Ma Shaohua

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Ma Shaohua
马少骅
Born (1955-09-23) 23 September 1955 (age 67)
Alma mater Shanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Notable work Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads
Political party Communist Party
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Ma Shaohua (born 23 September 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures such as Sun Yat-sen and Deng Xiaoping in several films and television series. He became widely known to audiences with Towards the Republic , The Emperor in Han Dynasty , The Rise of the Tang Empire , and Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads . [1]

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Early life and education

Ma was born into a Hui family in Guizhou, on 23 September 1955. After the third grade of primary school, he attended Beijing Opera Class of Guizhou Art School, studying Laosheng. In 1969, he became an actor at the Cultural Work Corps of Guizhou Military District and moved to Guizhou Modern Drama Troupe in 1975. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he entered Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in comedy.

Acting career

Ma made his screen debut with a supporting role as Sun Yat-sen in Li Dazhao (1989). In 1997, Ma made his film debut with a small role in the war film The Ninth Battalion.

In 2000, he portrayed Sun Yat-sen in the biographical television series Civilian President.

Ma starred as Sun Yat-sen, reuniting him with co-star Zhou Li, who played Song Qingling, in the 2001 biographical film Twelve Years of Wind and Rain.

In 2002, he guest-starred on the historical television series Towards the Republic , playing Sun Yat-sen.

Ma took the lead role as Zhang Daqian in the 2003 biographical television series Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian.

In 2005, he participated in The Emperor in Han Dynasty as Dou Ying  [ zh ], prime minister of the Han Empire. [2]

Ma co-starred with Ma Yue and Jin Shijie in the 2006 historical television series The Rise of the Tang Empire as Zhangsun Wuji, the prime minister of Tang Empire.

In 2009, he appeared in Ning Hao's black comedy film Crazy Racer , playing the coach of Huang Bo's character. For his role in Yimeng, Ma was nominated Outstanding Actor at the 28th Flying Apsaras Awards. That same year, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award for his performance in Stranger.

In 2011, he appeared in the propaganda film The Founding of a Party , in which he played Sun Yat-sen.

In 2014, Ma was cast in the war television series All Quiet in Peking.

Ma's performance in Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads which garnered him Best Actor Award at the 18th Chunyan Awards, Outstanding Contribution Award at the 21st Shanghai Television Festival, and 13th Sichuan TV Festival nomination for Best Actor in Long TV Series.

In 2017, he was cast in the medical drama Surgeons , opposite Jin Dong, Bai Baihe, and Li Jiahang.

In 2021, he portrayed Cai Yuanpei in the propaganda television series The Awakeing Age and joined the main cast of Our Southwest Associated University as Feng Youlan. [3] He also filmed in the biographical historical drama The Pioneer as Sun Yat-sen.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1997The Ninth Battalion第九营Zhou Tong
2001Twelve Years of Wind and Rain风雨十二年 Sun Yat-sen
2006Being A Son and Comrade儿子同志Commander Yang
2009 Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车Ma Danian
2010 A Season of Good Rain 好雨时节Ma Hao
2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业Sun Yat-sen
2013One Hundred Yuan一百元Zhu Yude
2015Gao Derong独龙之子高德荣Gao Derong
2018匠心Lu Mingxin
2021 The Pioneer 革命者Sun Yat-sen

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1989Li Dazhao李大钊Sun Yat-sen
1996Hero Without Regrets英雄无悔Liu Guitian
1998Chief Justice大法官Wang Yuhe
Commercial Flag商旗 Sheng Xuanhuai
1999I'm a Policeman我是警察Xiao Wenping
铁血警魂Lian Keqin
2000Civilian President平民大总统Sun Yat-sen
2003 Towards the Republic 走向共和Sun Yat-sen
Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian张大千敦煌传奇 Zhang Daqian
2004Family Head当家人Li Tianming
2005Surviving Migrant Workers生存之民工Xie Laoda
Bloody 1941喋血1941Japanese military officer
Legend of Zhengde正德演义Tang Rensun
Happy Face欢颜Master Liu
一针见血Chen Kaiming
The Emperor in Han Dynasty 汉武大帝Dou Ying
2006追杀横路靖六Wen Shanren
The Rise of the Tang Empire 贞观之治 Zhangsun Wuji
2007Undercurrent暗流
2008Legend of the Red Lantern红灯记Hatoyama [4]
Be a Big Shopkeeper当家大掌柜Xiao Zifu
Secret Train秘密列车Zhou Mingtian
Bloody Persistence浴血坚持 Chen Yi
2009What a Big Tree好大一棵树Deng Pingshou
Stranger外乡人Xie Changfa
Guanzhong Gunshots关中枪声Liang Shoudao
Yimeng沂蒙Li Zhonghou
2011Holy Gate圣天门口Xue Da's father
1911 Revolution 辛亥革命Sun Yat-sen [5]
2012生死依托Zhang Gui
2013A Devil Don't Leave一个鬼子都不留Li Zhankui [6]
National Defense Student国防生Zhao Zhikai
2014All Quiet in Peking北平无战事Lin Dawei
My Son我的儿子是奇葩Chun Sanfu
Hometown原乡Du Shouzheng
Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads 历史转折中的邓小平 Deng Xiaoping
2015Feng Zicai冯子材 Feng Zicai [7]
2016搭错车Tong Lin
2017 Surgeons 外科风云Fu Bowen
2018黄土高天Zhang Tianshun
2019In Law We Believe因法之名Chen Qian
2021The Awakeing Age觉醒年代 Cai Yuanpei
Our Southwest Associated University我们的西南联大 Feng Youlan
Faith Makes Great理想照耀中国Wu Dengyun
The Glory and the Dream光荣与梦想Sun Yat-sen
The Sword and the Brocade锦心似玉Marquis of Jingyuan
中流击水Sun Yat-sen
国家情怀
TBADing Baozhen民为天之丁宝桢 Ding Baozhen

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResultNotes
2010Stranger25th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best ActorNominated
2011Yimeng28th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor Nominated
2013Xinhai Revolution29th Flying Apsaras AwardsNominated
2015 Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads 13th Sichuan TV FestivalBest Actor in Long TV SeriesNominated
18th Chunyan AwardsBest ActorWon
21st Shanghai Television Festival Outstanding Contribution AwardWon
2021The Awakeing Age27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting ActorNominated
202231st China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Supporting Actor Won

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