Liao Fan

For the book, see Liao-Fan's Four Lessons.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liao.

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 51) Changsha, Hunan, China
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Partner	Huo Xin (霍昕)[1]
Parent	Liao Bingyan (廖丙炎)
Chinese name
Chinese	廖凡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liào Fán

Filmography

Film

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	Guo Bin	[25]
2019	Savages	雪暴		[26]
2019	The Wild Goose Lake	南方车站的聚会		[27]

Television series

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

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]