Birthday
1955/05/18 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also know 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 (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 K...Read more
(2000) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Li Mu Bai
(2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Sao Feng
(1999) Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
(2006) Curse of the Golden Flower
as Emperor Ping
(1989) The Killer
as Jong
(1998) The Replacement Killers
as John Lee
(1992) Hard Boiled
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
(1986) A Better Tomorrow
as Mark Lee
(2003) Bulletproof Monk
as The Nameless Monk
(1999) The Corruptor
as Nick Chen
(1992) Full Contact
as Jeff / Gou Fei
(2010) Confucius
as Confucius
(2008) The Children of Huang Shi
as Chen Hansheng
(1989) A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
as Mark
(1987) City on Fire
as Ko Chow
(2009) Dragonball Evolution
as Master Roshi
(2010) Shanghai
as Anthony Lan-Ting
(1989) God of Gamblers
as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
(1994) Treasure Hunt
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
(1987) An Autumn's Tale
as Samuel Pang
(1984) The Occupant
as Insp Valentino Chow
(1988) City War
as Dick Lee
(1991) Once a Thief
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
(1988) Tiger on the Beat
as Sergeant Francis Li
(1987) A Better Tomorrow II
as Ken Lee
(1995) Peace Hotel
as Wong Ah Ping
(2010) Let the Bullets Fly
as Huang Silang
(1994) God of Gamblers' Return
as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
(1988) Fractured Follies
as Joe Leung
(2011) Beginning of the Great Revival
as Yuan Shikai
(1987) Prison on Fire
as Chung Tin Ching
(1986) The Lunatics
as Chung
(2005) Waiting Alone
as Fa Ge (cameo)
(1991) Prison on Fire II
as Chung Tin Ching
(1988) The Eighth Happiness
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
(1989) All About Ah-Long
as Ah Long
(1987) Tragic Hero
as Lee Ah Chai
(1982) The Postman Strikes Back
as Fu Jun
(1984) Hong Kong 1941
as Yip Kim-Fay
(2007) The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
(1988) The Romancing Star II
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
(1982) The Head Hunter
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
(1983) Bloody Money
as Bullet
(1986) Love Unto Wastes
as Detective Lan
(1989) Triads: The Inside Story
as Lee Man Ho
(2012) The Last Tycoon
as Cheng Daqi
(1986) 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
as Soccer Fat
(1988) The Diary of a Big Man
as Chow Ting Fat
(1987) The Romancing Star
as Wong Yat Fat
(2014) The Monkey King
as Jade Emperor
(2012) The Assassins
as Chancellor Cao Cao
(1989) Wild Search
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
(1986) A Hearty Response
as Ho Ting-Bon
(1990) The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
(1984) Love in a Fallen City
as Fan Liu-Yuan
(1987) Code of Honor
as Fai
(1986) Dream Lovers
as Song Yu
(1983) Last Affair
as Kwong Ping
(1986) Witch from Nepal
as Joe
(2014) From Vegas to Macau
as Ken
(1976) Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
as ---
(1987) Rich and Famous
as Lee Ah Chai
(1986) Story of Rose
as Charles / Ga Ming
(1981) The Story of Woo Viet
as Woo Viet
(1985) Women
as Derek Sun
(1987) Spiritual Love
as Pu Yung Tsai
(1986) The Seventh Curse
as Wesley
(1987) Scared Stiff
as Inspector Chow
(1980) God Father
as Git
(2015) From Vegas to Macau II
as Ken / Ko Chun
(1976) Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
as ---
(2015) Office
as Ho Chung Ping
(1983) Katanyu Prakasit
as ---
(1992) Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Ng San Shui
(1986) My Will, I Will
as Detective
(2016) From Vegas to Macau III
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
(1985) Why Me?
as Mr. Chow
(1981) The Executor
as Ng Tao
(1976) The Reincarnation
as ---
(2016) Cold War II
as Oswald S.C. Kan
(2017) Duckweed
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) Soul Ash
as ---
(1977) Hot Blood
as Ah Cheng
(1977) Bed for Day, Bed for Night
as ---
(1978) Their Private Lives
as Ko Ming Chung
(1980) Joy to the World
as Yam Chung-Lung
(1978) Miss "O"
as Koon
(1980) Pursuit
as Killer
(1980) Modern Heroes
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
(1988) Goodbye My Friend
as Hung
(1986) The Missed Date
as Peter
(1988) The Greatest Lover
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
(1976) Massage Girls
as Ah Gin
(1976) The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
as ---
(2002) Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as (archive footage)
Cold War III
as Oswald S.C. Kan
(1983) The Bund
as Hui Man Keung
(1987) Flaming Brothers
as Tin
(2018) Project Gutenberg
as Painter
(1988) When Tat Fu Was Young
as ---
(2023) One More Chance
as Water Ng
(1983) The Bund Part II
as 许文强
(2025) Detective Chinatown 1900
as Bai Xuanling
(1979) The Good The Bad The Ugly
as ---
(1979) Man From Hong Kong
as Ben
(1980) The Brothers
as ---
(1976) C.I.D.(Series 2)
as ---
(1974) Murder of Passion
as ---
(1977) Hero
as ---
(1978) Vanity Fair
as ---
(1974) Chinese Folklore
as ---
(1976) The First Love
as ---
(1974) The God of Aqua
as ---
(1978) Disco Fever
as ---
(1978) Hong Kong Story II
as 主持
(1982) The Maverick
as ---
(1976) This Generation
as ---
(1979) The Cheap Detective
as ---
(1976) Teenager
as ---
(1979) I Am Woman
as ---
(1980) The Shell Game
as ---
(1979) The Landlord
as ---
(1977) 13
as ---
(1980) The Bund
as Hui Man Keung
(1985) The Yang's Saga
as Lui Dong-bun
(1984) Police Cadet
as Cheung Ging Sing
(1962) Golden Horse Awards
as Self
(1981) The Shell Game (II)
as 阿龙
(1975) Dream Of The Red Chamber
as 蒋玉涵
(2016) 鲁豫有约一日行
as ---
(2012) Voice
as ---
(1983) The Super Power
as ---
(1978) The Giants
as ---
(1977) A House is Not a Home
as 何严明
(1982) The Legend of Master So
as 苏灿
(1976) The Killer
as ---
(1983) Angels And Devils
as ---
(1981) The Fate
as ---
(1981) Hero's Blood Road
as ---
(1984) The Smiling Proud Wanderer
as ---
(1976) Hotel
as ---
(1978) Conflict
as ---
(1983) The Radio Tycoon
as ---
(1981) Good Old Times
as 欧阳汉
(1976) Mystery Beyond
as ---
(1985) The Battle Among the Clans
as ---
(1989) Celebrity Talk Show
as 周润发
(1976) 畸人列傳
as ---