Chin Shih-Chieh

Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright.

Biography Chin was born in Pingtung County, Taiwan, on 29 December 1951, while his ancestral home in Hefei, Anhui. He graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.

Career Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of Ho Chu’s New Match for Lanling. He was cast in Art, a Gadot production, the next year alongside Ku Pao-ming and Lee Li-chun. Chin was cast in Irma la Douce in 2007, and performed several times at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the National Theatre, and the . In 2008, Chin starred in Othello alongside Lee. Performances were held throughout Taiwan, marking Godot's twentieth anniversary. As Othello's run stretched into January 2009, Chin remained on the cast. Chin directed Ho Chu’s New Match a second time in May 2009. In July 2009, Chin shared the with Wang Da-hong and four others. In 2010, Chin appeared in The 39 Steps for Godot. This was the first production to be licensed in Chinese while still on an original run in New York and London. The next year, Chin took the stage in Tuesdays with Morrie, based on a memoir of the same name. The performance ran in Taipei and Taichung through March 2012. In 2013, Chin joined the cast of Stan Lai's A Dream Like A Dream.

Chin film roles include Cho Li's directorial debut, Zoom Hunting (2010), and Lin Fu-ching's first film (2012). Chin has often worked with director Chung Mong-hong, appearing in The Fourth Portrait (2010), and Soul (2013). Chin narrated the 2015 documentary , and portrayed a business tycoon in (2016).

Selected filmography

Wo ta lang er lai (1978) Liu chao guai tan (1979) Ho Chu's New Match (1980, 2009) You wo wu di (1980) Xin hai shuang shi (1981) Terrorizers (1986) - Zhou's lover Soursweet (1988) - Night Brother A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Ming's 7th Uncle Qi wang (1991) - Lanky Ngai Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring (1993) - Chiang Pin-Liu The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994) Tian Di (1994) - Shantung Cat Island of Greed (1997) - Fai's Supervisor The Personals (1998) Guo jong (1999) - Mr. Liu Born to Be King (2000) She is Walking, She is Smiling (2002) Art (2003) The Rise of the Tang Empire (2006, TV Series) - Wei Zheng Irma La Douce (2007) Ting che (2008) Dou cha (2008) Othello (2008–2009, TV Series) Black & White (2009, TV Series) Empire of Silver (2009) - Manager Liu Tai bei piao xue (2009) - Master Ma Zoom Hunting (2010) - Doorman The Fourth Portrait (2010) - Chang Reign of Assassins (2010) - Doctor Li 17th Exit (公視人生劇展—十七號出入口) (2010) - Yuesheng Du Mang ren dian ying yuan (2010) The 39 Steps (2010) - Grandfather (2011, TV Series) - Yang Lei In Time with You (2011, TV Series) - Uncle Pai Tuesdays with Morrie (2011-2012, TV Series) (2012) - Tian Bian The Guillotines (2012) - Wan Jiang A Dream Like A Dream (2013) The Grandmaster (2013) Soul (2013) - Messenger Rock N' Road (2014, TV Series) - Ko Chung-Ming Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Wei Zhongxian Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (2014) - Shih Yung-Kuang Mr. Right Wanted (2015, TV Series) - Yu Wen Double Date (2015) Du yi wu er (2015) The Last Women Standing (2015) - Sheng's Father The Final Master (2015) - Zheng Shan'ao - The Grandmaster Detective Chinatown (2015) - Mr. Yan (2015, Documentary) - Narrator (voice) E ling zhi men (2016) Big Fish & Begonia (2016) - Ling Po (voice) Godspeed (2016) - Nadow's Father See You Tomorrow (2016) - God of Bing Ni hao, feng zi! (2016) - Nai'en Xiao The Apparition (2016) (2016) Provoking Laughter (2016) The Rise of a Tomboy (2016) Duckweed (2017) - Police director Once Upon a Time in the Northeast (2017) - Jiang Dong Surgeons (2017, TV Series) - Xiu Minqi Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017) - Wei Zhongxian Reset (2017) - Director Princess Agents (2017, TV Series) - Yuwen Xi Da Hu Fa (2017) - Ji'an Le portrait interdit (2017) - General Intendent Chen Inference Notes (2017) - Zhou Midnight Diner (2017, TV Series) Hua jia da ren zhuan nan hai (2018) - Mr. Fang The Way of the Bug (2018) - Uncle Da Great Expectations (2018, TV Series) - Huang Shang Ren jian, xi ju (2019) - Yang Taijun A Live Kidnap Show (2019) Wo de qing chun dou shi ni (2019) - Professor Wang Qi Huan Zhi Lv (2019) San Cha Ji (2020) Winter Begonia (2020) A Place Called Silence (2024) - Fang Juezhong