Chow Yun-fat, a renowned Hong Kong actor, was born Donald Chow on May 18, 1955. He is widely recognized for his fruitful collaborations with acclaimed filmmaker John Woo, resulting in five iconic Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief, and Hard Boiled. In the Western world, Chow's notable roles include Li Mu-bai in the critically acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Throughout his illustrious career, Chow has primarily focused on drama films, earning himself three prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow's journey in the film industry began in 1976 with Goldig Films, then the third largest film company in Hong Kong.
