Chow Yun-fat

Chow Yun-fat SBS
周潤發
Chow Yun-fat in 2007
Born	(1955-05-18) 18 May 1955 (age 69) Lamma Island, British Hong Kong
Other names	Donald Chow
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	Candice Yu ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1983)​ Jasmine Tan ​ (m. 1986)​
Awards	Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周潤發
Simplified Chinese	周润发
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Rùnfā Wade–Giles Chou1 Jun4-fa1 IPA [ʈʂóʊ ɻwə̂nfá] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jāu Yeuhnfaat Jyutping Zau1 Jeon6-faat3 IPA [tsɐw˥ jɵn˨fat̚˧]

Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow,^[1] is a Hong Kong actor. He was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1979) and The Bund (1980). He gained international fame for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in five Hong Kong action films: A Better Tomorrow (1986), A Better Tomorrow II (1987), The Killer (1989), Once a Thief (1991) and Hard Boiled (1992). He is also known in the West for Anna and the King (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Bulletproof Monk (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). Other notable films include God of Gamblers (1989), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), and Let the Bullets Fly (2010).

One of the biggest stars in the Chinese world, Chow has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan.