Liu Peiqi (; born 30 November 1957) is a Chinese actor. He started his training in 1979 when he joined Military Art School. He joined Military Drama Group in
Xinjiang
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Province in 1983. In 1985 he starred in his first movie, ''
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Literature
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'', directed by
Wang Bingling. After transferring to
Beijing Military Drama Group, then the
China National Drama Group, Liu starred in ''
Days Without Leifeng'', directed by
Lei Xianhe. For his performance, he was awarded the
Golden Rooster for Best Actor (China's version of the
Academy Award
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). He was also awarded Best Performance in a Male Leading Role in the Outstanding Film Awards organized by the Chinese Ministry of Radio, Film and Television.
Liu's recent credits include starring roles in
Zhang Yimou's ''
The Story of Qiu Ju
''The Story of Qiu Ju'' () is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's (陈源斌) novella ''The Wan Famil ...
'',
Zhou Xiaowen's ''
Ermo'' and
Chen Kaige's ''
Together
''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi ...
'', for which he was awarded the
San Sebastián International Film Festival
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Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Chinese actor ever to receive that award.
Filmography
Films
Television
Liu Peiqi at chinesemov.com
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Male actors from Beijing
Living people
1958 births
Chinese male stage actors
20th-century Chinese male actors
21st-century Chinese male actors
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
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