Directed credits
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Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
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TMDB popularity
3.0
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1619
IMDb ID: nm0000334
Known for: Acting
Born: May 18, 1955
Age: 71
Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2026
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.39
Wikidata: Q181425
Also known as
发哥 • 小马哥 • Fat Tsai • Yun-fat Chow • چو یون فا • Donald Chow • Aman Chow • Chow Yun-Fatt • Chow Yuen-Fat • Zhou Runfa
Frequent jobs
Songs (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chow Yun-Fat.
as Huang Silang
Let the Bullets Fly
2010 • Movie
as Jong
The Killer
1989 • Movie
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Hard Boiled
1992 • Movie
as Li Mu Bai
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 • Movie
as Mark Lee
A Better Tomorrow
1986 • Movie
as Captain Sao Feng
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 • Movie
as Ko Chun
God of Gamblers
1989 • Movie
as Painter
Project Gutenberg
2018 • Movie
as Ken Lee
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 • Movie
as Chung Tin Ching
Prison on Fire
1987 • Movie
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Once a Thief
1991 • Movie
as Ko Chow
City on Fire
1987 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chow Yun-Fat.
as Captain Sao Feng
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 • Movie
as Painter
Project Gutenberg
2018 • Movie
as Li Mu Bai
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 • Movie
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Hard Boiled
1992 • Movie
as Huang Silang
Let the Bullets Fly
2010 • Movie
as Jade Emperor
The Monkey King
2014 • Movie
as Chung Tin Ching
Prison on Fire
1987 • Movie
as Master Roshi
Dragonball Evolution
2009 • Movie
as Emperor Ping
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 • Movie
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Cold War 1994
2026 • Movie
as Mark Lee
A Better Tomorrow
1986 • Movie
as Ko Chun
God of Gamblers
1989 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chow Yun-Fat.
1 eps
Voice
2012 • Series
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing • 40 eps
Police Cadet
1984 • Series
as 何严明 • 110 eps
A House is Not a Home
1977 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Golden Horse Awards
1962 • Series
150 eps
Chinese Folklore
1974 • Series
110 eps
The Giants
1978 • Series
129 eps
Hotel
1976 • Series
1 eps
鲁豫有约一日行
2016 • Series
as 周润发 • 1 eps
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 • Series
85 eps
Vanity Fair
1978 • Series
as 徐承熙 • 85 eps
Conflict
1978 • Series
20 eps
The Shell Game
1980 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chow Yun-Fat.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Chow Yun-Fat.
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Cold War 1994
2026 • Movie
as Bai Xuanling
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025 • Movie
as Water Ng
One More Chance
2023 • Movie
as Jade Emperor
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2022 • Movie
as Painter
Project Gutenberg
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Duckweed
2017 • Movie
as Oswald S.C. Kan
Cold War II
2016 • Movie
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau III
2016 • Movie
as Ho Chung Ping
Office
2015 • Movie
as Ken / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau II
2015 • Movie
as Ken
From Vegas to Macau
2014 • Movie
as Jade Emperor
The Monkey King
2014 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Chow Yun-Fat.
40 eps
The Do Show
2023 • Series
1 eps
鲁豫有约一日行
2016 • Series
1 eps
Voice
2012 • Series
as uncredited • 1 eps
Everybody Loves Somebody
1989 • Series
as 周润发 • 1 eps
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 • Series
as Lui Dong-bun • 6 eps
The Yang's Saga
1985 • Series
30 eps
The Battle Among the Clans
1985 • Series
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing • 40 eps
Police Cadet
1984 • Series
30 eps
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984 • Series
as 令狐冲 • 30 eps
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984 • Series
20 eps
Angels And Devils
1983 • Series
20 eps
The Super Power
1983 • Series