Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
Born: May 18, 1955
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.
Also Known 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
Known For
May 19, 2007
July 06, 2000
March 12, 2009
March 28, 2003
April 16, 1992
March 24, 1989
December 16, 1999
December 14, 2006
August 02, 1986
February 06, 1998
December 20, 2010
March 12, 1999