Actor profile

Zhang Guoli

17th January 1955 Tianjin, China Acting

Zhang Guoli is a Chinese film actor and director. Before transitioning to film and television, he began his career as a crosstalk performer. He is best known for portraying emperors in various dramas set in Qing Dynasty imperial China. In 2014, he also served as a host for the CCTV New Year's Gala. Zhang is married to actress Deng Jie and has a son, Zhang Mo, from a previous marriage, who is also an actor. A practicing Buddhist, he is a member of the Taiwanese Buddhist organization Dharma Drum Mountain and holds the dharma name Changsheng.

33 Movies 67 TV Shows 103 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

In Our Prime poster

In Our Prime 3rd November 2023 as Li Faxiang

Silence of Smoke poster

Silence of Smoke 3rd November 2023 as Liu Tingshen

Under the Light poster

Under the Light 28th September 2023 as Zheng Gang

Song of Youth poster

Song of Youth 22nd March 2019 as Miao Wanqiu's Teacher

The Faces of My Gene poster

The Faces of My Gene 16th February 2018 as Dr. Bei

Youth poster

Youth 15th December 2017 as Plasterer

Kung Fu Yoga poster

Kung Fu Yoga 27th January 2017 as Jonathan

德云社成立20周年庆典 poster

德云社成立20周年庆典 16th April 2016

Everybody's Fine poster

Everybody's Fine 1st January 2016 as Zhiguo Guan

Bring Happiness Home 2014 poster

Bring Happiness Home 2014 7th January 2014

Back to 1942 poster

Back to 1942 1st November 2012 as Fan Dianyuan

The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven poster

The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven 12th January 2012 as 太白金星

The Founding of a Republic poster

The Founding of a Republic 17th September 2009 as Chiang Kai-shek

Lady Cop & Papa Crook poster

Lady Cop & Papa Crook 23rd December 2008 as Xu Ban Shan

Memoirs in China poster

Memoirs in China 8th October 2007 as father

The 601st Phone Call poster

The 601st Phone Call 18th August 2006

Cell Phone poster

Cell Phone 17th December 2003 as Fei Muo

Vampire Super poster

Vampire Super 10th December 2002 as Wang Dui Zhang

Iron Lion poster

Iron Lion 1st January 2002

A Sigh poster

A Sigh 1st January 2000 as Liang Yazhou

The Strangers in Beijing poster

The Strangers in Beijing 10th October 1995 as Sha Xin

The Story of Xinghua poster

The Story of Xinghua 1st January 1994

You're Not at 16 poster

You're Not at 16 1st January 1994 as 林老师

闯入者 poster

闯入者 1st January 1993

女歌星的故事 poster

女歌星的故事 1st December 1991 as 杨西阳

红十字作证 poster

红十字作证 1st January 1991

The September of Mine poster

The September of Mine 1st February 1990 as Mr. Gao

The Heritage of the Yuan Family poster

The Heritage of the Yuan Family 1st January 1989

The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters 1st January 1988 as 于观

The Lotus Palm of the 8 Diagrams poster

The Lotus Palm of the 8 Diagrams 1st December 1987

Xiang Si poster

Xiang Si 1st January 1985

Xian yi fan poster

Xian yi fan 1st January 1985

草莽英雄 poster

草莽英雄 1st January 1981

Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 poster

Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 21st December 2025

Love Again poster

Love Again 30th March 2025 as Shen Zhuoran

Golden Trio poster

Golden Trio 14th May 2024 as Xiao Changqing

Fry Me to the Moon poster

Fry Me to the Moon 29th March 2024 as Gu Dapeng

Echo poster

Echo 16th March 2023 as Ran Bumo

Become a Farmer poster

Become a Farmer 4th February 2023

The Mask poster

The Mask 6th December 2021 as Ji Tingshan

国家宝藏·展演季 poster

国家宝藏·展演季 23rd October 2021 as Self

Wonderland poster

Wonderland 23rd May 2021

A Love For Dillema poster

A Love For Dillema 11th April 2021 as Nan Jianlong

还有诗和远方 poster

还有诗和远方 9th August 2020

The Summer Palace poster

The Summer Palace 3rd July 2020

青春京剧社 poster

青春京剧社 4th December 2019

My Father & Daddy poster

My Father & Daddy 23rd January 2019

Happiness Trio poster

Happiness Trio 4th July 2018 as Self

Long Time No See poster

Long Time No See 26th March 2018 as He Wenhua

National Treasure poster

National Treasure 3rd December 2017

The Birth of an Actor poster

The Birth of an Actor 28th October 2017

Full House of Happiness poster

Full House of Happiness 22nd December 2016

爱的追踪 poster

爱的追踪 12th May 2016 as Ma Deqing

Trump Card poster

Trump Card 29th January 2016

Let's Go poster

Let's Go 26th July 2015 as NPC

He and His Sons poster

He and His Sons 13th October 2014 as Luo Jianjun

Homeland poster

Homeland 12th March 2014 as 洪根生

老公的春天 poster

老公的春天 2nd September 2013

Aftershock poster

Aftershock 3rd May 2013 as Wang Deqing

Green Porcelain poster

Green Porcelain 4th June 2012 as 颜若水

抬头见喜 poster

抬头见喜 16th January 2012 as 赵元甲

You Are My Lover poster

You Are My Lover 1st January 2012 as He Chunsheng

Zhong Guo 1945 Zhi Chong Qing Feng Yun poster

Zhong Guo 1945 Zhi Chong Qing Feng Yun 20th June 2011 as 蒋介石

养父 poster

养父 1st January 2011

Bu Ru Tiao Wu poster

Bu Ru Tiao Wu 9th June 2010 as Ye Zhi Liang

草根王 poster

草根王 1st January 2010 as Liu Shangwen

Living poster

Living 18th March 2009 as Liu Dong

Memoirs in China poster

Memoirs in China 25th November 2008 as Father

Golden Marriage poster

Golden Marriage 13th September 2007 as Tong Zhi

The Brothers poster

The Brothers 1st March 2007 as Yu Dahai

Love at First Fight poster

Love at First Fight 17th February 2007 as 武丁当

New Legend of Ji Gong poster

New Legend of Ji Gong 29th December 2006 as 秦桧

屋顶上的绿宝石 poster

屋顶上的绿宝石 30th September 2006 as 唐起山

红墨坊 poster

红墨坊 9th August 2006 as Ji Xiaolan

少年嘉庆 poster

少年嘉庆 22nd March 2006 as 乾隆

宋莲生坐堂 poster

宋莲生坐堂 12th June 2005 as 宋莲生

Shao Nian Bao Qin Wang poster

Shao Nian Bao Qin Wang 1st December 2004 as 雍正

Pagodatree Aroma in Autumn poster

Pagodatree Aroma in Autumn 13th June 2004 as 佟奉全

中国刑警之九月风暴 poster

中国刑警之九月风暴 1st August 2003 as 市长

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre poster

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre 12th March 2003 as 成昆

布衣知县梵如花 poster

布衣知县梵如花 1st February 2003

Heroic Legend poster

Heroic Legend 1st January 2003 as 明朝皇帝

布衣天子 poster

布衣天子 1st January 2003

Wo Zhe Yi Bei Zi poster

Wo Zhe Yi Bei Zi 1st October 2001

忠诚 poster

忠诚 1st August 2001

Capital Master poster

Capital Master 16th January 2001

The Bronze Teeth poster

The Bronze Teeth 1st January 2001 as 纪晓岚

财神到 poster

财神到 1st January 1999 as 财神

新天仙配 poster

新天仙配 1st January 1998 as 玉皇大帝

琉璃厂传奇 poster

琉璃厂传奇 1st January 1998

台湾第一巡抚 poster

台湾第一巡抚 1st December 1997

Kangxi Incognito Travel poster

Kangxi Incognito Travel 1st January 1997 as 康熙

危情时刻 poster

危情时刻 1st January 1997

Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo poster

Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo 12th December 1996 as 乾隆

血色婚恋 poster

血色婚恋 1st January 1996 as 徐明皓

Seahorse Dance Hall poster

Seahorse Dance Hall 19th April 1993

Stories of an Editorial Board poster

Stories of an Editorial Board 2nd January 1992 as 赵永刚

死水微澜 poster

死水微澜 1st January 1988 as 顾天成

CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch poster

CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch 12th February 1983

CMG Spring Festival Gala poster

CMG Spring Festival Gala 12th February 1983 as 主持人