Chow Yun-Fat

Biography

Born 05/18/1955

Hailed by The Los Angeles Times, as quite simply, "the coolest actor in the world," Chow Yun-Fat was a fixture of Hong Kong film and TV since his debut in the early 1970s. Most celebrated by American and British cultists as a hard-boiled action hero, Chow specialized in portrayals of...
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Awards

  • In 1989, received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
  • In 1987, received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
  • In 1986, received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 2007, Cast as Chinese pirate Sao Feng in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
  • In 2006, Teamed up with Gong Li to star in "Curse of the Golden Flower" a film by Zhang Yimou
  • In 2004, Made a surprise cameo in the mainland Chinese indie-hit "Waiting Alone"

Family & Companions

  • father: died in 1974
  • brother: older

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