Fan Wei

Fan Wei (born 2 September 1962) is a Chinese actor. He gained fame through his collaboration with Zhao Benshan in comedy sketches at CCTV New Year's Galas since 1995. He is also known for his roles in television series, Liu Gaogen (2002; 2020; 2021), Ma Dashuai (2003-2006) and The Long Season, as well as in films Cell Phone (2003), A World Without Thieves (2004), If You Are the One (2008), City of Life and Death (2009), Back to 1942 (2012), Personal Tailor (2013), Mr. No Problem (2017), for which he won the Best Leading Actor at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards, and One Second (2020).

Early life Fan was born in Dadong District of Shenyang, Liaoning, on 2 September 1962. His father was a publicity officer in a factory and his mother was a salesperson. He has an elder sister and a younger brother. In 1978, by age 16, Fan studied xiangsheng under mentor Chen Lianzhong , a xiangsheng actor of Shenyang Ballad Singers Troupe, which Fan officially joined five years later. In 1986, he participated in the National Xiangsheng Competition, His first main role in a movie came with the Spring Subway, alongside Xu Jinglei, Geng Le, Zhang Yang and Wang Ning.

In 2003, Fan's performance in the comedy film The Parking Attendant in July which earned him Best Actor at the 28th Montreal World Film Festival and 11th Beijing College Student Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards. That same year, he got a small role in Feng Xiaogang's comedy-drama film Cell Phone.

Fan had key supporting role in the 2004 A World Without Thieves, an action drama film starring Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Ge You, Li Bingbing, and Wang Baoqiang.

In 2007, he appeared in the comedy film Lucky Dog, which earned hi a Best Actor at the 9th Chinese Film Media Awards and received nomination at the 23rd Golden Rooster Awards. That same year, he co-starred with Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, and Qin Lan in Lu Chuan's drama film City of Life and Death.

In 2008, Fan was cast in romantic comedy film If You Are the One, opposite Ge You, Shu Qi, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Feng Yuanzheng and Vivian Hsu. He won the Students' Choice Award for Favorite Actor at the 16th Beijing College Student Film Festival for his performance in Set Off.

Fan had a small role in the 2009 historical drama The Founding of a Republic.

In 2010, for his role in Brothers' Happiness, Fan won the Audience Favorite TV Actor at the 25th Golden Eagle Awards and Most Charismatic Actor at the 16th Magnolia Awards.

In 2011, Fan portrayed politician Li Yuanhong in the propaganda film The Founding of a Party. He played the title role in the comedy film Crazy Dinner Party, co-starring Huang Bo, Monica Mok, and Liu Hua. He played a lead role as Priest in the comedy film Guns and Roses, alongside Lei Jiayin, Guo Tao and Tao Hong. He played the role of Kong Lingxue in Tracks Kong Lingxue, for which he earned Most Brilliant Actor at the 3rd China Image Film Festival in London.

In 2012, he played Lao Ma, the lead role in Feng Xiaogang's Back to 1942.

In 2013, Fan was cast as a lead role in the Huayi Brothers's production Personal Tailor, costarring Ge You, Bai Baihe, Li Xiaolu and Zheng Kai.

Fan was cast in the fantasy-adventure-comedy film Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2014), playing the teacher of Wang Baoqiang's character.

In 2016, he landed a guest starring role in the comedy film I Am Not Madame Bovary, a film adaptation based on the novel I Did Not Kill My Husband by novelist Liu Zhenyun. He took the lead role in the drama film Someone to Talk To, which also adapted from Liu Zhenyun's novel.

In 2017, Fan earned critical acclaim for his performance in the black-and-white film Mr. No Problem, for which he earned Best Leading Actor at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards, Best Actor at the 7th Beijing International Film Festival, and received Best Actor nominations at the 11th Asian Film Awards, 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival, and 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards.

In 2019, he was cast in the crime film Hunt Down, playing the father of Jiao Junyan's and husband of Chen Shu's characters. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 12th Macau International Movie Festival.

Fan starred opposite Liu Haocun and Zhang Yi in Zhang Yimou's drama film One Second. He also appeared in Love You Forever, opposite Li Yitong and Lee Hong-chi.

In 2021, he starred in the war film Railway Heroes with Zhang Hanyu, Vision Wei, Zhou Ye and Yu Haoming.

In 2023, Fan starred in The Long Season, which earned him the International Competition: Best Actor at the 18th Seoul International Drama Awards and Best Actor at the 32nd China Television Golden Eagle Awards.

Personal life In 1988, Fan was introduced by a friend to Yang Baoling , a nurse of Shenyang Children's Hospital. They got married on 10 April 1990.

2024 Strangers when We Meet 朝云暮雨 Lao Qin Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1992 Head of a Village 1996 Miser 2002 Liu Laogen Li Baoku 2003 Ma Dashuai Fan Debiao Yang Xiaodong Businessman Wu Jade Guanyin Prisoner 2004 Wu Ahren 2005 The Criminal Officer of the Song Dynasty Tan Lizheng 2006 Country Love Wang Musheng 2008 Han Tingyu Seven Days Shaking the world Zhuang Xiwei 2010 Fan Chunlei Brothers' Happiness Fu Jixiang 2011 Married Love First Teng Fei 2013 Qiao Richeng Sunda Mingbai 2014 Xiaobao and Laocai Zhou Laocai 2017 Star-spangled Geng Xingguang 2019 Villagers love Zhuang Xingyuan New Fortress Besieged Mei Ranguang 2020 Liu Laogen 3 Li Baoku 2021 Liu Laogen 4 Li Baoku 2023The Long Season漫长的季节Wang Xiang

CCTV New Year's Gala Year English title Chinese title Cast Notes 1995 Zhao Benshan, Zhang Yuping 1996 Zhao Benshan, Li Hai 1997 Red Sorghum Model Team Zhao Benshan 1998 New Year Greetings Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin 1999 Feel for Others Gao Xiumin, Heimei 2001 Selling a Cane Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin 2002 Selling a Bike Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin 2003 Anxiety Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin 2004 Water Delivery Worker Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin 2005 Kungfu Zhao Benshan, Cai Weili, Wang Xiaohu

Awards and nominations Film awards Year Nominated work Award Result Notes Montreal World Film Festival 2004 (28th) The Parking Attendant in July Best Actor Cairo International Film Festival 2006 (30th) The Road Special Mention Award China Image Film Festival 2011 (3rd) Tracks Kong Lingxue Most Brilliant Actor Beijing International Film Festival 2017 (7th) Mr. No Problem Best Actor 2024 (14th) Strangers When We Meet Golden Rooster Awards 2003 (23rd) The Parking Attendant in July Best Actor 2009 (27th) Lucky Dog 2021 (34th) One Second Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 2016 (53rd) Mr. No Problem Best Actor Asian Film Awards 2017 (11th) Mr. No Problem Best Actor Beijing College Student Film Festival 2004 (11th) The Parking Attendant in July Best Actor 2009 (16th) Set Off Favorite Actor 2018 (25th) Mr. No Problem Best Actor Chinese Film Media Awards 2009 (9th) Lucky Dog Best Actor Chinese Film Media Awards 2017 (8th) Someone to Talk To Actor of the Year 2018 (9th) Mr. No Problem Actor of the Year Macau International Movie Festival 2019 (11th) Hunt Down Best Actor 2020 (12th) Two Tigers Best Supporting Actor Huading Awards 2021 (31st) One Second Best Supporting Actor Golden Phoenix Awards 2005 (10th) The Parking Attendant in July

Television series awards Year Nominated work Award Result Notes Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023 (5th) The Long Season Best Lead Actor Seoul International Drama Awards 2023 (18th) The Long Season Best Actor Magnolia Awards 2010 (16th) Brothers' Happiness Best Actor Most Charismatic Actor 2024 (29th) The Long Season Best Actor Golden Eagle Awards 2003 (21st) Liu Laogen 2 Audience's Choice for Actor 2010 (25th) Brothers' Happiness Audience's Choice for Actor 2024 (32nd) The Long Season Best Actor Flying Apsaras Awards 2003 (23rd) Liu Laogen 2 Outstanding Actor