Công Lý

Acting

Công Lý

Born 1973-10-16 · Hanoi, Vietnam

Công Lý, full name Nguyễn Công Lý (born October 16, 1973), is a Vietnamese comedian and actor. He is best known for his comedic role as the sharped-tongued crossdressing god Bắc Đẩu ("North Pole") in the annual Lunar New Year show "Gặp nhau cuối năm." He was awarded the title of People's Artist by the State in the 2019 for his contributions to the theater drama. Công Lý is also known for other roles in film and on stage: Khoái in the TV series "Gió làng Kình," Hòa in the play "Điện thoại Di động," the Department Head in the comedic show "Thank God you're here!" He won the Gold Medal at the National Professional Theater Festival in 2009. Since 2020, Công Lý serves as the Deputy Director of the Hanoi Drama Theater.

Acting credits

The Quiet American poster
6.5

Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.

The Quiet American

2002

The Landfill King poster
9.0

Trong, a self-proclaimed king of a garbage dump, falls in love with the poor flower seller Thuy.

The Landfill King

2002

No artwork available
NR

Story surrounds a woman who has to work in a massage shop after the police take away all her means of living as a peddler

Eaves

2008

The Lucky Mr. Detective poster
NR

Sơn applies to clerk for a director at a research institute but is instead assigned to spy on Linh, the director's beloved daughter. Offered a generous sum of salary while still struggling a secure a job, the young man happily undertakes the peculiar duty with great prudence, much to Linh's chagrin.

The Lucky Mr. Detective

2000

Providence poster
4.0

Returning home from their touring opera troupe, actress Lanh has a rendezvous with her now-married former boyfriend, Phong, while leading-lady Xoan is about to be replaced by an understudy because of her pregnancy.

Providence

1998

Danse Macabre poster
NR

The film begins with an assassination attempt at the private clinic of psychologist Tran Ngoc Tam. A criminal investigator named Sang is assigned to the case to investigate and delve deeper into criminal psychology. During the process, another murder occurs: the death of Dr. Tam's secretary. Through Tam’s cooperation, Sang uncovers a drug trafficking and manufacturing ring. Assisting Sang in this special task force are Long, a scout from the anti-narcotics unit, and a cabaret dancer named Hang Nga

Danse Macabre

2007

My Constellation poster
NR

A short documentary exploring the life and marriage of renowned Vietnamese actor Công Lý, as seen through the eyes of his daughter from his first marriage - who always felt abandoned due to an incomplete family.

My Constellation

2025

The Mother's Soul poster
1.0

Thu lives in a village near the river with Lan, her single mother working as a fruit seller. Thu befriends a boy in the village, Đăng, who lost his mother at a young age and is thus mainly raised by his grandparents. As the two children bond, they find in each other the parental figures they have been longing for.

The Mother's Soul

2011

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Daylight Illusions

1995