# Liao Fan

Liao Fan (Chinese: 廖凡; born 14 February 1974) is a Chinese film and theatre actor. He is a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In February 2014 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, for his performance in the film Black Coal, Thin Ice (directed by Diao Yinan).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Chicken Poets | 像鸡毛一样飞 | Chen Xiaoyang | |
| 2004 | Baober in Love | 恋爱中的宝贝 | Li Yang | |
| 2004 | The Game of Killing | 天黑请闭眼 | Da Wei | |
| 2005 | Gimme Kudos | 求求你，表扬我 | Tan Wei | |
| 2006 | Green Hat | 绿帽子 | | |
| 2006 | Curiosity Kills the Cat | 好奇害死猫 | Security guard | |
| 2007 | Getting Home | 落叶归根 | Police | Scenes cut from film |
| 2007 | Assembly | 集结号 | Jiao Dapeng | |
| 2007 | | 沉默的较量 | Gu Zi | |
| 2008 | Ocean Flame | 一半海水，一半火焰 | Wang Yao | |
| 2010 | Let the Bullets Fly | 让子弹飞 | Lao San | |
| 2010 | If You Are the One 2 | 非诚勿扰2 | Jian Guo | |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建党伟业 | Zhu De | |
| 2011 | Love on Credit | 幸福额度 | Jiang Cheng | |
| 2012 | CZ12 | 十二生肖 | David | |
| 2014 | Black Coal, Thin Ice | 白日焰火 | Zhang Zili | |
| 2014 | A Bed Affair 2 | 床上关系2 | Zheng Zhong | |
| 2015 | Only You | 命中注定 | Feng Dali | |
| 2015 | The Final Master | 师父 | Chen Shi | |
| 2017 | Guilty of Mind | 心理罪 | Tai Wei | |
| 2018 | Hidden Man | 邪不压正 | Zhu Tilong | |
| 2018 | Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 | Guo Bin | |
| 2019 | Savages | 雪暴 | | |
| 2019 | The Wild Goose Lake | 南方车站的聚会 | | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1995 | | 北京深秋的故事 | Lao Xie |
| 1997 | | 三坊七巷 | Ma Zai |
| 1998 | Cherish Our Love Forever | 将爱情进行到底 | Yu Lin |
| 2000 | Deathly Encounter | 致命邂逅 | Ah Dan |
| 2000 | | 绝路 | Lu Xueping |
| 2001 | Love Story in Shanghai | 像雾像雨又像风 | Wu Boping |
| 2001 | | 锵锵儿女到江湖 | Yan Yichun |
| 2001 | Love in Sunshine | 爱在阳光灿烂时 | Pan Xiaoxing |
| 2002 | | 相约青春 | Ling Hui |
| 2003 | Farewell Vancouver | 别了,温哥华 | Si Mabo |
| 2004 | Love Me | 好想好想谈恋爱 | Ma Xiaodong |
| 2005 | | 风吹云动星不动 | Xiao Kun |
| 2005 | | 录像带 | Policeman |
| 2006 | | 随风飞扬 | Mu Feng |
| 2007 | Marry for Love | 为爱结婚 | Bai Ju |
| 2007 | | 大院子女 | Liu Shuanglin |
| 2008 | A Poem for the Oak | 相思树 | Dongfang Lingxiao |
| 2009 | Angry Angel | 愤怒的天使 | Zhang Dongyang |
| 2009 | Shanghai of Bourne | 谍影重重之上海 | Yan Tian |
| 2009 | The Line | 生死线 | Ouyang Shanjing |
| 2010 | Legend of the Wind | 风声传奇 | Lao Pan |
| 2011 | Biography of Sun Tzu | 孙子大传 | Zhuan Zhu |
| 2013 | Jinan City is our Hometown | 我们这拨人 | Wang Daliang |
| 2013 | Woman Gang | 女人帮 | Gao Ming |
| 2013 | Meng's Place | 海上孟府 | Lang Tou |
| 2014 | All Quiet in Peking | 北平无战事 | Liang Jinglun |
| 2018 | Lost in 1949 | 脱身 | Guo Xuhui |
| 2020 | The Long Night | 沉默的真相 | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
| 2005 | 18th Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actor | Green Hat |
| 2014 | 64th Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Black Coal, Thin Ice |
| 2014 | 23rd Shanghai Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Black Coal, Thin Ice |
| 2015 | 9th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Black Coal, Thin Ice |
| 2015 | 6th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | Black Coal, Thin Ice |