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, notably in the films '' The Soong Sisters'' (1997), '' Road to Dawn'' (2007) and ''

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's play ''

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'' (1997), a double role in the historical drama '' Palace of Desire'', the biographical mini-series ''The Legend of Eileen Chang'' (2004), the historical drama '' Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan'' (2007), the adaptation of

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's novel ''Cold Nights'' (''Han ye'', 2009), and the portrayal of

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(2011). He acted in the Indian Tamil film, '' Kabali'' (2016), in a villainous role opposite

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. He has also appeared in the English-language films '' Skiptrace'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2018).

Filmography

Feature films

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

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