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Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo. Born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the then British colony of Hong Kong near its famous Victoria Harbour... See full bio »

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Chow Yun Fat
in Lamma Island, Hong Kong
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2012 Tong que tai (filming)
Cao Cao
 
2012 The Monkey King (post-production)
Jade Emperor
 
2010 Let the Bullets Fly
Master Huang
 
2010 Shanghai
Anthony Lan-Ting (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2010 Confucius
Confucius
 
2009 Dragonball: Evolution
Master Roshi
 
2008 The Children of Huang Shi
Chen Hansheng
 
2007 Stranglehold (Video Game)
Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen (voice)
 
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
Emperor Ping
 
2006 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Pan Zhichang
 
2004 Waiting Alone
Fa Ge (cameo)
 
2003 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Video Game)
Li Mu Bai
 
2003 Bulletproof Monk
Monk With No Name (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1999 Anna and the King
King Mongkut (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1999 The Corruptor
Nick Chen (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1998 The Replacement Killers
John Lee (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1995 Woh ping faan dim
The Killer (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1994 God of Gamblers' Return
Ko Chun (as Chow Yun Fat) / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1994 Treasure Hunt
Chang Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1994 Xian ren zhang
Hall
 
1992 Full Contact
Gou Fei (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1992 Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
 
1992 Wo ai chou wen chai
Ng Shan-shui (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1991 Dei ha ching
Detective Lan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1991 Prison on Fire II
Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1991 Once a Thief
Red Bean Pudding (Joe) (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1991 God of Gamblers II
Ko Chun (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat) / 'The God of Gamblers' (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1990 The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Lam Bo Sun/Mr. Stink (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1989 God of Gamblers
Ko Chun (as Chow Yun Fat) / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1989 A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Mark Gor (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1989 The Killer
Ah Jong (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1989 Ban wo chuang tian ya
Lau Chung Pong/'Mew-Mew' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1989 All About Ah-Long
Ah-Long Yeung (as Chow Yun Fatt)
 
1989 Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi
Li Man-Ho (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Yi dan hong chun
Officer Dick Lee Chiu (as Chow Yun Fatt)
 
1988 Daai jeung foo yat gei
Chow Chen-fat (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Chang duan jiao zhi lian
Joe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Tiger on Beat
Sgt. Francis Li (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 The Eighth Happiness
'Handsome' Long (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Jing zhuong zhui nu zi zhi er
Wong Yat Fat
 
1988 Gong zi duo qing
Locomotive (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Yu Ta-fu chuan ji
Yu Da Fa as adult (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1988 Zai jian ying xiong
Hung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 A Better Tomorrow II
Ken (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat) / Mark Lee (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat) / Mark 'Gor' (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Prison on Fire
41671 (as Chow Yun Fat) / Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Jiang hu long hu men
Chang Ho-Tien (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 An Autumn's Tale
Boat-head (as Chow Yun Fat) / Figurehead (as Chow Yun Fat) / Figgy (as Chow Yun Fat) / …
 
1987 Cheng chong chui lui chai
Wong Yat Fat (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Gong woo ching
Li Ah-Chai (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Xiao sheng meng jing hun (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Ying hung ho hon
Li Ah Chai (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 City on Fire
Ko Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Gui xin niang
Double Circle Pu (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1987 Code of Honour
Hui (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 A Better Tomorrow
Mark (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Meng zhong ren
Song Yu (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Chu yi shi wu
Peter (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Din lo jing juen
Chung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Ni qing wo yuan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Sha qi er ren zu
Football Fat (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Yang ka cheung (TV series)
Lui Dong-bun
 
1986 A Hearty Response
Ho Ting-Bon (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1986 Yuan Zhen-Xia yu Wei Si-Li
Wei (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 Nu ren xin (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 The Battle Among the Clans (TV series)
Lok Ching Hing (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 Hoh bit yau ngoh
Mr. Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 Mei gui de gu shi
Charles Wong/Ga-Ming (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 Qi yuan
Joe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1985 San jaat si hing - juk jaap (TV series)
Ging Shing (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1984 Dang doi lai ming
Yip Kim Fay (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1984 Qing cheng zhi lian
Fan Liu-Yuan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1984 Ling qi bi ren
Valentino Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1984 Siu mo kong wu (TV series)
Lingwu Chung
 
1983 But dou san hung (TV series)
 
1983 Blood Money
Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1983 Shang Hai tan xu ji (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1983 Bo yum yan (TV series)
Wai Yip-Cheung
 
1983 Fa sing
Kwong-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1983 Shang Hai tan (TV series)
Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1982 Xun cheng ma
Fu Jun (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1982 Lie tou
Nguyen Dich (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1982 Ai yu kuang chao
Ko Ming-Chung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1982 Fo fung wong (TV series)
Ngai Chun (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1982 Sou hat yi (TV series)
Beggar So (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1981 God of Killers
Wu Yuet (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1981 Chin wong kwun ying wui (TV series)
Lung
 
1981 Zhi fa zhe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1980 Xi gan xian
Chu Ka-Wah (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1980 Meng nu da zei sha zhen tan
 
1980 Ban ye (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1980 Hei kek wong
Jen Lung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1980 See-Bar (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1979 Mong chung yan (TV series)
Ching Wai
 
1978 'O' nu
Kuan Yen-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1978 Jing wang shuang xiong
Ng To (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1978 Keung yan (TV series) (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1977 Ren ce (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1977 Ga bin (TV series)
 
1977 Bed for Day, Bed for Night
 
1976 Lao jia xie pai gu ye zi (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1976 Chi nu (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1976 Xin Su xiao mei san nan xin lang (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1976 Tou tai ren (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1976 Saat sau qi shi er siu si (TV series)
Leui Gong (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1995 Woh ping faan dim (story)
 
1989 All About Ah-Long (story / as Chow Yun Fatt)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1992 Hard Boiled (performer: "Hello")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks - as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1996 Diablo (Video Game) (thanks)
 
1992 Reservoir Dogs (dedicatee - as Chow Yuen Fat)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2007 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2001 Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood (video documentary short)
Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Editing (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1998-1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Anna and the King: A Modern Epic (1999) … Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
– The Replacement Killers (1998) … Himself
 
1999 From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of 'The Corruptor' (video documentary)
Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 February 1998 (1998) … Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 (video)
Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 
1994 Cinema of Vengeance (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Planet Voice (TV series)
 
1997 Do san 3: Chi siu nin do san
Ko Chun/'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 
1994 Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (documentary short)
Chow/Mr. Orange (as Chow Yun-Fat)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Chow Anderson | Amon Chow | Yuen Fat Chow | Chow Yuen Fat | Chow Yun Fat | Chow Yun Fatt | Chow Yun-Fat | Runfa Zhou

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero. See more »

Trivia:

Attempted suicide over the break-up after 5-year (1978-1983) romance with popular TV star Idy Chan. See more »

Trademark:

The action superstar can be seen in most of his movies with twin guns (usually two Beretta 92s) and dark shades during a gunfight. See more »

Nickname:

Fat Tsai See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus