Chow Yun-Fat
Born
May 18, 1955 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Detective Chinatown 1900
Bai Xuanling
2025
One More Chance
Water Ng
2023
Project Gutenberg
Painter
2018
Duckweed
Self (archive footage)
2017
鲁豫有约一日行
(1 episode)
2016
Cold War II
Oswald S.C. Kan
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
2016
Office
Ho Chung Ping
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
Ken / Ko Chun
2015
From Vegas to Macau
Ken
2014
The Monkey King
Jade Emperor
2014
The Last Tycoon
Cheng Daqi
2012
The Assassins
Chancellor Cao Cao
2012
Voice
(1 episode)
2012
Beginning of the Great Revival
Yuan Shikai
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
Huang Silang
2010
Shanghai
Anthony Lan-Ting
2010
Confucius
Confucius
2010
Dragonball Evolution
Master Roshi
2009
The Children of Huang Shi
Chen Hansheng
2008
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng
2007
Curse of the Golden Flower
Emperor Ping
2006
Waiting Alone
Fa Ge (cameo)
2005
Bulletproof Monk
The Nameless Monk
2003
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(archive footage)
2002
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Li Mu Bai
2000
Anna and the King
King Mongkut
1999
The Corruptor
Nick Chen
1999
The Replacement Killers
John Lee
1998
Peace Hotel
Wong Ah Ping
1995
God of Gamblers' Return
Ko Chun
1994
Treasure Hunt
Jeffrey Chang Ching
1994
Full Contact
Jeff / Gou Fei
1992
Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Ng San Shui
1992
Prison on Fire II
Chung Tin Ching
1991
Once a Thief
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1991
God of Gamblers II
Ko Chun
1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1990
God of Gamblers
Ko Chun
1989
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Mark
1989
Triads: The Inside Story
Lee Man Ho
1989
Wild Search
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989
The Killer
Jong
1989
All About Ah-Long
Ah Long
1989
Celebrity Talk Show
周润发 · (1 episode)
1989
City War
Dick Lee
1988
Goodbye My Friend
Hung
1988
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
The Greatest Lover
Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988
The Diary of a Big Man
Chow Ting Fat
1988
Fractured Follies
Joe Leung
1988
Tiger on the Beat
Sergeant Francis Li
1988
The Eighth Happiness
Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988
The Romancing Star II
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1988
A Better Tomorrow II
Ken Lee
1987
Prison on Fire
Chung Tin Ching
1987
Spiritual Love
Pu Yung Tsai
1987
Flaming Brothers
Tin
1987
An Autumn's Tale
Samuel Pang
1987
The Romancing Star
Wong Yat Fat
1987
Rich and Famous
Lee Ah Chai
1987
Code of Honor
Fai
1987
Scared Stiff
Inspector Chow
1987
Tragic Hero
Lee Ah Chai
1987
City on Fire
Ko Chow
1987
The Seventh Curse
Wesley
1986
My Will, I Will
Detective
1986
A Hearty Response
Ho Ting-Bon
1986
Love Unto Wastes
Detective Lam Chun-Keung
1986
A Better Tomorrow
Mark Lee
1986
The Lunatics
Chung
1986
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
Soccer Fat
1986
The Missed Date
Peter
1986
Dream Lovers
Song Yu
1986
Witch from Nepal
Joe
1986
Story of Rose
Charles / Ga Ming
1986
Why Me?
Mr. Chow
1985
The Yang's Saga
Lui Dong-bun · (6 episodes)
1985
Women
Derek Sun
1985
The Battle Among the Clans
(30 episodes)
1985
Hong Kong 1941
Yip Kim-Fay
1984
Police Cadet
張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing · (40 episodes)
1984
The Occupant
Insp Valentino Chow
1984
Love in a Fallen City
Fan Liu-Yuan
1984
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
(30 episodes)
1984
Last Affair
Kwong Ping
1983
Angels And Devils
(20 episodes)
1983
The Super Power
(20 episodes)
1983
Bloody Money
Bullet
1983
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
The Bund Part II
许文强
1983
The Bund
Hui Man Keung
1983
The Radio Tycoon
(30 episodes)
1983
The Legend of Master So
苏灿 · (20 episodes)
1982
The Postman Strikes Back
Fu Jun
1982
The Head Hunter
Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
1982
The Maverick
(20 episodes)
1982
Good Old Times
欧阳汉 · (20 episodes)
1981
Hero's Blood Road
(20 episodes)
1981
The Fate
(20 episodes)
1981
The Story of Woo Viet
Woo Viet
1981
The Shell Game (II)
阿龙 · (20 episodes)
1981
The Executor
Ng Tao
1981
Soul Ash
1981
Modern Heroes
Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980
The Shell Game
(20 episodes)
1980
Pursuit
Killer
1980
Joy to the World
Yam Chung-Lung
1980
The Brothers
(75 episodes)
1980
The Bund
许文强 · (25 episodes)
1980
God Father
Git
1980
The Good The Bad The Ugly
(80 episodes)
1979
Man From Hong Kong
Ben · (11 episodes)
1979
I Am Woman
(13 episodes)
1979
The Cheap Detective
(12 episodes)
1979
The Landlord
(12 episodes)
1979
Conflict
(85 episodes)
1978
Disco Fever
(8 episodes)
1978
Hong Kong Story II
主持 · (14 episodes)
1978
The Giants
(110 episodes)
1978
Miss "O"
Koon
1978
Their Private Lives
Ko Ming Chung
1978
Vanity Fair
(85 episodes)
1978
Hot Blood
Ah Cheng
1977
Hero
(5 episodes)
1977
A House is Not a Home
何严明 · (110 episodes)
1977
13
(11 episodes)
1977
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
C.I.D.(Series 2)
(13 episodes)
1976
畸人列傳
(1 episode)
1976
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
Hotel
(129 episodes)
1976
Massage Girls
Ah Gin
1976
Teenager
(26 episodes)
1976
The First Love
(11 episodes)
1976
Mystery Beyond
(54 episodes)
1976
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
This Generation
(25 episodes)
1976
The Reincarnation
1976
Cold War III
Oswald S.C. Kan
The Killer
(20 episodes)
1976
Dream Of The Red Chamber
蒋玉涵 · (7 episodes)
1975
Murder of Passion
(3 episodes)
1974
The God of Aqua
(7 episodes)
1974
Chinese Folklore
(150 episodes)
1974
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
(5 episodes)
1968
Golden Horse Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
1962