Directed credits
12
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Zhang Guoli
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 9All crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 543178
IMDb ID: nm0955346
Known for: Acting
Born: January 17, 1955
Age: 71
Place of birth: Tianjin, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2025
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q4243707
Also known as
Guoli Zhang • Zhang Guo-Li • 張國立 • Gordon Cheung Gwok-Lap • Guoli Zhang (I) • 张国立 • zhanguoli • ژانگ گوئولی • Zhang Guo Li
Frequent jobs
Director (12)Creator (4)Executive Producer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Zhang Guoli.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Zhang Guoli.
The Last Cook
Director • 40 eps
2024 Series
Long Time No See
Director • 42 eps
2018 Series
7.0
爱的追踪
Director • 36 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Let's Go
Director • 25 eps
2015 Series
9.5
Homeland
Director • 31 eps
2014 Series
7.0
You Are My Lover
Director • 30 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Zhong Guo 1945 Zhi Chong Qing Feng Yun
Director • 30 eps
2011 Series
宋莲生坐堂
Director • 31 eps
2005 Series
7.7
五月槐花香
Director • 32 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Zhang Guoli.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Zhang Guoli.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Zhang Guoli.
8.7
Become a Farmer
2 eps
2023 Series
9.0
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
1 eps
1983 Series
6.5
Trump Card
7 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Wonderland
24 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Kangxi Incognito Travel
as 康熙 • 144 eps
1997 Series
7.8
National Treasure
Creator
2017 Series
8.3
The Bronze Teeth
as 纪晓岚 • 165 eps
2001 Series
5.8
CCTV Spring Festival Gala
as 主持人 • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.2
Love Again
as Shen Zhuoran • 36 eps
2025 Series
7.8
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
as 成昆 • 40 eps
2003 Series
8.6
Stories of an Editorial Board
as 赵永刚 • 2 eps
1992 Series
9.5
Golden Marriage
as Tong Zhi • 50 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Zhang Guoli.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Zhang Guoli.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Zhang Guoli.
6.3
Silence of Smoke
as Liu Tingshen
2023 Movie
6.0
In Our Prime
as Li Faxiang
2023 Movie
5.8
Under the Light
as Zheng Gang
2023 Movie
6.7
Song of Youth
as Miao Wanqiu's Teacher
2019 Movie
4.2
The Faces of My Gene
as Dr. Bei
2018 Movie
7.3
Youth
as Plasterer
2017 Movie
5.9
Kung Fu Yoga
as Jonathan
2017 Movie
德云社成立20周年庆典
2016 Movie
5.3
Everybody's Fine
as Zhiguo Guan
2016 Movie
Bring Happiness Home 2014
2014 Movie
6.6
Back to 1942
as Fan Dianyuan
2012 Movie
7.4
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
as 太白金星
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Zhang Guoli.
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
6 eps
2025 Series
8.2
Love Again
as Shen Zhuoran • 36 eps
2025 Series
6.0
Golden Trio
as Xiao Changqing • 36 eps
2024 Series
4.0
Fry Me to the Moon
as Gu Dapeng • 24 eps
2024 Series
7.3
Echo
as Ran Bumo • 13 eps
2023 Series
8.7
Become a Farmer
2 eps
2023 Series
4.0
The Mask
as Ji Ting Shan / 季廷山 • 31 eps
2021 Series
国家宝藏·展演季
as Self • 12 eps
2021 Series
8.0
Wonderland
24 eps
2021 Series
6.8
A Love For Dillema
as Nan Jianlong • 42 eps
2021 Series
还有诗和远方
8 eps
2020 Series
The Summer Palace
10 eps
2020 Series