Winston Chao

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Winston Chao

Acting 66 June 9, 1960

Taiwan

Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet. He is also known for h…

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The Meg

The Meg

6.3 2018 Movie
Skiptrace

Skiptrace

5.8 2016 Movie
Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman

7.6 1994 Movie
Solitary Gourmet

Solitary Gourmet

8.9 2012 TV Show
The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

7.2 1993 Movie
1911

1911

5.7 2011 Movie
Pegasus

Pegasus

6.6 2019 Movie
Legend of Mi Yue

Legend of Mi Yue

7.2 2015 TV Show
Kabali

Kabali

6.0 2016 Movie
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

8.5 2012 TV Show
Everybody Stand By

Everybody Stand By

3.0 2019 TV Show
Palace of Devotion

Palace of Devotion

5.2 2021 TV Show

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Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet. He is also known for his roles in Red Rose White Rose and Eat Drink Man Woman, and for his five portrayals of Sun Yat-sen, notably in the films The Soong Sisters (1997), Road to Dawn (2007) and 1911 (2011). His notable television roles include the adaptation of Cao Yu's play Thunderstorm (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 Ba Jin's novel Cold Nights (Han ye, 2009), and the portrayal of Confucius (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Winston Chao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    活色生香

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Bloody Smart

    TV show

  3. 2025
    江南·十二场欢聚

    TV show

  4. 2024
    Daughter's Daughter

    Movie Old Johnny

  5. 2023
    廉石传说

    TV show

  6. 2023
    Lost in Baimu

    TV show Lin Yong

  7. 2021
    Be Somebody

    Movie

  8. 2021
    I Dreamed A Dream

    Movie

  9. 2021
    Palace of Devotion

    TV show Zhao Ting Mei

  10. 2020
    Dear Designer

    TV show

  11. 2019
    Everybody Stand By

    TV show

  12. 2019
    Pegasus

    Movie Wan Heping

  13. 2018
    金牌律师之生死劫

    Movie Ye Xun

  14. 2018
    Piano Lesson

    Movie A.I.

  15. 2018
    The Meg

    Movie Zhang

  16. 2018
    Lost in 1949

    TV show Qiao Mogeng

More credits
  1. 2018
    钢琴课

    Movie

  2. 2017
    The Legend of Kaifeng

    TV show 宋真宗

  3. 2016
    Kabali

    Movie Tony Lee

  4. 2016
    Skiptrace

    Movie Victor Wong

  5. 2016
    Xuan Zang

    Movie Emperor Taizong of Tang

  6. 2016
    Chinese Wine

    Movie 华老板

  7. 2015
    Surprise

    Movie Murong Hao

  8. 2015
    Legend of Mi Yue

    TV show Mi Shang / King Wei of Chu

  9. 2015
    Da Shun

    TV show 唐尧

  10. 2015
    Lonely Gourmet: Taipei

    TV show Wu Lang

  11. 2015
    情战

    Movie

  12. 2015
    Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

    Movie Zhang Daoxian

  13. 2014
    The Last Emperor

    TV show

  14. 2014
    往日情怀

    TV show Ichiro Miura

  15. 2013
    Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music

    TV show 异牟寻

  16. 2013
    Return of the Heiress

    TV show Pan Weisen

  17. 2013
    The Palace

    Movie Kangxi Emperor

  18. 2012
    Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

    TV show Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui

  19. 2012
    Great Rescue

    Movie

  20. 2012
    Stand By Me

    TV show

  21. 2012
    Solitary Gourmet

    TV show 伍郎

  22. 2011
    The Legend of Wu Zetian

    TV show Li Zhi (Middle-aged)

  23. 2011
    Defend Army Soul

    TV show

  24. 2011
    1911

    Movie Sun Yat-sen