Chen Daoming
Chinese actor
Chen Daoming (born 26 April 1955) is a Chinese actor. He has served as president of China Film Association since 2018.
Career
Chen graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1982. He gained attention for his role as Puyi in the 1984 television series The Last Dynasty.
In 1990, he starred in CCTV's Fortress Besieged, adapted from Qian Zhongshu's novel of the same name, establishing himself as one of the most critically acclaimed actors in China. In 2000, he was awarded Best Actor at the Huabiao Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards for his role in Huang Jianzhong's historical drama My 1919, which was about the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Chen is perhaps known internationally for playing the King of Qin (who later became Qin Shi Huang) in the 2002 film Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou; as well as the undercover police detective in Infernal Affairs III. In 2014, Chen starred in Zhang Yimou's film Coming Home alongside Gong Li.
Personal life
In 1982, Chen married Du Xian, a news anchor of China Central Television who would be forced to resign for showing sympathy for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Their daughter, Chen Ge, was born in 1985. Chen's son-in-law, Wang Liwei, is manager of Xiao Zhan.
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