Chen Daoming (born 26 April 1955) is a Chinese actor who has starred in various genres of film and television series.
Chen graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.
1984
His first notable role was "Puyi" (the last emperor of China) in the 1984 television series The Last Dynasty.
1985
Their daughter was born in 1985.
1989
In 1982, Chen married Du Xian, a former news anchor from China Central Television who was forced to resign for expressing sympathy (dressing in black and speaking slowly) when she reported the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on 4 June 1989.
1990
In 1990, he starred in CCTV's Fortress Besieged, a series that garnered the attention of the whole country in 1990 and established his status as one of China's most popular stars.
2000
In 2000, he was awarded the Best Actor Huabiao Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards for his role in Huang Jianzhong's historical drama My 1919, which was about the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
2002
Chen is best known internationally for playing the King of Qin (who became Qin Shi Huang later) in the 2002 film Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou; as well as the tough undercover police detective in Infernal Affairs III.
2014
In 2014, Chen starred in Zhang Yimou's film Coming Home alongside Gong Li.
