Hailed in the Los Angeles Times as "The Coolest Actor in the World", the endearingly plebeian Chow Yun Fat was a fixture of Hong Kong film and TV from his debut in the early 1970s.Born in 1955 on the island of Lamma, near Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Chow's family moved to Hong Kong in 1965 and in early 1973, Chow attended a casting call for TVB, a division of Shaw Bros. productions. With his good looks and easy-going style, Chow was originally a heartthrob actor in non-demanding TV and film roles. However, his popularity increased with his appearance as white-suited crime boss Hui Man-Keung in the highly popular HK film Shang Hai tan xu ji (1983). Chow then returned to the Asian cinema circuit and starred in the critically lauded kung fu epic Wo hu cang long (2000) (aka "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). His wide appeal can be seen in his "boy next door" type of personality and his ability to play such a broad spectrum of roles from a comedic buffoon to a lovestruck romeo to a trigger-happy professional killer. A highly entertaining and gifted actor with dynamic on-screen presence, Chow continues to remain in strong demand in many film markets.
Some Major Film Roles
Bulletproof Monk (2003) as Monk With No Name
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000) as Master Li Mu Bai
Anna and the King (1999) as King Mongkut
The Corruptor (1999) as Nick Chen
The Replacement Killers (1998) as John Lee
