Chow Yun-fat SBS (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
| Birth Location | Hong Kong, China |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955-05-18 |
Movies
One More Chance
as Water Ng
2023
Project Gutenberg
as Painter
2018
Cold War II
as Oswald S.C. Kan
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
2016
Office
as Ho Chung Ping
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
as Ken / Ko Chun
2015
From Vegas to Macau
as Ken / Ko Chun
2014
The Monkey King
as Jade Emperor
2014
The Last Tycoon
as Cheng Daqi
2012
The Assassins
as Chancellor Cao Cao
2012
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Yuan Shikai
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
as Huang Silang
2010
Shanghai
as Anthony Lan-Ting
2010
Confucius
as Confucius
2010
Dragonball Evolution
as Master Roshi
2009
The Children of Huang Shi
as Chen Hansheng
2008
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Sao Feng
2007
Curse of the Golden Flower
as Emperor Ping
2006
Waiting Alone
as Fa Ge (cameo)
2005
Bulletproof Monk
as The Nameless Monk
2003
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as archive footage
2002
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Li Mu Bai
2000
Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
1999
The Corruptor
as Lieutenant Nick Chen
1999
The Replacement Killers
as John Lee
1998
Peace Hotel
as Wong A Ping / Killer
1995
God of Gamblers' Return
as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
1994
Treasure Hunt
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
1994
Full Contact
as Jeff / Gou Fei
1992
Hard Boiled
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Ng San Shui
1992
Prison on Fire II
as Chung Tin Ching
1991
Once a Thief
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1991
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1990
God of Gamblers
as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
1989
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
as Mark Gor
1989
Triads: The Inside Story
as Lee Man-Ho
1989
Wild Search
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989
The Killer
as Ah Jong
1989
All About Ah-Long
as Ah Long
1989
City War
as Dick Lee
1988
Goodbye My Friend
as Hung
1988
The Greatest Lover
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988
The Diary of a Big Man
as Chow Ting Fat
1988
Fractured Follies
as Joe Leung
1988
Tiger on the Beat
as Sgt. Francis Li
1988
The Eighth Happiness
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988
The Romancing Star II
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1988
A Better Tomorrow II
as Ken Gor / Ken Lee
1987
Prison on Fire
as Chung Tin Ching
1987
Spiritual Love
as Pu Yung Tsai
1987
Flaming Brothers
as Tin
1987
An Autumn's Tale
as Samuel Pang
1987
The Romancing Star
as Wong Yat Fat
1987
Rich and Famous
as Lee Ah Chai
1987
Code of Honor
as Fai
1987
Scared Stiff
as Inspector Chow
1987
Tragic Hero
as Lee Ah Chai
1987
City on Fire
as Ko Chow
1987
My Will, I Will
as Detective
1986
A Hearty Response
as Ho Ting-Bon
1986
The Seventh Curse
as Wesley
1986
Love Unto Wastes
as Detective Lan
1986
A Better Tomorrow
as Mark Gor / Mark Lee
1986
1986
The Lunatics
as Chung
1986
The Missed Date
as Peter
1986
Dream Lovers
as Song Yu
1986
Witch from Nepal
as Joe
1986
Story of Rose
as Charles / Ga Ming
1986
Why Me?
as Mr Chow
1985
Women
as Derek Sun
1985
Hong Kong 1941
as Yip Kim-Fay
1984
The Occupant
as Insp Valentino Chow
1984
Love in a Fallen City
as Fan Liu-Yuan
1984
Last Affair
as Kwong Ping
1983
Bloody Money
as Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat)
1983
1983
The Bund Part II
as 许文强
1983
The Bund
as Hui Man Keung
1983
The Postman Strikes Back
as Fu Jun
1982
The Head Hunter
as Yuen Lik/Nguen Dich
1982
The Story of Woo Viet
as Woo Viet
1981
The Executor
as Ng Tao
1981
1981
Modern Heroes
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980
Pursuit
as Killer
1980
Joy to the World
as Yam Chung-Lung
1980
God Father
as Git
1980
Miss "O"
as Koon
1978
Their Private Lives
as Ko Ming Chung
1978
Hot Blood
as Ah Cheng
1977
Massage Girls
as Ah Gin
1976
1976
Cold War III
as Oswald Kan
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