Chin Shih-chieh

Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright.

Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' for Lanling. He directed the 2002 production of ''She is Walking, She is Smiling'' staged at the National Theatre in Taipei, by the Performance Workshop. He was cast in ''Art'', a Gadot production, the next year alongside Ku Pao-ming and Lee Li-chun. Chin was cast in ''Irma la Douce'' in 2007, and performed several times at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the National Theatre, and the . In 2008, Chin starred in ''Othello'' alongside Lee. Performances were held throughout Taiwan, marking Godot's twentieth anniversary. As Othello's run stretched into January 2009, Chin remained on the cast. Chin directed ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' a second time in May 2009. In July 2009, Chin shared the with Wang Da-hong and four others. In 2010, Chin appeared in '' The 39 Steps'' for Godot. This was the first production to be licensed in Chinese while still on an original run in New York and London. The next year, Chin took the stage in ''Tuesdays with Morrie'', based on a memoir of the same name. The performance ran in Taipei and Taichung through March 2012. In 2013, Chin joined the cast of Stan Lai's ''A Dream Like A Dream''.

Chin film roles include Cho Li's directorial debut, (2010), and Lin Fu-ching's first film (2012). Chin has often worked with director Chung Mong-hong, appearing in (2010), and ''Soul'' (2013). Chin narrated the 2015 documentary , and portrayed a business tycoon in (2016).

Selected filmography

*''Wo ta lang er lai'' (1978)
*''Liu chao guai tan'' (1979)
*''Ho Chu's New Match'' (1980, 2009)
*''You wo wu di'' (1980)
*''Xin hai shuang shi'' (1981)
*''Terrorizers'' (1986) - Zhou's lover
*'' Soursweet'' (1988) - Night Brother
*''A Brighter Summer Day'' (1991) - Ming's 7th Uncle
*''Qi wang'' (1991) - Lanky Ngai
*'' Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring'' (1993) - Chiang Pin-Liu
*'' The Great Conqueror's Concubine'' (1994)
*'' Tian Di'' (1994) - Shantung Cat
*'' Island of Greed'' (1997) - Fai's Supervisor
*'' The Personals'' (1998)
*''Guo jong'' (1999) - Mr. Liu
*''Born to Be King'' (2000)
*''She is Walking, She is Smiling'' (2002)
*''Art'' (2003)
*''The Rise of the Tang Empire'' (2006, TV Series) - Wei Zheng
*''Irma La Douce'' (2007)
*''Ting che'' (2008)
*''Dou cha'' (2008)
*''Othello'' (2008–2009, TV Series)
*'' Black & White'' (2009, TV Series)
*'' Empire of Silver'' (2009) - Manager Liu
*''Tai bei piao xue'' (2009) - Master Ma
*' (2010) - Doorman
*' (2010) - Chang
*'' Reign of Assassins'' (2010) - Doctor Li
*''17th Exit'' (公視人生劇展—十七號出入口) (2010) - Yuesheng Du
*''Mang ren dian ying yuan'' (2010)
*'' The 39 Steps'' (2010) - Grandfather
* (2011, TV Series) - Yang Lei
*'' In Time with You'' (2011, TV Series) - Uncle Pai
*''Tuesdays with Morrie'' (2011-2012, TV Series)
* (2012) - Tian Bian
*''The Guillotines'' (2012) - Wan Jiang
*''A Dream Like A Dream'' (2013)
*'' The Grandmaster'' (2013)
*''Soul'' (2013) - Messenger
*''Rock N' Road'' (2014, TV Series) - Ko Chung-Ming
*'' Brotherhood of Blades'' (2014) - Wei Zhongxian
*'' Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault'' (2014) - Shih Yung-Kuang
*''Mr. Right Wanted'' (2015, TV Series) - Yu Wen
*''Double Date'' (2015)
*''Du yi wu er'' (2015)
*'' The Last Women Standing'' (2015) - Sheng's Father
*'' The Final Master'' (2015) - Zheng Shan'ao - The Grandmaster
*''Detective Chinatown'' (2015) - Mr. Yan
* (2015, Documentary) - Narrator (voice)
*''E ling zhi men'' (2016)
*'' Big Fish & Begonia'' (2016) - Ling Po (voice)
*''Godspeed'' (2016) - Nadow's Father
*'' See You Tomorrow'' (2016) - God of Bing
*''Ni hao, feng zi!'' (2016) - Nai'en Xiao
*'' The Apparition'' (2016)
* (2016)
*'' Provoking Laughter'' (2016)
*'' The Rise of a Tomboy'' (2016)
*''Duckweed'' (2017) - Police director
*'' Once Upon a Time in the Northeast'' (2017) - Jiang Dong
*''Surgeons'' (2017, TV Series) - Xiu Minqi
*'' Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield'' (2017) - Wei Zhongxian
*'' Reset'' (2017) - Director
*''Princess Agents'' (2017, TV Series) - Yuwen Xi
*''Da Hu Fa'' (2017) - Ji'an
*''Le portrait interdit'' (2017) - General Intendent Chen
*''Inference Notes'' (2017) - Zhou
*''Midnight Diner'' (2017, TV Series)
*''Hua jia da ren zhuan nan hai'' (2018) - Mr. Fang
*''The Way of the Bug'' (2018) - Uncle Da
*''Great Expectations'' (2018, TV Series) - Huang Shang
*''Ren jian, xi ju'' (2019) - Yang Taijun
*''A Live Kidnap Show'' (2019)
*''Wo de qing chun dou shi ni'' (2019) - Professor Wang
*''Qi Huan Zhi Lv'' (2019)
*''San Cha Ji'' (2020)
*''Winter Begonia'' (2020)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chin, Shih-chieh
1951 births
Living people
Taiwanese male stage actors
Taiwanese male television actors
Taiwanese male film actors
Taiwanese theatre directors
20th-century Taiwanese male actors
21st-century Taiwanese male actors