Calvin Li

Calvin Li or Li Zonghan (; born 7 November 1976) is a Chinese actor of Manchu ethnicity. Li is noted for his roles as Wu Yong and Yang Zhenjiang in the television series and film All Men Are Brothers and Hushed Roar respectively.

Life

Early life Li was born and raised in Wuhan, Hubei, his mother is a Beijing Opera actress. Li graduated from Central Academy of Drama, majoring in acting. He is also a trained dancer. He is a member of the Manchu's Aisin Gioro clan.

Acting career Li began his career as an advertising model after graduation.

Li made his acting debut in the historical television series Zhuge Liang, playing Zhuge Zhan, the son of Zhuge Liang.

In 2010, Li played the character Wisdom and Monk Jian Hui in John Woo's Reign of Assassins, a wuxia film starring Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Wang Xueqi, Barbie Shu, Shawn Yue, and Kelly Lin. That same year, he also participated in Alan Mak and Felix Chong's The Lost Bladesman as Qin Qi, a subordinate of Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun.

In 2011, Li co-starred with Huo Siyan and Charlie Young in the suspense film Sleepwalker as Eric, he received positive reviews. At the same year, Li starred as Wu Yong in the historical television series All Men Are Brothers, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel Water Margin, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

In 2012, Li was nomination for the Newly Improved Actor Award at the Chinese American Film Festival for his performance as Yang Zhenjiang in Hushed Roar.

Works

Film Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes 2010 Reign of Assassins Lu Zhu The Lost Bladesman Qin Qi Four Hands Sun Houcheng Mid-Night Train Hong Mao 2011 The Dance of the Summer Liu Xin Sleepwalker Eric Hushed Roar Yang Zhenjiang 2016 I Am Not Madame Bovary

Television Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes 1985 Zhuge Liang Zhuge Zhan 1998 Song Guifu Police World Ma Ding The Story of Hong Kong He Yingjie 1999 Chen Zude Jiang Bai Zhou Dabao Divorce Zhang Tianzhen 2000 Wu Duan Mao Xiaoqi A Foot Set the Country Zhang Jun 2001 Yu Jialin Miracles Lin Zilong Xie Jiashu Xu Gonglin Shen Chaojun 2002 The Adventures of Di Renjie Wu Guanlong Liu Mengmei Hua Sheng Zhuang Wen 2003 Young Imperial Envoy Zhang Guolong The Tale of the Romantic Swordsman The Crown Prince Dark War Xiao Jijun 2004 A Special Smile Yu Luojun Happy Zhu Bajie Xiaotianquan Sang Nan The CEO Sword Rules the World Zhan Zhao 2005 Jasmine Flower Lin Weixian Maid Wan Xin Wu Huixiang Ruan Lingyu Zhang Damin 2006 Sewing Maid Gu Chuanming Stupid Kid Sha Mao Qiao Zhizhi Luo Wenkai 2007 Torn Between Two Lovers Yang Weimin The Shadow of Empress Wu Lin Zhiwen 2008 Maid Mother Ge Lin Spring Goes, Spring Comes Zhang Laifu 2009 Nancheng Regret Tang Hao The Doctor Second Marriage Chen Hai After Marriage 30 Years Du Heping 2011 White Lie Han Zhenyu Jingde Town Zhang Tiansan Painted Skin Pang Yong All Men Are Brothers Wu Yong 2012 Filling Sichuan Qiu Guorong Legend of Tiger Tally The King of Qi Million Brides 2 Wang Shaohua 2013 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Yu Jing The Promise Lan Zhuo Eight Immortals Prequel Lü Dongbin 2014 The Stand-In Fu Qi Han Zhenyu Chen Qizhi 2016 Grand Courtyard 1927 深宅1927 Second Son also known as Deep Dwelling The Mystic Nine Hei Bei the Sixth 2017 The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄传 Yang Tiexin 2018 Mr. Right 恋爱先生Song Ningyu 2019 Chong Er's Preach 重耳传奇 Tai Hao L.O.R.D. Critical World爵迹·临界天下Jie Mei The Best Partner 精英律师 Cameo2020I Will Find You a Better Home 安家 Huo Yunxiao Reborn 重生Xue Dong If Time Flows Back 如果岁月可回头Huang Jiuheng 2021 The Starting Line 起跑线 Gu Jiawei The Rational Life理智派生活Xu Minjie TBA修仙記之何仙姑傳Shanghai Picked Flowers十年陽光十年華

Drama Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes 1994 Dance I have a date with Spring Shen Jiahao 2008 The Red and the Black Julien

Awards Year Work Award Result Notes 3rd Sina TV Drama Rankings - Best Actor 2007 BQ Celebrity Score Award for Best Drama Artist 2011 6th Huading Award for Favorite Star BQ Celebrity Score Award for Favorite Actor 2013 Hushed Roar Chinese American Film Festival - Newly Improved Actor 2018 5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony - Outstanding Actor (Sapphire category) 2019 Frontier of Love 25th Shanghai Television Festival - Best Supporting Actor