Liu Peiqi

Acting

Liu Peiqi

Born

1958-01-01 (68)

Place of birth

Beijing,China

Known for

Acting

Credits

77 titles

Liu Peiqi is a Chinese actor. He started his training in 1979 when he joined Military Art School. He joined Military Drama Group in Xinjiang Province in 1983. In 1985 he starred in his first movie, Father and Son, directed by Wang Bingling. After transferring to Beijing Military Drama Group, then the China National Drama Group, Liu starred in Days Without Leifeng, directed by Lei Xianhe. For his performance, he was awarded the Golden Rooster for Best Actor (China's version of the Academy Award). He was also awarded Best Performance in a Male Leading Role in the Outstanding Film Awards organized by the Chinese Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. Liu's recent credits include starring roles…

Known for

Ever Night poster
7.5

As the lone survivor of his kingdom, Ning Que joins a martial arts academy and must fight to protect his beloved, who's prophesied to bring about chaos.

Ever Night

2018

The Grand Mansion Gate poster
8.9

This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were one and the same) are intimately linked with social upheavals of the time such as the encroachment of Christian missionaries and foreign imperialism as well as conflicts that inevitably emerge in a large upper class family. Comparable in scope and production value to such recent titles as "Downton Abbey", the lives and character of both masters and servants intertwine in plot lines that spans more than a generation.

The Grand Mansion Gate

2001

Rising with the Wind poster
5.5

When her family's business empire collapses, Jiang Hu is determined to save, Tengyue, her father’s shoe brand legacy. But ambitious investor Xu Si, recently returned from Hong Kong, has his own plans for the company. As their opposing visions collide, a fierce battle for control unfolds, with the future of Tengyue hanging in the balance.

Rising with the Wind

2023

Nothing Gold Can Stay poster
8.1

Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after witnessing her remarkable business acumen, and she ends up marrying Wu Ping. The drama will chronicle the life of the Qing Dynasty's richest female merchant, and her struggles to keep the Wu family business afloat during the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Shen Xingyi is a happy-go-lucky young sir who has never known hardship in his life. After meeting Zhou Ying, he eventually decides to change his ways and becomes a mature noble who is willing to protect his country and family from disaster. He has a seemingly unrequited love for Zhou Ying.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

2017

White Deer Plain poster
8.3

Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new to the village soon finds herself caught between the two camps. Director Liu Jin uses the story of these two families as a metaphor for the fate of the Chinese people as first Chinese war lords are overrun by Japanese invaders, then civil war follows hot on the heels of the Second World War and finally the victorious Maoists begin waving their red flags. The drama is based off the novel by Chen Zhong Shi.

White Deer Plain

2017

Sword Snow Stride poster
7.3

In a time of turmoil, Xu Xiao rises as King of Northern Liang, defeating threats from steppe kingdoms and southern uprisings. His heir, Xu Fengnian, a free-spirited warrior, has spent years mastering his skills while forming alliances, including with the skilled swordswoman Nangong Pushe. Among the royal household is Jiang Ni, a princess from a rival kingdom who may harbor hidden motives. As Xu Fengnian ascends the throne, doubts arise about his ability to uphold his father’s legacy. When a critical campaign looms, the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.

Sword Snow Stride

2021

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 17 titles

Police Story: Lockdown poster
6.2

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

Police Story: Lockdown

2013

Coming Home poster
7.3

Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.

Coming Home

2014

Legend of the Demon Cat poster
6.2

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Legend of the Demon Cat

2017

Beginning of the Great Revival poster
4.7

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

The War of Loong poster
6.6

The movie is based on a real historic event. During French's invading war against China in 1885, the French army took over Zhengnan Guan located in the Guangxi Province. Wishing to protect their beloved country, the 70 years old General Feng Zicai and his two sons volunteered to join the battle. The general understood it would be a difficult battle to win as the French soldiers held much more advanced equipment, resources and weapons. To show his devotion and determination, he brought his own coffin alongside with him to the war zone. He also utilized his experience with the Zhangnan Guan terrain to pave out strategies, made weapons applicable to their situations. These actions bolstered the morale tremendously, and prepared them well for the war. As a result, although the Chinese soldiers sustained heavy losses, they turned the tide of the battle and won.

The War of Loong

2017

Fata Morgana poster
7.0

A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

Fata Morgana

2016

For Love with You poster
NR

The original intention of the film was that there were four young people who used the lens to record the real life of their grandparents. During the creation process, they learned about the current aging situation in China. There are too many elderly people who lack company. So they decided Use what I have learned to shoot this movie "Everything is Like You". From the perspective of young people, it tells ten stories about "old care, filial piety and respect for the elderly". Their actions have been strongly supported by the older generation of film artists. This shooting is an unforgettable creative journey and a cultural heritage with a mission.

For Love with You

2019

No artwork available
NR

Bright Sunshine (a.k.a. The Sun, 大太阳)

Bright Sunshine (a.k.a. The Sun)

2011

民警攻略 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

民警攻略

2019

Lord of Shanghai poster
4.9

A lowly brothel maid captures the attention of Shanghai triad leaders, pulling her into a brutal war where she learns to rise above the odds in order to survive.

Lord of Shanghai

2017

The Tree In The Rain poster
NR

The movie is based on the true story of an official in Sichuan Province who died in the line of duty in 2011 when a flood struck his area.

The Tree In The Rain

2012

Enter the Forbidden City poster
8.0

During the dates of celebrating the Emperor's 80th birthday, an opera troupe from southern China was invited to come to Beijing to perform for the Emperor. Afterwards, the opera troupe was granted to stay in Beijing and became what we had known as 'Peking Opera' today.

Enter the Forbidden City

2019

Engagement poster
NR

The film tells the story of a French female journalist, Si Nuo, who happened to come to China in the early 1980s during the reform and opening up, and met the rural guy Liu Changgen. The two had a good time together. I have heard and witnessed the entanglement of love and marriage between young Chinese in those days, and left an unforgettable romantic love story with Changgen.

Engagement

2019

The Story of Zhou Enlai poster
6.5

With a unique perspective of the accompanying cameraman of Premier Zhou Enlai, the film tactfully tells the story that Premier Zhou went to the old revolutionary base area of Hebei Province at the beginning of the 1960s when our country suffered from the Great Chinese Feminine. He made in-depth research in Boyan commune of Handan District, work closely with the masses, followed up a clue and seized the culprit in four days and nights.

The Story of Zhou Enlai

2013

The Man Who Defends the Frontier poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Man Who Defends the Frontier

2017

大宅门话剧 poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

大宅门话剧

2013

We Are Brothers poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

We Are Brothers

2013

2000s · 6 titles

Together poster
6.9

When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?

Together

2002

Shadow Magic poster
5.9

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater. Liu's work with Wallace brings him conflict with tradition and his father's authority, complicated by his falling in love with Ling, daughter of Lord Tan, star of Beijing's traditional opera. Liu sees movies as his chance to become wealthy and worthy of Ling. When the Shadow Magic pair are invited to show the films to the Empress Dowager, things look good. But, is disaster in the script? And, can movies preserve tradition even as they bring change?

Shadow Magic

2000

Legend of Half Bowl Village poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Legend of Half Bowl Village

2001

Gun of Mercy poster
5.0

A flood breaks out and the coastal towns need to be evacuated. The prison in the city decide to transfer the prisoners. A retired policeman alone has to transfer three dangerous prisoners, who find it a rare opportunity to escape.

Gun of Mercy

2008

Young Girl Muran poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Young Girl Muran

2004

Go Home poster
NR

Go Home tells the story of an old Peking Opera master, Zhang Jin He (Liu Pei Qi of The Story of Qiu Ju), whose life changes when a young boy shows up on his doorstep. With blue eyes and vaguely foreign features, the boy is apparently the product of a mixed upbringing, and though the boy doesn't realize it, Zhang Jin He is his grandfather! Zhang Jin He initially tells the boy to go home because the boy brings him a painful reminder of his daughter, who left him to marry a foreigner. Still, others convince the aging Perking Opera master to take in the boy, and though they fight initially, the two eventually form a strong, quiet bond. But when the boy is called home, will either be willing to let go? Director Li Chen Sheng uses gorgeous cinematography and evocative locations in modern China to bring the subtle intimacy of Go Home to the screen.

Go Home

2002

1990s · 5 titles

Series credits

Ever Night poster
7.5

As the lone survivor of his kingdom, Ning Que joins a martial arts academy and must fight to protect his beloved, who's prophesied to bring about chaos.

Ever Night

2018

The Grand Mansion Gate poster
8.9

This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were one and the same) are intimately linked with social upheavals of the time such as the encroachment of Christian missionaries and foreign imperialism as well as conflicts that inevitably emerge in a large upper class family. Comparable in scope and production value to such recent titles as "Downton Abbey", the lives and character of both masters and servants intertwine in plot lines that spans more than a generation.

The Grand Mansion Gate

2001

Rising with the Wind poster
5.5

When her family's business empire collapses, Jiang Hu is determined to save, Tengyue, her father’s shoe brand legacy. But ambitious investor Xu Si, recently returned from Hong Kong, has his own plans for the company. As their opposing visions collide, a fierce battle for control unfolds, with the future of Tengyue hanging in the balance.

Rising with the Wind

2023

Nothing Gold Can Stay poster
8.1

Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after witnessing her remarkable business acumen, and she ends up marrying Wu Ping. The drama will chronicle the life of the Qing Dynasty's richest female merchant, and her struggles to keep the Wu family business afloat during the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Shen Xingyi is a happy-go-lucky young sir who has never known hardship in his life. After meeting Zhou Ying, he eventually decides to change his ways and becomes a mature noble who is willing to protect his country and family from disaster. He has a seemingly unrequited love for Zhou Ying.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

2017

White Deer Plain poster
8.3

Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new to the village soon finds herself caught between the two camps. Director Liu Jin uses the story of these two families as a metaphor for the fate of the Chinese people as first Chinese war lords are overrun by Japanese invaders, then civil war follows hot on the heels of the Second World War and finally the victorious Maoists begin waving their red flags. The drama is based off the novel by Chen Zhong Shi.

White Deer Plain

2017

Sword Snow Stride poster
7.3

In a time of turmoil, Xu Xiao rises as King of Northern Liang, defeating threats from steppe kingdoms and southern uprisings. His heir, Xu Fengnian, a free-spirited warrior, has spent years mastering his skills while forming alliances, including with the skilled swordswoman Nangong Pushe. Among the royal household is Jiang Ni, a princess from a rival kingdom who may harbor hidden motives. As Xu Fengnian ascends the throne, doubts arise about his ability to uphold his father’s legacy. When a critical campaign looms, the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.

Sword Snow Stride

2021

China in the Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

China in the Story

2019

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up poster
NR

Documentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from beginning with propaganda films to the "5th generation" filmmakers and beyond, who embraced art and commercial films to make China the second largest box office market in the world after Hollywood.

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

2018

Heroes poster
8.7

The drama tells the story of a group of individuals with different backgrounds who were unexpectedly drawn into a mysterious treasure-hunting journey during the late Qing Dynasty. Amidst the grand and tumultuous historical tide, they gradually strengthened their ideals of saving the country.

Heroes

2024

China in the classics poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

China in the classics

2021

闯关东2 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

闯关东2

2009

A Soldier's Story poster
NR

Gou Sheng joins the army to support his family and marry. After being framed and facing numerous challenges, he forms lasting friendships and, through the trials of war, transforms from a farmer into a committed New Fourth Army soldier.

A Soldier's Story

2024

Justice Bao: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants poster
9.0

The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants” is a classic wuxia historical drama based on a Chinese folk novel. Set in the Song dynasty, it follows Justice Bao and a band of heroic knights as they confront treacherous officials, unravel conspiracies, and uphold righteousness with loyalty, courage, and martial ski

Justice Bao: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

2009

Dreams Can Come True poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dreams Can Come True

2022

The Dark Lord poster
8.0

Ye Xiaotian is working as a prison guard at the Ministry of Justice of the Ming dynasty. Upon receiving a testament, he leaves the capital and travels to Huguang province. Due to a freak combination of factors, he ends up pretending to be a government official, but takes his “position” seriously and fights for justice, gaining the love of the people.

The Dark Lord

2018

Dongsi Pailou Dong poster
NR

Set from the 1920s to the 1940s, the story follows the playful and cowardly Beile Halan of the former Qing Dynasty whose life changes tremendously after he obtains a secret record to the treasures of the imperial tombs. In 1909, Halan (Fu Dalong) was born inside a dilapidated palace in the capital. He is childhood sweethearts with Xiao Yuelou (Dou Xiaoxuan). He once entered the palace as a study companion where he falls in love with imperial cuisine and befriends Godly Cook Xie (Liu Peiqi).

Dongsi Pailou Dong

2021

Dongsi Pailou Dong poster
NR

Set from the 1920s to the 1940s, the story follows the playful and cowardly Beile Halan of the former Qing Dynasty whose life changes tremendously after he obtains a secret record to the treasures of the imperial tombs. In 1909, Halan (Fu Dalong) was born inside a dilapidated palace in the capital. He is childhood sweethearts with Xiao Yuelou (Dou Xiaoxuan). He once entered the palace as a study companion where he falls in love with imperial cuisine and befriends Godly Cook Xie (Liu Peiqi).

Dongsi Pailou Dong

2021

Peking In Flames poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Peking In Flames

2009

Shi Cha Hai poster
10.0

A story that follows three generations of a modern day Chinese family living in the Hutongs of Beijing. Shicha Hai becoming a lively attraction has broken the peace that old man Zhuang Weitian has enjoyed in his years living at the Hutong. Furthermore, Tong Dawei's arrival and tendency to not bother with trifling matters is an affront to the old man's regard for rules and regulations. Dawei has one goal in mind - to get close to Zhuang Jing, the woman of his dreams. He tries to get on old man Zhuang's good side by studying tai chi under him and becoming his apprentice. Old man Zhuang's son Zhuang Zhiwei who has a stable job has been persistent in finding love again. However, his ex-wife's return has put a dent to his plans. His 3rd brother Zhuang Zhibin is the perfect example of someone who'd rather die than lose face. In trying to do good, he makes bad decisions and gets scammed in his investments. At the height of arguments, he is driven out of the house.

Shi Cha Hai

2020

Sowers of Hope poster
6.0

In 2002, newly graduated An Yan was assigned to teach at Heping Middle School in Changzhi County. Initially struggling with the rural school's environment, she eventually embraced the value of rural education and became a respected teacher. Throughout her journey, she worked to implement key programs and improve the educational environment for local children.

Sowers of Hope

2024

Dark Night and Dawn poster
7.6

In 1943 Shanghai, an explosion leads to a showdown between Communist undercover agent Lu Zhengyang and former police officer Lin Shaobai. Six years later, Lu Zhengyang, now a key member of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, recruits Lin Shaobai, the "Shanghai Expert," to tackle major cases and thwart the plots of veteran spy Zheng Lanting. As they work together, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai build trust and become close comrades.

Dark Night and Dawn

2024

Cheongsam poster
NR

Patriots during the Second Sino-Japanese War fought against both Japanese invaders and local collaborators. Guan Pinglu, a writer and underground resistance member, leads a double life as she plots to eliminate traitors.

Cheongsam

2011

Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Wipe Out The Bandits of Wulong Mountain

2012

The Grand Mansion Gate 1912 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Grand Mansion Gate 1912

2013

Eagles and Youngster poster
6.8

The main character begins a dangerous journey of human against nature to find an antidote to save his master Shifu by traveling to a faraway land where he makes friends with a few key characters. ~~ Adapted from the novel written by Tian Xia Ba Chang following the rivalry of two hunting clans at the end of the 80s.

Eagles and Youngster

2018

大马帮 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

大马帮

2004

No Regrets poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

No Regrets

1995

Small Police Station poster
7.2

Chang Sheng, a police officer at Pinghai North Station, is wrongly branded an evil cop after a video of him handling a passenger dispute goes viral. Though an investigation clears his name, he is still shunned by the public. When the remote Langwo Pupu station needs a new officer, Chang Sheng is sent there to redeem himself, determined to prove his integrity and restore his reputation.

Small Police Station

2025

从将军到士兵 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

从将军到士兵

2011

Uncle poster
7.5

In 1990s China, Er Pang’s uncle, a brilliant Harbin Institute of Technology graduate, embarks on one ambitious venture after another, driven by his boundless curiosity and talent. Despite the many challenges he faces, he finds strength in the unwavering support of family and friends, using his resilience and optimism to realize his dreams.

Uncle

2025

Eighteen Year Old Sky poster
8.0

A rebellious but brilliant teacher is hired to lead a top-tier class at a reforming high school. Despite initial clashes with students and faculty, his unconventional teaching style slowly wins over the troubled class, sparking change in both the school and their lives.

Eighteen Year Old Sky

2002

Into the Heat poster
7.0

Eager to fight crime, young Liu Ziming joins the police force but quickly finds the work less thrilling than he imagined. Under the mentorship of his senior and through his evolving experiences, he matures into a capable detective, gaining a deeper understanding of his responsibilities while striving to uphold justice and security.

Into the Heat

2025

旗袍2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

旗袍2

2011

Happy Community poster
NR

The play tells the story of Yu Lao Le's decision to relieve his son's burden. He and his old colleagues Cui Litian and Zhao Xinling decided to "hold a group to support the elderly" and went out to inspect the nursing home. A series of ridiculous stories happened.

Happy Community

2020

独立纵队 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

独立纵队

2012

Spring Breeze Green Jiang Nan poster
NR

Upright and determined, Yan Donglei, newly appointed as Jiangnan County’s party secretary, vows to restore the region’s polluted waters. Under pressure to balance economic growth with environmental protection, he leads efforts to promote sustainable development while navigating political and social challenges.

Spring Breeze Green Jiang Nan

2022

Gu Wen Chang poster
NR

Part of a collection of shows for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China, this series depicts the life of Gu Wenchang, cadre role model and county party committee secretary of Dongshan County.

Gu Wen Chang

2020

我的孩子我的家 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

我的孩子我的家

2010

天下兄弟 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

天下兄弟

2008

The Ninth Widow poster
NR

The Ninth Widow tells a story of a woman villager Wang Pu-tao (Grape) from an isolated part of Central China who loses her family in early childhood in a flood disaster. She is bought as a servant and widowed at age 14. Wang hides a fugitive man (her father-in-law) in her cellar and cares for him for the next 30 years, through political campaigns, famines, and various man-made disasters

The Ninth Widow

2012