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Actor

Chow Yun-Fat

Born 18 May 1955 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Intermission3h 45mSelf (archive footage)
  2. 2026Cold War 19941h 57mOswald S.C. Kan
  3. 2025Detective Chinatown 19002h 15mBai Xuanling
  4. 2023The Do Show1 season
  5. 2023One More Chance1h 54mWater Ng
  6. 2022The Monkey King: The Legend Begins1h 30mJade Emperor
  7. 2018Project Gutenberg2h 10mPainter
  8. 2016From Vegas to Macau III1h 52mKen Shek / Ko Chun
  9. 2016Cold War II1h 50mOswald S.C. Kan
  10. 2015From Vegas to Macau II1h 50mKen / Ko Chun
  11. 2015Office2hHo Chung Ping
  12. 2014From Vegas to Macau1h 34mKen
  13. 2014The Monkey King1h 59mJade Emperor
  14. 2012The Last Tycoon1h 58mCheng Daqi
  15. 2012The Assassins1h 47mChancellor Cao Cao
  16. 2011Beginning of the Great Revival2h 4mYuan Shikai
  17. 2010Confucius2h 5mConfucius
  18. 2010Let the Bullets Fly2h 12mHuang Silang
  19. 2010Shanghai1h 45mAnthony Lan-Ting
  20. 2009Dragonball Evolution1h 25mMaster Roshi
  21. 2008The Children of Huang Shi2h 5mChen Hansheng
  22. 2007The Making of Stranglehold16m
  23. 2007The Postmodern Life of My Aunt1h 51mZhichang Pan / 潘知常
  24. 2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'22mSelf
  25. 2006Curse of the Golden Flower1h 54mEmperor Ping
  26. 2005Waiting Alone1h 47mFa Ge (cameo)
  27. 2003Bulletproof Monk1h 44mThe Nameless Monk
  28. 2002The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled1h 16m
  29. 2002Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodSelf
  30. 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2hLi Mu Bai
  31. 2000The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'19mSelf
  32. 1999Anna and the King2h 28mKing Mongkut
  33. 1999The Corruptor1h 50mNick Chen
  34. 1998The Replacement Killers1h 27mJohn Lee
  35. 1995Peace Hotel1h 30mWong Ah Ping
  36. 1994Treasure Hunt1h 51mJeffrey Chang Ching
  37. 1994God of Gamblers' Return2h 4mKo Chun
  38. 1992Hard Boiled2h 6mInsp. 'Tequila' Yuen
  39. 1992Full Contact1h 38mJeff / Gou Fei
  40. 1992Now You See Love... Now You Don't1h 37mNg San Shui
  41. 1991Once a Thief1h 48mRed Bean Puddin / Joe
  42. 1991Prison on Fire II1h 53mChung Tin Ching
  43. 1991Pioneers of Television Gala2h 35mSelf
  44. 1990The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon1h 30mLam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
  45. 1990God of Gamblers II1h 44mKo Chun
  46. 1989The Killer1h 50mJong
  47. 1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon1h 58mMark
  48. 1989All About Ah-Long1h 35mAh Long
  49. 1989Wild Search1h 38mSgt. Lau Chun-Pong
  50. 1989Triads: The Inside Story1h 35mLee Man Ho
  51. 1989God of Gamblers2h 6mKo Chun
  52. 1988Goodbye My Friend1h 21mHung
  53. 1988Tiger on the Beat1h 34mSergeant Francis Li
  54. 1988City War1h 36mDick Lee
  55. 1988Diary of a Big Man1h 26mChow Ting Fat
  56. 1988The Greatest Lover1h 55mQian Jin / Nelson Chow
  57. 1988Fractured Follies1h 35mJoe Leung
  58. 1988When Tat Fu Was Young1h 36m
  59. 1988The Eighth Happiness1h 31mFang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
  60. 1988The Romancing Star II1h 37mBig Mouth Fat [cameo]
  61. 1987The Romancing Star1h 42mWong Yat Fat
  62. 1987Tragic Hero1h 37mLee Ah Chai
  63. 1987Rich and Famous1h 44mLee Ah Chai
  64. 1987Flaming Brothers1h 41mTin
  65. 1987City on Fire1h 45mKo Chow
  66. 1987Spiritual Love1h 28mPu Yung Tsai
  67. 1987Prison on Fire1h 41mChung Tin Ching
  68. 1987An Autumn's Tale1h 38mSamuel Pang
  69. 1987Code of Honor1h 33mFai
  70. 1987A Better Tomorrow II1h 44mKen Lee
  71. 1987Scared Stiff1h 33mInspector Chow
  72. 1986My Will, I WillDetective
  73. 1986The Missed Date1h 32mPeter
  74. 1986100 Ways to Murder Your Wife1h 32mSoccer Fat
  75. 1986Story of Rose1h 30mCharles / Ga Ming
  76. 1986A Hearty Response1h 29mHo Ting-Bon
  77. 1986Witch from Nepal1h 29mJoe
  78. 1986Dream Lovers1h 36mSong Yu
  79. 1986A Better Tomorrow1h 35mMark Lee
  80. 1986The Lunatics1h 27mChung
  81. 1986Love Unto Wastes1h 36mDetective Lam Chun-Keung
  82. 1986The Seventh Curse1h 23mWesley
  83. 1985Women1h 30mDerek Sun
  84. 1985The Battle Among the Clans1 season
  85. 1985Why Me?1h 31mMr. Chow
  86. 1985The Yang's Saga1 seasonLui Dong-bun
  87. 1984The Smiling Proud Wanderer1 season
  88. 1984笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)1 season令狐冲
  89. 1984Hong Kong 19411h 40mYip Kim-Fay
  90. 1984Love in a Fallen City1h 33mFan Liu-Yuan
  91. 1984The Occupant1h 36mInsp Valentino Chow
  92. 1983The Radio Tycoon1 season
  93. 1983Bloody Money1h 31mBullet
  94. 1983The Bund Part II许文强
  95. 1983播音人 (數碼修復版)1 season韦业昌
  96. 1983The Bund1h 43mHui Man Keung
  97. 1983Katanyu Prakasit
  98. 1983Angels And Devils1 season
  99. 1983The Super Power1 season
  100. 1983Last Affair1h 29mKwong Ping
  101. 1982The Maverick1 season
  102. 1982The Head Hunter1h 38mYuen Lik / Nguen Dich
  103. 1982The Postman Strikes Back1h 27mFu Jun
  104. 1982蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)1 season苏灿
  105. 1982The Legend of Master So1 season苏灿
  106. 1981Hero's Blood Road1 season
  107. 1981Good Old Times1 season欧阳汉
  108. 1981The Fate1 season倪骏
  109. 1981The Executor1h 35mNg Tao
  110. 1981The Story of Woo Viet1h 32mWoo Viet
  111. 1981Soul Ash
  112. 1981The Shell Game (II)1 season阿龙
  113. 1980God Father1h 27mGit
  114. 1980Modern Heroes1h 23mSgt Chu Hwa Tai
  115. 1980PursuitKiller
  116. 1980Joy to the World1h 27mYam Chung-Lung
  117. 1980The Bund1 season许文强
  118. 1980The Brothers1 season石晖
  119. 1980The Shell Game2 seasons
  120. 1979I Am Woman1 season
  121. 1979The Landlord1 season
  122. 1979Man From Hong Kong1 seasonBen
  123. 1979The Good The Bad The Ugly1 season
  124. 1979The Cheap Detective1 season
  125. 1978The Giants1 season
  126. 1978Vanity Fair1 season
  127. 1978Disco Fever1 season
  128. 1978Miss "O"1h 30mKoon
  129. 1978Their Private Lives1h 32mKo Ming Chung
  130. 1978Hong Kong Story II1 season主持
  131. 1978Conflict1 season徐承熙
  132. 1977Hero1 season
  133. 1977131 season
  134. 1977Hot Blood1h 37mAh Cheng
  135. 1977Bed for Day, Bed for Night
  136. 1977A House is Not a Home1 season何严明
  137. 1976Teenager1 season
  138. 1976The First Love1 season
  139. 1976The Killer1 season
  140. 1976Mystery Beyond1 season
  141. 1976C.I.D.(Series 2)1 season
  142. 1976七女性1 season
  143. 1976畸人列傳1 season
  144. 1976Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung50m
  145. 1976Massage GirlsAh Gin
  146. 1976Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
  147. 1976The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile1h 22m
  148. 1976The Reincarnation
  149. 1976Hotel1 season
  150. 1976This Generation1 season
  151. 1975Dream Of The Red Chamber1 season蒋玉涵
  152. 1974Murder of Passion1 season
  153. 1974The God of Aqua1 season
  154. The Golden Sting
  155. Cold War IIIOswald S.C. Kan
  156. Cold War 1995Oswald S.C. Kan