Chow Yun-Fat
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 18, 1955
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, China
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.
Filmography
Cold War 1995 TBA
as Oswald S.C. Kan
- The Golden Sting
The Golden Sting TBA
Actor
Cold War III TBA
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Intermission 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Cold War 1994 2026
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Detective Chinatown 1900 2025
as Bai Xuanling
One More Chance 2023
as Water Ng
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins 2022
as Jade Emperor
Project Gutenberg 2018
as Painter
Duckweed 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Cold War II 2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan
From Vegas to Macau III 2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
Office 2015
as Ho Chung Ping
From Vegas to Macau II 2015
as Ken / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau 2014
as Ken
The Monkey King 2014
as Jade Emperor
The Last Tycoon 2012
as Cheng Daqi
The Assassins 2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao
Beginning of the Great Revival 2011
as Yuan Shikai
Let the Bullets Fly 2010
as Huang Silang
Shanghai 2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting
Confucius 2010
as Confucius
Dragonball Evolution 2009
as Roshi
The Children of Huang Shi 2008
as Chen Hansheng
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
The Making of Stranglehold 2007
Actor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
as Captain Sao Feng
- Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' 2007
as Self
Curse of the Golden Flower 2006
as Emperor Ping
Waiting Alone 2005
as Fa Ge
Bulletproof Monk 2003
as The Nameless Monk
Ultimate Fights from the Movies 2002
as (archive footage)
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood 2002
as Self
The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled 2002
Actor
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 2000
as Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000
as Li Mu Bai
Anna and the King 1999
as King Mongkut
The Corruptor 1999
as Nick Chen
The Replacement Killers 1998
as John Lee
Peace Hotel 1995
as Wong Ah Ping, Writer
God of Gamblers' Return 1994
as Ko Chun
Treasure Hunt 1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
Full Contact 1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei
Hard Boiled 1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Now You See Love... Now You Don't 1992
as Ng San Shui
Prison on Fire II 1991
as Chung Tin Ching
Once a Thief 1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Pioneers of Television Gala 1991
as Self
God of Gamblers II 1990
as Ko Chun
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon 1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
God of Gamblers 1989
as Ko Chun
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon 1989
as Mark
Triads: The Inside Story 1989
as Lee Man Ho
Wild Search 1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
The Killer 1989
as Jong
All About Ah-Long 1989
as Ah Long, Story
City War 1988
as Dick Lee
Goodbye My Friend 1988
as Hung
When Tat Fu Was Young 1988
Actor
The Greatest Lover 1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
Diary of a Big Man 1988
as Chow Ting Fat, Songs
Fractured Follies 1988
as Joe Leung
Tiger on the Beat 1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
The Eighth Happiness 1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
The Romancing Star II 1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
A Better Tomorrow II 1987
as Ken Lee
Prison on Fire 1987
as Chung Tin Ching
Spiritual Love 1987
as Pu Yung Tsai
Flaming Brothers 1987
as Tin
An Autumn's Tale 1987
as Samuel Pang
The Romancing Star 1987
as Wong Yat Fat
Rich and Famous 1987
as Lee Ah Chai
Code of Honor 1987
as Fai
Scared Stiff 1987
as Inspector Chow
Tragic Hero 1987
as Lee Ah Chai
City on Fire 1987
as Ko Chow
The Seventh Curse 1986
as Wesley
My Will, I Will 1986
as Detective
A Hearty Response 1986
as Ho Ting-Bon
Love Unto Wastes 1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
A Better Tomorrow 1986
as Mark Lee
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife 1986
as Soccer Fat
The Lunatics 1986
as Chung
The Missed Date 1986
as Peter
Dream Lovers 1986
as Song Yu
Witch from Nepal 1986
as Joe
Story of Rose 1986
as Charles / Ga Ming
Why Me? 1985
as Mr. Chow
Women 1985
as Derek Sun
Hong Kong 1941 1984
as Yip Kim-Fay
The Occupant 1984
as Insp Valentino Chow
Love in a Fallen City 1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan
Last Affair 1983
as Kwong Ping
Bloody Money 1983
as Bullet
Katanyu Prakasit 1983
Actor
The Bund Part II 1983
as 许文强
The Bund 1983
as Hui Man Keung
The Postman Strikes Back 1982
as Fu Jun
The Head Hunter 1982
as Nguen Dich
The Story of Woo Viet 1981
as Woo Viet
The Executor 1981
as Ng Tao
Soul Ash 1981
Actor
Modern Heroes 1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
Pursuit 1980
as Killer
Joy to the World 1980
as Yam Chung-Lung
God Father 1980
as Git
Miss "O" 1978
as Koon
Their Private Lives 1978
as Ko Ming Chung
Hot Blood 1977
as Ah Cheng
Bed for Day, Bed for Night 1977
Actor
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile 1976
Actor
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Seung 1976
Actor
Massage Girls 1976
as Ah Gin
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom 1976
Actor
The Reincarnation 1976
Actor
Credits from TMDB.