Liao Fan

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Liao Fan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lu Chuan  •  Han Sanping  •  Huang Jianxin  •  Li Shaohong
CAST:  Liu Ye  •  Chen Kun  •  John Woo  •  Daniel Wu

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lu Chuan  •  Han Sanping  •  Huang Jianxin  •  Li Shaohong
CAST:  Liu Ye  •  Chen Kun  •  John Woo  •  Daniel Wu

Full Circle (2012)

The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yang
CAST:  Xu Huanshan  •  Deon Dai  •  Guo Jinglin  •  Han Tongsheng

The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yang
CAST:  Xu Huanshan  •  Deon Dai  •  Guo Jinglin  •  Han Tongsheng

If You Are the One 2 (2010)

A sequel to one of China's biggest box office hits, the wry romantic comedy "Fei Cheng Wu Rao 2" ("If You Are the One 2") — the first Chinese release to open in its homeland and North America on the same day — continues the odd-couple courtship saga of wealthy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feng Xiaogang
CAST:  Ge You  •  Shu Qi  •  Yao Chen  •  Liao Fan

A sequel to one of China's biggest box office hits, the wry romantic comedy "Fei Cheng Wu Rao 2" ("If You Are the One 2") — the first Chinese release to open in its homeland and North America on the same day — continues the odd-couple courtship saga of wealthy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feng Xiaogang
CAST:  Ge You  •  Shu Qi  •  Yao Chen  •  Liao Fan

Love (2012)

Eight people try to end their loneliness by searching for that one person to love, who can make their life complete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
CAST:  Shu Qi  •  Zhao Wei  •  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse  •  Eddie Peng

Eight people try to end their loneliness by searching for that one person to love, who can make their life complete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
CAST:  Shu Qi  •  Zhao Wei  •  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse  •  Eddie Peng

Chinese Zodiac (2012)

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Yao Xingtong  •  Shu Qi  •  Zhang Lanxin

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Yao Xingtong  •  Shu Qi  •  Zhang Lanxin

Love Is Not Blind (2011)

Xiaoxian’s life is right on track. She has a steady job at an upscale wedding planning company, a cute apartment, and most importantly, a loving boyfriend of 7 years. Any day now, Xiaoxian is sure that he’ll pop the question. But everything comes crashing down when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teng Huatao
CAST:  Bai Baihe  •  Wen Zhang  •  Zhang Jiayi  •  Liao Fan

Xiaoxian’s life is right on track. She has a steady job at an upscale wedding planning company, a cute apartment, and most importantly, a loving boyfriend of 7 years. Any day now, Xiaoxian is sure that he’ll pop the question. But everything comes crashing down when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teng Huatao
CAST:  Bai Baihe  •  Wen Zhang  •  Zhang Jiayi  •  Liao Fan

Love on Credit (2011)

Xiaoqing and Xiaohong are twins with distinctive, different personalities. Xiaoqing believes in true love while Xiaohong only cares about money. Drama ensues when they both start pursuing love for the sake of money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leste Chen
CAST:  Chi-Ling Lin  •  Liao Fan  •  Chen Kun  •  Tony Yang

Xiaoqing and Xiaohong are twins with distinctive, different personalities. Xiaoqing believes in true love while Xiaohong only cares about money. Drama ensues when they both start pursuing love for the sake of money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leste Chen
CAST:  Chi-Ling Lin  •  Liao Fan  •  Chen Kun  •  Tony Yang

Gimme Kudos (2005)

Old-fashioned, middle-aged Yang Hongqi claims that on a rainy night he saved a university coed from the threat of sexual violence on the outer limits of Nanjing city. He soon begs Gu Guoge, a superstar reporter at Nanjing Newspaper, for public kudos in the press. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Jianxin
CAST:  Chen Hao  •  Dong Yong  •  Fan Wei  •  Zhiwen Wang

Old-fashioned, middle-aged Yang Hongqi claims that on a rainy night he saved a university coed from the threat of sexual violence on the outer limits of Nanjing city. He soon begs Gu Guoge, a superstar reporter at Nanjing Newspaper, for public kudos in the press. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Jianxin
CAST:  Chen Hao  •  Dong Yong  •  Fan Wei  •  Zhiwen Wang

Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiang Wen
CAST:  Jiang Wen  •  Chow Yun-fat  •  Ge You  •  Carina Lau

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiang Wen
CAST:  Jiang Wen  •  Chow Yun-fat  •  Ge You  •  Carina Lau

Showtime (2010)

Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, 5 members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu, are transported into the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Angie Chiu  •  Deng Chao  •  Fan Wei  •  Hu Jun

Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, 5 members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu, are transported into the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Angie Chiu  •  Deng Chao  •  Fan Wei  •  Hu Jun

Baober in Love (2004)

Liu Zhi, a young man, depressed and trapped in a loveless marriage with a dominating girl, meets Baober (an ageless young girl) on a Beijing street one day. They fall in love and start to live a strange, mysterious life....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Li Shaohong
CAST:  Zhou Xun  •  Chen Kun  •  Huang Jue  •  Liao Fan

Liu Zhi, a young man, depressed and trapped in a loveless marriage with a dominating girl, meets Baober (an ageless young girl) on a Beijing street one day. They fall in love and start to live a strange, mysterious life....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Li Shaohong
CAST:  Zhou Xun  •  Chen Kun  •  Huang Jue  •  Liao Fan

Green Hat (2004)

A sexually frustrated policeman starts investigating the doings of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Fendou
CAST:  Li Congxi  •  Hai Yitian  •  Haibin Li  •  Mei Li

A sexually frustrated policeman starts investigating the doings of his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Fendou
CAST:  Li Congxi  •  Hai Yitian  •  Haibin Li  •  Mei Li

Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006)

This story takes place in a city by the Yangzi River where skyscrapers stand around falling slums... In a luxurious apartment an enchanting story of modern China unfolds... As the Chinese economy blooms so does the gap between rich and poor... These events unite an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai
CAST:  Hu Jun  •  Carina Lau  •  Liao Fan  •  Lin Yuan

This story takes place in a city by the Yangzi River where skyscrapers stand around falling slums... In a luxurious apartment an enchanting story of modern China unfolds... As the Chinese economy blooms so does the gap between rich and poor... These events unite an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yibai
CAST:  Hu Jun  •  Carina Lau  •  Liao Fan  •  Lin Yuan

Ocean Flame (2008)

A turbulent love affair between a punk and a youthful waitress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Fendou
CAST:  Liao Fan  •  Monica Mok  •  Simon Yam  •  Lam Suet

A turbulent love affair between a punk and a youthful waitress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Fendou
CAST:  Liao Fan  •  Monica Mok  •  Simon Yam  •  Lam Suet

Assembly (2007)

Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feng Xiaogang
CAST:  Zhang Hanyu  •  Deng Chao  •  Ren Quan  •  Yuan Wenkang

Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Feng Xiaogang
CAST:  Zhang Hanyu  •  Deng Chao  •  Ren Quan  •  Yuan Wenkang

Getting Home (2007)

A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yang
CAST:  Zhao Benshan  •  Qiwen Hong  •  Song Dandan  •  Liao Fan

A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yang
CAST:  Zhao Benshan  •  Qiwen Hong  •  Song Dandan  •  Liao Fan

Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diao Yi'nan
CAST:  Xuebing Wang  •  Gwei Lun-mei  •  Liao Fan  •  Wang Jingchun

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diao Yi'nan
CAST:  Xuebing Wang  •  Gwei Lun-mei  •  Liao Fan  •  Wang Jingchun

The Final Master (2015)

Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xu Haofeng
CAST:  Liao Fan  •  Song Jia  •  Song Yang  •  Jiang Wenli

Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xu Haofeng
CAST:  Liao Fan  •  Song Jia  •  Song Yang  •  Jiang Wenli

Only You (2015)

A woman, unhappy with her fiancé, travels to Italy to find her true love; and all she knows about him is his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Hao
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  Liao Fan  •  Yan Su  •  Fang Fang

A woman, unhappy with her fiancé, travels to Italy to find her true love; and all she knows about him is his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Hao
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  Liao Fan  •  Yan Su  •  Fang Fang

Chicken Poets (2002)

Yun Fei, a young poet, seeks the advice of an old university friend who lives in the Beijing suburbs, discovering that his friend has gone into business breeding black chickens. Discouraged about his future as a poet, Yun Fei starts a relationship with a colorblind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jing Hui Meng
CAST:  Qin Hailu  •  Liao Fan  •  Chen Jianbin  •  Li Naiwen

Yun Fei, a young poet, seeks the advice of an old university friend who lives in the Beijing suburbs, discovering that his friend has gone into business breeding black chickens. Discouraged about his future as a poet, Yun Fei starts a relationship with a colorblind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jing Hui Meng
CAST:  Qin Hailu  •  Liao Fan  •  Chen Jianbin  •  Li Naiwen
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