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Ma Shaohua

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Ma Shaohua
马少骅
Born (1955-09-23) 23 September 1955 (age 68)
Alma materShanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Notable workDeng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads
Political partyCommunist Party
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Shàohuá

Ma Shaohua (born 23 September 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures such as Sun Yat-sen and Deng Xiaoping in several films and television series. He became widely known to audiences with Towards the Republic, The Emperor in Han Dynasty, The Rise of the Tang Empire, and Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads.[1]

Early life and education

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Ma was born into a Hui family in Guizhou, on 23 September 1955. After the third grade of primary school, he attended Beijing Opera Class of Guizhou Art School, studying Laosheng. In 1969, he became an actor at the Cultural Work Corps of Guizhou Military District and moved to Guizhou Modern Drama Troupe in 1975. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he entered Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in comedy.

Acting career

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Ma made his screen debut with a supporting role as Sun Yat-sen in Li Dazhao (1989). In 1997, Ma made his film debut with a small role in the war film The Ninth Battalion.

In 2000, he portrayed Sun Yat-sen in the biographical television series Civilian President.

Ma starred as Sun Yat-sen, reuniting him with co-star Zhou Li, who played Song Qingling, in the 2001 biographical film Twelve Years of Wind and Rain.

In 2002, he guest-starred on the historical television series Towards the Republic, playing Sun Yat-sen.

Ma took the lead role as Zhang Daqian in the 2003 biographical television series Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian.

In 2005, he participated in The Emperor in Han Dynasty as Dou Ying [zh], prime minister of the Han Empire.[2]

Ma co-starred with Ma Yue and Jin Shijie in the 2006 historical television series The Rise of the Tang Empire as Zhangsun Wuji, the prime minister of Tang Empire.

In 2009, he appeared in Ning Hao's black comedy film Crazy Racer, playing the coach of Huang Bo's character. For his role in Yimeng, Ma was nominated Outstanding Actor at the 28th Flying Apsaras Awards. That same year, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award for his performance in Stranger.

In 2011, he appeared in the propaganda film The Founding of a Party, in which he played Sun Yat-sen.

In 2014, Ma was cast in the war television series All Quiet in Peking.

Ma's performance in Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads which garnered him Best Actor Award at the 18th Chunyan Awards, Outstanding Contribution Award at the 21st Shanghai Television Festival, and 13th Sichuan TV Festival nomination for Best Actor in Long TV Series.

In 2017, he was cast in the medical drama Surgeons, opposite Jin Dong, Bai Baihe, and Li Jiahang.

In 2021, he portrayed Cai Yuanpei in the propaganda television series The Awakeing Age and joined the main cast of Our Southwest Associated University as Feng Youlan.[3] He also filmed in the biographical historical drama The Pioneer as Sun Yat-sen.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1997 The Ninth Battalion 第九营 Zhou Tong
2001 Twelve Years of Wind and Rain 风雨十二年 Sun Yat-sen
2006 Being A Son and Comrade 儿子同志 Commander Yang
2009 Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 Ma Danian
2010 A Season of Good Rain 好雨时节 Ma Hao
2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 Sun Yat-sen
2013 One Hundred Yuan 一百元 Zhu Yude
2015 Gao Derong 独龙之子高德荣 Gao Derong
2018 匠心 Lu Mingxin
2021 The Pioneer 革命者 Sun Yat-sen

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1989 Li Dazhao 李大钊 Sun Yat-sen
1996 Hero Without Regrets 英雄无悔 Liu Guitian
1998 Chief Justice 大法官 Wang Yuhe
Commercial Flag 商旗 Sheng Xuanhuai
1999 I'm a Policeman 我是警察 Xiao Wenping
铁血警魂 Lian Keqin
2000 Civilian President 平民大总统 Sun Yat-sen
2003 Towards the Republic 走向共和 Sun Yat-sen
Legend of Dun Huang: Zhang Daqian 张大千敦煌传奇 Zhang Daqian
2004 Family Head 当家人 Li Tianming
2005 Surviving Migrant Workers 生存之民工 Xie Laoda
Bloody 1941 喋血1941 Japanese military officer
Legend of Zhengde 正德演义 Tang Rensun
Happy Face 欢颜 Master Liu
一针见血 Chen Kaiming
The Emperor in Han Dynasty 汉武大帝 Dou Ying
2006 追杀横路靖六 Wen Shanren
The Rise of the Tang Empire 贞观之治 Zhangsun Wuji
2007 Undercurrent 暗流
2008 Legend of the Red Lantern 红灯记 Hatoyama [4]
Be a Big Shopkeeper 当家大掌柜 Xiao Zifu
Secret Train 秘密列车 Zhou Mingtian
Bloody Persistence 浴血坚持 Chen Yi
2009 What a Big Tree 好大一棵树 Deng Pingshou
Stranger 外乡人 Xie Changfa
Guanzhong Gunshots 关中枪声 Liang Shoudao
Yimeng 沂蒙 Li Zhonghou
2011 Holy Gate 圣天门口 Xue Da's father
1911 Revolution 辛亥革命 Sun Yat-sen [5]
2012 生死依托 Zhang Gui
2013 A Devil Don't Leave 一个鬼子都不留 Li Zhankui [6]
National Defense Student 国防生 Zhao Zhikai
2014 All Quiet in Peking 北平无战事 Lin Dawei
My Son 我的儿子是奇葩 Chun Sanfu
Hometown 原乡 Du Shouzheng
Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads 历史转折中的邓小平 Deng Xiaoping
2015 Feng Zicai 冯子材 Feng Zicai [7]
2016 搭错车 Tong Lin
2017 Surgeons 外科风云 Fu Bowen
2018 黄土高天 Zhang Tianshun
2019 In Law We Believe 因法之名 Chen Qian
2021 The Awakeing Age 觉醒年代 Cai Yuanpei
Our Southwest Associated University 我们的西南联大 Feng Youlan
Faith Makes Great 理想照耀中国 Wu Dengyun
The Glory and the Dream 光荣与梦想 Sun Yat-sen
The Sword and the Brocade 锦心似玉 Marquis of Jingyuan
中流击水 Sun Yat-sen
国家情怀
TBA Ding Baozhen 民为天之丁宝桢 Ding Baozhen

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes
2010 Stranger 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor Nominated
2011 Yimeng 28th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor Nominated
2013 Xinhai Revolution 29th Flying Apsaras Awards Nominated
2015 Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads 13th Sichuan TV Festival Best Actor in Long TV Series Nominated
18th Chunyan Awards Best Actor Won
21st Shanghai Television Festival Outstanding Contribution Award Won
2021 The Awakeing Age 27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2022 31st China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Supporting Actor Won

References

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  1. ^ 《邓小平》发布会 马少骅于晓光现风云. sina (in Chinese). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ren Yan (任嫣) (28 January 2005). 解析《汉武大帝》:血腥战争场面均被删减(组图). sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ Zhang He (张赫) (31 January 2021). 《觉醒年代》明晚央一黄金档开播,探寻建党思想密码. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ 马少骅:《红灯记》中出演鸠山 欲演出其精髓. sina (in Chinese). 11 December 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ 辛亥革命走进高校 马少骅演技精湛学子追捧. qq.com (in Chinese). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ 图文:《一个鬼子都不留》发布会马少骅. sina (in Chinese). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ Wang Yuyan (王昱妍) (4 June 2015). 《冯子材》将拍 马少骅继邓小平后再演伟人. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 October 2021.