Who is Chow Yun-fat?
Chow Yun-fat is hong Kong cinema legend; Detective Chinatown 1900 scene-stealer. Their film and television work anchors discovery across Celluloid’s Stars directory and catalog titles.
Key Accolades & Awards
- Major domestic and international screen recognition
- High global search and streaming visibility
- Hong Kong cinema legend; Detective Chinatown 1900 scene-stealer
FAQs about Chow Yun-fat
Direct answers to the questions people search most about Chow Yun-fat — written for quick scanning and AI overviews.
Chow Yun-fat was born on 18 May 1955 in Hong Kong. In 2026 he is 70–71 years old and remains an elder statesman of Chinese-language cinema.
Landmark titles include A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and God of Gamblers. Heroic-bloodshed fans often cite John Woo collaborations first.
Yes. He has been married to Singaporean actress Jasmine Tan since 1986. The couple is known for keeping a relatively low-key personal life.
Estimated wealth figures for Chow vary by outlet after decades of superstardom and property holdings. Celluloid does not publish a verified net-worth amount.
Yes — Chow appears in the Detective Chinatown franchise’s period entry Detective Chinatown 1900, extending his late-career presence in major Mandarin blockbusters.
Public listings usually place Chow around 5′10″–5′11″ (about 178–180 cm). Treat published heights as approximate.
He is a multiple Hong Kong Film Award and Golden Horse winner, with career honors across Asian and international festivals for both genre classics and prestige dramas.
TVB soap superstardom in the 1970s–80s led to cinema immortality via John Woo’s heroic-bloodshed films, then global recognition with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Yes — he has worked in English-language films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, alongside his vast Cantonese and Mandarin filmography.
Chow is less active on personal social media than younger stars; fan pages are common. Prefer verified studio or festival channels when seeking official updates.
Celluloid Score career
From titles scored in the Celluloid catalogue.
- Career average
- 73%
- 13 scored titles
Where their Celluloid credits come from
Production country and primary language on titles in our catalogue — not personal nationality.
Ranked by Celluloid Score
Chow Yun-fat titles in the Celluloid catalogue, sorted by Celluloid Score.
HKIFF 1987 A Better Tomorrow
Action, Crime · 1h 35m
HKIFF 1990 God of Gamblers
Action, Comedy · 2h 6m
HKIFF 2018 Project Gutenberg
Action, Crime · 2h 10m
Curse of the Golden Flower
Action, Drama · 1h 54m
Popular credits
Top TMDB credits with character, festival, and worldwide box office.
| Title | Year | Role | Festival | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | Captain Sao Feng | — | $962M |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2000 | Li Mu Bai | Cannes Film Festival | $214M |
| Project Gutenberg | 2018 | Painter | Hong Kong International Film Festival | — |
| Hard Boiled | 1992 | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | Hong Kong International Film Festival | $3M |
| Let the Bullets Fly | 2010 | Huang Silang | — | $105M |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | 2006 | Emperor Ping | — | $79M |
| A Better Tomorrow | 1986 | Mark Lee | Hong Kong International Film Festival | $4M |
| The Killer | 1989 | Jong | Hong Kong International Film Festival | $2M |
| The Monkey King | 2014 | Jade Emperor | — | $182M |
| God of Gamblers | 1989 | Ko Chun | Hong Kong International Film Festival | $5M |
| The Replacement Killers | 1998 | John Lee | — | $19M |
| Detective Chinatown 1900 | 2025 | Bai Xuanling | Hong Kong International Film Festival | $500M |