Quick Facts
Born:
1955-05-18
Birthplace:
Hong Kong, China
Credits:
157 Total Roles
Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
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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
Captain Sao Feng
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Li Mu Bai
Dragonball Evolution
Master Roshi
Bulletproof Monk
The Nameless Monk
Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
The Killer
Jong
Anna and the King
King Mongkut
Curse of the Golden Flower
Emperor Ping
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cold War 1994 MOVIE | Oswald S.C. Kan |
| 2025 | Detective Chinatown 1900 MOVIE | Bai Xuanling |
| 2023 | The Do Show TV | Self |
| 2023 | One More Chance MOVIE | Water Ng |
| 2022 | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins MOVIE | Jade Emperor |
| 2018 | Project Gutenberg MOVIE | Painter |
| 2017 | Duckweed MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | 鲁豫有约一日行 TV | Self |
| 2016 | Cold War II MOVIE | Oswald S.C. Kan |
| 2016 | From Vegas to Macau III MOVIE | Ken Shek / Ko Chun |