Chow Yun-Fat was born on May 18, 1955 in Hong Kong's Lamma Island. He is a Hong Kong actor.

He is known to American audiences as the charismatic, matchstick-chewing hero of John Woo action films such as A Better Tomorrow (1987), The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992).

The star of over 70 films, Chow gained international fame in both comedy and drama before being associated with what are often called "heroic bloodshed" movies. In 2000 he co-starred with Michelle Yeoh in Ang Lee's blockbuster hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Chow has been married to his wife Jasmine since 1986. While the couple spends a good deal of time in Los Angeles to accommodate his American film career, they live mainly in Kowloon.

Filmography

• The Children of Huang Shi (2007)
• Stranglehold (2007)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006)
• Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo (2006)
• Du zi deng dai (2004)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Anna and the King (1999)
• The Corruptor (1999)
• The Replacement Killers (1998)
• Woh ping faan dim (1995)
• Du shen 2 (1994)
• Hua qi Shao Lin (1994)
• Xian ren zhang (1994)
• Xia dao Gao Fei (1993)
• Lat sau san taam (1992)
• Wo ai chou wen chai (1992)
• Tao fan (1991)
• Zong heng si hai (1991)
• Dou hap (1991)
• Black Vengeance (1990)
• Du shen (1989)
• Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor (1989)
• Dip huet seung hung (1989)
• Ban wo chuang tian ya (1989)
• A Lang de gu shi (1989)
• Ji xing gong zhao (1989)
• Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi (1989)
• Sing si jin jaang (1988)
• Daai jeung foo yat gei (1988)
• Jing zhuong zhui nu zi zhi er (1988)
• Ba xing bao xi (1988)
• Chang duan jiao zhi lian (1988)
• Gong zi duo qing (1988)
• Lo foo chut gang (1988)
• Yu Ta-fu chuan ji (1988)
• Zai jian ying xiong (1988)
• Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
• Gaam yuk fung wan (1987)
• Chou tin dik tong wah (1987)
• Cheng chong chui lui chai (1987)
• Gong woo ching (1987)
• Xiao sheng meng jing hun (1987)
• Ying hung ho hon (1987)
• Lung fu fong wan (1987)
• Gui xin niang (1987)
• Jiang hu long hu men (1987)
• Yi ben wu yan (1987)
• Ying hung boon sik (1986)
• Meng zhong ren (1986)
• Chu yi shi wu (1986)
• Dei ha ching (1986)
• Din lo jing juen (1986)
• Ni qing wo yuan (1986)
• Sha qi er ren zu (1986)
• "Yang ka cheung" (1986)
• Yi gai yun tian (1986)
• Yuan Zhen-Xia yu Wei Si-Li (1986)
• "Dai heung kong" (1985)
• Hoh bit yau ngoh (1985)
• Meigui de gushi (1985)
• Nu ren xin (1985)
• Qi yuan (1985)
• "San jaat si hing - juk jaap" (1985)
• Qing cheng zhi lian (1984)
• Ling qi bi ren (1984)
• "Siu mo kong wu" (1984)
• "But dou san hung" (1983)
• Xue han jin qian (1983)
• "Bo yum yan" (1983)
• Dang doi lai ming (1983)
• Fa sing (1983)
• "Shang Hai tan" (1983)
• Shang Hai tan xu ji (1983)
• Lie tou (1982)
• "Fo fung wong" (1982)
• "Sou hat yi" (1982)
• "Chin wong kwun ying wui" (1981)
• Woo yuet dik goo si (1981)
• Xun cheng ma (1981)
• Zhi fa zhe (1981)
• Ban (1980)
• Hei kek wong (1980)
• Shi ba (1980)
• Xi gan xian (1980)
• "Mong chung yan" (1979)
• Ai yu kuang chao (1978)
• Jing wang shuang xiong (1978)
• "Keung yan" (1978)
• 'O' nu (1978)
• "Ga bin" (1977)
• Ren ce (1977)
• Xin Su xiao mei san nan xin lang (1976)
• Chi nu (1976)
• Lao jia xie pai gu ye zi (1976)
• "Saat sau qi shi er siu si" (1976)
• Tou tai ren (1976)

Awards

• Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor "All About Ah Long" 1989
• Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor "City on Fire" 1987
• Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor "A Better Tomorrow" 1986
• Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Actor Award "Hong Kong 1941" 1985
• Golden Horse Award Best Actor "Hong Kong 1941" 1984