Ni Dahong

Ni was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang in 1960. Ni became a sent-down youth in Daqing after Mao Zedong launched the Down to the Countryside Movement.^[1] In 1980, he was accepted to Jixi Drama Troupe (鸡西话剧团) as a student.^[1] In 1986 he graduated from Central Academy of Drama and was assigned to National Experimental Theatre (now National Theatre Company of China).^[1]

In 1984, Ni made his film debut in Xie Jin's Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain.

In 1991, Ni was cast in I'm A Countryman, making his television debut.

In 1993, he got a small role in Chen Peisi's comedy film Filial Son And Filial Piety.

In 1994, he co-starred with Song Dandan in the family comedy I Love My Family.^[2] That same year, he appeared as Long Er in Zhang Yimou's To Live, an epic film adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Yu Hua.

In 2006, he was cast as imperial physician Jiang in Curse of the Golden Flower, an epic drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou.^[3]

Ni had a minor role as Sun Maocai in Qiao Family Courtyard (2007), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at the 3rd TV Shows and Awards.^[4]

In 2009, Ni had a supporting role in Zhang Yimou's A Simple Noodle Story.^[5] The same year, he featured in The Message, adapted from Mai Jia's novel of the same title. The espionage thriller was directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu.

Ni co-starred with in the 2010 crime film Wind Blast, directed by Gao Qunshu.^[6] That same year, he starred as Sima Yi in the historical television series Three Kingdoms, based on Luo Guanzhong's classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He received positive reviews for the role.^[7][8] He played the lead role of Judge Tian in Judge,^[9] for which he received Best Actor Award nominations at the 47th Golden Horse Awards and Asian Film Critics Association Awards.^[10]

In 2012, he starred in a crime thriller film Lethal Hostage.^[11]

In 2014, Ni had key supporting role as Wei Zhongxian in The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, a wuxia-fantasy 3D film loosely adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan.^[12]

In 2015, he co-starred with Wu Jing and Yu Nan in the action film Wolf Warriors.^[13]

In 2016, Ni played the lead role as Yan Song in the historical television series Counter-Japanese Hero Qi Jiguang.^[14]

In 2019, Ni gained recognition for his role as Su Daqiang in the hit family drama All Is Well.^[15]

Ni married Ni Wei (倪炜), who is Ni Ping's sister.

Film

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Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1984	Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain	高山下的花环	Duan Yuguo
1993	Filial Son And Filial Piety	孝子贤孙伺候着	Brother-in-law
	New Stories of an Assassin	刺客新传之杀人者唐斩
1994	To Live	活着	Long Er
1996	Journey To Western Xia Empire	西夏路迢迢
2006	Loach Is Fish Too	泥鳅也是鱼	Nan Niqiu
	Curse of the Golden Flower	满城尽带黄金甲	Imperial physician Jiang
2008	Love at Restaurant	味道男女	Bao Yipin	[16]
2009	A Simple Noodle Story	三枪拍案惊奇	Wangwu Mazi
	Birthday	生日	Li Si	[17]
	The Message	风声	The dustman
2010	Wind Blast	西风烈	He Jianzhong
	Judge	透析	Judge Tian
2011	Together	幸存日	Lao Jingwang	[18]
	Love Never Dies	堵车	Hua Yang	[19]
2012	The Assassins	铜雀台	Fu Wan	[20]
	Lethal Hostage	边境风云	Xiao An's father
	Bring Happiness Home	快乐到家	The butler	[21]
2013	Better and Better	越来越好之村晚	Old man Geng	[22]
	Singing When We Are Young	初恋未满	Jiujiu's father
2014	The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom	白发魔女之明月天国	Wei Zhongxian
2015	Wolf Warriors	战狼	Min Deng
	The Assassin	刺客聂隐娘	Nie Feng
2016	The Wasted Times	罗曼蒂克消亡史	Mr. Wang	[23]
2017	Intrude The Widow Village at Midnight	夜闯寡妇村	Second Master Huang	Web film[24]
2018	Genghis Khan	战神纪	Sa'man	[25]
2021	Cliff Walkers	悬崖之上	Gao Bin

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Television series

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1991	I'm A Countryman	我是乡巴佬
1994	I Love My Family	我爱我家	Hu A'da	Cameo, Episode 93–94
		针眼儿警官	Wu Guoqing
2005	Mills Woman	磨坊女人	Lao Jingtai	[26]
2006	Qiao's Grand Courtyard	乔家大院	Sun Maocai
2007	Ming Dynasty in 1566	大明王朝1566	Yan Song	[27]
2008	Eight Brothers	八兄弟	Leng Dahu
	Big Year	大过年	Feng Jiandong	[28]
2009	The Pawnshop	当铺	You Zhaodai	[29]
	The Line	生死线	Gao Sanbao	[30]
2010	Confucius Spring and Autumn	孔子春秋	Duke Xiang of Lu	[31]
	Bridge of Life and Death	生死桥	Lao Ba	[32]
	Three Kingdoms	三国	Sima Yi
2011	Guns Hou	枪炮侯	Hou Jiuman	[33]
	Sleek Rat, the Challenger	白玉堂之局外局	Chen Zhen
	Falling Leaves in Chang'an	叶落长安	Bai Laosi	[34]
	A Walk to Happiness	幸福满满	Father Liu	[35]
	Forever Designation	永不磨灭的番号	Cui Xiaobian	[36]
2012	Nos Annees Francaises	我们的法兰西岁月	Wu Zhihui	Cameo
	Forest in Shanghai	上海森林	Tong Yuanshan	[37]
		其实我想留	Ma Wenru	[38]
2013	Love Is Not Blind	失恋33天		Cameo
	The Story of Zheng Yang Gate	正阳门下	Guan Yushan	[39]
	Legendary Life	江湖正道	Zhang Caiming	[40]
2014		七九河开	Wang Youfu	[41]
	All Quiet in Peking	北平无战事	Xie Peidong	[42]
	The Great Protector	镖门	Lu Zongshan	[43]
	Walking on the Blade	锋刃	Lao Tan	[44]
	Naked Marriage Afterwards	裸婚之后	Chi Xiang's father	[45]
2015	The Merchants of Qing Dynasty	大清盐商	Qianlong Emperor	[46]
	Tiger Mom	虎妈猫爸	Father Zhao	Cameo[47]
	The Legendary Shopkeeper	传奇大掌柜	Zhang Zongxiang	Cameo[48]
	Truth and Trust	后海不是海	Huo Zhongshi	[49]
	The Love of Courtyard	情满四合院	He Daqing	[50]
	The National Hero Qi Jiguang	抗倭英雄戚继光	Yan Song
2016	The Golden Water Bridge	金水桥边	Zheng Wentian	[51]
		百炼成爹	Qian Daguang	[52]
	My Kungfu Father-in-law	我的岳父会武术	Cheng Dajie	[53]
2017	Tracks In The Snow Forest	林海雪原	Zuo Sandiao	[54]
	Super Father-In-Law & Son-In-Law	超级翁婿	Zhu Li	[55]
2018	Mr. Right	恋爱先生	Cheng Hongdou	[56]
	Great Expectations	远大前程	Huo Tianqi	[57]
	The Rise of Phoenixes	天盛长歌	Emperor	[58]
	The Dream and the Glory	那些年，我们正年轻	Liu Lianzhu	[59]
	Wild Fire	野火	Premier Liu
	The Story of Zheng Yang Gate II	正阳门下小女人	Guan Yushan	[60]
	Ever Night	将夜	Wei Guangming	[61]
2019	All Is Well	都挺好	Su Daqiang	[62]
	Unbeatable You	逆流而上的你	Gao Hongbin	[63]
	Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine	老中医	Royal physician	Cameo[64]
	My True Friend	我的真朋友		Cameo[65]
	For the Holy Guiguzi	谋圣鬼谷子	King of Chu	[66]
2020	Kidnapping Game	绑架游戏	Wu Yuhe	[67]
	Together	在一起	Mr.Ni
2026	Swords Into Plowshares	太平年	Hu Jinsi	[68]
TBA	Nowhere to Hide	无处躲藏		[69]
	The Best of Times	最好的时代
	Simmer Down	好好说话	Liao Hanqiu	[70]

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Variety show

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2021	China in Classics	典籍里的中国	Fu Sheng

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