# Sun Haiying

Sun Haiying (Chinese: 孙海英; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor.
Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and Hong Qigong in the television series The Years of Intense Emotion (2001) and The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2002) respectively. He has now gained even greater popularity from his breakthrough role as Fan Zeng in King's War (2012).
Sun has won the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor in 2012 and the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor in 2002.

## Life

Sun was born in a wealthy and highly educated family in Shenyang, Liaoning on October 7, 1956, the son of Hai Na (Chinese: 海娜), an actress, and Sun Haichang (Chinese: 孙海昌), the President of Liaoning People's Art Theatre.
At the age of 7, he joined the People's Liberation Army in Tibet, he was transferred to Fujian Military Region in 1979. Sun joined Shenyang Theatre in 1989 and became an actor.
On February 26, 2016, Sun's Sina Weibo was banned.
Sun was twice married. Originally wed to a female pharmacist in 1979, there had a son, he died early.
After a turbulent divorce, he remarried in 2002. Lǚ Lìpíng, his second wife, who is also a Chinese notable actress. Both Sun and Lǚ are Protestants.

## Political positions
### Role of the Chinese Communist Party

Sun questioned the statement "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China", a slogan from a popular Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda song, on his Sina Weibo. He publicly stated that "No matter who appeared, China will exist still."

### Cultural Revolution

In August 2015, Sun said in a post on his Sina Weibo that "The Cultural Revolution is a crime against humanity, and we will never forgive it".

### Homosexuality

Sun also stated in an interview that he believes homosexuality to be a dirty crime against humanity.

### Freedom of religion

As a Protestant himself, Sun supported the freedom of religion on his Sina Weibo and opposed the CCP's control of religions.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1995 | Walk Out of Mountain Tomorrow | 明月出天山 | Ma Baoshan |
| 1996 | Northeast of the Godfather | 东北教父 | a bandit |
| 2002 | Laughing in the Wind | 笑傲江湖 | Tian Boguang |
| 2001 | The Years of Intense Emotion | 激情燃烧的岁月 | Shi Guangrong |
| 2002 | The Holidays in My Heart | 心中的节日 | |
| 2002 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 射雕英雄传 | Hong Qigong |
| 2003 | High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty | 大唐歌飞 | Li Bai |
| 2003 | Police in Tibet | 西藏警察 | Fang Ziguang |
| 2004 | The Queen is Here | 皇后驾到 | Zhu Yuanzhang |
| 2004 | Swear Not To Give Up | 誓不罢休 | |
| 2005 | The Prince of Han Dynasty | 大汉天子3 | Jiang Chong |
| 2006 | The Man Out of the War | 走出硝烟的男人 | Zhong Yukun |
| 2006 | The Sentry | 霓虹灯下的哨兵 | Lu Dacheng |
| 2007 | My Father's Flag | 父辈的旗帜 | Zhong Shoucheng |
| 2008 | A Woman's Epic | 一个女人的史诗 | Du Han |
| 2012 | King's War | 楚汉传奇 | Fan Zeng |
| 2012 | The Highest Interests | 至高利益 | Li Dongfang |
| 2017 | There is a Sea in the East | 东方有大海 | Li Hongzhang |

### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1987 | Operation Flashpoint | 闪电行动 | |
| 1992 | Swordsmen in Double Flag Town | 双旗镇刀客 | Yi Daoxian |
| 1992 | Ball Game Fan | 球迷心窍 | |
| 1995 | The War | 金戈铁马 | Wang Zhen |
| 1996 | The Sunflower | 向日葵 | Zhang Gengnian |
| 2001 | Out of Xibaipo | 走出西柏坡 | |
| 2001 | Shanghai Woman | 假装没感觉 | |
| 2002 | Pretty Big Feet | 美丽的大脚 | |
| 2004 | Jade Goddess of Mercy | 玉观音 | |
| 2006 | Getting Home | 落叶归根 | |
| 2007 | The One Man Olympics | 一个人的奥林匹克 | Liu Zhaoxiu |
| 2008 | 1977 College Entrance Examination | 高考1977 | |
| 2010 | Under the Hawthorn Tree | 山楂树之恋 | |
| 2012 | The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 | 1894·甲午大海战 | Li Hongzhang |
| 2014 | For Love or Money | 露水红颜 | |
| 2015 | Lost and Love | 失孤 | |
| 2016 | Out of Ordinary | 非同小可 | |
| 2018 | The Class of One | 一个人的课堂 | Song Wenhua |

## Awards

* 2002 Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor
* 2012 The Sino-Japanese War at Sea - China Movie Channel Media Awards - Best Supporting Actor