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