Liang Guanhua

Liang Guanhua (; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Di Renjie on Amazing Detective Di Renjie and its sequels.

Early life and education Liang was born in Beijing on 30 September 1964. In 1981, he was accepted to Beijing People's Art Theatre. After graduating in 1984, he joined the theatre as an actor.

Acting career Liang became widely known to audiences with The Happy Life of Talkative Zhang Damin (1998), in which he played in the lead role of Zhang Damin.

In 2003, Liang's big break came when Qian Yanqiu cast him in Amazing Detective Di Renjie, in which he played Di Renjie, a role which brought him much publicity. He reprised in three sequels, Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2, Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3, and Amazing Detective Di Renjie 4.

In 2004, he had a supporting role in the historical television series Xianfeng Dynasty: Fantasies Behind A Curtain. That same year, he had a minor role in the black comedy film Keep Cool, starring Li Baotian, Jiang Wen, Ge You and Qu Ying and directed by Zhang Yimou.

Liang landed a guest starring role on Crazy Dinner Party in 2012, opposite actors Fan Wei, Huang Bo, Liu Hua, and Monica Mok.

In 2014, he portrayed Bao Zheng in the wuxia television series The Three Heroes and Five Gallants.

Liang joined the main cast of the biographical television series Yuan Chonghuan as Wei Zhongxian, a court eunuch and villain role of the series.

In 2019, he starred with Yao Chen, Yuan Hong and Li Jiuxiao in Send Me to the Clouds. That same year, he gained national fame for his starring role as Hongxi Emperor in the television series Ming dynasty, adapted from Lianjing Zhuyi's network novel The Chronicle of the Six Eras.

Personal life Liang married Tang Ye , an actress who also worked at Beijing People's Art Theatre.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1985 Charming Band Zhang Kuiwu 1988 Behind the Gold Plaque Yin Long Silly Manager A passenger 1989 Pan Yu 1991 Spring without Regret Fatty Mandala President Ma 1992 Divorce Wars Guest 1996 Fire in The Sun Kong Gaocheng Journalist 2000 The Ordinary People's Life Zhang Damin 2002 There is a Sun Every Day He Dayou Fool in Love The broker 2004 Keep Cool Bar manager Boss of a bar The senior fellow apprentice Midnight Murder Fatty 2006 Manager Cheng 2012 Crazy Dinner Party Old Mei 2019 Send Me to the Clouds Li Ping

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1985 Zhen San Zhen San (young) 1989 Xu Teng 1990 Da Tou 1991 Urban Heroine Xi Zi Foolish Man Wang Stories from the Editorial Board Master Wang 1996 Father and Son of the Ma Family Li Zirong Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Gongsun Wuzhi 1998 Hu Sihai The Happy Life of Talkative Zhang Damin Zhang Damin The Vicissitudes of 1898 Li Lianying 2001 The Best Clown Under Heaven Lu Denggao Sun Yat-sen Huang Xing Magistrate Bao 2002 Wen Gui 2003 Lu Donghua Su Bancheng Liu Chenwei 2004 Amazing Detective Di Renjie Di Renjie Xianfeng Dynasty: Fantasies Behind A Curtain An Dexin 2005 Kou Zhun 2006 Xing Huo He Nianzu Liu Yitiao Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 Di Renjie 2007 Root in the Central Plains Su Weidao Zheng Dalong 2008 Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 Di Renjie 2009 The Falcon 1949 Boss 2010 Lost in Los Angeles Sun Ziwang Mad Detective Di Renjie Di Renjie Wu Shiguang 2011 Yuan Shikai 2012 Flying Tiger Condor Du Ma Kuang Zhong Island Falcon Zhang Xiaotian Plain Beacon Deng Wenchang 2013 Zhang Sanjiang The Hunters Liang Benchu 2014 Wang Xizhi Wang Dao 2015 Qian Yungui 2016 Yuan Chonghuan Wei Zhongxian The Three Heroes and Five Gallants Bao Zheng Sha Jinrong 2017 Detective Dee The 4th Di Renjie 2018 Fu Boheng 2019 Shang Dezhi Ming dynasty Hongxi Emperor 2020 Fu Yuan 2022 Tianxia Changhe Songgotu TBA Challenges at Midlife Zhang Lixin

Drama Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 1982 Cai Wenji A soldier 1988 Camel Xiangzi Master Liu (Liu Siye) 1990 Teahouse Liu Mazi/ Huang Pangzi 1994 Ruan Lingyu Brother Ma Hamlet Hamlet Magistrate Gao 2001 Cai Wenji Cao Cao 2002 Gou'er Ye

Awards and nominations Drama awards Year Nominated work Award Result Notes 1987 Weddings or Funerals 4th Plum Performance Award 1996 3rd Golden Lion Award 2001 Teahouse 18th Plum Performance Award

Film and TV awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 2000 The Happy Life of Talkative Zhang Damin Chunyan Awards Outstanding Actor 2002 The Happy Life of Talkative Zhang Damin 21st Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor 2010 Xing Huo Chunyan Awards Best Supporting Actor