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Zhang Guoli

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Zhang Guoli

Born Jan 17, 1955 · 71 years109 titles 38 movies · 71 TV
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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.

Also known as

Guoli Zhang · Zhang Guo-Li · 張國立 · Gordon Cheung Gwok-Lap · Guoli Zhang (I) · 张国立 · zhanguoli · ژانگ گوئولی · Zhang Guo Li

Born

Jan 17, 1955

Tianjin, China

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

103

Acting credits

13

Directing

0

Writing

7

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1981 1 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1985 2 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 3 title(s)

1998 2 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 4 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 6 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 5 title(s)

2007 4 title(s)

2008 2 title(s)

2009 3 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2012 6 title(s)

2013 2 title(s)

2014 3 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 5 title(s)

2017 5 title(s)

2018 3 title(s)

2019 3 title(s)

2020 2 title(s)

2021 4 title(s)

2023 5 title(s)

2024 4 title(s)

2025 2 title(s)

Undated 3 title(s)