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Winston Chao

Acting Born Jun 9, 1960 Taiwan 24 credits

Biography

Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet. He is also known for his roles in Red Rose White Rose and Eat Drink Man Woman, and for his five portrayals of Sun Yat-sen, notably in the films The Soong Sisters (1997), Road to Dawn (2007) and 1911 (2011). His notable television roles include the adaptation of Cao Yu's play Thunderstorm (1997), a double role in the historical drama Palace of Desire, the biographical mini-series The Legend of Eileen Chang (2004), the historical drama Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan (2007), the adaptation of Ba Jin's novel Cold Nights (Han ye, 2009), and the portrayal of Confucius (2011).

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Known for

Everybody Stand By

2019
Film

The Meg

as Zhang

Full filmography

  • Solitary Gourmet (2012) as 伍郎
  • Everybody Stand By (2019)
  • The Meg (2018) as Zhang
  • Legend of Mi Yue (2015) as Mi Shang / King Wei of Chu
  • Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties (2012) as Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui
  • Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties (2012)
  • Palace of Devotion (2021) as Zhao Ting Mei
  • Skiptrace (2016) as Victor Wong
  • Palace of Desire (2000) as 薛绍/张易之
  • The Legend of Wu Zetian (2011) as Li Zhi (Middle-aged)
  • Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) as Li Kai
  • Lost in 1949 (2018) as Qiao Mogeng
  • The Legend of Kaifeng (2017) as 宋真宗
  • Pegasus (2019) as 万和平
  • Archrivals (2009) as 文为均
  • 千秋家国梦 (1997) as 许拜庭/许崇智
  • Return of the Heiress (2013) as Pan Weisen
  • Island of Greed (1997) as Minister Feng
  • 1911 (2011) as Sun Yat-sen
  • The Wedding Banquet (1993) as Gao Wai-Tung
  • 孙中山 (2001) as 孙中山
  • Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music (2013) as 异牟寻
  • Lost in Baimu (2023) as Lin Yong
  • Harmony (2004) as 王鸿图