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Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat
Date of birth
May 18, 1955
Place of birth
Hong Kong, China

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.

Chow Yun-Fat Filmography

Chow Yun-Fat's Most Common Co-Stars

Fui-On Shing Fui-On Shing 3 films Cherie Chung Cherie Chung 2 films Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang 2 films Kwong-Leung Wong Kwong-Leung Wong 2 films Cora Miao Cora Miao 1 film Homer Cheung Homer Cheung 1 film Lieh Lo Lieh Lo 1 film

Chow Yun-Fat's Top Directors & Collaborations

John Woo John Woo 2 films Ann Hui Ann Hui 1 film Ringo Lam Ringo Lam 1 film Ang Lee Ang Lee 1 film Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou 1 film Wong Jing Wong Jing 1 film