Tong Dawei
| Tong Dawei | |
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Tong Dawei at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 佟大為 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 佟大为 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Tóng Dàwéi (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Tung4 Daai6wai4 (Cantonese) |
| Born |
3 February 1979 Fushun, Liaoning, China |
| Occupation | actor, singer |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Guan Yue (m. 2008) |
Tong Dawei (born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the TV series Jade Guan-yin and Struggle, and the film Lost in Beijing.
In 2004, Tong won the Favorite Actor award of Golden Eagle Awards by playing Yang Rui in Jade Guan-yin. In 2007, he was nominated for Best New Actor in the Busan Film Critics Awards for the film Lost in Beijing.
In 2008, Tong starred in the film Red Cliff: Part II directed by John Woo. In 2011, he starred in director Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War, alongside Oscar-winner Christian Bale.
Tong Dawei was born in 1979 in Fushun, Liaoning Province. His parents were both part of the police force and as a young child, Tong also wished to join the police force. But at six years old, his father was injured and fell into a coma. After graduating from high school, Tong joined the Shanghai Theater Academy in 1997 and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. During his studies, Tong joined his first TV series Brother’s wife, playing the role Yun Dong. Before graduating from the Academy, Tong would be a part of many TV series including Green Wedding and Life of a Century. In 2001, with his graduation from Shanghai Theater Academy his first film, One Thousand Thieves was released.
In 2002, one year after graduation, Tong first gained mainstream popularity in the movie I Love You. He starred, Wang Yi, a character in an unhealthy marriage dealing with the struggles of love. Directed by internationally acclaimed director Zhang Yuan, the movie premiered in many international film festivals including Sundance. In China, the film was a huge success, grossing 10.2 million Yuan (1.2 million dollars) at the box office and becoming Yuan’s highest grossing film yet.
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