Chow Yun-Fat

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-18 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Chow Yun-Fat

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

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Police Cadet

    Police Cadet

  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

  • Prison on Fire II

    Prison on Fire II

  • The Giants

    The Giants

  • A House is Not a Home

    A House is Not a Home

  • Cold War III

    Cold War III

  • Let the Bullets Fly

    Let the Bullets Fly

  • Chinese Folklore

    Chinese Folklore

  • From Vegas to Macau III

    From Vegas to Macau III

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • The Good The Bad The Ugly

    The Good The Bad The Ugly

  • From Vegas to Macau II

    From Vegas to Macau II

  • Miss "O"

    Miss "O"

  • From Vegas to Macau

    From Vegas to Macau

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • A Better Tomorrow

    A Better Tomorrow

  • Voice

    Voice

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • Curse of the Golden Flower

    Curse of the Golden Flower

  • Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled

  • The Killer

    The Killer

  • The Shell Game

    The Shell Game

  • God of Gamblers' Return

    God of Gamblers' Return

  • The Seventh Curse

    The Seventh Curse

  • A Better Tomorrow II

    A Better Tomorrow II

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

  • Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Project Gutenberg

    Project Gutenberg

  • The Assassins

    The Assassins

  • A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

  • Peace Hotel

    Peace Hotel

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Tragic Hero

    Tragic Hero

  • 歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

    歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

  • God of Gamblers II

    God of Gamblers II

  • The Replacement Killers

    The Replacement Killers

  • The Bund

    The Bund

  • Prison on Fire

    Prison on Fire

  • Detective Chinatown 1900

    Detective Chinatown 1900

  • An Autumn's Tale

    An Autumn's Tale

  • Full Contact

    Full Contact

  • Flaming Brothers

    Flaming Brothers

  • The Smiling Proud Wanderer

    The Smiling Proud Wanderer

  • Massage Girls

    Massage Girls

  • Wild Search

    Wild Search

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • A Hearty Response

    A Hearty Response

  • All About Ah-Long

    All About Ah-Long

  • Confucius

    Confucius

  • Beginning of the Great Revival

    Beginning of the Great Revival

  • The Greatest Lover

    The Greatest Lover

  • Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

  • The Corruptor

    The Corruptor

  • The Romancing Star

    The Romancing Star

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • The Super Power

    The Super Power

  • Triads: The Inside Story

    Triads: The Inside Story

  • The Diary of a Big Man

    The Diary of a Big Man

  • The Lunatics

    The Lunatics

  • The Romancing Star II

    The Romancing Star II

  • Women

    Women

  • God of Gamblers

    God of Gamblers

  • Rich and Famous

    Rich and Famous

  • The Occupant

    The Occupant

  • The Postman Strikes Back

    The Postman Strikes Back

  • Dream Lovers

    Dream Lovers

  • City War

    City War

  • The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

    The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

  • Spiritual Love

    Spiritual Love

  • Hong Kong 1941

    Hong Kong 1941

  • The Battle Among the Clans

    The Battle Among the Clans

  • 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

    100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

  • The Killer

    The Killer

  • Love Unto Wastes

    Love Unto Wastes

  • Witch from Nepal

    Witch from Nepal

  • The Eighth Happiness

    The Eighth Happiness

  • The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

  • The Legend of Master So

    The Legend of Master So

  • Story of Rose

    Story of Rose

  • Scared Stiff

    Scared Stiff

  • Office

    Office

  • The Story of Woo Viet

    The Story of Woo Viet

  • When Tat Fu Was Young

    When Tat Fu Was Young

  • The Yang's Saga

    The Yang's Saga

  • Fractured Follies

    Fractured Follies

  • Last Affair

    Last Affair

  • The Brothers

    The Brothers

  • Tiger on the Beat

    Tiger on the Beat

  • The Shell Game (II)

    The Shell Game (II)

  • Waiting Alone

    Waiting Alone

  • The Bund

    The Bund

  • Angels And Devils

    Angels And Devils

  • Bulletproof Monk

    Bulletproof Monk

  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

  • Cold War II

    Cold War II

  • The Head Hunter

    The Head Hunter

  • Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

    Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

  • Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

  • Love in a Fallen City

    Love in a Fallen City

  • God Father

    God Father

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • My Will, I Will

    My Will, I Will

  • The Bund Part II

    The Bund Part II

  • The Radio Tycoon

    The Radio Tycoon

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

    The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

  • Mystery Beyond

    Mystery Beyond

  • Teenager

    Teenager

  • The Missed Date

    The Missed Date

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies

    Ultimate Fights from the Movies

  • Duckweed

    Duckweed

  • The Executor

    The Executor

  • Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

    Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

  • The Maverick

    The Maverick

  • The Reincarnation

    The Reincarnation

  • The Children of Huang Shi

    The Children of Huang Shi

  • Goodbye My Friend

    Goodbye My Friend

  • Bloody Money

    Bloody Money

  • This Generation

    This Generation

  • Katanyu Prakasit

    Katanyu Prakasit

  • Joy to the World

    Joy to the World

  • The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

    The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

  • Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'

    Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'

  • Hero's Blood Road

    Hero's Blood Road

  • Bed for Day, Bed for Night

    Bed for Day, Bed for Night

  • The Fate

    The Fate

  • Dream Of The Red Chamber

    Dream Of The Red Chamber

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • The God of Aqua

    The God of Aqua

  • Disco Fever

    Disco Fever

  • I Am Woman

    I Am Woman

  • Good Old Times

    Good Old Times

  • C.I.D.(Series 2)

    C.I.D.(Series 2)

  • Hong Kong Story II

    Hong Kong Story II

  • The First Love

    The First Love

  • Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

  • Modern Heroes

    Modern Heroes

  • 13

    13

  • Murder of Passion

    Murder of Passion

  • The Landlord

    The Landlord

  • 畸人列傳

    畸人列傳

  • Man From Hong Kong

    Man From Hong Kong

  • The Do Show

    The Do Show

  • Soul Ash

    Soul Ash

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Their Private Lives

    Their Private Lives