Sun Honglei
Actor
Sun Honglei (born 16 August 1970 in Harbin) is a Chinese actor. Sun developed an interest in acting and performances at a young age. He often skipped school to learn breakdancing on the streets and eventually gave up his studies entirely to pursue dancing as a career, eventually performing with a modern dance troupe for several years. Later, Sun became a popular local nightclub singer and host before going into acting. In 1995, Sun attended the Central Academy of Drama, where he graduated in 1997. In 1998, Sun played a minor character in the drama Never Close The Eye adapted from Hai Yan's novel of the same name. In 1999, Sun starred in his first film, The Road Home, and officially entered the film industry. Sun rose to fame for his role in the youth television series Love Story in Shanghai directed by Zhao Baogang. He gained further recognition with his role as a cold-blooded murderer in the crime drama Conquer. Sun won his first major award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival with his role in the film Zhou Yu's Train. In 2005, Sun co-starred in Tsui Hark's martial arts film "Seven Swords". In 2006, Sun headlined the television series Halfway Couple, which earned high ratings and acclaimed. Sun won the Best Actor at the Shanghai Television Festival for his performance. In 2008, Sun starred alongside Zhang Ziyi in the arthouse film Forever Enthralled. In 2009, Sun starred in the spy war drama Lurk which was a major hit in China. The series propelled him as one of the top television actors in China, earning him Best Actor accolades at the Shanghai Television Festival, Flying Apsaras Awards and China TV Golden Eagle Award. The same year, he starred in the epic historical drama The Road We Have Taken based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Jiang Qitao; which earned high acclaim when it aired. In 2010, Sun starred in the romantic comedy film If You Are the One 2 directed by Feng Xiaogang. In 2011, Sun starred in the historical film The Warring States as military strategist Sun Bin.
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