Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
Born: May 18, 1955
From: Hong Kong, China
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning of the Great Revival | Yuan Shikai | 2011 | 4.641 |
| Confucius | Confucius | 2010 | 5.938 |
| Shanghai | Anthony Lan-Ting | 2010 | 6.112 |
| Let the Bullets Fly | Huang Silang | 2010 | 7.8 |
| Dragonball Evolution | Master Roshi | 2009 | 2.939 |
| The Children of Huang Shi | Chen Hansheng | 2008 | 6.661 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Sao Feng | 2007 | 7.266 |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | Emperor Ping | 2006 | 6.864 |
| Bulletproof Monk | The Nameless Monk | 2003 | 5.512 |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Li Mu Bai | 2000 | 7.434 |
| Anna and the King | King Mongkut | 1999 | 6.78 |
| The Corruptor | Nick Chen | 1999 | 6.068 |
| The Replacement Killers | John Lee | 1998 | 6.3 |
| Peace Hotel | Wong Ah Ping | 1995 | 5.929 |
| Treasure Hunt | Jeffrey Chang Ching | 1994 | 5.909 |
| God of Gamblers' Return | Ko Chun | 1994 | 6.625 |
| Hard Boiled | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | 1992 | 7.5 |
| Full Contact | Jeff / Gou Fei | 1992 | 6.828 |
| Once a Thief | Red Bean Puddin / Joe | 1991 | 6.8 |
| The Killer | Jong | 1989 | 7.6 |
| A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Mark | 1989 | 6.432 |
| God of Gamblers | Ko Chun | 1989 | 7.221 |
| City War | Dick Lee | 1988 | 6.789 |
| Tiger on the Beat | Sergeant Francis Li | 1988 | 6.4 |
| Fractured Follies | Joe Leung | 1988 | 6.045 |
| City on Fire | Ko Chow | 1987 | 6.948 |
| An Autumn's Tale | Samuel Pang | 1987 | 7.405 |
| A Better Tomorrow II | Ken Lee | 1987 | 7.1 |
| A Better Tomorrow | Mark Lee | 1986 | 7.387 |
| The Occupant | Insp Valentino Chow | 1984 | 6.333 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1955 |
| From | Hong Kong, China |