Zhang Guoli
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Chiang Kai-shek
Kung Fu Yoga
2017
as Jonathan
Back to 1942
2012
as Fan Dianyuan
Cell Phone
2003
as Fei Muo
Youth
2017
as Plasterer
The Faces of My Gene
2018
as Dr. Bei
Lady Cop & Papa Crook
2008
as Xu Ban Shan
Under the Light
2023
as Zheng Gang
Crazy Racer
2009
Executive Producer
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
2012
as 太白金星
The Troubleshooters
1988
as 于观
Strangers When We Meet
2024
Director
Everybody's Fine
2016
as Zhiguo Guan
Song of Youth
2019
as Miao Wanqiu's Teacher
In Our Prime
2023
as Li Faxiang
Silence of Smoke
2023
as Liu Tingshen
Iron Lion
2002
The Strangers in Beijing
1995
as Sha Xin
Grim Guys
1999
Director
The 601st Phone Call
2006