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 K...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
as Bai Xuanling
In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people deman...

One More Chance
2023
as Water Ng
Water Ng, a typical loser who likes to gamble and takes no responsibility is asked to take care of his ex-girlfriend Jik’s son, Yeung. With Jik tells ...

Project Gutenberg
2018
as Painter
The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills ...

Duckweed
2017
as Self (archive footage)
When a son attempts to reconcile with his father, a series of fateful events allow him to experience the father's life in the past.

Cold War II
2016
as Oswald S.C. Kan
A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chie...

From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.

Office
2015
as Ho Chung Ping
Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world o...

From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Ken / Ko Chun
Following his confrontation with the nefarious DOA organization, Ken (Chow Yun Fat) is looking forward to going back to enjoying his retirement. His r...

From Vegas to Macau
2014
as Ken
Retired gambling legend Ken returns to Macau, only to be drawn back into action when his daughter becomes entangled in a global mafia scheme. Using hi...

The Monkey King
2014
as Jade Emperor
Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mounta...

The Last Tycoon
2012
as Cheng Daqi
Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping pris...

The Assassins
2012
as Chancellor Cao Cao
In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambiti...

Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Yuan Shikai
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Huang Silang
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown wit...

Shanghai
2010
as Anthony Lan-Ting
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he un...

Confucius
2010
as Confucius
In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of ...

Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Roshi
On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and le...

The Children of Huang Shi
2008
as Chen Hansheng
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the J...

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Captain Sao Feng
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
as Emperor Ping
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest...

Waiting Alone
2005
as Fa Ge (cameo)
An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and aspirin...

Bulletproof Monk
2003
as The Nameless Monk
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ulti...

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as (archive footage)
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from H...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Li Mu Bai
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at...

Anna and the King
1999
as King Mongkut
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches ...

The Corruptor
1999
as Nick Chen
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...

The Replacement Killers
1998
as John Lee
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, ...

Peace Hotel
1995
as Wong Ah Ping
After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who se...

Peace Hotel
1995
Writer
After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who se...

God of Gamblers' Return
1994
as Ko Chun
Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.

Treasure Hunt
1994
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the Nat...

Full Contact
1992
as Jeff / Gou Fei
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jef...

Hard Boiled
1992
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he jo...

Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Ng San Shui
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around ...

Prison on Fire II
1991
as Chung Tin Ching
Ching is a prisoner in a Hong Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been...

Once a Thief
1991
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

God of Gamblers II
1990
as Ko Chun
Sing finds Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a ga...

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
Lam Bo Sun, the richest man in Hong Kong, is expected to marry the ditziest of socialites in a matter of weeks. On a whim, he leaves everything behind...

God of Gamblers
1989
as Ko Chun
Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter an...

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
as Mark
The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely K...

Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Lee Man Ho
Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business beg...

Wild Search
1989
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Belie...

The Killer
1989
as Jong
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, whe...

All About Ah-Long
1989
as Ah Long
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance e...

All About Ah-Long
1989
Story
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance e...

City War
1988
as Dick Lee
Two cops--both partners and best friends--find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.

Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Hung
Goodbye My Friend is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama starring Chow Yun-Fat.

When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoi...

The Greatest Lover
1988
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped into a gentleman-training course - taught by Mui - in ord...

The Diary of a Big Man
1988
as Chow Ting Fat
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his...

The Diary of a Big Man
1988
Songs
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his...

Fractured Follies
1988
as Joe Leung
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her le...

Tiger on the Beat
1988
as Sergeant Francis Li
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.

The Eighth Happiness
1988
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!

The Romancing Star II
1988
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken ho...

A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Ken Lee
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Prison on Fire
1987
as Chung Tin Ching
Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates ...

Spiritual Love
1987
as Pu Yung Tsai
This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the...

Flaming Brothers
1987
as Tin
Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads the...

An Autumn's Tale
1987
as Samuel Pang
Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

The Romancing Star
1987
as Wong Yat Fat
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However...

Rich and Famous
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.

Code of Honor
1987
as Fai
In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from...

Scared Stiff
1987
as Inspector Chow
Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a...

Tragic Hero
1987
as Lee Ah Chai
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.

City on Fire
1987
as Ko Chow
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; ...

The Seventh Curse
1986
as Wesley
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly...

My Will, I Will
1986
as Detective
After almost dying in a freakish accident, wealthy widow Wang Kam decides she needs a will. But unfortunately she does not have any hiers.

A Hearty Response
1986
as Ho Ting-Bon
During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Ho Ting-Bon and Long Man accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman. Beca...

Love Unto Wastes
1986
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny ...

A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Mark Lee
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

The Lunatics
1986
as Chung
A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his ...

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986
as Soccer Fat
Two men, Fat and Roberto, are both married and unhappy. Together they make diverse plans to murder their wives.

The Missed Date
1986
as Peter
Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he p...

Dream Lovers
1986
as Song Yu
Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.

Witch from Nepal
1986
as Joe
A Hong Kong man goes on vacation to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.

Story of Rose
1986
as Charles / Ga Ming
Rose and her big brother Charles live a fairy-tale existence in their seaside villa. Rose is young, beautiful, and spoiled - in a word, irresistible. ...

Why Me?
1985
as Mr. Chow
The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who t...

Women
1985
as Derek Sun
Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sister...

Hong Kong 1941
1984
as Yip Kim-Fay
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy ri...

The Occupant
1984
as Insp Valentino Chow
When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a che...

Love in a Fallen City
1984
as Fan Liu-Yuan
Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A loca...

Last Affair
1983
as Kwong Ping
A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.

Bloody Money
1983
as Bullet
A family of stuntmen in 1980’s Hong Kong suffer the waning of the kung-fu movie industry, relatives from the mainland in HK without papers and the gen...

Katanyu Prakasit
1983
After hearing his father's death related to the Green Claw Gang, a young banker leaves for Thailand in order to revenge.

The Bund Part II
1983
as 许文强

The Bund
1983
as Hui Man Keung
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.

The Postman Strikes Back
1982
as Fu Jun
Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai Hoi,...

The Head Hunter
1982
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and...

The Story of Woo Viet
1981
as Woo Viet
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, b...

The Executor
1981
as Ng Tao
Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow ...

Soul Ash
1981
No overview available though this involves ghosts.

Modern Heroes
1980
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
A young still relatively unknown Chow Yun Fat stars in this low-budget critically panned police action-comedy. Fresh out of the academy, straight-lace...

Pursuit
1980
as Killer

Joy to the World
1980
as Yam Chung-Lung

God Father
1980
as Git
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a larg...

Miss "O"
1978
as Koon
A young woman suffering amnesia is separated from her husband and abducted by the owner of a brothel.

Their Private Lives
1978
as Ko Ming Chung
Ko Ming Chung, a wildly popular movie actor is having an illicit affair with similarly popular thespian Ai Ling. Though Ming Chung's wife quietly puts...

Hot Blood
1977
as Ah Cheng
Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook. One of his close friends, Chang Lei (...

Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
A Hong Kong cop finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he encounters a tricky bunch of crooks and triads.

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
The first episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976)

Massage Girls
1976
as Ah Gin
The film deals with the struggles of the workers and clients of a Hong Kong massage parlor.

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976

The Reincarnation
1976
Cold War III
N/A
as Oswald S.C. Kan
The follow-up to the movies "Cold War" (2012) - and "Cold War II" (2016)