Cast & creator
Winston Chao
Best known for Solitary Gourmet, The Meg, Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
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.
Also known as: Winston Chao Wen-Hsuan, 趙文瑄, 赵文瑄, Zhao Wenxuan
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film credits
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television credits
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1993–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (79)
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Solitary Gourmet
伍郎
2012
The Meg
Zhang
2018
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui
2012Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012
Legend of Mi Yue
Mi Shang / King Wei of Chu
2015
Everybody Stand By
2019
Palace of Devotion
Zhao Ting Mei
2021
Return of the Heiress
Pan Weisen
2013
Skiptrace
Victor Wong
2016
Defend Army Soul
2011
The Legend of Wu Zetian
Li Zhi (Middle-aged)
2011
Palace of Desire
薛绍/张易之
2000
Bloody Smart
2026
Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music
异牟寻
2013
The Legend of Kaifeng
宋真宗
2017
Eat Drink Man Woman
Li Kai
1994
Lost in 1949
Qiao Mogeng
2018
千秋家国梦
许拜庭/许崇智
1997
Lost in Baimu
Lin Yong
2023
Harmony
王鸿图
2004
活色生香
2026
1911
Sun Yat-sen
2011
Dear Designer
2020
Stand By Me
2012
Confucius
2010
Archrivals
文为均
2009
江南·十二场欢聚
2025
孙中山
孙中山
2001
The Wedding Banquet
Gao Wai-Tung
1993
Da Shun
唐尧
2015
Pegasus
Wan Heping
2019
家园
林怀中
1999
Lei Yu
1996
Cold Nights
Wang Wen Xuan
2009
往日情怀
Ichiro Miura
2014
The Soong Sisters
Sun Yat Sen
1997
Island of Greed
Minister Feng
1997
Kabali
Tony Lee
2016
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Zhang Daoxian
2015
Tang Paradise
李隆基
2007
The Palace
Kangxi Emperor
2013
The Touch
Yin's Father
2002
Xuan Zang
Emperor Taizong of Tang
2016
大爆炸
2006
大国医
2009
The Last Emperor
2014
Red Rose White Rose
Tung Zhenbao
1994
The Legend of Nezha
Master Tai Yi
Lonely Gourmet: Taipei
Wu Lang
2015
Daughter's Daughter
Old Johnny
2024
Tian Xing Jian
Zhou Zixuan
2011
廉石传说
2023
Surprise
Murong Hao
2015
钱王
2002
Be Somebody
2021
Those were the Days
Hu Weichen
2005潇湘路一号
2010
Road to Dawn
2007
Intimates
Wah
1997
Archrivals
文为均
2008
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1995
Thunder Cop
1996
In Between
Wong Man Fai
1994
I Dreamed A Dream
2021
Tonight Nobody Goes Home
Chen Siming
1996
Xiu Xiu
Li Zhao
1995
In a Strange City
1996
Piano Lesson
A.I.
2018
I Want to Go on Living
1995
Burning Harbor
Sato
1998
Chinese Wine
华老板
2016
金牌律师之生死劫
Ye Xun
2018
Great Rescue
2012
Top Cool
1993
Destination: 9th Heaven
Chin Ching
1997
A Little Life-Opera
Sanpeng
1998
情战
2015
国宝
2004