Sun Haiying

Summary

Sun Haiying (Chinese: 孙海英; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor.[1][2]

Sun Haiying
孙海英
Born (1956-10-07) October 7, 1956 (age 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouses
  • A female pharmacist (1979 - ?)
(m. 2002)
ChildrenA son (deceased)
Parent(s)Sun Haichang
Hai Na
Awards15th Shanghai International Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor
2012
Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor
2002
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫海英
Simplified Chinese孙海英

Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and Hong Qigong in the television series The Years of Intense Emotion (2001) and The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2002) respectively. He has now gained even greater popularity from his breakthrough role as Fan Zeng in King's War (2012).

Sun has won the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor in 2012 and the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor in 2002.

Life edit

Sun was born in a wealthy and highly educated family in Shenyang, Liaoning on October 7, 1956, the son of Hai Na (Chinese: 海娜), an actress, and Sun Haichang (Chinese: 孙海昌), the President of Liaoning People's Art Theatre.[3]

At the age of 7, he joined the People's Liberation Army in Tibet, he was transferred to Fujian Military Region in 1979. Sun joined Shenyang Theatre in 1989 and became an actor.

On February 26, 2016, Sun's Sina Weibo was banned.[4]

Sun was twice married. Originally wed to a female pharmacist in 1979, there had a son, he died early.

After a turbulent divorce, he remarried in 2002. Lǚ Lìpíng, his second wife, who is also a Chinese notable actress. Both Sun and Lǚ are Protestants.[5]

Political positions edit

Role of the Chinese Communist Party edit

Sun questioned the statement "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China", a slogan from a popular Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda song, on his Sina Weibo. He publicly stated that "No matter who appeared, China will exist still."

Cultural Revolution edit

In August 2015, Sun said in a post on his Sina Weibo that "The Cultural Revolution is a crime against humanity, and we will never forgive it".

Freedom of religion edit

Sun supported the freedom of religion on his Sina Weibo and opposed the CCP's control of religions.

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1995 Walk Out of Mountain Tomorrow 明月出天山 Ma Baoshan
1996 Northeast of the Godfather 东北教父 a bandit
2002 Laughing in the Wind 笑傲江湖 Tian Boguang
2001 The Years of Intense Emotion 激情燃烧的岁月 Shi Guangrong
2002 The Holidays in My Heart 心中的节日
The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄传 Hong Qigong
2003 High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty 大唐歌飞 Li Bai
Police in Tibet 西藏警察 Fang Ziguang
2004 The Queen is Here 皇后驾到 Zhu Yuanzhang
Swear Not To Give Up 誓不罢休
2005 The Prince of Han Dynasty 大汉天子3 Jiang Chong
2006 The Man Out of the War 走出硝烟的男人 Zhong Yukun
The Sentry 霓虹灯下的哨兵 Lu Dacheng
2007 My Father's Flag 父辈的旗帜 Zhong Shoucheng
2008 A Woman's Epic 一个女人的史诗 Du Han
2012 King's War 楚汉传奇 Fan Zeng
The Highest Interests 至高利益 Li Dongfang
2017 There is a Sea in the East 东方有大海 Li Hongzhang

Film edit

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1987 Operation Flashpoint 闪电行动
1992 Swordsmen in Double Flag Town 双旗镇刀客 Yi Daoxian
Ball Game Fan 球迷心窍
1995 The War 金戈铁马 Wang Zhen
1996 The Sunflower 向日葵 Zhang Gengnian
2001 Out of Xibaipo 走出西柏坡
Shanghai Woman 假装没感觉
2002 Pretty Big Feet 美丽的大脚
2004 Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉观音
2006 Getting Home 落叶归根
2007 The One Man Olympics 一个人的奥林匹克 Liu Zhaoxiu
2008 1977 College Entrance Examination 高考1977
2010 Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋
2012 The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 1894·甲午大海战 Li Hongzhang
2014 For Love or Money 露水红颜
2015 Lost and Love 失孤
2016 Out of Ordinary 非同小可
2018 The Class of One 一个人的课堂 Song Wenhua

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ 孙海英演《无贼》塑造"中国好爷爷"(图). Chinanews (in Chinese). 2014-01-08.
  2. ^ 孙海英:好片不计片酬 为《无贼》义务演出(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-01-09.
  3. ^ 孝星孙海英:8岁起,照顾瘫痪卧床的母亲18年. Dezhoudaily (in Chinese). 2014-02-19.
  4. ^ 孙海英等大V被封微博账号 多次发布反对宪法言论. Sohu (in Chinese). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ 孙海英、吕丽萍央视合唱《才德的妇人》 Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

External links edit

  • Sun Haiying on Weibo (in Chinese) (Banned)
  • Haiying Sun at IMDb