Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1955-05-18 (70 years)
- Place of BirthHong Kong, China
- Also Known As주윤발发哥小马哥Fat TsaiChâu Nhuận PhátYun-fat Chowچو یون فاDonald ChowAman ChowChow Yun-FattChow Yuen-FatZhou Runfaچو یون فات
Chow Yun-Fat
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Detective Chinatown 1900
As: Bai Xuanling
- 2023
One More Chance
As: Water Ng
- 2018
Project Gutenberg
As: Painter
- 2016
Cold War II
As: Oswald S.C. Kan
- 2016
From Vegas to Macau III
As: Ken Shek / Ko Chun
- 2015
Office
As: Ho Chung Ping
- 2015
From Vegas to Macau II
As: Ken / Ko Chun
- 2014
From Vegas to Macau
As: Ken
2014The Monkey King
As: Jade Emperor
2012The Last Tycoon
As: Cheng Daqi
2012The Assassins
As: Chancellor Cao Cao
2011Beginning of the Great Revival
As: Yuan Shikai
2010Let the Bullets Fly
As: Huang Silang
2010Shanghai
As: Anthony Lan-Ting
2010Confucius
As: Confucius
- 2009
Dragonball Evolution
As: Master Roshi
2008The Children of Huang Shi
As: Chen Hansheng
2007The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
As: Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
- 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
As: Captain Sao Feng
2006Curse of the Golden Flower
As: Emperor Ping
2005Waiting Alone
As: Fa Ge (cameo)
- 2003
Bulletproof Monk
As: The Nameless Monk
- 2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
As: Li Mu Bai
1999Anna and the King
As: King Mongkut
1999The Corruptor
As: Nick Chen
1998The Replacement Killers
As: John Lee
1995Peace Hotel
As: Wong Ah Ping
1994God of Gamblers' Return
As: Ko Chun
1994Treasure Hunt
As: Jeffrey Chang Ching
1992Full Contact
As: Jeff / Gou Fei
- 1992
Hard Boiled
As: Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992Now You See Love... Now You Don't
As: Ng San Shui
1991Prison on Fire II
As: Chung Tin Ching
1991Once a Thief
As: Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1990God of Gamblers II
As: Ko Chun
1990The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
As: Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1989God of Gamblers
As: Ko Chun
1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
As: Mark
1989Triads: The Inside Story
As: Lee Man Ho
1989Wild Search
As: Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989The Killer
As: Jong
1989All About Ah-Long
As: Ah Long
1989Celebrity Talk Show
As: 周润发
1988City War
As: Dick Lee
1988Goodbye My Friend
As: Hung
1988The Greatest Lover
As: Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988The Diary of a Big Man
As: Chow Ting Fat
1988Fractured Follies
As: Joe Leung
1988Tiger on the Beat
As: Sergeant Francis Li
1988The Eighth Happiness
As: Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988The Romancing Star II
As: Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1987A Better Tomorrow II
As: Ken Lee
1987Prison on Fire
As: Chung Tin Ching
1987Spiritual Love
As: Pu Yung Tsai
1987Flaming Brothers
As: Tin
1987An Autumn's Tale
As: Samuel Pang
1987The Romancing Star
As: Wong Yat Fat
1987Rich and Famous
As: Lee Ah Chai
1987Code of Honor
As: Fai
1987Scared Stiff
As: Inspector Chow
1987Tragic Hero
As: Lee Ah Chai
1987City on Fire
As: Ko Chow
1986The Seventh Curse
As: Wesley
1986My Will, I Will
As: Detective
1986A Hearty Response
As: Ho Ting-Bon
1986Love Unto Wastes
As: Detective Lam Chun-Keung
1986A Better Tomorrow
As: Mark Lee
1986The Lunatics
As: Chung
1986100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
As: Soccer Fat
1986The Missed Date
As: Peter
1986Dream Lovers
As: Song Yu
1986Witch from Nepal
As: Joe
1986Story of Rose
As: Charles / Ga Ming
1985Why Me?
As: Mr. Chow
1985The Yang's Saga
As: Lui Dong-bun
1985Women
As: Derek Sun
1984Hong Kong 1941
As: Yip Kim-Fay
1984Police Cadet
As: 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
1984The Occupant
As: Insp Valentino Chow
1984Love in a Fallen City
As: Fan Liu-Yuan
1983Last Affair
As: Kwong Ping
1983Bloody Money
As: Bullet
1983The Bund Part II
As: 许文强
1983The Bund
As: Hui Man Keung
1982The Legend of Master So
As: 苏灿
1982The Postman Strikes Back
As: Fu Jun
1982The Head Hunter
As: Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
1981Good Old Times
As: 欧阳汉
1981The Story of Woo Viet
As: Woo Viet
1981The Shell Game (II)
As: 阿龙
1981The Executor
As: Ng Tao
1980Modern Heroes
As: Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980Pursuit
As: Killer
1980Joy to the World
As: Yam Chung-Lung
1980The Bund
As: 许文强
1980God Father
As: Git
1979Man From Hong Kong
As: Ben
1978Hong Kong Story II
As: 主持
1978Miss "O"
As: Koon
1978Their Private Lives
As: Ko Ming Chung
1977Hot Blood
As: Ah Cheng
1977A House is Not a Home
As: 何严明
1976Massage Girls
As: Ah Gin
1975Dream Of The Red Chamber
As: 蒋玉涵