Lu Shuming

Lu Shuming (; 15 August 1956 – 1 November 2022) was a Chinese actor best known for his role as Guan Yu on the 1994 television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and also garnered recognition for his roles as Bull Demon King and Li Guang on A Chinese Odyssey and The Emperor in Han Dynasty (2005), respectively.

Biography Lu was born in Qingdao, Shandong, on 15 August 1956, while his ancestral home is in Yantai. Due to his father having participated in supporting the construction of the northwest China, they relocated to Weinan and then Xi'an in Shaanxi province, where he attended Xi'an Road Primary School and Jiefang Road Middle School. At school, he loved basketball and Beijing Opera.

In 1983, Lu was cast as Li Hu in Man in the Desert, making his television debut. In the same year, the Communist government began to crack down on people with "Bad Style" . He went on to appear in other works, including Sing a Romantic Song for You (1986), Exterminate the Banditi in Western Hunan (1986), and Bleak Youth (1988).

He co-starred with Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat in the 1995 film A Chinese Odyssey as Bull Demon King. That same year, he starred with Du Yulu in The Rice is Ripe.

Lu played a supporting role in the comedy film Stop! Thieves, starring Bruce Leung, Lawrence Ng and Rain Lee and directed by Jacky Zheng.

In 2021, he played the male lead role of Guan Yu in the historical war film Green Dragon Crescent Blade, alongside Kenny Kwan and .

Personal life and death Lu married opera singer Gao Lan , with whom he had a son and a daughter.

On 1 November 2022, Lu died due to sudden illness in Xi'an, Shaanxi, at the age of 66.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1986 Exterminate the Banditi in Western Hunan Liu Dazhu 1990 A Terra-Cotta Warrior Qin Shi Huang 1995 A Chinese Odyssey Bull Demon King 2019 Battle Between Song and Liao Dynastles Mu Yu 2020 Stop! Thieves Hu Jiuwan 2021 Green Dragon Crescent Blade Guan Yu Seven Doors Chang Lezu

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1983 Man in the Desert Li Hu Bicycle coach 1986 Sing a Romantic Song for You Road builder 1994 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Guan Yu 1997 Wu Zixu 2005 The Emperor in Han Dynasty Li Guang The Rice is Ripe Fan Tianbao Fight Against Evil An Ke 2006 Grassland Sentiment 2011 Strange Destiny of Fragrant Hills King Miaozhuang 2015 The Legendary Broadsword Wang Shenghe

Stages Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1988 Bleak Youth Erwanzi 1989 Vortex in Spring Tide Li Banzheng 1999 In This Family Master Huang Xuanyuan Huangdi Emperor Huangdi 2009 Zhong Kui Zhong Kui

Song A Pot of Old Wine (2015)

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