Acting
Chow Yun-Fat
- Titles
- 104movies52TV shows
- Career
Active from 1974 to 2026, busiest in 1986 and 1987 with 11 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 115top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Prison on Fire88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence6.3average 4.2
- Crime5.7average 3.7
- Adrenaline6.5average 4.9
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.4
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.6, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Tech & Humanity1.1, average 1.6
- Pop Culture1.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Hong Kong Cinema 14
- Crime Thriller 12
- Social Commentary 12
- Hong Kong Action 10
- Fast-Paced 9
- Character-Driven 8
- Political Intrigue 8
- Gang Warfare 7
- Crime Drama 6
- Brotherhood 6
- Classic Hong Kong Drama 6
- Moral Ambiguity 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Simon YamActorPolice Cadet, A House is Not a Home, The Brothers, The Shell Game, The Good The Bad The Ugly, +8 more
Kenneth TsangActorA Better Tomorrow, The Replacement Killers, Once a Thief, The Killer, The Radio Tycoon, +7 more
Wong JingActorThe Giants, God of Gamblers' Return, God of Gamblers, From Vegas to Macau II, The Seventh Curse, +7 more
Angie Chiu Nga-ChiActorVanity Fair, Conflict, The Bund, The Radio Tycoon, This Generation, +5 more
Carol ChengActorThe Brothers, The Good The Bad The Ugly, The Fate, Good Old Times, The Do Show, +4 more
Carina LauActorPolice Cadet, Mystery Beyond, From Vegas to Macau II, Tragic Hero, Let the Bullets Fly, +4 more
Shing Fui-OnActorGod of Gamblers, Code of Honor, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow II, Triads: The Inside Story, +3 more
Ray LuiActorThe Bund, Mystery Beyond, Hero's Blood Road, Good Old Times, The Cheap Detective, +3 more
Cherie Chung Cho-HungActorOnce a Thief, An Autumn's Tale, Women, The Story of Woo Viet, The Eighth Happiness, +3 more
Lowell Lo Koon-TingActorGod of Gamblers, A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon, Prison on Fire, The Killer, An Autumn's Tale, +3 more
Andy LauActorGod of Gamblers, Tragic Hero, The Legend of Master So, The Yang's Saga, From Vegas to Macau III, +3 more- HHorace Wong Wing-HangCinematographerA Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon, Hard Boiled, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow II, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
149Upcoming
2 titles
as Oswald S.C. Kan
as Oswald S.C. Kan
2020s
5 titles · average score 59
as Oswald S.C. Kan
as Bai Xuanling
as Water Ng
TV show
as Jade Emperor
2010s
15 titles · average score 50
as Painter
as Oswald S.C. Kan
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
as Ken / Ko Chun
as Ho Chung Ping
as Chancellor Cao Cao
as Cheng Daqi
as Yuan Shikai
as Huang Silang
as Confucius
as Anthony Lan-Ting
2000s
9 titles · average score 59
as Roshi
as Chen Hansheng
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
as Captain Sao Feng
as Emperor Ping
as Fa Ge (cameo)
as The Nameless Monk
as (archive footage)
as Li Mu Bai
1990s
13 titles · average score 63
as Nick Chen
as King Mongkut
as John Lee
as Wong Ah Ping
as Ko Chun
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
as Jeff / Gou Fei
as Ng San Shui
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
as Chung Tin Ching
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1980s
74 titles · average score 64
as Jong
as Ko Chun
as Ah Long
as Sergeant Francis Li
as Chung Tin Ching
as Ko Chow
as Lee Ah Chai
as Samuel Pang
as Fai
as Mark Lee
TV show · as 许文强
1970s
30 titles
as Koon
TV show
as Ko Ming Chung
TV show · as 徐承熙
TV show · as 何严明
as Ah Cheng
TV show
as Ah Gin
TV show
TV show
TV show · as 蒋玉涵
1960s
1 title
TV show