Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat was born on May 18, 1955. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films. Known for his versatility, encompassing action and melodrama, comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor. Chow was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1979) and The Bund (1980). His first acclaimed film role came in the political drama The Story of Woo Viet (1981), in which he portrayed a Vietnamese refugee attempting to reach the United States. He is widely known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in five Hong Kong action films: A Better Tomorrow (1986), which made Chow a box-office superstar in Asia, A Better Tomorrow II (1987), The Killer (1989), Once a Thief (1991), and Hard Boiled (1992). He later reprised his iconic "Tequila" persona in the video game Stranglehold (2007), produced by Woo. Chow also made several popular action films with Hong Kong director Ringo Lam, including City on Fire (1987), Prison on Fire (1987), and Full Contact (1992). He is credited with helping bring Hong Kong gangster films to international prominence. His other notable films in Asia include An Autumn's Tale (1987), God of Gamblers (1989), All About Ah-Long (1989), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Let the Bullets Fly (2010), From Vegas to Macau (2014), and Project Gutenberg (2018). Chow made his Hollywood debut in The Replacement Killers (1998), for which critics lauded his understated performance. He is also known in the West for The Corruptor (1999), Anna and the King (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2001 Hong Kong Film Awards and the 27th Saturn Awards, as well as for Bulletproof Monk (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).