Cast & creator
Chow Yun-Fat
Best known for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Voice, Golden Horse Awards
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.
Also known as: 发哥, 小马哥, Fat Tsai, Yun-fat Chow, چو یون فا
118
film credits
52
television credits
167
1962–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (170)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng
2007
Voice
2012
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Police Cadet
張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
1984
Chinese Folklore
1974
A House is Not a Home
何严明
1977
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Celebrity Talk Show
周润发
1989
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
The Giants
1978
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Li Mu Bai
2000
Hotel
1976
Vanity Fair
1978
The Shell Game
1980
Everybody Loves Somebody
uncredited
1989
Code of Honor
Fai
1987
Conflict
徐承熙
1978
The Replacement Killers
John Lee
1998
Mystery Beyond
1976
The Brothers
石晖
1980
Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
A Better Tomorrow
Mark Lee
1986
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
The Bund
许文强
1980
The Killer
Jong
1989
Dragonball Evolution
Roshi
2009
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
Let the Bullets Fly
Huang Silang
2010
Bulletproof Monk
The Nameless Monk
2003
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
Detective Chinatown 1900
Bai Xuanling
2025
Curse of the Golden Flower
Emperor Ping
2006
Project Gutenberg
Painter
2018
The Yang's Saga
Lui Dong-bun
1985
Anna and the King
King Mongkut
1999
The Corruptor
Nick Chen
1999
The Monkey King
Jade Emperor
2014
The Radio Tycoon
1983
A Better Tomorrow II
Ken Lee
1987
The Shell Game (II)
阿龙
1981
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
令狐冲
1984
The Super Power
1983
Hero's Blood Road
1981
Cold War II
Oswald S.C. Kan
2016
Cold War 1994
Oswald S.C. Kan
2026
Good Old Times
欧阳汉
1981
God of Gamblers II
Ko Chun
1990
Once a Thief
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1991
Angels And Devils
1983
The Fate
倪骏
1981
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Mark
1989
Prison on Fire
Chung Tin Ching
1987
God of Gamblers
Ko Chun
1989
The Killer
1976
Teenager
1976
The Assassins
Chancellor Cao Cao
2012
City on Fire
Ko Chow
1987
The Seventh Curse
Wesley
1986
The Do Show
2023
The Legend of Master So
苏灿
1982
Confucius
Confucius
2010
Hong Kong Story II
主持
1978
The Maverick
1982
The Cheap Detective
1979
This Generation
1976
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
The Children of Huang Shi
Chen Hansheng
2008
From Vegas to Macau III
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
2016
Full Contact
Jeff / Gou Fei
1992
From Vegas to Macau
Ken
2014
Shanghai
Anthony Lan-Ting
2010
Prison on Fire II
Chung Tin Ching
1991
Tiger on the Beat
Sergeant Francis Li
1988
Beginning of the Great Revival
Yuan Shikai
2011
Duckweed
Self (archive footage)
2017
God of Gamblers' Return
Ko Chun
1994
Tragic Hero
Lee Ah Chai
1987
播音人 (數碼修復版)
韦业昌
1983
Rich and Famous
Lee Ah Chai
1987
Peace Hotel
Wong Ah Ping
1995Peace Hotel
Writer
1995
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
Jade Emperor
2022
The First Love
1976
From Vegas to Macau II
Ken / Ko Chun
2015
Dream Of The Red Chamber
蒋玉涵
1975
13
1977
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(archive footage)
2002
Spiritual Love
Pu Yung Tsai
1987
I Am Woman
1979
Massage Girls
Ah Gin
1976
The Last Tycoon
Cheng Daqi
2012
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)
苏灿
1982
The God of Aqua
1974
An Autumn's Tale
Samuel Pang
1987
Disco Fever
1978
City War
Dick Lee
1988
Flaming Brothers
Tin
1987
All About Ah-Long
Ah Long
1989All About Ah-Long
Story
1989
The Romancing Star II
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1988
Treasure Hunt
Jeffrey Chang Ching
1994
A Hearty Response
Ho Ting-Bon
1986
The Postman Strikes Back
Fu Jun
1982
Man From Hong Kong
Ben
1979
Murder of Passion
1974
The Eighth Happiness
Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988
Wild Search
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989
七女性
1976
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Ng San Shui
1992
Scared Stiff
Inspector Chow
1987
The Landlord
1979
Love Unto Wastes
Detective Lam Chun-Keung
1986
Hero
1977
Hong Kong 1941
Yip Kim-Fay
1984
Witch from Nepal
Joe
1986
電視先鋒群星會
Self
Triads: The Inside Story
Lee Man Ho
1989
The Greatest Lover
Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988
Cold War 1995
Oswald S.C. Kan
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Self
2002
Diary of a Big Man
Chow Ting Fat
1988Diary of a Big Man
Songs
1988
Women
Derek Sun
1985
Office
Ho Chung Ping
2015
One More Chance
Water Ng
2023
The Romancing Star
Wong Yat Fat
1987
The Lunatics
Chung
1986
Dream Lovers
Song Yu
1986
Love in a Fallen City
Fan Liu-Yuan
1984
Fractured Follies
Joe Leung
1988
Last Affair
Kwong Ping
1983
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
2007
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
The Occupant
Insp Valentino Chow
1984
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Self
2000
Waiting Alone
Fa Ge (cameo)
2005
The Story of Woo Viet
Woo Viet
1981Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Self
2007
Cold War III
Oswald S.C. Kan
The Bund
Hui Man Keung
1983
畸人列傳
1976
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1990
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
The Head Hunter
Nguen Dich
1982
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
Soccer Fat
1986
Story of Rose
Charles / Ga Ming
1986
Intermission
Self (archive footage)
2026
My Will, I Will
Detective
1986
God Father
Git
1980
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
Why Me?
Mr. Chow
1985
The Executor
Ng Tao
1981
Soul Ash
1981
Pursuit
Killer
1980
Goodbye My Friend
Hung
1988
Hot Blood
Ah Cheng
1977
The Bund Part II
许文强
1983
Miss "O"
Koon
1978
Bloody Money
Bullet
1983
The Missed Date
Peter
1986
Joy to the World
Yam Chung-Lung
1980
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Modern Heroes
Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980
Their Private Lives
Ko Ming Chung
1978The Golden Sting
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
The Reincarnation
1976
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976