Chow Yun-Fat

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

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

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Police Cadet

    Police Cadet

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  • Voice

    Voice

  • Prison on Fire II

    Prison on Fire II

  • From Vegas to Macau III

    From Vegas to Macau III

  • Last Affair

    Last Affair

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • The Good The Bad The Ugly

    The Good The Bad The Ugly

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • From Vegas to Macau II

    From Vegas to Macau II

  • A House is Not a Home

    A House is Not a Home

  • Confucius

    Confucius

  • Chinese Folklore

    Chinese Folklore

  • Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Miss "O"

    Miss "O"

  • The Giants

    The Giants

  • The Shell Game

    The Shell Game

  • The Bund

    The Bund

  • A Better Tomorrow

    A Better Tomorrow

  • Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled

  • The Yang's Saga

    The Yang's Saga

  • A Better Tomorrow II

    A Better Tomorrow II

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • The Killer

    The Killer

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • 歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

    歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • God of Gamblers' Return

    God of Gamblers' Return

  • The Smiling Proud Wanderer

    The Smiling Proud Wanderer

  • The Head Hunter

    The Head Hunter

  • Mystery Beyond

    Mystery Beyond

  • Angels And Devils

    Angels And Devils

  • The Radio Tycoon

    The Radio Tycoon

  • 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

    100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

  • The Brothers

    The Brothers

  • The Battle Among the Clans

    The Battle Among the Clans

  • Curse of the Golden Flower

    Curse of the Golden Flower

  • God of Gamblers

    God of Gamblers

  • Project Gutenberg

    Project Gutenberg

  • The Assassins

    The Assassins

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • The Shell Game (II)

    The Shell Game (II)

  • Let the Bullets Fly

    Let the Bullets Fly

  • Women

    Women

  • Detective Chinatown 1900

    Detective Chinatown 1900

  • Beginning of the Great Revival

    Beginning of the Great Revival

  • Teenager

    Teenager

  • Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

  • Bulletproof Monk

    Bulletproof Monk

  • The Maverick

    The Maverick

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • God of Gamblers II

    God of Gamblers II

  • The Super Power

    The Super Power

  • Hero's Blood Road

    Hero's Blood Road

  • The Legend of Master So

    The Legend of Master So

  • Full Contact

    Full Contact

  • The Replacement Killers

    The Replacement Killers

  • A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

  • Good Old Times

    Good Old Times

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Flaming Brothers

    Flaming Brothers

  • The Children of Huang Shi

    The Children of Huang Shi

  • The Fate

    The Fate

  • Tiger on the Beat

    Tiger on the Beat

  • The Killer

    The Killer

  • The Seventh Curse

    The Seventh Curse

  • Spiritual Love

    Spiritual Love

  • Murder of Passion

    Murder of Passion

  • The Story of Woo Viet

    The Story of Woo Viet

  • Man From Hong Kong

    Man From Hong Kong

  • Cold War II

    Cold War II

  • The Eighth Happiness

    The Eighth Happiness

  • From Vegas to Macau

    From Vegas to Macau

  • Dream Of The Red Chamber

    Dream Of The Red Chamber

  • A Hearty Response

    A Hearty Response

  • The Corruptor

    The Corruptor

  • All About Ah-Long

    All About Ah-Long

  • Hong Kong Story II

    Hong Kong Story II

  • The God of Aqua

    The God of Aqua

  • Peace Hotel

    Peace Hotel

  • This Generation

    This Generation

  • Prison on Fire

    Prison on Fire

  • Disco Fever

    Disco Fever

  • The Greatest Lover

    The Greatest Lover

  • The First Love

    The First Love

  • Duckweed

    Duckweed

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • The Landlord

    The Landlord

  • City War

    City War

  • The Diary of a Big Man

    The Diary of a Big Man

  • An Autumn's Tale

    An Autumn's Tale

  • Office

    Office

  • Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

  • The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

    The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

  • The Lunatics

    The Lunatics

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • Rich and Famous

    Rich and Famous

  • Cold War III

    Cold War III

  • The Monkey King: The Legend Begins

    The Monkey King: The Legend Begins

  • Hong Kong 1941

    Hong Kong 1941

  • Wild Search

    Wild Search

  • Waiting Alone

    Waiting Alone

  • I Am Woman

    I Am Woman

  • The Occupant

    The Occupant

  • Tragic Hero

    Tragic Hero

  • The Romancing Star

    The Romancing Star

  • 13

    13

  • 畸人列傳

    畸人列傳

  • Scared Stiff

    Scared Stiff

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Witch from Nepal

    Witch from Nepal

  • Triads: The Inside Story

    Triads: The Inside Story

  • Love Unto Wastes

    Love Unto Wastes

  • Code of Honor

    Code of Honor

  • The Romancing Star II

    The Romancing Star II

  • Story of Rose

    Story of Rose

  • Massage Girls

    Massage Girls

  • Fractured Follies

    Fractured Follies

  • C.I.D.(Series 2)

    C.I.D.(Series 2)

  • Soul Ash

    Soul Ash

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Now You See Love... Now You Don't

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

  • The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

    The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

  • The Executor

    The Executor

  • My Will, I Will

    My Will, I Will

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies

    Ultimate Fights from the Movies

  • The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

    The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

  • Bloody Money

    Bloody Money

  • The Postman Strikes Back

    The Postman Strikes Back

  • Bed for Day, Bed for Night

    Bed for Day, Bed for Night

  • Love in a Fallen City

    Love in a Fallen City

  • Dream Lovers

    Dream Lovers

  • The Bund

    The Bund

  • The Bund Part II

    The Bund Part II

  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

  • Katanyu Prakasit

    Katanyu Prakasit

  • When Tat Fu Was Young

    When Tat Fu Was Young

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • The Missed Date

    The Missed Date

  • Joy to the World

    Joy to the World

  • The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

  • Goodbye My Friend

    Goodbye My Friend

  • The Reincarnation

    The Reincarnation

  • Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

    Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

  • God Father

    God Father

  • Their Private Lives

    Their Private Lives

  • Modern Heroes

    Modern Heroes

  • The Do Show

    The Do Show

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

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

  • Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

    Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

  • The Making of Hard Boiled

    The Making of Hard Boiled