Chow Yun-Fat: movies and TV shows
Chow Yun-Fat has 168 credits in the archive: 116 films and 52 TV series, from 1962 to 2026. Highest rated: Celebrity Talk Show (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2026 · busiest year: 1976 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cold War 1994 | Oswald S.C. Kan | Film | 6.6 | 71 |
| 2025 | Detective Chinatown 1900 | Bai Xuanling | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 2023 | The Do Show | TV | — | 68 | |
| 2023 | One More Chance | Water Ng | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2022 | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | Jade Emperor | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 2018 | Project Gutenberg | Painter | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2017 | Duckweed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2016 | 鲁豫有约一日行 | TV | 4.0 | 61 | |
| 2016 | From Vegas to Macau III | Ken Shek / Ko Chun | Film | 4.1 | 61 |
| 2016 | Cold War II | Oswald S.C. Kan | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 2015 | From Vegas to Macau II | Ken / Ko Chun | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2015 | Office | Ho Chung Ping | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | Jade Emperor | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 2014 | From Vegas to Macau | Ken | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2012 | Voice | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2012 | The Assassins | Chancellor Cao Cao | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2012 | The Last Tycoon | Cheng Daqi | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 2011 | Beginning of the Great Revival | Yuan Shikai | Film | 4.7 | 56 |
| 2010 | Let the Bullets Fly | Huang Silang | Film | 7.8 | 55 |
| 2010 | Confucius | Confucius | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Anthony Lan-Ting | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution | Master Roshi | Film | 2.9 | 54 |
| 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | Chen Hansheng | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Sao Feng | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 2007 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | Zhichang Pan / 潘知常 | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 2007 | The Making of Hard Boiled | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2007 | The Making of Stranglehold | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 2007 | Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' | Self | Film | — | 52 |
| 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower | Emperor Ping | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 2005 | Waiting Alone | Fa Ge (cameo) | Film | 6.8 | 50 |
| 2003 | Bulletproof Monk | The Nameless Monk | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | (archive footage) | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 2002 | Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Li Mu Bai | Film | 7.4 | 45 |
| 2000 | The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1999 | Anna and the King | King Mongkut | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1999 | The Corruptor | Nick Chen | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | John Lee | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel | Wong Ah Ping | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel | Film | 5.9 | 40 | |
| 1994 | God of Gamblers' Return | Ko Chun | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1994 | Treasure Hunt | Jeffrey Chang Ching | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1992 | Hard Boiled | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1992 | Full Contact | Jeff / Gou Fei | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1992 | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Ng San Shui | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1991 | Once a Thief | Red Bean Puddin / Joe | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1991 | Prison on Fire II | Chung Tin Ching | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1990 | God of Gamblers II | Ko Chun | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1990 | The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon | Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1989 | Celebrity Talk Show | 周润发 | TV | 9.5 | 34 |
| 1989 | Everybody Loves Somebody | uncredited | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1989 | God of Gamblers | Ko Chun | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1989 | The Killer | Jong | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Mark | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1989 | All About Ah-Long | Ah Long | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1989 | All About Ah-Long | Film | 7.3 | 34 | |
| 1989 | Wild Search | Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1989 | Triads: The Inside Story | Lee Man Ho | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1988 | The Eighth Happiness | Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long | Film | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1988 | Tiger on the Beat | Sergeant Francis Li | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1988 | Diary of a Big Man | Chow Ting Fat | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1988 | Diary of a Big Man | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1988 | The Romancing Star II | Big Mouth Fat [cameo] | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1988 | Fractured Follies | Joe Leung | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1988 | City War | Dick Lee | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1988 | The Greatest Lover | Qian Jin / Nelson Chow | Film | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1988 | Goodbye My Friend | Hung | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1988 | When Tat Fu Was Young | Film | 7.5 | 33 | |
| 1987 | Prison on Fire | Chung Tin Ching | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1987 | City on Fire | Ko Chow | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II | Ken Lee | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1987 | Tragic Hero | Lee Ah Chai | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1987 | Spiritual Love | Pu Yung Tsai | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1987 | The Romancing Star | Wong Yat Fat | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1987 | An Autumn's Tale | Samuel Pang | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1987 | Flaming Brothers | Tin | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1987 | Rich and Famous | Lee Ah Chai | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1987 | Code of Honor | Fai | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1987 | Scared Stiff | Inspector Chow | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow | Mark Lee | Film | 7.4 | 31 |
| 1986 | The Seventh Curse | Wesley | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1986 | Witch from Nepal | Joe | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1986 | A Hearty Response | Ho Ting-Bon | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1986 | The Lunatics | Chung | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1986 | Story of Rose | Charles / Ga Ming | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1986 | Love Unto Wastes | Detective Lam Chun-Keung | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1986 | 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife | Soccer Fat | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1986 | Dream Lovers | Song Yu | Film | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1986 | The Missed Date | Peter | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1986 | My Will, I Will | Detective | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1985 | The Battle Among the Clans | TV | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1985 | The Yang's Saga | Lui Dong-bun | TV | 8.9 | 30 |
| 1985 | Why Me? | Mr. Chow | Film | 8.8 | 30 |
| 1985 | Women | Derek Sun | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1984 | Police Cadet | 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1984 | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | TV | 7.5 | 29 | |
| 1984 | 笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版) | 令狐冲 | TV | — | 29 |
| 1984 | The Occupant | Insp Valentino Chow | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1984 | Hong Kong 1941 | Yip Kim-Fay | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1984 | Love in a Fallen City | Fan Liu-Yuan | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1983 | The Super Power | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1983 | The Radio Tycoon | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1983 | Angels And Devils | TV | 10.0 | 28 | |
| 1983 | Last Affair | Kwong Ping | Film | 7.4 | 28 |
| 1983 | 播音人 (數碼修復版) | 韦业昌 | TV | — | 28 |
| 1983 | The Bund | Hui Man Keung | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1983 | Katanyu Prakasit | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1983 | The Bund Part II | 许文强 | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1983 | Bloody Money | Bullet | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1982 | The Maverick | TV | — | 27 | |
| 1982 | The Legend of Master So | 苏灿 | TV | 8.7 | 27 |
| 1982 | 蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版) | 苏灿 | TV | — | 27 |
| 1982 | The Postman Strikes Back | Fu Jun | Film | 6.7 | 27 |
| 1982 | The Head Hunter | Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1981 | Hero's Blood Road | TV | — | 26 | |
| 1981 | Good Old Times | 欧阳汉 | TV | — | 26 |
| 1981 | The Shell Game (II) | 阿龙 | TV | — | 26 |
| 1981 | The Fate | 倪骏 | TV | — | 26 |
| 1981 | The Story of Woo Viet | Woo Viet | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1981 | Soul Ash | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1981 | The Executor | Ng Tao | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1980 | The Shell Game | TV | 5.3 | 25 | |
| 1980 | The Brothers | 石晖 | TV | — | 25 |
| 1980 | The Bund | 许文强 | TV | 8.9 | 25 |
| 1980 | Joy to the World | Yam Chung-Lung | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1980 | God Father | Git | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1980 | Pursuit | Killer | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1980 | Modern Heroes | Sgt Chu Hwa Tai | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1979 | The Good The Bad The Ugly | TV | 9.0 | 24 | |
| 1979 | The Landlord | TV | — | 24 | |
| 1979 | The Cheap Detective | TV | — | 24 | |
| 1979 | I Am Woman | TV | — | 24 | |
| 1979 | Man From Hong Kong | Ben | TV | — | 24 |
| 1978 | The Giants | TV | 10.0 | 23 | |
| 1978 | Vanity Fair | TV | — | 23 | |
| 1978 | Conflict | 徐承熙 | TV | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1978 | Hong Kong Story II | 主持 | TV | — | 23 |
| 1978 | Disco Fever | TV | — | 23 | |
| 1978 | Their Private Lives | Ko Ming Chung | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1978 | Miss "O" | Koon | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1977 | A House is Not a Home | 何严明 | TV | — | 22 |
| 1977 | 13 | TV | — | 22 | |
| 1977 | Hero | TV | — | 22 | |
| 1977 | Hot Blood | Ah Cheng | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1977 | Bed for Day, Bed for Night | Film | 9.0 | 22 | |
| 1976 | Hotel | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | Teenager | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | The Killer | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | This Generation | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | Mystery Beyond | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | The First Love | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | C.I.D.(Series 2) | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | 畸人列傳 | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | 七女性 | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1976 | Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom | Film | 9.0 | 21 | |
| 1976 | Massage Girls | Ah Gin | Film | 8.5 | 21 |
| 1976 | The Reincarnation | Film | 9.0 | 21 | |
| 1976 | The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile | Film | 7.0 | 21 | |
| 1976 | Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1975 | Dream Of The Red Chamber | 蒋玉涵 | TV | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1974 | Chinese Folklore | TV | — | 19 | |
| 1974 | The God of Aqua | TV | — | 19 | |
| 1974 | Murder of Passion | TV | — | 19 | |
| 1968 | 歷年TVB台慶經典回顧 | TV | — | 13 | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self | TV | 9.0 | 7 |
| Cold War 1995 | Oswald S.C. Kan | Film | — | — | |
| Cold War III | Oswald S.C. Kan | Film | — | — | |
| The Golden Sting | Film | — | — |