Zhang Guoli

Zhang Guoli was born on January 17, 1955, in Tianjin. His parents worked on building railways in Qinghai. During his childhood, he was sent to live with his grandmother and spent his years growing up in Tianjin and Beijing. At the age of 15, he was arranged by his father to go to Kaili, Guizhou, to become a railway worker. After working for a year, due to his good Mandarin speaking skills, he attracted the attention of instructors from the Cultural Troupe of the Second Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways (China Railway Cultural Troupe), and became a announcer.

In 1975, he participated in his first film, "The Pioneers," playing a supporting role, which marked the beginning of his acting career. In 1982, when the cultural troupe was dissolved, he was transferred to the Sichuan People's Art Theatre. The following year, he participated in the filming of the TV series "The Winding Path" and won the Feitian Award for Outstanding Television Drama. In 1984, he played Ma Bin in the feature film "The Suspect," and simultaneously co-starred in the TV series "The Code Has Not Been Leaked."

In 1986, he starred in the film "Heroes of the Grassland," playing Tang Binxian, a member of the anti-Qing alliance. That same year, he took on the lead role of Mai Geng in the martial arts film "Eight Trigrams Lotus Palm." In 1987, he won the Drama Plum Blossom Award for his stage performance in "Miss Juliet" and the Best Actor Award at China's first television arts film awards for "The Still Waters Ripple."

In 1988, he played manager Yu Guan in the film "The Boss," successfully portraying the city image of a "redundant person," and traveled to Antarctica with the Chinese Antarctic expedition team, while filming the documentary TV series "The Great Wall Extends South." Between 1982 and 1988, he appeared in numerous works.

In 1989, he moved to Beijing to develop his career, continuing to hone his acting skills in film and television. In 1993, he performed in a sketch "Promotion" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. In 1994, he won the Best Actor Award at the Hundred Flowers Award for Chinese Cinema, starring as Emperor Qianlong in the costume comedy "Royal Adviser Liu Luoguo," gradually becoming a well-known actor in China. In 1997, his TV drama "Kangxi Travels in Disguise, Part 1" won him the Best Actor Award at the China TV Golden Eagle Festival. By 2001, his starring roles in series such as "The Iron Tooth and Copper Jaws: Ji Xiaolan" and "Kangxi Travels in Disguise" brought his career to new heights.

In 2004, he directed and starred in the series "May Salvia," which won the Second Prize for Long TV Series at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards. In 2007, he received the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai Magnolia Awards for his role as Tong Zhi in "The Golden Wedding." In 2009, he portrayed Chiang Kai-shek in the TV series "The Founding of a Republic," earning recognition for his acting. In 2012, he won the Best Actor Award at the 29th China Film Golden Rooster Awards for his role in the film "Assembly of 1942."

Beyond his acting career, Zhang Guoli has actively participated in social公益 studies, including charity work, Antarctic scientific expeditions, and cultural exchanges, and has received numerous honors. He has served in various cultural and social organizations, actively fulfilling his social responsibilities. In recent years, he remains active across multiple fields such as film, theater, variety shows, and cultural exchanges, earning numerous industry awards and societal recognition.