The actor Chow Yun-fat, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is to give his entire net worth to charity.

Chow, whose fortune is valued at 5.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (£542 million), made the promise in an interview with Hong Kong film website Jayne Stars.

"The money’s not mine," he said, adding that his dream was "to be a happy and normal person".

Chow is best-known to Western audiences for his collaborations with director John Woo, including The Killer and A Better Tomorrow.

He also played Sao Feng, a Chinese pirate lord, in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film, At World's End.