Chen Daoming

Chen Daoming (born 26 April 1955) is a Chinese actor. He has served as president of China Film Association since 2018.

Career Chen graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1982. He gained attention for his role as Puyi in the 1984 television series The Last Dynasty. In 1990, he starred in CCTV's Fortress Besieged, adapted from Qian Zhongshu's novel of the same name, establishing himself as one of the most critically acclaimed actors in China. In 2000, he was awarded Best Actor at the Huabiao Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards for his role in Huang Jianzhong's historical drama My 1919, which was about the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

Chen is perhaps known internationally for playing the King of Qin (who later became Qin Shi Huang) in the 2002 film Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou; as well as the undercover police detective in Infernal Affairs III. In 2014, Chen starred in Zhang Yimou's film Coming Home alongside Gong Li.

Personal life In 1982, Chen married Du Xian, a news anchor of China Central Television who would be forced to resign for showing sympathy for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Their daughter, Chen Ge, was born in 1985. Chen's son-in-law, Wang Liwei, is manager of Xiao Zhan.

Filmography

Film Year English title Chinese title Role 1982 Flying Snowstorm Cao Tieqiang 1983 One and Eight Xu Zhi 1985 Snuff Bottle Wu Shibao 1986 Massacre in Nanjing Li Yuanxiao 1987 Evil Empress Tongzhi Emperor 1990 Justice Guan Zhou Yu 1995 Dance Fever Ding Mocun 1995 Peach Blossom Mantianhong 1999 My 1919 V.K. Wellington Koo 2002 Hero King of Qin 2003 Infernal Affairs III Shen Cheng 2005 Rainbow Xu 2009 The Founding of a Republic Yan Jinwen 2009 The Treasure Hunter Hua Dingbang 2010 Aftershock Wang Deqing 2011 The Founding of a Party V.K. Wellington Koo 2012 Back to 1942 Chiang Kai-shek 2014 Coming Home Lu Yanshi 2018 Air Strike Chief of City Defense 2021 My Country, My Parents The elder brother 2024 Decoded Xiaolili

Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 1984 The Last Dynasty young Puyi 1989 Yinghua Meng Cui Mingyi 1990 Fortress Besieged Fang Hongjian 1992 Beiyang Fleet Itō Sukeyuki 1994 Qinglou Yuan Meng Dachahu 1995 Yi Di Jimao Xiaolin 1996 A Native of Shanghai in Tokyo Zhu Yue 1996 Hu Xueyan Hu Xueyan 1997 Kou Laoxi'er Eight Virtuous Prince 1998 The Female Official Liu Fei 1999 Father and Son of the Ma Family Ma Zeren 1999 Shaoxing Shiye Fang Jingzhai 2000 Young Justice Bao Eight Virtuous Prince 2001 The Imperial Sword Xianfeng Emperor 2001 Long March Chiang Kai-shek 2001 Kangxi Dynasty Kangxi Emperor 2002 Black Hole Nie Mingyu 2002 The Prince of Han Dynasty Dongfang Shuo 2002 Hun Duan Qinhuai Dorgon 2004 Winter Solstice Chen Yiping 2004 Chinese Divorce Song Jianping 2005 The Affaire in the Swing Age Tianqi Emperor 2005 Lang Tao Sha Lin Xiaomin 2005 Nowhere to Leave Our Youth Zhou Deming also producer 2005 The Great Revival King Goujian of Yue 2005 The River Flows Eastwards Wu Jiaqi 2006 Sha Jia Bang Diao Deyi 2006 Jasmine Flower Gu Shaotang 2006 A Love Before Gone with the Wind Pan Yuting 2007 Mo Fang producer 2010 Cell Phone Fei Mo 2012 King's War Liu Bang 2017 The First Half of My Life Zhuo Jianqing Special appearance 2019 Joy of Life King of Qing 2021 My Best Friend's Story Ye Jinyan

Awards and nominations