Zhang Guoli
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Kung Fu Yoga
as Jonathan 2017
Youth
as Plasterer 2017
Back to 1942
as Fan Dianyuan 2012
The Founding of a Republic
as Chiang Kai-shek 2009
Cell Phone
as Fei Muo 2003
Under the Light
as Zheng Gang 2023
The Troubleshooters
as δΊθ§ 1988
The Faces of My Gene
as Dr. Bei 2018
Song of Youth
as Miao Wanqiu's Teacher 2019
Lady Cop & Papa Crook
as Xu Ban Shan 2008
A Sigh
as Liang Yazhou 2000
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
as ε€ͺη½ιζ 2012
Everybody's Fine
as Zhiguo Guan 2016
Silence of Smoke
as Liu Tingshen 2023
The Story of Xinghua
1994
The September of Mine
as Mr. Gao 1990
In Our Prime
as Li Faxiang 2023