Actor info
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Name :
Zhang Guoli
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Born :
January 17, 1955 in Tianjin, China (71 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
33 films (1981–2023)
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Also known as :
Guoli Zhang, Zhang Guo-Li, 張國立, Gordon Cheung Gwok-Lap, Guoli Zhang (I)
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Biography
Zhang Guoli is a Chinese film actor and director. Before transitioning to film and television, he began his career as a crosstalk performer. He is best known for portraying emperors in various dramas set in Qing Dynasty imperial China. In 2014, he also served as a host for the CCTV New Year's Gala. Zhang is married to actress Deng Jie and has a son, Zhang Mo, from a previous marriage, who is also an actor. A practicing Buddhist, he is a member of the Taiwanese Buddhist organization Dharma Drum Mountain and holds the dharma name Changsheng.
Notable films
- Kung Fu Yoga (2017) as Jonathan
- Youth (2017) as Plasterer
- The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven (2012) as 太白金星
- The Founding of a Republic (2009) as Chiang Kai-shek
- Iron Lion (2002)
