Ma Shaohua

Ma Shaohua (born 23 September 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures such as Sun Yat-sen and Deng Xiaoping in several films and television series. He became widely known to audiences with Towards the Republic, The Emperor in Han Dynasty, The Rise of the Tang Empire, and Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads.

Early life and education Ma was born into a Hui family in Guizhou, on 23 September 1955. After the third grade of primary school, he attended Beijing Opera Class of Guizhou Art School, studying Laosheng. In 1969, he became an actor at the Cultural Work Corps of Guizhou Military District and moved to Guizhou Modern Drama Troupe in 1975. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he entered Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in comedy.

Acting career Ma made his screen debut with a supporting role as Sun Yat-sen in Li Dazhao (1989). In 1997, Ma made his film debut with a small role in the war film The Ninth Battalion.

In 2000, he portrayed Sun Yat-sen in the biographical television series Civilian President.

Ma starred as Sun Yat-sen, reuniting him with co-star Zhou Li, who played Song Qingling, in the 2001 biographical film Twelve Years of Wind and Rain.

In 2002, he guest-starred on the historical television series Towards the Republic, playing Sun Yat-sen.

Ma took the lead role as Zhang Daqian in the 2003 biographical television series Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian.

In 2005, he participated in The Emperor in Han Dynasty as Dou Ying, prime minister of the Han Empire.

Ma co-starred with Ma Yue and Jin Shijie in the 2006 historical television series The Rise of the Tang Empire as Zhangsun Wuji, the prime minister of Tang Empire.

In 2009, he appeared in Ning Hao's black comedy film Crazy Racer, playing the coach of Huang Bo's character. For his role in Yimeng, Ma was nominated Outstanding Actor at the 28th Flying Apsaras Awards. That same year, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award for his performance in Stranger.

In 2011, he appeared in the propaganda film The Founding of a Party, in which he played Sun Yat-sen.

In 2014, Ma was cast in the war television series All Quiet in Peking.

Ma's performance in Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads which garnered him Best Actor Award at the 18th Chunyan Awards, Outstanding Contribution Award at the 21st Shanghai Television Festival, and 13th Sichuan TV Festival nomination for Best Actor in Long TV Series.

In 2017, he was cast in the medical drama Surgeons, opposite Jin Dong, Bai Baihe, and Li Jiahang.

In 2021, he portrayed Cai Yuanpei in the propaganda television series The Awakeing Age and joined the main cast of Our Southwest Associated University as Feng Youlan. He also filmed in the biographical historical drama The Pioneer as Sun Yat-sen.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1997 The Ninth Battalion Zhou Tong 2001 Twelve Years of Wind and Rain Sun Yat-sen 2006 Being A Son and Comrade Commander Yang 2009 Crazy Racer Ma Danian 2010 A Season of Good Rain Ma Hao 2011 The Founding of a Party Sun Yat-sen 2013 One Hundred Yuan Zhu Yude 2015 Gao Derong Gao Derong 2018 Lu Mingxin 2021 The Pioneer Sun Yat-sen

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1989 Li Dazhao Sun Yat-sen 1996 Hero Without Regrets Liu Guitian 1998 Chief Justice Wang Yuhe Commercial Flag Sheng Xuanhuai 1999 I'm a Policeman Xiao Wenping Lian Keqin 2000 Civilian President Sun Yat-sen 2003 Towards the Republic Sun Yat-sen Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian Zhang Daqian 2004 Family Head Li Tianming 2005 Surviving Migrant Workers Xie Laoda Bloody 1941 Japanese military officer Legend of Zhengde Tang Rensun Happy Face Master Liu Chen Kaiming The Emperor in Han Dynasty Dou Ying 2006 Wen Shanren The Rise of the Tang Empire Zhangsun Wuji 2007 Undercurrent 2008 Legend of the Red Lantern Hatoyama Be a Big Shopkeeper Xiao Zifu Secret Train Zhou Mingtian Bloody Persistence Chen Yi 2009 What a Big Tree Deng Pingshou Stranger Xie Changfa Guanzhong Gunshots Liang Shoudao Yimeng Li Zhonghou 2011 Holy Gate Xue Da's father 1911 Revolution Sun Yat-sen 2012 Zhang Gui 2013 A Devil Don't Leave Li Zhankui National Defense Student Zhao Zhikai 2014 All Quiet in Peking Lin Dawei My Son Chun Sanfu Hometown Du Shouzheng Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads Deng Xiaoping 2015 Feng Zicai Feng Zicai 2016 Tong Lin 2017 Surgeons Fu Bowen 2018 Zhang Tianshun 2019 In Law We Believe Chen Qian 2021 The Awakeing Age Cai Yuanpei Our Southwest Associated University Feng Youlan Faith Makes Great Wu Dengyun The Glory and the Dream Sun Yat-sen The Sword and the Brocade Marquis of Jingyuan Sun Yat-sen TBA Ding Baozhen Ding Baozhen

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 2010 Stranger 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor 2011 Yimeng 28th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor 2013 Xinhai Revolution 29th Flying Apsaras Awards 2015 Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads 13th Sichuan TV Festival Best Actor in Long TV Series 18th Chunyan Awards Best Actor 21st Shanghai Television Festival Outstanding Contribution Award 2021 The Awakeing Age 27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actor 2022 31st China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Supporting Actor