Calvin Li

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Lǐ Zōnghàn
李宗翰
Born	Lǐ Lì (李力) (1976-11-07) 7 November 1976 (age 48) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985 - present
Notable work	Hushed Roar All Men Are Brothers

Calvin Li or Li Zonghan (Chinese: 李宗翰; pinyin: Lǐ Zōnghàn; born 7 November 1976) is a Chinese actor of Manchu ethnicity.^[1][2][3] Li is noted for his roles as Wu Yong and Yang Zhenjiang in the television series and film All Men Are Brothers and Hushed Roar respectively.

Life

Early life

Li was born and raised in Wuhan, Hubei, his mother is a Beijing Opera actress. Li graduated from Central Academy of Drama, majoring in acting. He is also a trained dancer. He is a member of the Manchu's Aisin Gioro clan.

Acting career

Li began his career as an advertising model after graduation.

Li made his acting debut in the historical television series Zhuge Liang, playing Zhuge Zhan, the son of Zhuge Liang.

In 2010, Li played the character Wisdom and Monk Jian Hui in John Woo's Reign of Assassins, a wuxia film starring Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Wang Xueqi, Barbie Shu, Shawn Yue, and Kelly Lin.^[4][5] That same year, he also participated in Alan Mak and Felix Chong's The Lost Bladesman as Qin Qi, a subordinate of Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun.

In 2011, Li co-starred with Huo Siyan and Charlie Young in the suspense film Sleepwalker as Eric, he received positive reviews. At the same year, Li starred as Wu Yong in the historical television series All Men Are Brothers, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel Water Margin, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

In 2012, Li was nomination for the Newly Improved Actor Award at the Chinese American Film Festival for his performance as Yang Zhenjiang in Hushed Roar.

Works

Film

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2010	Reign of Assassins	《剑雨》	Lu Zhu
	The Lost Bladesman	《关云长》	Qin Qi
	Four Hands	《面引子》	Sun Houcheng
	Mid-Night Train	《午夜火车》	Hong Mao
2011	The Dance of the Summer	《夏天的拉花》	Liu Xin
	Sleepwalker	《梦游3D》	Eric
	Hushed Roar	《咆哮无声》	Yang Zhenjiang
2016	I Am Not Madame Bovary

Television

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1985	Zhuge Liang	《诸葛亮》	Zhuge Zhan
1998		《悲欢岁月》	Song Guifu
	Police World	《警坛风云》	Ma Ding
	The Story of Hong Kong	《香港的故事》	He Yingjie
1999		《沧海情仇》	Chen Zude
		《波涛汹涌》	Jiang Bai
		《全家福》	Zhou Dabao
	Divorce	《离婚》	Zhang Tianzhen
2000		《包公生死劫》	Wu Duan
		《乱世奇侠》	Mao Xiaoqi
	A Foot Set the Country	《一脚定江山》	Zhang Jun
2001		《天边外》	Yu Jialin
	Miracles	《奇迹》	Lin Zilong
		《梧桐雨》	Xie Jiashu
		《田教授家的28个房客》	Xu Gonglin
		《天地有爱》	Shen Chaojun
2002	The Adventures of Di Renjie	《护国良相狄仁杰之风摧边关》	Wu Guanlong
		《中国经典名剧之牡丹亭》	Liu Mengmei
		《非常保险档案》	Hua Sheng
		《情义两重天》	Zhuang Wen
2003	Young Imperial Envoy	《少年大钦差》	Zhang Guolong
	The Tale of the Romantic Swordsman	《书剑情侠柳三变》	The Crown Prince
	Dark War	《斩首行动》	Xiao Jijun
2004	A Special Smile	《欢颜》	Yu Luojun
	Happy Zhu Bajie	《喜气洋洋猪八戒》	Xiaotianquan
		《婚前四周半》	Sang Nan
		《爱人医事》	The CEO
	Sword Rules the World	《剑临天下》	Zhan Zhao
2005	Jasmine Flower	《茉莉花》	Lin Weixian
	Maid Wan Xin	《徽娘宛心》	Wu Huixiang
	Ruan Lingyu	《阮玲玉》	Zhang Damin
2006	Sewing Maid	《绣娘兰馨》	Gu Chuanming
	Stupid Kid	《笨小孩》	Sha Mao
		《日月凌空》	Qiao Zhizhi
		《爱就爱了》	Luo Wenkai
2007	Torn Between Two Lovers	《幸福里九号》	Yang Weimin
	The Shadow of Empress Wu	《新还君明珠》	Lin Zhiwen
2008	Maid Mother	《保姆妈妈》	Ge Lin
	Spring Goes, Spring Comes	《新春去春又回》	Zhang Laifu
2009	Nancheng Regret	《南城遗恨》	Tang Hao
		《不负天职》	The Doctor
	Second Marriage	《再婚》	Chen Hai
	After Marriage 30 Years	《婚后三十年》	Du Heping
2011	White Lie	《真爱谎言》	Han Zhenyu
	Jingde Town	《景德镇》	Zhang Tiansan
	Painted Skin	《画皮》	Pang Yong
	All Men Are Brothers	《水浒传》	Wu Yong
2012	Filling Sichuan	《绝对忠诚》	Qiu Guorong
	Legend of Tiger Tally	《虎符传奇》	The King of Qi
	Million Brides 2	《百万新娘之爱无悔》	Wang Shaohua
2013	Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio	《聊斋4》	Yu Jing
	The Promise	《生死相依》	Lan Zhuo
	Eight Immortals Prequel	《八仙前传》	Lü Dongbin	[6]
2014	The Stand-In	《十月围城》	Fu Qi
		《真爱谎言2爱你不放手》	Han Zhenyu
		《乱世情碎大茶商》	Chen Qizhi
2016	Grand Courtyard 1927	深宅1927	Second Son	also known as Deep Dwelling
	The Mystic Nine	老九门	Hei Bei the Sixth
2017	The Legend of the Condor Heroes	射雕英雄传	Yang Tiexin
2018	Mr. Right	恋爱先生	Song Ningyu	[7]
2019	Chong Er's Preach	重耳传奇	Tai Hao
	L.O.R.D. Critical World	爵迹·临界天下	Jie Mei	[8]
	The Best Partner	精英律师		Cameo
2020	I Will Find You a Better Home	安家	Huo Yunxiao	[9]
	Reborn	重生	Xue Dong	[10]
	If Time Flows Back	如果岁月可回头	Huang Jiuheng
2021	The Starting Line	起跑线	Gu Jiawei	[11]
	The Rational Life	理智派生活	Xu Minjie	[12]
TBA		修仙記之何仙姑傳
	Shanghai Picked Flowers	十年陽光十年華

Drama

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1994	Dance I have a date with Spring	《我和春天有个约会》	Shen Jiahao
2008	The Red and the Black	《红与黑》	Julien	[13]

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result	Notes
		3rd Sina TV Drama Rankings - Best Actor	Nominated
2007		BQ Celebrity Score Award for Best Drama Artist	Won
2011		6th Huading Award for Favorite Star	Won	[14][15]
		BQ Celebrity Score Award for Favorite Actor	Nominated
2013	Hushed Roar	Chinese American Film Festival - Newly Improved Actor	Won
2018	—	5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony - Outstanding Actor (Sapphire category)	Won	[16]
2019	Frontier of Love	25th Shanghai Television Festival - Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[17]

References

1. "IWC Schaffhausen honours director Zhang Yimou at Beijing International Film Festival". 2013.
2. "Li Zonghan»Photostream".
3. "Calvin Li".
4. "Assassins' search for best at calligraphy". People. 2010.
5. "Publicity launched for "Reign of Assassins"". Xinhuanet. 2010. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010.
6. 《八仙前传》曝宣传片 郑亦桐"斗法"李宗翰 (in Chinese). April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
7. 李宗翰《恋爱先生》为江疏影制浪漫 教科书男友. Tencent (in Chinese). January 15, 2018.
8. 《爵迹临界天下》定档527 王爵使徒燃魂开战. China Radio International (in Chinese). May 20, 2019.
9. "李宗翰新剧《安家》开播 行走的绅士玩转商场布局". Yule (in Chinese). February 25, 2020.
10. "悬疑剧《重生》阵容曝光 张译出演硬汉刑警". ifeng (in Chinese). February 20, 2020.
11. "《起跑线》刘涛李光洁共面"学龄童父母"成长挑战". Netease (in Chinese). May 20, 2020.
12. The Rational Life (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-06-21
13. 李宗翰红不让 《红与黑》打响08话剧第一炮 (in Chinese). Sohu. 2007.
14. 2011华鼎奖再揭序幕 李宗翰入围"最喜爱" (in Chinese). Tencent. 2011.
15. 视剧华鼎奖 李宗翰陶红获老百姓最喜爱的明星 (in Chinese). Sina. 2011.
16. "第五届"中国电视好演员"表彰盛典在蓉举行". People.com (in Chinese). December 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
17. 第25届“白玉兰奖”入围名单公布 《都挺好》成夺奖热门. People's Daily (in Chinese). May 23, 2019.

External links

• Calvin Li on Sinablog
• Calvin Li on Weibo (in Chinese)
• Calvin Li on Qzone
• Calvin Li on Tencent Weibo