Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 18, 1955 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
发哥
小马哥
Fat Tsai
Yun-fat Chow
چو یون فا
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
TV
Voice
2012
TV
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
TV
Police Cadet
張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
1984
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng
2007
TV
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
TV
Chinese Folklore
1974
TV
A House is Not a Home
何严明
1977
TV
Celebrity Talk Show
周润发
1989
TV
The Bund
许文强
1980
TV
Hotel
1976
TV
Vanity Fair
1978
TV
The Giants
1978
TV
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
TV
The Shell Game
1980
Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Li Mu Bai
2000
TV
Mystery Beyond
1976
TV
Conflict
1978
TV
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
Film
A Better Tomorrow
Mark Lee
1986
Film
Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
Filmography
2025FilmDetective Chinatown 1900as Bai Xuanling2023TVThe Do Show2023FilmOne More Chanceas Water Ng2022FilmThe Monkey King: The Legend Beginsas Jade Emperor2018FilmProject Gutenbergas Painter2017FilmDuckweedas Self (archive footage)2016TV鲁豫有约一日行2016FilmCold War IIas Oswald S.C. Kan2016FilmFrom Vegas to Macau IIIas Ken Shek / Ko Chun2015FilmOfficeas Ho Chung Ping2015FilmFrom Vegas to Macau IIas Ken / Ko Chun2014FilmFrom Vegas to Macauas Ken2014FilmThe Monkey Kingas Jade Emperor2012FilmThe Last Tycoonas Cheng Daqi2012FilmThe Assassinsas Chancellor Cao Cao2012TVVoice2011FilmBeginning of the Great Revivalas Yuan Shikai2010FilmLet the Bullets Flyas Huang Silang2010FilmShanghaias Anthony Lan-Ting2010FilmConfuciusas Confucius2009FilmDragonball Evolutionas Master Roshi2008FilmThe Children of Huang Shias Chen Hansheng2007FilmThe Postmodern Life of My Auntas Zhichang Pan / 潘知常2007FilmThe Making of Hard Boiled2007FilmPirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas Captain Sao Feng2007FilmSecrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'as Self2006FilmCurse of the Golden Floweras Emperor Ping2005FilmWaiting Aloneas Fa Ge (cameo)2003FilmBulletproof Monkas The Nameless Monk2002FilmUltimate Fights from the Moviesas (archive footage)2000FilmThe Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'as Self2000FilmCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonas Li Mu Bai1999FilmAnna and the Kingas King Mongkut1999FilmThe Corruptoras Nick Chen1998FilmThe Replacement Killersas John Lee1995FilmPeace Hotelas Wong Ah Ping1994FilmGod of Gamblers' Returnas Ko Chun1994FilmTreasure Huntas Jeffrey Chang Ching1992FilmFull Contactas Jeff / Gou Fei1992FilmHard Boiledas Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen1992FilmNow You See Love... Now You Don'tas Ng San Shui1991FilmPrison on Fire IIas Chung Tin Ching1991FilmOnce a Thiefas Red Bean Puddin / Joe1990FilmGod of Gamblers IIas Ko Chun1990FilmThe Fun, the Luck & the Tycoonas Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink1989FilmGod of Gamblersas Ko Chun1989FilmA Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigonas Mark1989FilmTriads: The Inside Storyas Lee Man Ho1989FilmWild Searchas Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong1989FilmThe Killeras Jong1989FilmAll About Ah-Longas Ah Long1989TVCelebrity Talk Showas 周润发1988FilmCity Waras Dick Lee1988FilmGoodbye My Friendas Hung1988FilmWhen Tat Fu Was Young1988FilmThe Greatest Loveras Qian Jin / Nelson Chow1988FilmDiary of a Big Manas Chow Ting Fat1988FilmFractured Folliesas Joe Leung1988FilmTiger on the Beatas Sergeant Francis Li1988FilmThe Eighth Happinessas Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long1988FilmThe Romancing Star IIas Big Mouth Fat [cameo]1987FilmA Better Tomorrow IIas Ken Lee1987FilmPrison on Fireas Chung Tin Ching1987FilmSpiritual Loveas Pu Yung Tsai1987FilmFlaming Brothersas Tin1987FilmAn Autumn's Taleas Samuel Pang1987FilmThe Romancing Staras Wong Yat Fat1987FilmRich and Famousas Lee Ah Chai1987FilmCode of Honoras Fai1987FilmScared Stiffas Inspector Chow1987FilmTragic Heroas Lee Ah Chai1987FilmCity on Fireas Ko Chow1986FilmThe Seventh Curseas Wesley1986FilmMy Will, I Willas Detective1986FilmA Hearty Responseas Ho Ting-Bon1986FilmLove Unto Wastesas Detective Lam Chun-Keung1986FilmA Better Tomorrowas Mark Lee1986FilmThe Lunaticsas Chung1986Film100 Ways to Murder Your Wifeas Soccer Fat1986FilmThe Missed Dateas Peter1986FilmDream Loversas Song Yu1986FilmWitch from Nepalas Joe1986FilmStory of Roseas Charles / Ga Ming1985FilmWhy Me?as Mr. Chow1985TVThe Yang's Sagaas Lui Dong-bun1985FilmWomenas Derek Sun1985TVThe Battle Among the Clans1984FilmHong Kong 1941as Yip Kim-Fay1984TVPolice Cadetas 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing1984FilmThe Occupantas Insp Valentino Chow1984FilmLove in a Fallen Cityas Fan Liu-Yuan1984TVThe Smiling Proud Wanderer1984TV笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)as 令狐冲1983FilmLast Affairas Kwong Ping1983TVAngels And Devils1983TVThe Super Power1983FilmBloody Moneyas Bullet1983FilmKatanyu Prakasit1983FilmThe Bund Part IIas 许文强1983FilmThe Bundas Hui Man Keung1983TVThe Radio Tycoon1982TVThe Legend of Master Soas 苏灿1982FilmThe Postman Strikes Backas Fu Jun1982FilmThe Head Hunteras Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich1982TVThe Maverick1981TVGood Old Timesas 欧阳汉1981TVHero's Blood Road1981TVThe Fate1981FilmThe Story of Woo Vietas Woo Viet1981TVThe Shell Game (II)as 阿龙1981FilmThe Executoras Ng Tao1981FilmSoul Ash1980FilmModern Heroesas Sgt Chu Hwa Tai1980TVThe Shell Game1980FilmPursuitas Killer1980FilmJoy to the Worldas Yam Chung-Lung1980TVThe Brothers1980TVThe Bundas 许文强1980FilmGod Fatheras Git1979TVThe Good The Bad The Ugly1979TVMan From Hong Kongas Ben1979TVI Am Woman1979TVThe Cheap Detective1979TVThe Landlord1978TVConflict1978TVDisco Fever1978TVHong Kong Story IIas 主持1978TVThe Giants1978FilmMiss "O"as Koon1978FilmTheir Private Livesas Ko Ming Chung1978TVVanity Fair1977FilmHot Bloodas Ah Cheng1977TVHero1977TVA House is Not a Homeas 何严明1977TV131977FilmBed for Day, Bed for Night1976TVC.I.D.(Series 2)1976TV畸人列傳1976FilmThe Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile1976FilmSeven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung1976TVHotel1976FilmMassage Girlsas Ah Gin1976TVTeenager1976TVThe First Love1976TVMystery Beyond1976FilmLearned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom1976TVThis Generation1976FilmThe Reincarnation1976TVThe Killer1975TVDream Of The Red Chamberas 蒋玉涵1974TVMurder of Passion1974TVThe God of Aqua1974TVChinese Folklore1968TV歷年TVB台慶經典回顧1962TVGolden Horse Awardsas Self—FilmCold War IIIas Oswald S.C. Kan