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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-18 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Also Known As

주윤발

发哥

小马哥

Fat Tsai

Châu Nhuận Phát

Yun-fat Chow

چو یون فا

Donald Chow

Aman Chow

Chow Yun-Fatt

Chow Yuen-Fat

Zhou Runfa

چو 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 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

Acting

Anna and the King

1999

Anna and the King

as

King Mongkut

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

Curse of the Golden Flower

as

Emperor Ping

The Killer

1989

The Killer

as

Jong

Hard Boiled

1992

Hard Boiled

as

Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen

A Better Tomorrow

1986

A Better Tomorrow

as

Mark Lee

Bulletproof Monk

2003

Bulletproof Monk

as

The Nameless Monk

The Corruptor

1999

The Corruptor

as

Nick Chen

Full Contact

1992

Full Contact

as

Jeff / Gou Fei

Confucius

2010

Confucius

as

Confucius

The Children of Huang Shi

2008

The Children of Huang Shi

as

Chen Hansheng

City on Fire

1987

City on Fire

as

Ko Chow

Dragonball Evolution

2009

Dragonball Evolution

as

Master Roshi

Shanghai

2010

Shanghai

as

Anthony Lan-Ting

God of Gamblers

1989

God of Gamblers

as

Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'

Treasure Hunt

1994

Treasure Hunt

as

Jeffrey Chang Ching

An Autumn's Tale

1987

An Autumn's Tale

as

Samuel Pang

The Occupant

1984

The Occupant

as

Insp Valentino Chow

City War

1988

City War

as

Dick Lee

Once a Thief

1991

Once a Thief

as

Red Bean Puddin / Joe

Tiger on the Beat

1988

Tiger on the Beat

as

Sergeant Francis Li

Peace Hotel

1995

Peace Hotel

as

Wong Ah Ping

Let the Bullets Fly

2010

Let the Bullets Fly

as

Huang Silang

God of Gamblers' Return

1994

God of Gamblers' Return

as

Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'

Fractured Follies

1988

Fractured Follies

as

Joe Leung

Prison on Fire

1987

Prison on Fire

as

Chung Tin Ching

The Lunatics

1986

The Lunatics

as

Chung

Waiting Alone

2005

Waiting Alone

as

Fa Ge (cameo)

Prison on Fire II

1991

Prison on Fire II

as

Chung Tin Ching

The Eighth Happiness

1988

The Eighth Happiness

as

Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long

All About Ah-Long

1989

All About Ah-Long

as

Ah Long

Tragic Hero

1987

Tragic Hero

as

Lee Ah Chai

Hong Kong 1941

1984

Hong Kong 1941

as

Yip Kim-Fay

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

as

Zhichang Pan / 潘知常

The Romancing Star II

1988

The Romancing Star II

as

Big Mouth Fat [cameo]

Bloody Money

1983

Bloody Money

as

Bullet

The Head Hunter

1982

The Head Hunter

as

Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich

Love Unto Wastes

1986

Love Unto Wastes

as

Detective Lan

Triads: The Inside Story

1989

Triads: The Inside Story

as

Lee Man Ho

The Last Tycoon

2012

The Last Tycoon

as

Cheng Daqi

The Diary of a Big Man

1988

The Diary of a Big Man

as

Chow Ting Fat

The Romancing Star

1987

The Romancing Star

as

Wong Yat Fat

The Monkey King

2014

The Monkey King

as

Jade Emperor

The Assassins

2012

The Assassins

as

Chancellor Cao Cao

Wild Search

1989

Wild Search

as

Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong

A Hearty Response

1986

A Hearty Response

as

Ho Ting-Bon

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

1990

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

as

Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink

Love in a Fallen City

1984

Love in a Fallen City

as

Fan Liu-Yuan

Code of Honor

1987

Code of Honor

as

Fai

Dream Lovers

1986

Dream Lovers

as

Song Yu

Last Affair

1983

Last Affair

as

Kwong Ping

Rich and Famous

1987

Rich and Famous

as

Lee Ah Chai

Story of Rose

1986

Story of Rose

as

Charles / Ga Ming

The Story of Woo Viet

1981

The Story of Woo Viet

as

Woo Viet

Women

1985

Women

as

Derek Sun

Spiritual Love

1987

Spiritual Love

as

Pu Yung Tsai

The Seventh Curse

1986

The Seventh Curse

as

Wesley

Scared Stiff

1987

Scared Stiff

as

Inspector Chow

God Father

1980

God Father

as

Git

From Vegas to Macau II

2015

From Vegas to Macau II

as

Ken / Ko Chun

Office

2015

Office

as

Ho Chung Ping

My Will, I Will

1986

My Will, I Will

as

Detective

From Vegas to Macau III

2016

From Vegas to Macau III

as

Ken Shek / Ko Chun

Why Me?

1985

Why Me?

as

Mr. Chow

The Executor

1981

The Executor

as

Ng Tao

Cold War II

2016

Cold War II

as

Oswald S.C. Kan

Duckweed

2017

Duckweed

as

Self (archive footage)

Soul Ash

1981

Soul Ash

as

Hot Blood

1977

Hot Blood

as

Ah Cheng

Miss "O"

1978

Miss "O"

as

Koon

Their Private Lives

1978

Their Private Lives

as

Ko Ming Chung

Modern Heroes

1980

Modern Heroes

as

Sgt Chu Hwa Tai

Pursuit

1980

Pursuit

as

Killer

Joy to the World

1980

Joy to the World

as

Yam Chung-Lung

The Missed Date

1986

The Missed Date

as

Peter

The Greatest Lover

1988

The Greatest Lover

as

Qian Jin / Nelson Chow

Massage Girls

1976

Massage Girls

as

Ah Gin

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

as

(archive footage)

Cold War III

Cold War III

as

Oswald S.C. Kan

The Bund

1983

The Bund

as

Hui Man Keung

Project Gutenberg

2018

Project Gutenberg

as

Painter

One More Chance

2023

One More Chance

as

Water Ng

The Bund Part II

1983

The Bund Part II

as

许文强

Detective Chinatown 1900

2025

Detective Chinatown 1900

as

Bai Xuanling

13

13

as

The Bund

The Bund

as

Hui Man Keung

The Yang's Saga

The Yang's Saga

as

Lui Dong-bun

Police Cadet

Police Cadet

as

Cheung Ging Sing

Good Old Times

Good Old Times

as

欧阳汉

Production

Crew

Directing