Liao Fan (Chinese: 廖凡; born 14 February 1974) is a Chinese film and theatre actor. He is a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In February 2014 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, for his performance in the film Black Coal, Thin Ice (directed by Diao Yinan).[2][3][4][5]

Liao Fan
廖凡
Liao Fan with the Silver Bear for Best Actor in Berlin 2014
Born (1974-02-14) February 14, 1974 (age 50)
Changsha, Hunan, China
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
PartnerHuo Xin (霍昕)[1]
ParentLiao Bingyan (廖丙炎)
Chinese name
Chinese廖凡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiào Fán

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2001 Chicken Poets 像鸡毛一样飞 Chen Xiaoyang [6]
2004 Baober in Love 恋爱中的宝贝 Li Yang
2004 The Game of Killing 天黑请闭眼 Da Wei [7]
2005 Gimme Kudos 求求你,表扬我 Tan Wei
2006 Green Hat 绿帽子 [8]
2006 Curiosity Kills the Cat 好奇害死猫 Security guard [9]
2007 Getting Home 落叶归根 Police Scenes cut from film[10]
2007 Assembly 集结号 Jiao Dapeng [11]
2007 沉默的较量 Gu Zi [12]
2008 Ocean Flame 一半海水,一半火焰 Wang Yao [13]
2010 Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 Lao San [14]
2010 If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 Jian Guo [15]
2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 Zhu De [16]
2011 Love on Credit 幸福额度 Jiang Cheng [17]
2012 CZ12 十二生肖 David [18]
2014 Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 Zhang Zili [19]
2014 A Bed Affair 2 床上关系2 Zheng Zhong [20]
2015 Only You 命中注定 Feng Dali [21]
2015 The Final Master 师父 Chen Shi [22]
2017 Guilty of Mind 心理罪 Tai Wei [23]
2018 Hidden Man 邪不压正 Zhu Tilong [24]
2018 Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Wu Ge [25]
2019 Savages 雪暴 [26]
2019 The Wild Goose Lake 南方车站的聚会 [27]

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1995 北京深秋的故事 Lao Xie
1997 三坊七巷 Ma Zai
1998 Cherish Our Love Forever 将爱情进行到底 Yu Lin [citation needed]
2000 Deathly Encounter 致命邂逅 Ah Dan [28]
2000 绝路 Lu Xueping
2001 Love Story in Shanghai 像雾像雨又像风 Wu Boping [29]
2001 锵锵儿女到江湖 Yan Yichun
2001 Love in Sunshine 爱在阳光灿烂时 Pan Xiaoxing
2002 相约青春 Ling Hui [30]
2003 Farewell Vancouver 别了,温哥华 Si Mabo [31]
2004 Love Me 好想好想谈恋爱 Ma Xiaodong [32]
2005 风吹云动星不动 Xiao Kun [33]
2005 录像带 Policeman
2006 随风飞扬 Mu Feng
2007 Marry for Love 为爱结婚 Bai Ju [34]
2007 大院子女 Liu Shuanglin [35]
2008 A Poem for the Oak 相思树 Dongfang Lingxiao [36]
2009 Angry Angel 愤怒的天使 Zhang Dongyang [37]
2009 Shanghai of Bourne 谍影重重之上海 Yan Tian [38]
2009 The Line 生死线 Ouyang Shanjing [39]
2010 Legend of the Wind 风声传奇 Lao Pan [citation needed]
2011 Biography of Sun Tzu 孙子大传 Zhuan Zhu
2013 Jinan City is our Hometown 我们这拨人 Wang Daliang [40]
2013 Woman Gang 女人帮 Gao Ming [41]
2013 Meng's Place 海上孟府 Lang Tou [42]
2014 All Quiet in Peking 北平无战事 Liang Jinglun [43]
2018 Lost in 1949 脱身 Guo Xuhui [44]
2020 The Long Night 沉默的真相

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated work Ref.
2005 18th Singapore International Film Festival Best Actor Green Hat [45]
2014 64th Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actor Black Coal, Thin Ice [4]
23rd Shanghai Film Critics Awards Best Actor
2015 9th Asian Film Awards Best Actor [46]
6th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor [47]

References

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  1. ^ 廖凡“姐弟恋”女友曝光 系著名电影编剧(图). chinanews (in Chinese). February 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Chinese film wins Best Picture at Berlin film festival". BBC. February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". berlinale.de. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Silver Bear winner not afraid of risks". China Daily. March 12, 2004.
  5. ^ "The Actor's Actor". GB Times. April 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "廖凡夜入三里屯--《像鸡毛一样飞》片场手记". Sina (in Chinese). November 5, 2001.
  7. ^ "天黑·闭眼·玩"杀人游戏"". Sina (in Chinese). August 26, 2003.
  8. ^ "论坏小子廖凡:从《绿帽子》到《海水火焰》". Sina (in Chinese). December 1, 2008.
  9. ^ "《好奇害死猫》廖凡精湛演技诠释小人物内心". Sina (in Chinese). October 30, 2008.
  10. ^ "《落叶归根》欧洲版再度减戏 廖凡戏份全部删除". Sina (in Chinese). January 30, 2007.
  11. ^ "廖凡走出大院生活 奔赴《集结号》战场(组图)". Sina (in Chinese). December 31, 2006.
  12. ^ "《沉默的较量》警察廖凡诠释正义先锋". Sina (in Chinese). June 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Ocean Flame". South China Morning Post. September 11, 2008.
  14. ^ "廖凡《让子弹飞》演自己 被喻最给力土匪(图)". Sina (in Chinese). December 1, 2010.
  15. ^ "《非诚勿扰2》新照 廖凡版"冯女郎"终登场". Mtime (in Chinese). November 17, 2010.
  16. ^ "廖凡出演《建党伟业》 热血青春演绎朱德(图)". Sina (in Chinese). June 9, 2011.
  17. ^ "《幸福额度》廖凡扮"普通男友"身陷三角恋". Mtime (in Chinese). April 29, 2011.
  18. ^ "《十二生肖》廖凡演绎"科技宅男" 自称性感". Mtime (in Chinese). October 15, 2012.
  19. ^ "An adventurer at heart". China Daily. March 21, 2014.
  20. ^ "廖凡朱珠上《床2》 拍激情戏闪到腰". Sina (in Chinese). November 10, 2013.
  21. ^ "China awaits remake of Only You". China Daily. July 17, 2015.
  22. ^ "1930s Tianjin crackles with intrigue in The Final Master". China Daily. June 1, 2016.
  23. ^ "《心理罪》廖凡多维度诠释角色被赞"有质感"". Sina (in Chinese). August 11, 2017.
  24. ^ "Jiang Wen returns with Republican-era spy comedy". China Daily. August 31, 2018.
  25. ^ "Zhao Tao, Liao Fan to Star in Jia Zhangke's 'Ash Is Purest White'". Variety. August 16, 2017.
  26. ^ "张震主演《雪暴》首曝阵容&剧照 携手倪妮廖凡黄觉零下30度飙戏". Mtime (in Chinese). November 23, 2016.
  27. ^ "刁亦男新作《南方车站的聚会》杀青". Mtime (in Chinese). September 30, 2018.
  28. ^ "《致命邂逅》平凡青春打败偶像招牌(附图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 13, 2000.
  29. ^ "廖凡:孟京辉新话剧中的平凡精灵". Sina (in Chinese). July 8, 2002.
  30. ^ "打造白领新偶像 苏有朋袁立《相约青春》". Sina (in Chinese). May 17, 2001.
  31. ^ "廖凡:我不是永远的男二号 "逆来顺受"也不错". Sina (in Chinese). December 14, 2005.
  32. ^ "《好想谈恋爱》那英廖凡大谈姐弟恋". Netease (in Chinese). August 29, 2003.
  33. ^ "廖凡《风吹云动星不动》中"落草为匪"(附图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 24, 2005.
  34. ^ "《为爱结婚》热播不停 廖凡"为爱"品咖啡(图)". Sina (in Chinese). April 26, 2007.
  35. ^ "车晓廖凡《大院子女》体验失败婚姻(组图)". Sina (in Chinese). March 7, 2007.
  36. ^ "廖凡神秘抵京 为回归剧《相思树》配音(图)". Sina (in Chinese). August 21, 2007.
  37. ^ "《愤怒的天使》揭神秘面纱 错综角色关系成看点". Sohu (in Chinese). March 12, 2009.
  38. ^ "国庆献礼剧全线上档 《谍影重重之上海》突重围". Sina (in Chinese). September 5, 2009.
  39. ^ "廖凡《生死线》收视飘红 魅力领袖很累很纠结". Sina (in Chinese). December 17, 2009.
  40. ^ "夏雨廖凡小宋佳《我们这拨人》上演七宗最(图)". Sina (in Chinese). February 21, 2011.
  41. ^ "廖凡《女人帮》获真情 协议爱情修正果". Sina (in Chinese). December 24, 2013.
  42. ^ "廖凡《海上孟府》演温柔混蛋自曝狂受虐". Sina (in Chinese). May 26, 2015.
  43. ^ "廖凡解读《北平无战事》:不媚俗有情怀". Sina (in Chinese). October 22, 2014.
  44. ^ "廖凡王景春惊喜助阵《脱身》 实力派飙戏引期待". Sina (in Chinese). November 9, 2017.
  45. ^ "《绿帽子》助廖凡夺影帝 《海水火焰》期待神奇". Sina (in Chinese). November 29, 2008.
  46. ^ "Chinese Films And Talent Dominate Asian Film Awards: Complete Winners List". Variety. March 25, 2015.
  47. ^ "China Film Directors Guild Honors 'Black Coal, Thin Ice' With Three Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. April 12, 2015.
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