# Sun Weimin

Sun Weimin (Chinese: 孙维民; born 14 July 1955) is a Chinese actor best known for typecasting Zhou Enlai in film and television. He first garnered recognition for his acting in 2013, when his performance in The Story of Zhou Enlai and earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 29th Golden Rooster Awards. In 2018, he starred in the television series My Uncle Zhou Enlai, which propelled him to become one of the most famous actors in China, and he was nominated for Outstanding Actor Award at the 31st Flying Apsaras Awards.

## Early life and education

Sun was born in Pulandian District of Dalian, Liaoning, on July 14, 1955. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.

## Acting career

Sun's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film Two Fugitive Girls (1992). He than guest starred on The Great Military March Forward film series.
He made his television debut in Seven Battles Seven Victories, playing Zhou Enlai. It is his first time to portray Zhou Enlai.
Sun starred as Lu Xun, reuniting him with co-star Shi Lanya, who played Xu Guangping, in the biographical television series Lu Xun and Xu Guangping (2001).
In 2004, Sun has appeared in supporting roles in two films, The Tide and Soldiers Of Huangpu.
Sun joined the main cast of General Zuo Quan as Zuo Quan, a general in the Red Army during the Chinese revolution and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
In the 2000s, he has had guest-starring roles in many television series, including The Story of Tibet (2010), The Sun Comes Up in the East (2010), New Fourth Army (2003), The Story of Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing (2007), Spring Comes Early in Grassland (2007), Zhou Enlai in Chongqing (2008), and The East is Red 1949 (2009).
In 2012, he earned critical acclaim for his performance as Zhou Enlai in Five-star Red Flag Fluttering 2, for which he received an Outstanding Actor Award at the 29th Flying Apsaras Awards.
Sun became widely known to audiences with The Story of Zhou Enlai, a historical drama film which garnered him a Best Actor nomination at the 29th Golden Rooster Awards.
In 2015, Sun played the role of Zhou Enlai in Zhao Junjie and Zhai Xiaoxing's film Who Is Undercover, for which he received his second Best Actor nomination at the 30th Golden Rooster Awards.
For his role as Lin Deshui in Battle of Xiangjiang River (2017), Sun was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards.
Sun's big break came when Chen Li cast him in My Uncle Zhou Enlai, in which he played Zhou Enlai, a role which brought him much publicity and was nominated for Outstanding Actor Award at the 31st Flying Apsaras Awards. And he won the Best Actor in Television Award at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1992 | Two Fugitive Girls | 越狱女囚 | |
| 1997 | The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South | 大进军南线大追歼 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1997 | The Turning Point | 大转折 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest | 大进军席卷大西南 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | Century Dream | 世纪之梦 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1999 | Fight for Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou | 大进军大战宁沪杭 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2004 | The Tide | 风起云涌 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2004 | Soldiers Of Huangpu | 黄埔军人 | Liao Zhongkai |
| 2010 | Who Manages Ups and Downs | 谁主沉浮 | Zhuo Enlai |
| 2011 | The Road of Exploring | 湘江北去 | He Shuheng |
| 2011 | Big Setup | 大格局 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2012 | The Early Summer | 那年初夏 | |
| 2012 | Love on Gallery Bridge | 爱在廊桥 | Ah Wang |
| 2013 | The Story of Zhou Enlai | 周恩来的四个昼夜 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2014 | Who Is Undercover | 一号目标 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2017 | Battle of Xiangjiang River | 血战湘江 | Lin Deshui |
| 2019 | The Bugle from Gutian | 古田军号 | Tailor Lin |

### Television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1995 | Seven Battles Seven Victories | 七战七捷 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1995 | Zhou Enlai in Dalian | 周恩来在大连 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | | 转战大西北 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | Comrade Liu Shaoqi | 少奇同志 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | Events of the Plum Garden | 梅园往事 | Zhou Enlai |
| 1998 | General Zhang Xueliang | 张学良将军 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2000 | The Story of Tibet | 西藏风云 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2000 | The Sun Comes Up in the East | 日出东方 | Liao Zhongkai |
| 2001 | Lu Xun and Xu Guangping | 鲁迅与许广平 | Lu Xun |
| 2002 | Very Civil | 非常公民 | Yoshioka Yasunao |
| 2003 | New Fourth Army | 新四军 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2004 | In the Same Boat | 同舟共济 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2005 | Mayor | 镇长 | Communist Party Secretary |
| 2005 | Rose | 滴血玫瑰 | Sandao |
| 2005 | General Zuo Quan | 抗日名将左权 | Zuo Quan |
| 2007 | Later | 后来 | Lawyer |
| 2007 | The Story of Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing | 公安部长罗瑞卿的故事 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2007 | Spring Comes Early in Grassland | 草原春来早 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2008 | Wind Blast | 西风烈 | Fan Zhui |
| 2008 | Helpfulness | 乐意为人 | Party chief of the County |
| 2008 | Zhou Enlai in Chongqing | 周恩来在重庆 | Zhang Zhizhong |
| 2009 | | 绿野艳阳红 | Mr. Wu |
| 2009 | The East is Red 1949 | 东方红1949 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2009 | Defend the Yan'an | 保卫延安 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2009 | | 风云1949 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2010 | Zhao Dan | 赵丹 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2010 | Mao Anying | 毛岸英 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2010 | Nanjing Decisive Battle | 决战南京 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2010 | | 民主之澜 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2011 | Behind the Smoke of War | 硝烟背后的战争 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2011 | Five-star Red Flag Fluttering | 五星红旗迎风飘扬 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2011 | | 翻山越岭战西北 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2011 | The East | 东方 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2012 | Five-star Red Flag Fluttering 2 | 五星红旗迎风飘扬2 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2014 | Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads | 历史转折中的邓小平 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2014 | Legend of the Last Emperor | 末代皇帝传奇 | Zhou Enlai |
| 2016 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai | 海棠依旧 | Zhou Enlai |

## Film and TV Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | | China Film Society of Performing Art Award | | Won |
| 2013 | The Story of Zhou Enlai | 29th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2013 | Five-star Red Flag Fluttering 2 | 29th Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actor | Won |
| 2015 | Who Is Undercover | 30th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2015 | Who Is Undercover | 11th Chinese American Film Festival | | Won |
| 2016 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai | 12th Chinese American Film Festival | Best Actor in Television | Won |
| 2017 | Battle of Xiangjiang River | 31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2017 | Battle of Xiangjiang River | 15th Ozerov International Military Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 2018 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai | 31st Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actor | Nominated |
| 2018 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai | 29th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor | Nominated |