974Chinese FolkloreTV
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968歷年TVB台慶經典回顧TV
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
C
—Cold War IIIas Oswald S.C. KanMovie