Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 17, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Tianjin, China
Also Known As
- Guoli Zhang
- Zhang Guo-Li
- 張國立
- Gordon Cheung Gwok-Lap
- Guoli Zhang (I)
Zhang Guoli
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.
