Chow Yun-Fat

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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. Chow was born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the then-British colony of Hong Kong, near its famous ... See full bio »

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Known For

Hiipivä tiikeri, piilotettu lohikäärme
Hiipivä tiikeri, piilotettu lohikäärme Master Li Mu Bai
(2000)
The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers John Lee
(1998)
Kultaisen kukan kirous
Kultaisen kukan kirous Emperor Ping
(2006)
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution Roshi
(2009)
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Filmography

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  Cold War III (pre-production)
Oswald Kan
 2018 Mou seung
Painter
 2016 Hon zin 2
Oswald S. Kan S C
 2016 Du cheng feng yun III
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
 2015 Hua li shang ban zu
Ho Chung Ping
 2015 Du cheng feng yun II
Ken / Ko Chun
 2014 Du cheng feng yun
Ken (Shek Yat-kin) / Ko Chun (as Yun Fat Chow)
 2014 Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong
Jade Emperor
 2012 Da Shang Hai
Cheng Daiqi
 2012 Tong que tai
Cao Cao
 2011 Jian dang wei ye
Yuan Shikai
 2010 Rang zi dan fei
Master Huang
 2010 Shanghai
Anthony Lan-Ting
 2010 Kong Zi
Confucius
 2009 Dragonball Evolution
Roshi
 2008 VeggieTales FitnessHof (TV Series)
Qiang Liu (Detective)
- Junior's großes Abenteuer (2008) ... Qiang Liu (Detective)
 2008 The Children of Huang Shi
Jack (Chen Hansheng)
 2007 Bloopers of the Caribbean (Video short)
Captain Sao Feng (uncredited)
 2007 Stranglehold (Video Game)
Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen (voice)
 2006 Kultaisen kukan kirous
Emperor Ping
 2006 Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo
Pan Zhichang
 2004 Du zi deng dai
Chow Yun-Fat
 2003 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Video Game)
Li Mu Bai
 2003 Bulletproof Monk
Monk With No Name
 2000 Hiipivä tiikeri, piilotettu lohikäärme
Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1999 Anna ja kuningas
King Mongkut
 1999 Kovaa peliä Chinatownissa
Nick Chen
 1998 The Replacement Killers
John Lee
 1995 Wo ping fan dim
The Killer (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1994 Dou san 2
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1994 Fa kei Siu Lam
Chang Cheng (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1992 Full Contact
Gou Fei (as Yun Fat Chow)
 1992 Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
 1992 Ngo oi nau man choi
Ng Shan-shui (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1991 Gam yuk fung wan II: To fan
Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1991 Once a Thief - Kerran varas, aina varas
Red Bean Puddin - Joe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1990 Dou hap
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1990 Gat seng gung ziu
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 Do san
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 Ying hung boon sik III: Zik yeung ji gor
Mark Gor (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 Ngoh joi hak se wooi dik yat ji
Li Man-Ho (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 Ban wo chuang tian ya
Lau Chung Pong / 'Mew-Mew' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 The Killer
Ah Jong (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1989 Ah Long dik goo si
Ah-Long Yeung (as Chow Yun Fatt)
 1988 Yee dam hung seon
Officer Dick Lee Chiu (as Chow Yun Fatt)
 1988 Zai jian ying xiong
Hung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Yu Ta Fu chuan ji
Yu Da Fa as adult (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Gong zi duo qing
Locomotive (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Dai cheung foo yat gei
Chow Ding-Fat (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Cheung duen geuk ji luen
Joe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Lo foo chut gang
Sgt. Francis Li (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Bat sing bou hei
'Handsome' Long (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1988 Jing zhuong zhui nu zi zhi er
Wong Yat Fat
 1987 A Better Tomorrow II
Ken / Mark Lee / Mark 'Gor' (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Gam yuk fung wan
41671 / Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Gui xin niang
Double Circle Pu (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Gong woo lung foo dau
Chang Ho-Tien (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Chau tin dik tung wa
Samuel Pang (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 Yi ben wu yan
Hui (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Siu sang mung ging wan
Inspector Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Lung foo fung wan
Ko Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1987 Ying hung ho hon
Li Ah Chai (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Ni qing wo yuan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Yi gai yun tian
Ho Ting-Bon (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Yuen Chun Hap yu Wai See Lee
Wei (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Dei ha ching
Detective Lan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 A Better Tomorrow
Mark (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Din lo jing juen
Chung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Sha qi er ren zu
Football Fat (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Chu yi shi wu
Peter (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Mung chung yan
Song Yu (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1986 Qi yuan
Joe (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1985 Dai heung kong (TV Series)
Lok Ching Hing (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1985 Mei gui di gu shi
Charles Wong / Ga-Ming (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1985 San jaat si hing - juk jaap (TV Series)
Ging Shing (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1985 Hoh bit yau ngo?
Mr. Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1985 Yang ka cheung (TV Series)
Lui Dong-bun
 1985 Nu ren xin
Derek Sun (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1984 Siu mo kong wu (TV Series)
Lingwu Chung
 1984 Dang doi lai ming
Yip Kim-Fei (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1984 Ling hei bik yan
Valentino Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1984 Qing cheng zhi lian
Fan Liu-Yuan (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1983 Fa sing
Kwong-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1983 But dou san hung (TV Series)
 1983 Xue han jin qian
Bullet
 1983 Boh yam yan (TV Series)
Wai Yip-Cheung
- Episode #1.30 (1983) ... Wai Yip-Cheung
- Episode #1.29 (1983) ... Wai Yip-Cheung
- Episode #1.28 (1983) ... Wai Yip-Cheung
- Episode #1.27 (1983) ... Wai Yip-Cheung
- Episode #1.26 (1983) ... Wai Yip-Cheung
Show all 30 episodes
 1983 Shang Hai tan xu ji (TV Movie) (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)
 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)
 1981 Woo Yuet dik goo si
Wu Yuet
 1981 Chin wong kwun ying wui (TV Series)
Lung
 1981 Zhi fa zhe
Ng To (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1980 Shang Hai tan (TV Series)
Hui Man-keung
- Episode #1.25 (1980) ... Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Episode #1.24 (1980) ... Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Episode #1.23 (1980) ... Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Episode #1.22 (1980) ... Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
- Episode #1.21 (1980) ... Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat)
Show all 25 episodes
 1980 Xi gan xian
Chu Ka-Wah
 1980 Ban ye
Jen Lung (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1980 The Brothers (TV Series)
Sek Fai
 1980 Shi ba
Git (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1979 Mong chung yan (TV Series)
Ching Wai
 1978 Keung yan (TV Series) (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1978 'O' lui
Kuan Yen-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1977 Ru ce (as Chow Yun Fat)
 1977 Ga bin (TV Series)
 1976 Saat sau qi shi er siu si (TV Series)
Leui Gong (as Chow Yun Fat)
 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)
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews | 8 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

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

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse:

Jasmine Chow | See more »

Parents:

Zhou, Rongyun | Chen, Lifang
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on his Mandarin pronunciation in Hiipivä tiikeri, piilotettu lohikäärme (2000)] It's awful. The first day I had to do 28 takes simply because of the language problem. That's never happened before in my life. It put me under a lot of pressure. There was a lot of dialogue in this film, more than I've ever had to speak before. It was like speaking Shakespeare. See more »

Trivia:

Unusually tall by Chinese standards, he was often a head taller than his co-stars in his Hong Kong films, female or male. 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:

Faat Tsai See more »
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