Chow Yun-Fat

Acting·May 18, 1955·Hong Kong, China

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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.

Film	Credit
Cold War 19942026 · Oswald S.C. Kan	Oswald S.C. Kan
Detective Chinatown 19002025 · Bai Xuanling	Bai Xuanling
One More Chance2023 · Water Ng	Water Ng
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins2022 · Jade Emperor	Jade Emperor
Project Gutenberg2018 · Painter	Painter
Duckweed2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Cold War II2016 · Oswald S.C. Kan	Oswald S.C. Kan
From Vegas to Macau III2016 · Ken Shek / Ko Chun	Ken Shek / Ko Chun
Office2015 · Ho Chung Ping	Ho Chung Ping
From Vegas to Macau II2015 · Ken / Ko Chun	Ken / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau2014 · Ken	Ken
The Monkey King2014 · Jade Emperor	Jade Emperor
The Last Tycoon2012 · Cheng Daqi	Cheng Daqi
The Assassins2012 · Chancellor Cao Cao	Chancellor Cao Cao
Beginning of the Great Revival2011 · Yuan Shikai	Yuan Shikai
Let the Bullets Fly2010 · Huang Silang	Huang Silang
Shanghai2010 · Anthony Lan-Ting	Anthony Lan-Ting
Confucius2010 · Confucius	Confucius
Dragonball Evolution2009 · Master Roshi	Master Roshi
The Children of Huang Shi2008 · Chen Hansheng	Chen Hansheng
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt2007 · Zhichang Pan / 潘知常	Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
The Making of Hard Boiled2007 · Actor	Actor
The Making of Stranglehold2007 · Actor	Actor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007 · Captain Sao Feng	Captain Sao Feng
SSecrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'2007 · Self	Self
Curse of the Golden Flower2006 · Emperor Ping	Emperor Ping
Waiting Alone2005 · Fa Ge (cameo)	Fa Ge (cameo)
Bulletproof Monk2003 · The Nameless Monk	The Nameless Monk
Ultimate Fights from the Movies2002 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood2002 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'2000 · Self	Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000 · Li Mu Bai	Li Mu Bai
Anna and the King1999 · King Mongkut	King Mongkut
The Corruptor1999 · Nick Chen	Nick Chen
The Replacement Killers1998 · John Lee	John Lee
Peace Hotel1995 · Wong Ah Ping, Writer	Wong Ah Ping, Writer
God of Gamblers' Return1994 · Ko Chun	Ko Chun
Treasure Hunt1994 · Jeffrey Chang Ching	Jeffrey Chang Ching
Full Contact1992 · Jeff / Gou Fei	Jeff / Gou Fei
Hard Boiled1992 · Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen	Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Now You See Love... Now You Don't1992 · Ng San Shui	Ng San Shui
Prison on Fire II1991 · Chung Tin Ching	Chung Tin Ching
Once a Thief1991 · Red Bean Puddin / Joe	Red Bean Puddin / Joe
God of Gamblers II1990 · Ko Chun	Ko Chun
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon1990 · Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink	Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
God of Gamblers1989 · Ko Chun	Ko Chun
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon1989 · Mark	Mark
Triads: The Inside Story1989 · Lee Man Ho	Lee Man Ho