Chow Yun-fat

Chow Yun-fat, born on May 18, 1955, on Lamma Island, Hong Kong, is an internationally renowned actor in the Chinese film and television industry, known as a national first-class actor. He began his acting career in 1976 by starring in the film "Reincarnation". His rise to fame came in 1980, when he took on the leading role in the TVB drama "The Bund". In 1985, his performance in "Hong Kong 1941" garnered him the Best Actor award at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards. The next year, his starring role in "A Better Tomorrow" fetched him the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, an honor he would repeat in 1988 with "City on Fire". In 1989, he continued to shine brightly, headlining memorable films like "God of Gamblers" and "The Killer". By 1990, he clinched the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards again, this time for his role in "All About Ah-Long", and the following year, he starred in the film "Once a Thief". In 2000, his lead role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" made waves across the world. In recognition of his outstanding performance, he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Special Administrative Region Government in 2003. In 2005, the China Film Performing Arts Society named him as one of the "Top 100 Actors of Chinese Cinema in the Past Century". He then took on leading roles in the 2007 film "The Postmodern Life of My Aunt" and the 2010 film "Let the Bullets Fly". In 2011, his portrayal in the film "Confucius" honored him with the Excellent Overseas Chinese Actor Award at the 14th Huabiao Awards. Continuous success followed as his films "From Vegas to Macau" in 2014 and "Cold War 2" in 2016 were successively screened. His leading performance in "Project Gutenberg" in 2018 led him to the award for Best Actor at the 14th Chinese American Film Festival. He then starred in the film "One More Chance", which was released in 2023.