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Zhang Guoli

Acting Born Jan 17, 1955 Tianjin, China 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Wonderland

2021

Trump Card

2016

Become a Farmer

2023

National Treasure

2017
Film

Kung Fu Yoga

as Jonathan

Full filmography

  • Wonderland (2021)
  • Trump Card (2016)
  • CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch (1983)
  • Become a Farmer (2023)
  • Kangxi Incognito Travel (1997) as 康熙
  • National Treasure (2017)
  • The Bronze Teeth (2001) as 纪晓岚
  • CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983) as 主持人
  • Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2003) as 成昆
  • Let's Go (2015) as NPC
  • Golden Marriage (2007) as Tong Zhi
  • Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 (2025)
  • Seahorse Dance Hall (1993)
  • Love Again (2025) as Shen Zhuoran
  • A Love For Dillema (2021) as Nan Jianlong
  • Green Porcelain (2012) as 颜若水
  • Kung Fu Yoga (2017) as Jonathan
  • Echo (2023) as Ran Bumo
  • Golden Trio (2024) as Xiao Changqing
  • Long Time No See (2018) as He Wenhua
  • Happiness Trio (2018) as Self
  • Stories of an Editorial Board (1992) as 赵永刚
  • Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo (1996) as 乾隆
  • The Summer Palace (2020)